The Kurds in Post-Saddam Iraq

Abstract

The Kurdish-inhabited region of northern Iraq has been relatively peaceful and prosperous since the fall of Saddam Hussein. However, the Iraqi Kurds' political autonomy, demands, and ambitions are causing friction with Christian and other minorities in the north, with Arab leaders of Iraq, and with neighboring Turkey, and Iran. These tensions threaten to undermine the stability achieved throughout Iraq in 2008, although U.S. political influence over the Kurds is likely to prevent a destabilizing escalation of the 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
Oct 23, 2008
Accession Number
ADA490003

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
  • Insurgency
  • International Organizations
  • Iraqi-War
  • Kurds
  • Law
  • Minority Groups
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • Security
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • War

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.