The Kurds in Post-Saddam Iraq

Abstract

The Kurdish-inhabited region of northern Iraq is relatively peaceful and prospering economically, but the Iraqi Kurds' political autonomy and political strength in post-Saddam Iraq is causing friction with Arab leaders in Iraq, Turkey, and Iran. However, an overall reduction in violence in Iraq, coupled with continued U.S. political influence over the Kurds, is likely to prevent a de-stabilizing escalation of the Iraqi Kurd-Arab disputes. This report will be updated. Also see CRS Report RL31339, "Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security," by Kenneth Katzman.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 25, 2008
Accession Number
ADA487544

Entities

People

  • Kenneth Katzman

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Congress
  • Elections
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • Iraqi-War
  • Kurds
  • Law
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • Security
  • Terrorists
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • War

Readers

  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.