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<p>The al-Sanadid army, based in Hasakeh Province, has recently supported the Kurdish
armed group, the YPG, in retaking ground from ISIL. However, the UK is not providing
any material assistance to the al-Sanadid army. We recognise the difficult circumstances
the Syrian Kurds face in the midst of the continuing civil war and their fight against
ISIL. They are making gains against ISIL with the help of anti-ISIL coalition airstrikes.
But we are concerned that the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) continues
to maintain links with the Assad regime and refuses to cooperate fully with the moderate
Syrian Opposition. We are also concerned that the PYD maintains some links with the
PKK, a proscribed terrorist organisation in the UK. Over the past year, UK officials
have met PYD representatives to raise our concerns.</p>
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