Explainer: Sykes-Picot at 100 - Still haunting the Middle East
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May 2016 marks the centenary of the Sykes-Picot Agreement. The pact has haunted the region ever since, from crushed aspirations and civil wars, to the Arab-Israeli conflict and the rise of the Islamic State. Here is the story of this secret deal that changed the course of the Middle East.