Syrian Kurds adopt constitution for self-proclaimed federal region

The self-proclaimed "federal system" is intended to centralise governance in the three Kurdish cantons where an autonomous administration was declared in 2012. Syria's Kurds have adopted a draft constitution for the autonomous federal region they unilaterally declared in the country's northeast and expect to hold elections in the coming months. The charter -- known as the "social contract" -[...] Read more here: World Bulletin/ News Desk