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October 22, 2017

Kurdistan Update
https://www.scribd.com/document/362228445/Kurdistan-Update-10-21-17

Prospects for a high-profile D.C.-meeting promoting unambiguous and aggressive

American support for an independent Kurdistan continue to brighten, as potential
supporters emerge; the issuance of a letter by four House members will prompt efforts on
Monday-a.m. to link their offices with others who are like-minded. Again, EVERYONE
receiving these Blast e-mails is cordially invited to pitch-in, for TIME-IS-TIGHT!

The five principles distilled in earlier memos and approved by Sherkoh Abbas are
recapitulated but, of course, suggested refinements/amplifications are welcome. Were a
D.C. conference to be held, it would be based upon the necessity to amalgamate them
into a pivotal action-item, namely, to agitate that America must honor the Kurds
against Iranian aggression by assertively supporting the Peshmerga ASAP. The two
key counter-arguments dispelled in prior memos are cited again [rephrased affirmatively]:
[1]The Trump Doctrine [Principled Realism] that serves as the foundation for MAGA
is manifest (and not undermined) when America helps the Kurds because this effort
would NOT necessitate nation-building, and [2]The absence of a status-of-forces
agreement allows for continued American advisory involvement in Iraq (and would not
yield legal action by Baghdad to evict non-combat troops) when USA-matriel is used.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S.%E2%80%93Iraq_Status_of_Forces_Agreement].

Here are the five principles that must be co-adopted by individuals/groups forthwith:

1. America must endorse creation of an independent Kurdistan.

2. America must recognize it would be in Americas interest.

3. America must educate both the world and its citizenry that Kurds arguably
are the largest ethnic group lacking a homeland.

4. America must help Kurds establish safe-zones.

5. America must help educate the world that Turkey/Iran falsely claim that
Kurds aspire to establish revolutionary entities in these two countries.

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This Blast e-mail includes an overview of its predecessors and updated news reports;
the trends are extremely discouraging, yielding the EMERGENCY need for ACTION.

These e-mails have amassed supportive data from myriad Internet sources that have
been aggregated this past week; information from all political perspectives is included:

https://www.scribd.com/document/361996803/Kurdistan-Update-10-17-17
https://www.scribd.com/document/361993503/Kurdistan-Update-10-18-17
https://www.scribd.com/document/362082654/Gorka
https://www.scribd.com/document/362145668/Kurdistan-Update-10-20-17
https://www.scribd.com/document/362228445/Kurdistan-Update-10-21-17

Of articles co-written with Sherkoh Abbas during the past a decade, three orient tersely:

http://archive.frontpagemag.com/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=30644
http://kurdnas.com/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=447:the-
road-to-iran-runs-through-kurdistan-and-starts-in-
syria&catid=35:opinion&Itemid=55 [4/15/2008] {EVERYTHING we wrote almost a
decade ago remains either already experienced or about to transpire.}
https://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/2014/02/28/kurdistan-us-recognition/
[Spring 2014] {This provides a detailed overview of the players; we were kindly
provided sufficient space to flesh-out the major historical forces, as well}
http://www.newenglishreview.org/blog_direct_link.cfm?blog_id=66533
[current] {This addresses major geopolitical forces at-play.}

This 2015 overview cites our climactic meeting [pictorially] with Senator Ted Cruz [R-TX]:

http://www.newenglishreview.org/blog_direct_link.cfm/blog_id/61785/Cong
ress-Steps-up-for-the-Kurds

An ongoing-resource provides updates in real-time, noting swiftly-moving events:

http://www.rudaw.net/english/kurdistan

Sherkohs message [e-mailed, unedited] from a few hours ago, reflects acute anguish:

US, UK, France, and Some EU countries with help of Saudi they think that
Iraq could be delinked from Iran and they would benefit from oil and gas of
Iraq. At same time, giving Syria to Russia to please it and the Turks by
killing any hope of Kurdistan in Iraq or Syria.

But, Iran is smarter, they already opened HQ for Iranian revolutionary

guards in Kirkuk a few days ago and they marched on Kurdistan with more
of gab 200,000 militias loyal to Iran not Iraqi Central government.

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Although suffering from an acute URI, Sherkoh demonstrated his communication prowess
while articulating key-concepts [https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x65btor {@ 25:00].

