Kurdistan of Iraq: An Autonomous Territory or a Turkish Conglomerate?
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The American invasion of Iraq created a new reality in Turkey’s relationship with the Iraqi Kurds.
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Kurds in the Middle East
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Kurdistan, History, Religion, Map, & Facts
What is the most important thing that Kurds must have to become independent? - Quora
What would an independent Kurdistan look like? - Quora
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Kurdistan - Wikipedia
What is the most important thing that Kurds must have to become independent? - Quora
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A new Iraqi government strategy to fight IS, ISIL/ISIS News
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Kurdistan Region - Wikipedia
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Iraqi Kurdistan's borders, the Autonomous Administration's lifeline, and also its death - Enab Baladi
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Turkey 'colonizes' Iraqi Kurdistan; Kurdish factions fly at each other's throats - Iranian Kurdistan Human Rights Watch
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Kurdistan - Wikipedia
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Iraqi Kurdistan - Wikipedia
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PDF) KURDISH NATIONALISM AND ISLAM: AN ETHNOGRAPHY OF MODERN IRAQI AND TURKISH KURDISTAN
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Why Kurds Deserve Self-Rule
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Kurds in Iraq Hold Controversial Referendum on Independence