Friday, October 18, 2013

The Emergence of Kurdistan


 
 In this short video clip, Daniel Pipes, PhD discusses the possible emergence of Kurdistan
 
 
The Kurds Get a Second Chance - Fouad Ajami

A new life is stirring in Kurdistan. Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, is a booming city of shopping malls, high-rises and swank hotels. Oil and natural gas have remade the city, as has its political stability, remarkable when set against the mayhem of the rest of Iraq. The Kurdish regional government and almost 5 million people who are officially part of Iraq in reality belong to an independent nation.

The Kurds inhabit fragments of Syria by the Turkish and Iraqi borders, in the northeast; their lands contain the bulk of Syria's oil. 
(Bloomberg)
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UPDATE:

Kurds declare autonomous government in Syria

Following a series of military gains, Syrian Kurds in the northeast of the country announced on Tuesday [November 12, 2013] the formation of a transitional autonomous government.
[Al Arabiya]
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