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I'm sorry if you're expect the design to be something akin to the last two, it was the original design I was going with but it ends up looking god awful. So, I revised it and I believe that this one is better since it's simple in design but the topography gives it a sense of depth that I always love. It's unfortunate since the sketch concept I drew days ago was amazing but it doesn't translate well with Illustrator, however.Enough rambling, here's the description!

On the northern fringes of Syria, a small but resilient collection of Kurdish enclaves banded together to fend off the horrors of the civil war. But as each year passes by, it gradually evolved; from a simple means of defense to an actual quasi-polity committed to the libertarian ethos it espouses. That society will later be known as the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria, also known as Rojava.

Despite the misconception from the Westerners - depicted as a monolithic polity - Rojava is, in actuality, a diverse quasi-state comprised many ethnicities; from the Syrian Turks, Arabs, Turkmen, and even smaller enclaves such as the Armenians and Chechens.

The region is composed of three major cantons: Afrin, the Euphrates, and Jazira. Cantons represent the voice of their local electorates within their respective regions. They can propose and enact their own laws; as long as it doesn’t conflate with the respective articles from the Charter.

Their band of militias has proved to be very popular amongst the world, especially with libertarian socialist. They fought with great resolve and ferocity, with international militia brigades such as the IFB and the Women’s Protection Units making up a decent yet reputable chunk of their armed forces.

But they have yet to prove their mettle as the war is coming to an end and Assad’s goal to reunify his country seemed inevitable. Will, they survive? Well, that's not for us to decide.