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Is this the current Kurdish controlled region of NE Syria, that is under the "protection" of the occupying American forces, where Syrian oil is drilled and sent to Turkey which in turn supplies the oil to the Israelis? What is the relationship of the PYD to the American military forces?

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About how many IFB volunteers have died in Syria?

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I've been hearing that the AANES is open to reaching an accord with the new government in Damascus. Can the revolution survive being absorbed into this new government?

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What is the tax system like? Is there anything held to be beyond private ownership or is it all up for grabs?

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Are there still international fighters in Kobane and elsewhere in the AANES?

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I've thought legislatures should be divided into 2 houses, 1 with only women and the other with only men. Any law has to be passed by both houses. I see "co-mayor" in the title, is that division being attempted by Ocalan's group?

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Is there a belief ssytem associated with these burial caskets or is it military rites?

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Has drone production been implemented by the SDF in some way?

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So the SDF is organized along Arab, Kurdish, Alawite, etc.? I'm reminded of the Polish Resistance which I was told by a Polish Jew who'd been a fighter that it was divided between Polish (non-Jew I guess) fighters and Polish-Jew fighters. Speak to how these groups are organized to work together in peace in the future?

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Are there Kurds from Russia and Iraq and Turkiye coming in?

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On the ecology aspect, is there a commitment to set aside a particular amount of land as natural reserve? And as we've seen with Native Americans being pushed off land for "Nature", hopefully this would be land that could be traditionally worked by those who would want to live so roughly (yet have access to healthcare and other modcons when off the land).

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Who is the "Autonomous Administration" and how are they now related to the current leadership?

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Who supplied the mines that have been laid?

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What is the degree of political support by Arab Syrians of the PYD? Could the movement find new basis of support in Syria beyond the Kurdish community?

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Indeed. If there is not already broader support, why not? Would a Kurdish dictator be essentially Baathist or an ethno-state? Is the latter the fear?

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the Q&A was great, but it kicked me out midway through. hope there is a replay for subscribers

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How do you expect that the political project in NE Syria will be impacted by the movement of people within/back into Syria following the fall of the Assad government? For example, do you think that people coming back into Syria who have been living in exile may jeopardize or strengthen the prospects for a left-wing revolution there?

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