ALISYN CAMEROTA, CNN ANCHOR: Sharp divisions jeopardizing the first Syria peace talks in two years before they even begin. A key U.S. ally in the region, the Syrian Kurdish force known as the YPG, furious that they will likely be excluded from the process. CNN's senior international correspondent Clarissa Ward is on the front lines in Syria.</s>CLARISSA WARD, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: There are scenes of utter devastation like this across northern Syria, where the Syrian democratic forces made up largely of Kurdish fighters have been battling against ISIS. Thousands of them have been killed in the process, but a lot of territory has been taken back. And it's precisely because of the blood that has been spilled and the ground that has been retaken from ISIS that the Kurds feel so angry that they don't have a seat at the negotiating table in Geneva. They see these talks as prioritizing regional interests over the future of Syria. They say that only the regime of Bashar al Assad and the Sunni opposition groups that are fighting Assad are really represented at the talks and that minorities like the Kurds and the Christians have essentially being ignored. One commander told us that he feels particularly disappointed with the U.S., a key ally of the Kurds in the battle against ISIS for not trying to support Kurds in this political process. And he warned that the absence of the Kurds at the negotiating table in Geneva could threaten the entire military effort with the coalition to defeat ISIS. Clarissa Ward, CNN, Hasakah, Syria.</s>JOHN BERMAN, CNN ANCHOR: All right. Our thanks to Clarissa for that. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder standing his ground. He says he will not resign over his handling over the water contamination crisis in Flint. The governor speaks exclusively to CNN, next.
Key U.S. Ally Furious to Not Be Involved in Talks