A Turkish-Russian deal signed in the Black Sea resort of Sochi that carves up northeastern
Syria sounds the death knell for Kurdish autonomy, analysts say.
Syria's
Kurds had hoped that the sacrifices made in the name of the international community to help crush the
Islamic State group's "caliphate" would pay off.
The Sochi agreement defines the contours of the debacle for the Kurdish forces, who still controlled close to a third of Syria two weeks ago and have now lost almost everything.