Sherkoh Abbas President of Kurdish National Assembly of Syria

(KURDNAS) and Jerry Gordon a Senior Editor of The New English Review
(NER) teamed-up on i24News Crossroads [on 10/19/2017 @ 6:30 p.m.].

The segment focused on what options Kurds have following the forced
withdrawal from Kirkuk by Iranian - backed Iraqi Shia al Shaabi Popular
Mobilization Units and Iraqi National Army armored units. They used US
equipment in the ejection of Kurdish Peshmerga forces originally supplied
to fight the Islamic State.

The confrontation that occurred on Monday October 16th was triggered by

the objection of the Baghdad government of Premier Haidar al-Abadi to the
Kurdistan Independence Referendum on September 25th.

Kurds feel outraged by the betrayal of certain members of the Talabani

family and the neutral position taken by the Trump Administration.

Those actions contributed to the loss of vital oil resources and fully 40
percent of territory gained by the Kurdish Regional Government in defense
of a 600-mile-long front in Iraq created in the rout of the Iraqi National Army
in 2014 that fled the advancing Islamic State blitzkrieg.

Kurdish Peshmerga suffered 2,000 killed and 10,000 wounded engaged in

defeating the Islamic State in Iraq. {This was edited slightly for grammar.}

ANYONE who doubts the urgency of the situation is invited to recognize two key military
tells regarding what has transpired. First, Iranians infested the invasion and, second,
Americans were tagging-along, their presence having been strategically invoked by the
Iraqi/Iranian generals to disarm Kurds, both mentally and physically from resistance.

When sounding an alarum regarding what has been transpiring during the past decade,
our style has been to rely upon hyperlinks to convey our concerns telegraphically.
Editors have accommodated our op-ed quirk because they have appreciated a message
that carries profound historical import, noting the rest of the world maintained almost-total
electrical-silence; those people who disseminated our input notably have included editors
@ American Thinker, The Hill, Jerusalem Post, Jewish Policy Center, and Israpundit.
Therefore, rather than compose a forceful op-ed, it is preferable [until Mondays input can
be weighed] to provide a few updates [with terse summaries thereof] that SHOULD be
sufficient to motivate The Donald to manifest his newly-minted, multi-department anti-Iran
strategy by breaking the creation of a Shiite crescent from Tehran to the Mediterranean;
that this is justified legally/morally/historically/etc. has been extensively documented.

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We have always shared our viewpoints freely, opting to defer maintaining ownership of
anything we have culled from the Internet and/or reformulated assertively in an essay;
therefore, we ask that readers read/absorb/disseminate the following articles/ideas:
Iran, IS, Al-Qaeda good at dividing communities: White House National Security Advisor
http://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/b686993d-0509-4828-a55b-f2f4a0a4375e

Speaking at the 2017 Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD)

National Security Summit, McMaster said: "Iran is very good at pitting
communities against each other."

"It is a hegemonic design and a threat they share with ISIS & Al-Qaeda,"
White House National Security Advisor said, referring to Iran's meddling in
neighboring Iraq and Syria.

Lieutenant General McMaster, speaking about the Kirkuk take over through
Iraqi and Iranian-trained Shia militia, said that "Iran has to stop using illegal
armed groups in Iraq at the expense of regional security and stability."

McMaster emphasized United State's interest in a unified Iraq but provided

that the country could free itself from Iranian influence.

"What we would like to see in Iraq is a stable Iraq that is not aligned with
Iran," he said.

He also said nobody should do business with Iran's Revoluntaiory Guards

(IRGC) that Trump considers designating as a terrorist group.

McMaster said IRGC was a "great narcotic trafficking organization."

Mike Pompeo the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) also
spoke at the FDD Summit and said that he saw Iran at the heart of Kirkuk
problem but also many other problems in the Middle East.

The president [Donal Trump] has come to view the threat from Iran is at
the center of so much of the turmoil that bogs us down in lots of places in
the Middle East, Pompeo said.

You can see the impact that they are having today in northern Iraq. The
threat that they pose to US forces. We had an incident last week, CIA
director said.

Answering interviewer Juan C. Zarate's point that reports indicated that

Iranian Quds commander Qassem Soleimani was in Kirkuk this week,
Pompeo interjected, Im aware of that.

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 Pompeo mentioned other Iran's growing influence on groups such as the
Lebanese Hezbollah, Houthis in Yemen, and Shiite militias in Iraq known as
People Mobilization Forces (PMF) or Hash Al-Sha'abi.

