The Kurds in Post-Saddam Iraq
Abstract
Iraq's Kurdish community, essentially unrepresented in and repressed by previous Iraqi governments, is emerging as a major force in post-Saddam Iraq. The Kurdish-inhabited regions of northern Iraq are relatively free of insurgent activity and reconstruction is proceeding there. The Kurds also are flourishing politically through recent national elections, raising concerns that the Kurds might use their new political strength to serve their own interests at the expense of a unified Iraq. This report may be updated. See also CRS Report RL31339, "Iraq: U.S. Regime Change Efforts and Post-Saddam Governance."
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 14, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA476077
Entities
People
- Alfred B. Prados
- Kenneth Katzman
Organizations
- Library of Congress