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On March 6-7, videos of violence in an around Latakia emerged, showing armed men patrolling the streets in pickup trucks, as well as other more disturbing scenes. This is the deadliest flare-up of the situation in Syria since the coup in December.

Since the outbreak of conflict in 2011 in Syria, its parties splintered into a large web of internal and external actors. The Kurds and the Autonomous Administration of Northern and Eastern Syria (AANES) have played a key role throughout the conflict. Much change awaits Syria following the coup d’état and issues connected to the Kurds persist; what is the Kurdish position and what challenges face them?

The situation in the Middle East remains highly complex and ambiguous. Although the ceasefires in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, as well as political changes in Syria, may be seen as signs of potential resolution, it is too early to speak of a complete end to the conflicts.