After repelling ISIL, PKK fighters are the new heroes of Kurdistan
Separatist group’s growing popularity leaves Iraqi Kurdistan government in awkward position
October 17, 2014 5:00AM ET
by Alia Malek @aliamalek
ERBIL, Iraq — The body of Zanyar Kawa is making its final journey to Sulaymaniyah, in northeastern Iraq. The slain fighter died 500 miles from his hometown battling the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL, in Kobane, a Syrian town near the Turkish border.
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