Iraqi Kurdistan - Wikipedia
Iraqi Kurdistan or Southern Kurdistan [1] (Kurdish: باشووری کوردستان, romanized: Başûrê Kurdistanê) [2] [3] [4] refers to the Kurdish-populated part of northern Iraq.
Kurdistan | History, Religion, Map, & Facts | Britannica
2024年9月27日 · In Iraq the establishment of a Kurdish autonomous region in 1974 led to some level of self-governance, which increased after the Persian Gulf War and after its autonomy was recognized in Iraq’s 2005 constitution.
Kurd | History, Culture, & Language | Britannica
2024年9月29日 · Kurd, any member of an ethnic and linguistic group concentrated in the Taurus Mountains of southeastern Anatolia, the Zagros Mountains of western Iran, portions of northern Iraq, northeastern Syria, and western Armenia, and other, adjacent areas.
Kurds in Iraq - Wikipedia
The Iraqi Kurds (Kurdish: Kurdanî Êraq \ کوردانی عێراق, Arabic: أكراد العراق) are the second largest ethnic group of Iraq. They traditionally speak the Kurdish languages of Sorani, Kurmanji, Feyli and also Gorani. The Kurdish people within Iraq have grappled with …
Iraqi Kurdistan profile - BBC News
2018年4月25日 · Iraqi Kurdistan largely escaped the privations of the last years of Saddam's rule and the chaos that followed his ouster in 2003, and built a parliamentary democracy with a growing economy.
What you need to know: The Kurds in Iraq | Middle East Eye
2017年10月25日 · Iraqi Kurds overwhelmingly backed independence on 25 September. But the non-binding vote has sparked tension in the Kurdish region of the country, where Iraqi forces have been accused of...
Why Iraqi Kurds risk their lives to reach the West - BBC News
2021年11月26日 · Many of the Iraqi Kurds stuck at camps dotted along the northern French coast and Belarus-Poland border say they are trying to escape economic hardship in the region and build better lives.
Who are the Kurds? - BBC News
2019年10月15日 · Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters have been fighting IS militants in northern Iraq. In mid-2013, the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) turned its sights on three Kurdish enclaves that bordered...
The Kurds’ Long Struggle With Statelessness - Council on Foreign ...
The Kurds are one of the world’s largest peoples without a state, making up sizable minorities in Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. Their century-old fight for rights, autonomy, and even an ...
The Rise and Fall of Kurdish Power in Iraq
At the start of the invasion, Iraqi Kurdistan served as the northern front of the war, elevating the status of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). The destruction of President Saddam Hussein’s Baathist regime buttressed Kurdish rights and …