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KRG, PKK make unlikely allies as they battle IS together

Often contentious Kurdish factions in Syria and Iraq are setting aside their differences to unite in fighting the Islamic State.

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PKK soldiers stand at attention at the funeral of Deniz Firat, a PKK journalist who was killed by IS in Makhmur, south of Erbil, while filming PKK guerrillas fighting IS, Aug. 9, 2014. — Kamal Chomani

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