He also criticized the Iran deal and added that it has not in reality curtailed
"Iranian adventurism, the terror threat, [and] malignant behavior."

Despite the US emphasize on containing Iran, their goal of "ensuring that

the Abadi government in Iraq is successful, has offered leeways to Iran to
assist in a swift takeover of Kirkuk which has displaced some 100,000
Kurds.

The US officials criticize Iran for dividing communities, including Kurds, and
establishing influence in Iraq and Syria. But Washington's inaction in Kirkuk
allowed Iran to achieve those very goals.

"The conflict in Kirkuk offers further evidence of Irans steady rise," said
Emma Sky, author of "The Unraveling: High Hopes and Missed
Opportunities in Iraq" who served in Iraq from 2003 to 2004 as the
governorate coordinator of Kirkuk.

"Iran is showing everyone in the region that it is the indispensable allynot

the United States. It is securing its corridors across Iraq and Syria,
mediating between the different groups on the ground, while the United
States occupies a shrinking space," Sky wrote.

She added that Iran mediated a deal between PUK and the Iraqi
government and guided the Shia militias supporting the Iraqis.

"Iran has every interest in maintaining these militiasmaking it increasingly

difficult for any Iraqi prime minister to demobilize them. And Turkey, which
used to be a U.S. ally, is moving closer to Iran and Russia," Sky said.

Abandoning our Kurdish allies is a win for our Iranian enemies

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/10/21/abandoning-our-kurdish-allies-is-win-for-
our-iranian-enemies.html

It makes no sense for a nation to treat its enemies kindly and its allies
harshly. Any nation that tries this foolish approach will see its enemies grow
stronger and more dangerous, and will lose its allies when it abandons
them

Iraqi forces are also supported by Iran, including that nations Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps, which was designated as a terrorist
organization by the U.S. Treasury Department earlier this month.

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And Iran is clearly an enemy of the United States, Israel and many of our
Arab allies. It is a state sponsor of terrorism and an oppressor of its own
people, with particularly harsh restrictions on women, homosexuals and
Christians. President Trump has sharply criticized the nations conduct and
has threatened to withdraw from the agreement designed to keep Iran from
developing nuclear weapons.

Its in Americas interest to have good and peaceful relations with and
between the Kurds and the Iraqis, despite Irans support of Iraq. But we
shouldnt abandon our Kurdish allies to achieve this goal.

The man most responsible for the failure of the U.S. to give adequate
support to the Kurds is Brett McGurk, President Trumps special envoy for
the Global Coalition to Counter ISIS. He held the same position in the
Obama administration and has been allowed to keep his job.

President Obama replaced one of our most respected military leaders

Marine Corps Gen. John Allen with lawyer McGurk. While serving as
envoy to Iraq, McGurk has presided over the Iranian takeover of whats left
of Iraq.

Shamefully, the State and Defense Departments followed McGurks

strategy and gave tacit approval for the Iraqi government and its Iranian
allies to move against our dedicated Kurdish friends.

McGurk told U.S. officials and Iraq, Turkey and Iran that he could convince
the Kurds not to hold their independence referendum. He told U.S. and
Kurdish officials that he could stop Baghdad from using military force
against the Kurds. He failed on both accounts.

As President Trump has noted, Iran received $1.7 billion from the Obama
administration for signing the nuclear agreement with the U.S. and other
nations

Just imagine the sight of those huge piles of money being hauled off by the
Iranians waiting at the airport for the cash, President Trump said. McGurk
was one of the U.S. officials who handed over that money to the Iranians.

One of the leaders of Iranian forces backing Iraq against its Kurdish citizens
is Qassem Soleimani, who commands the Revolutionary Guards Quds
Force. He is a terrorist who has been killing Americans for years in Iraq and
is still doing it through the Taliban in Afghanistan. Half a world away from
the NFL, Soleimani also disrespects our flag, having his forces walk on it in
parades.

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Last month, the Kurds believed that being a proven ally of the United States
against former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, Al Qaeda and ISIS would
result in America recognizing their referendum for independence from the
Iraqi state.

But the hard-line that McGurk took against our Kurdish allies warning them
harshly against their peaceful independence referendum had the effect of
convincing the Iranian-backed militias and the political leadership in
Baghdad that they had a green light to enter Kirkuk. In the words of former
Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker, this criticism may have emboldened
Baghdad to take a harsher posture than it otherwise would.

