Syrian Kurdish enclave on alert amid shaky ceasefire

QAMISHLI, Syria: With Syria’s Islamist-led government bearing down on Kurdish forces, residents of their last major enclave are on alert, mindful of last year’s violence against other minority groups and determined to preserve their self-rule. In the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in the northeast, a mechanic, a storekeeper, and ​a student were among those taking part in a nighttime volunteer patrol this week, vowing to defend their area and putting little faith in a shaky ceasefire.

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