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World Service,5 mins

A new alliance in the fight against Islamic State

Newsday

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There is a new anti-Islamic State alliance in the north east of Syria. The Syrian Democratic Forces are made up of Kurds, Christians and Arabs, and are receiving weapons and air support from the United States and others. The Âé¶¹Éç's Quentin Sommerville spent time with the new alliance near the Syrian city of Hassakah. (Photo: A fighter of the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in Ain al-Arab / Kobane. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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