For the last decade, Ive briefed Army Generals H.R. McMaster (now
President Trumps national security adviser), David Petreaus (who became
CIA director) and Army Chief of Staff Ray Odierno on the strong influence
of Irans Revolutionary Guards on Iraqs security forces.

But for years, McGurk has been downplaying this influence.

On Oct. 1, a highly lethal roadside bomb called an explosively formed

penetrator (EFP) reappeared in Iraq after six years. It killed Army Spec.
Alexander Missildine and wounded another U.S. soldier. Its reappearance
was a warning from Iran: the Islamic Republic is prepared to begin killing
Americans again. The EFP is the signature weapon of two Revolutionary
Guard-led militias in Iraq.

Scandalously, these militias receive paychecks and equipment from both

the U.S.-backed Iraqi Ministry of Interior and the Revolutionary Guards
Quds Force. Its Brett McGurks responsibility to provide that information to
the president and Congress, because its a violation of the Leahy Law. That
law was enacted to keep U.S. funds and equipment from security forces
involved in human rights violations. Qassem Soleimani is smiling.

If President Trump wants to push back against Iran he should do so in the

Kurdish areas of Iraq. This is where he can stop Iran from creating its highly
coveted land bridge through Iraq and from eventually controlling northern
Iraq as well. Stopping Iran here would save lives, save alliances and give
credibility to Americas commitment to our allies. We can do that by working
with our only authentic allies in the region, the Kurds.

Our Kurdish allies need strong American support and our Iranian enemies
need to know we are serious about them and serious about supporting our
friends.

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State Department Not Aware of Iranian Role in Iraqi Invasion of Kirkuk
http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/10/21/state-department-not-
aware-of-iranian-role-in-iraqi-invasion-of-kirkuk/

State Department Spokeswoman Heather Nauert continued efforts to tamp

down the flames threatening to ignite northern Iraq in war Friday.

Since the Kurdistan Regional Government held a successful independence

referendum last month against the wishes of the Iraqi national government,
the administration has tried hard to avoid taking sides in what could become
yet another inter-ethnic conflict in the war-torn country. Both sides in the
potential conflict, the Kurds and the Shiite Arab-majority government in
Baghdad, are putative American allies in the region. The task became even
more difficult Friday as reports came in of violent clashes between the Iraqi
Army and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters north of the oil-rich, multi-ethnic city
of Kirkuk, in a town called Altun Kupri.

We are monitoring the situation closely, and call on all parties to cease all
violence and provocative movements, and to coordinate their activities to
restore calm, Nauert said in a statement on the fighting Friday, continuing:

In order to avoid any misunderstandings or further clashes,

we urge the central government to calm the situation by
limiting federal forces movements in disputed areas to only
those coordinated with the Kurdistan Regional Government.
We are encouraged by Prime Minister Abadis instructions to
federal forces to protect Iraqi Kurdish citizens and to not
provoke conflict.

Although the Kurds have yet to formally declare independence, the

referendum was enough for Baghdad to send the army to take Kirkuk from
the Kurds this week after issuing an ultimatum demanding Kurdish
Peshmerga forces evacuate the city. Kirkuk home to Kurds, Arabs, and
Turkmen falls in territory that has been disputed for decades and came
under the jurisdiction of the Kurdistan Regional Government after the Kurds
drove out the Islamic State in 2014. The Iraqi army fled upon the arrival of
ISIS.

The statement made no mention of the involvement of Shiite militia groups,

broadly tied to Iran, in the fighting. Fridays reporting from the front lines
again made reference to the presence of these Popular Mobilization Forces
(PMF) fighters. Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, the leader of the Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps vaunted Quds Force special operations group,
is rumored to be on the scene directing these sectarian paramilitaries.

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 On Thursday, Nauert went so far as to deny the State Department had
specific knowledge of Iranian involvement. [T]his operation that took place,
to go north for the Iraqi Government to go north was something that was
coordinated with the Kurds, she said in response to a reporters question
on Irans role in the seizure of Kirkuk. Im not aware of any Iranian
involvement in that, per se. I know a lot is being made of that, but I just want
to underscore what a huge concern Iran remains for us, not just there but
throughout the entire region.

