The Kurds and their AGAS: An Assessment of the Situation in Northern Iraq

Abstract

In the bloody aftermath of Operation Desert Storm hundreds of thousands of Kurds left their homes in northern Iraq seeking refuge in Turkey and Iran. It fell to the U.S. military to coax them back and protect those who feared for their safety. Operation Provide Comfort has now been succeeded by Provide Comfort II, with the U.S. military still heavily involved. This report documents the recent history of the Kurds, and gives a rundown on the power relations among the various groups in Kurdish society. At the same time, it warns our officers of possible dangers growing out of their mission, and suggests that the overall problem of the Kurds is much more explosive than the benign accounts appearing in the media would lead one to believe.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 16, 1991
Accession Number
ADA242441

Entities

People

  • Stephen C. Pelletiere

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Classification
  • Governments
  • Iran Iraq War
  • Iraqi-War
  • Kurds
  • Middle East
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Negotiations
  • Political Movements
  • Political Science
  • Security
  • United States
  • Universities
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Materials Science
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.