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Syrian Kurds Set Up Body to Govern Raqqa After Daesh Defeat

© AP PhotoIn this photo provided by the Kurdish fighters of the People's Protection Units (YPG), which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Kurdish fighters of the YPG, sit on their pickup in the town of Ein Eissa, north of Raqqa city, Syria, Tuesday, June 23, 2015
In this photo provided by the Kurdish fighters of the People's Protection Units (YPG), which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Kurdish fighters of the YPG, sit on their pickup in the town of Ein Eissa, north of Raqqa city, Syria, Tuesday, June 23, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Kurds in Syria’s Raqqa province reportedly set up a civilian assembly that will govern the region after the ouster of Islamists.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Kurds in Syria’s Raqqa province set up a civilian assembly on Tuesday that will govern the region after the ouster of Islamists from its capital city, local media reported.

"The city will be liberated soon and our assembly will be consolidated. Then, we will be able to deal with all the problems," Mehmud Sewax Bersan, the administration's newly-elected co-chair, said as quoted by the Firat news agency.

The creation of the assembly was announced at a meeting in the town of Ayn Issa, north of Raqqa, the main stronghold of the Islamic State (Daesh) terror group in Syria. It will consist of 14 committees on security, economy, justice and energy, among others aspects of governance.

The gathering was attended by Syrian militant groups, including the Syrian Democratic Forces, a US-backed alliance dominated by the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), as well as delegates from Arab and Turkmen minorities. All three forces are involved in a Western-supported operation to retake Raqqa.

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