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Rana al-Ahmde is a Syrian journalist and civil activist who has worked for relief organizations and as a correspondent for local newspapers including Vedeng News, Shafaq News and Al-Ittihad Press.
![One of the two top political leaders of the Syrian Kurdish alliance and co-chair of the Syrian Democratic Council Ilham Ahmed delivers a speech during a press-conference, in Paris, on December 21, 2018. - Two top political leaders of the Syrian Kurdish alliance battling the Islamic State group visit Paris for talks on the planned US military withdrawal from Syria, an alliance representative said. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP) (Photo credit should read STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP via Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/almpics/2020/04/GettyImages-1074504740.jpg/GettyImages-1074504740.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=JlfaahYd)
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