After defeating Islamic State, Syrian Kurds eye political battle

Islamic State's territorial defeat in Syria marks a critical moment for Kurdish forces who partnered with Washington to fight the jihadists.Victory over Islamic State at Baghouz, a shred of land at the Iraqi border, will herald "a new phase", said Badran Jia Kurd, advisor to the Kurdish-led administration running north and east Syria."There will be efforts and a struggle to gain political legitimacy for this administration ... and towards finding a peaceful solution" to the Syrian conflict, he t