Iraqi Kurdistan: Independence push continues
Issue 1037
- 26 May 2017
| 1 minute read
Iraqi Kurdish independence from Baghdad is a matter of “not if but when”, US Defense Intelligence Agency director Lieutenant General Vincent Stewart told the Senate Armed Services Committee on 23 May. While the remarks do not signal a change in US policy, it does offer an insight into current thinking in Washington.An independence referendum is planned by Kurdish leaders for later this year.
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