The Coming Disintegration of Iraq?

August 2008 | Political Risk Analysis

Iraqi Kurdistan is already de facto independent and a constitutionally mandated plebiscite in Kurdish regions to its south will likely expand its borders. If Kirkuk joins Kurdistan the region may declare independence, which could provoke a Turkish military response.

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