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HARDtalk: Salih Muslim Mohammed - Democratic Union Party, Syria

Salih Muslim, co-chair of Syria's Democratic Union Party (PYD)

01/07/2014

Salih Muslim Mohammed - Democratic Union Party, Syria

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Zeinab Badawi asks what the advance of ISIS means for Syria's moderate secular opposition.

Zeinab Badawi asks Salih Muslim Mohammed, leader of Syrian Kurdish party the PYD, what the advance of ISIS means for moderate secular opposition groups inside Syria such as his.

Zeinab Badawi speaks to Salih Muslim Mohammed, leader of Syrian Kurdish party the PYD, which is part of the National Coordination Body for Democratic Change, a secular, pro-democracy coalition inside Syria.

The extremist group ISIS is expanding its foothold in Syria, after its recent gains in neighbouring Iraq. The first town it seized was Raqqa in northern Syria a year ago, it holds parts of Aleppo province in the north as well as more territory on the border with Iraq. ISIS is now engaging in battles with other rebel groups in Syria, splintering efforts by the opposition who now find themselves battling both ISIS forces and government troops. What does the advance of ISIS mean for moderate secular opposition groups inside Syria?

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