Manbij residents face off against SDF over conscription policy - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Manbij residents protest against a Nov. 2 decision by the SDF Legislative Council to start a conscription policy, Manbij, Syria, Nov. 5, 2017. — Syrian Institute of Justice

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