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Syrian farmers suffer as Kurds' crops set ablaze

Kurdish authorities in eastern Syria say politically motivated arsonists are setting fire to agricultural lands, destroying thousands of acres of farmers' crops.
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QAMISHLI - Someone is setting Syria's crops on fire and there are several suspects: the Islamic State (IS), Syrian regime forces, and/or Turkey and its allied fighters. The problem is especially severe in Rojava, the Kurdish autonomous administration area in northeast Syria, also known as Syrian Kurdistan.

On June 1, a military official from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) coalition told Al-Monitor on condition of anonymity that Turkey, IS sleeper cells and the Syrian government are all responsible for burning Kurdish crops.

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