miércoles, 18 de octubre de 2017

Will The Kirkuk Campaign Lead To Regime Change In Kurdistan? – OrientalReview.org

Will The Kirkuk Campaign Lead To Regime Change In Kurdistan? – OrientalReview.org

 

 

The Iraqi federal government commenced a military intervention in the
Kurdish-occupied oil-rich city of Kirkuk. This area has long been
disputed between the Iraqi central
authorities and the Kurdish Regional Government of Northern Iraq, and
Article 140 of the post-2003 US-imposed “constitution” decreed that a
referendum was supposed to have been held here before 2008. Such a vote
never took place due to the country’s dire security situation and
misplaced priorities at the time, but the Kurdish-claimed city take part
in a different referendum last month when they voted for independence
from Iraq. [ 451 more words ]