Instead, the State Department has reiterated their generalized call for calm.
The reassertion of federal authority over disputed areas in no way changes
their status they remain disputed until their status is resolved in
accordance with the Iraqi constitution, Nauerts Friday statement urged.
[A]ll parties should engage in dialogue now on the basis of the Iraqi
constitution, as Prime Minister Abadi offered and the Kurdistan Regional
Government accepted publicly.

The statement also reiterated the years-long official line that the United
States remains committed to a united, stable, democratic, and federal Iraq
as well as to the Kurdistan Regional Government as an integral component
of the country. Nauert emphasized the importance of the fight against ISIS,
despite both Kurds and the Iraqi government having largely moved past
concerns over the greatly diminished terrorist pseudo-state.

Congressmen call on US to halt Iraqi attacks

http://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/f036c607-14cf-4816-8277-ea6f87283d09

Four US Congressman wrote Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday,

calling on him to utilize all available resources to broker an immediate
ceasing of offensive hostilities against Kurdish forces and seek a long-
term diplomatic solution.

The letter, signed by Representatives Ralph Abraham (R-Lousiana),

Jared Polis (D-Colorado), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), and Mike
Gallagher (R-Wisconsin), noted with great alarm the recent actions of the
Government of Iraq, in concert with Iranian-backed Shia Militias, in attacking
Kurdish forces to re-claim territory under the control and administration of
the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).

As you know, the letter to Tillerson continued, condoning an armed

offensive by the Government of Iraq against the KRG will only further
destabilize the region.

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 The Government of Iraq and the [KRG] are vital partners in the fight against
terrorism. We urge you to engage your Iraqi and Kurdish counterparts to
ensure that the fight against [the Islamic State (IS)] continues without delay.
We look forward to a prompt response, the letter concluded.

Congressman Abraham visited the Kurdistan Region in late August,

spending an entire week there. He met with Kurdish President Masoud
Barzani and traveled to the front lines.

Upon returning to the US, Abraham described the Kurds as great warriors,
who fight side by side with our American men and women.

The Kurds are great people, great allies, for the Americans, he told KEDM,
the National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate in northeast Louisiana.

Congressman Gallagher, who served two tours of duty in Iraq as a Marine

Corps officer, spoke with Kurdistan 24 two weeks ago. He praised the
Kurds, explaining that when he visited Kurdistan a few years ago, he had
been impressed by their level of commitment to the fight against [IS] and
the shared values we both have.

But, even then, Gallagher was concerned that some party, whether Turkey,
Iran, or Iraq, might overreact to the Sep. 25 independence referendum and
called on the US to play a calming role.

Congresswoman Blackburn represents Nashville, home to the largest

Kurdish community in America, and is the Republican co-chair of the
Kurdish-American Caucus in the House of Representatives. Congressman
Jared Polis is the Democratic co-chair of the caucus.

In March, as Congress marked the 29th anniversary of Saddam Husseins

chemical weapons attack on Halabja, Blackburn spoke with Kurdistan 24
and stressed the importance of Congressional efforts to secure proper
funding to support the Kurds as they stand strong in this region, stand
strong for freedom and against [IS].

Irans Quds Force Opens Bases, Headquarters in Kirkuk

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/reports/386334

Iran has taken control of the city and the Quds Force members are
embedded with the Hashd al-Shaabi and Iraqi forces in the bases they have
opened in the city. He explained that if they continue to control the city, they
will begin the Arabization of Kurds and Turkmens, arguing that the Kurdish
and Turkish languages were not allowed to be used at a press conference
in Kirkuk on Tuesday.

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 [CURRENTLY CONTINUALLY UPDATED]

http://www.kurdistan24.net
01 Heavy clashes between Peshmerga, Shia militia south of Erbil
02 KRSC: Peshmerga foils PMF attack on Erbil-Kirkuk Road
03 Israeli PM lobbying world powers to stop attack on Kurds
04 US Embassy warns situation in Kirkuk could quickly change
05 Erbil Governor says Kurdistan capital safe, urges media to report responsibly
06 Peshmerga Command: Shia militia attacks Peshmerga with US weapons, Iranian
artillery
07 Barzani: Baghdad issues arrest warrants against whoever speaks freely
08 Sen. Ted Cruz backs Kurdish independence, warns Iraq against further attacks
09 Newt Gingrich condemns attack on Kirkuk, says US may have to arm Kurds
10 Congressmen call on US to halt Iraqi attacks
11 VIDEO: Kurds protest Shia militias' directing US weapons at Kurdistan
12 WATCH: Iraqi forces in Khanaqin open fire on demonstrators, kill and injure seven
13 HRW: Conflict in disputed areas kills civilians
More

