Kurdistan independence: Iraq may split and its oil could start war
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Oil-rich Kirkuk in Iraq plans to vote in a referendum on Kurdish independence this month, prompting fears of another Middle East conflict.
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The Time of the Kurds Council on Foreign Relations
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Kexit? Iraq's Kurds Get Ready to Vote for Independence
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Why the unity of the PUK is important for Iraqi Kurds, Kurds
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The Tortuous Path to an Independent Kurdistan
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Iraqi Kurds Will Vote on Independence, Recalling Tortured Past - The New York Times
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Iraqi Kurdish oil stoppage halts $6 billion debt repayment to traders - sources
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Iraqi Kurdistan Faces Crisis of Democracy 20 Years After U.S. Invasion of Iraq
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The 194th State: The Kurds' Bid for Nationhood
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Is the Dream Of Kurdish Independence Now Over?