Death of Salih Muslim, a key figure in the political autonomy of Syria's Kurdish minority
- Posted on March 12, 2026
- By Le Monde
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Death of Salih Muslim, a key figure in the political autonomy of Syria's Kurdish minority
For years, Muslim led the Democratic Union Party, Syria's most powerful Kurdish party. He helped establish the semi-autonomous Kurdish region in northeast Syria in 2012 during the civil war.
