Iraqi Kurdistan - Wikipedia
WEBIraqi Kurdistan or Southern Kurdistan [1] (Kurdish: باشووری کوردستان, romanized: Başûrê Kurdistanê) [2] [3] [4] refers to the Kurdish-populated part of northern Iraq. It is considered one of the four parts of Greater Kurdistan in West Asia , which also includes parts of southeastern Turkey ( Northern Kurdistan ), northern ...
Kurdistan Region - Wikipedia
WEBThe Kurdistan region of Iraq is an autonomous region in northern Iraq. It borders Iran in the east, Turkey in the north, and Syria in the west. The region encompasses most of Iraqi Kurdistan, which is the southern part of the greater geographical region of Kurdistan. The region lies between latitudes 34° and 38°N, and longitudes 41° and 47 ...
Iraqi–Kurdish conflict - Wikipedia
WEBThe Iraqi–Kurdish conflict consists of a series of wars, rebellions and disputes between the Kurds and the central authority of Iraq starting in the 20th century shortly after the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I.Some put the marking point of the conflict beginning to the attempt by Mahmud Barzanji to establish an independent Kingdom of Kurdistan, [13] while others relate to the ...
Iraqi Kurdistan profile - BBC News
WEBApr 25, 2018 · Iraqi Kurdistan profile. Iraq's 2005 Constitution recognises an autonomous Kurdistan region in the north of the country, run by the Kurdistan Regional Government. This was the outcome of...
Kurdistan | History, Religion, Map, & Facts | Britannica
WEBSep 2, 2024 · Kurdistan, broadly defined geographic region traditionally inhabited mainly by Kurds. It consists of an extensive plateau and mountain area, spread over large parts of what are now eastern Turkey, northern Iraq, and western Iran and smaller parts of northern Syria and Armenia.
Insight: An assassination, a feud and the fight for power in Iraq's ...
WEBDec 5, 2022 · Washington is worried about the spreading influence of Iran, which has long-standing ties to the PUK and has stepped up missile attacks on Iranian Kurdish dissidents in northern Iraq in recent...
Why Iraqi Kurds risk their lives to reach the West - BBC News
WEBNov 26, 2021 · Many of the Iraqi Kurds stuck at camps dotted along the northern French coast and Belarus-Poland border say they are trying to escape economic hardship in the region and build better lives.
Iraqi Kurdistan profile - timeline - BBC News
WEBOct 31, 2017 · A chronology of key events in the history of the semi-autonomous Kurdish region or Iraq
The Kurds’ Long Struggle With Statelessness - Council on Foreign ...
WEBThe Kurds are one of the world’s largest peoples without a state, making up sizable minorities in Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. Their century-old fight for rights, autonomy, and even an ...
The Kurdistan Region of Iraq, 1991–2018 - Cambridge University …
WEBApr 13, 2021 · This chapter focuses on the emergence and of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) in 1991 and its evolution since then. The Kurds maintained their strong desire to be sovereign over territories they defined as Kurdistan, but reluctantly remained within Iraq.
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