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Syrian Democratic Forces commander-in-chief Mazloum Abdi speaks during an interview with AFP in Syria's northeastern city of Hasakeh on Oct. 26, 2024.

Syrian Kurdish commander: Turkey-PKK talks doomed if aimed at collapsing Kurds' self rule in Syria

Mazlum Kobane

SDF commander in chief

Former Mosul governor Atheel al-Nujaifi speaks during an interview with Reuters in Erbil, in Iraq's Kurdistan region October 4, 2016. Picture taken October 4, 2016. REUTERS/Khalid al Mousily - RTSQTUJ

Interview

Will Mosul witness a political battle post-IS?

In an interview with Al-Monitor, former governor of Ninevah province Atheel al-Nujaifi discussed post-Islamic State Ninevah, the motives behind the arrest warrants against him and the need for international assistance in the aftermath of the battle of Mosul.

Atheel al-Nujaifi

Former governor of Iraq's Ninevah province

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