Despite risks, Kurds in Syria have the best chance in a generation to protect their national rights. Their success may hinge on the international community.
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Washington has long worked with Kurdish groups in the Middle East. But without sufficient support, encouraging Iranian Kurds into an uprising now could be dangerous.
Iraq’s semi-autonomous north is grappling with a severe economic crisis, with many residents forced into massive personal debt.
Joe Biden has been quick to calm Kurdish fears that the US will abandon them to their fate.
Interviews with the Yazidi survivors of IS attacks that killed 3,100 people in 2014 reveal the emotional, cultural and spiritual scars of religious persecution.
Saddled with a repressive government that cuts their wages in the name of austerity, Iraq’s Kurds are demanding something better.
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party is under mounting pressure.
Both regions have held independence referendums that have returned overwhelming “yes” votes. But without international support, the road ahead will be a tough one.
It seems almost inevitable Iraqi Kurdistan will separate from the rest of Iraq – but going it alone will be hugely difficult.
Iraqi Kurds will vote Yes to independence in September – and it could lead to trouble.
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