(Christian Science Monitor) It's the worst domestic unrest in Syria in two decades. Kurds have been a significant minority in Syria, Iraq, Turkey, and Iran since the early 1900s. Iraq's interim constitution, passed last week, formally recognized Kurdish control over three provinces in northern Iraq, prompting jubilant Kurds to take to the streets in Iranian cities. The growing influence of Iraqi Kurds has apparently struck a chord with the 1.3 million Kurds in Syria.
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