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, and territorial and economic demands, have caused friction with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and other Arab leaders of Iraq, and with Christian and other minorities in the north. As the United States transitions to a support role in Iraq, these tensions are assessed by U.S. commanders as having the potential to erode the security gains that have taken place in Iraq since 2007. Some U.S. officials want to establish clear policies and provisions to contain these frictions in advance of the expected completion of the U.S. military departure from Iraq at the end of 2011. Turkey and Iran were skeptical about Kurdish autonomy in Iraq but have reconciled themselves to this reality and have emerged as major investors in the Kurdish region of Iraq.
Kurds in Post-Suddam Iraq, October 1, 2010
2010
15 pages
Report
No indication
English
Business & Economics , Behavior & Society , Social Concerns , Conflict , Elections , Government(Foreign) , Iraqi war , Oil fields , Postwar , Political parties , History , Agreements , Turkey , Iran , Crude oil , Revenue sharing , Insurgency , Minorities , Arabs , Leadership , Exports , United States government , Iraq , Syria , Military forces(United States) , Iraqi kurds , Post-Saddam Iraq , KRG(Kurdistan Regional Government) , DIP(Kurdish Democratic Party) , PUK(Patriotic Union of Kurdistan) , PKK(Kurdistan Workers Party)