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Josh Wood

Josh Wood is a journalist based in Beirut. He regularly contributes to the International Herald Tribune and Esquire Middle East.

Demonstrators hold Kurdish flags during a protest against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Al-Hasakah July 20, 2012. Picture taken July 20, 2012. REUTERS/Shaam News Network/Handout (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

In Syria, Kurds Carve Out Territory of Their Own

Sunni Muslim gunmen run to take up position in the neighbourhood of Bab al-Tebbaneh in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, during sectarian clashes between Sunni Muslims and Alawites August 24, 2012. Sectarian violence flared in Lebanon's port city of Tripoli after a short ceasefire, with at least 13 dead in the ongoing violence.REUTERS/Stringer(LEBANON - Tags: CIVIL UNREST)

In Lebanon, City Fights Syrian Proxy Battle