Syrian delegates from Kurdish, Arab, Assyrian and other parties take part in a conference in which they announced a federal system in Syria's Kurdish-controlled northern regions, in the town of Rmeilan, in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, on March 17, 2016. Syria's Kurds declared a federal region in areas under their control in the north of the conflict-riven country, a move rejected by both the government and opposition.  / AFP / DELIL SOULEIMAN
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