Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Shahba region
per Amr's request for my input. With these pages about very recent and highly fluid geopolitical situations we need to be wary of riginal research|original research, the use of reliable, scholarly sources (as opposed to opinion pieces by Western journalists and Kurdish activist websites) and not becoming a tool for the militias on the ground and their agendas. This goes for areas controlled or contested by Kurdish separatists/autonomists, Arab/Turkmen rebels, ISIL and jihadists of all stripes, etc. These regions have no political recognition beyond the parties/militias that control them. With this article in particular, the "History" section is entirely OR and imbued with Kurdish nationalist advocacy. I hope uninvolved users and admins could read and see for themselves the OR, non-RS and POV language that this article consists of. I do not necessarily advocate deleting any material about the creation of "Shahba" by the Kurdish militias, but I believe a separate article is undue and unwarranted. I think that's why we don't have articles on all of the "provinces" ISIL created in the territories they control and administer, or for those swathes of territory controlled and governed by various rebel alliances throughout Syria. Why should we make an exception with Kurdish militias
— User:Al, 19:38, 24 October 2016 (UTC)
Stance: comment
Cited policy: WP:O (Wikipedia:Orphan)