Could the fight against ISIS give Kurds more autonomy?

Name: Could the fight against ISIS give Kurds more autonomy?
Uploaded: 2016-11-19T19:56:17Z
Duration: P475S
Description: Kurdish fighters are on the front lines in the conflict against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, fighting alongside Iraqi forces. But will this fight bring the Kurds closer to independence, something they have sought in several countries for decades? NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Christopher Livesay has the story, the first of two reports from Iraq.

Clip: 11/19/2016 | 7m 55s

Kurdish fighters are on the front lines in the conflict against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, fighting alongside Iraqi forces. But will this fight bring the Kurds closer to independence, something they have sought in several countries for decades? NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Christopher Livesay has the story, the first of two reports from Iraq.

Aired: 11/19/16

Rating: NR

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