It's not independence, but Syria's Kurds entrench self-rule

In this picture taken on Sept. 22, 2017 and provided by the Press Office of the Kurdish Self-administration Office in Kobani, Kurdish citizens, right, receive ballot papers to elect new local councils of the three Kurdish-administered areas in northern Syria, known as Rojava, at a polling station, in Kobani, Syria. While While Iraq’s Kurds have sparked confrontation with their drive for independence, Kurds in Syria are making major advances toward their more modest goal, entrenching their self-rule.(Rania Mohammed, Press Office of the Kurdish Self-administration Office in Kobani via AP)

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