Peshmerga refutes PMF claim of using German MILAN weapon while defending against
them

HRW: Conflict in disputed areas kills civilians

VIDEO: Kurds protest Shia militias' directing US weapons at Kurdistan

Peshmerga Command: Shia militia attacks Peshmerga with US weapons, Iranian artillery

UN denounces violence in Tuz Khurmatu as Abadi sends in army to restore order

opinion

Why the US should learn from history and support Kurdistan referendum -
A sovereign Kurdistan is not just a display of military might or tactics, but a display of
resolve and the acknowledgment of human rights and liberties.
http://www.kurdistan24.net/en/opinion/fac093bd-4203-46c0-8869-828854979dc0

Independent Kurdistan thwarts neighbors expansionist agendas

http://www.kurdistan24.net/en/opinion/b999233c-6d8d-4985-b6f5-a1959720e9ff

Should the West support the Kurdish referendum for independence?

http://www.kurdistan24.net/en/opinion/d0cbad6f-0c91-4010-bbde-725b54b76adc

Kurd fighters in Iraq briefly block roads to Mosul [10/12/2017]

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/10/kurd-fighters-iraq-briefly-block-roads-mosul-
171012091357819.html

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 [OCTOBER 20]

The Time of the Kurds

https://www.cfr.org/interactives/time-kurds#!/
Taking the YPG and PYD into consideration in the region will never be
accepted and will go against a global agreement that we have reached.
~ Recep Tayyip Erdoan, President of Turkey

IRAQI AND KURDISH FORCES CLASH NEAR KIRKUK

http://m.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Iraqi-and-Kurdish-forces-clash-near-Kirkuk-507957

Iraqi Forces Retake Control of Last District In Kirkuk Province From Kurds
https://www.rferl.org/a/iraq-retakes-kirkuk-kurds/28807768.html

Kurdish officials say thousands flee Kirkuk since Iraqi army takeover
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-kurds/kurdish-officials-say-
thousands-flee-kirkuk-since-iraqi-army-takeover-idUSKBN1CO1RB

Iraqs Kurds have overplayed their hand. Now both sides must talk [typical leftie]
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/oct/19/iraq-kurds-overplayed-hand-
kirkuk

Iranian commander issued stark warning to Iraqi Kurds over Kirkuk

http://www.arabnews.com/node/1181046/middle-east

Memorial to Iraqi Tyrant Saddam Hussein Unveiled in Palestinian West Bank City
https://www.algemeiner.com/2017/10/20/memorial-to-iraqi-tyrant-saddam-hussein-
unveiled-in-palestinian-west-bank-city/

Turkey at War With Kurds Again As A Result Of Obamas Deal With Erdoan
https://www.westernjournalism.com/analysis-turkey-at-war-with-kurds-again-as-a-result-
of-obamas-deal-with-erdogan/

Up to 200 Syrian Kurdish fighters killed as Turkish jets strike Syrian militia targets
Ankara
http://www.independent.ie/world-news/middle-east/up-to-200-syrian-kurdish-fighters-
killed-as-turkish-jets-strike-syrian-militia-targets-ankara-35146074.html

In Kirkuk, Kurds' joy turns to fear after Iraqi army takeover

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-kurds-kirkuk/in-kirkuk-kurds-joy-
turns-to-fear-after-iraqi-army-takeover-idUSKBN1CP2FL

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US URGES IRAQ TO AVOID CLASHES WITH KURDS NEAR KIRKUK

http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/US-urges-Iraq-to-avoid-clashes-with-Kurds-near-
Kirkuk-507986

Kurdistans independence: How to untie the Kurdish-Iraqi Gordian knot?

http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Kurdistans-independence-How-to-untie-the-Kurdish-Iraqi-
Gordian-knot-501360

Iraq increases oil exports from south to make up for Kirkuk shortfall
http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Iraq-increases-oil-exports-from-south-to-make-up-
for-Kirkuk-shortfall-508001

The Kurdish effect: How a quest for independence impacts the region
http://www.jpost.com/Jerusalem-Report/Kurdistans-referendum-and-the-region-507898

Baghdad obstructs Kurdish referendum but is Iraqs constitution now void?

http://www.kurdistan24.net/en/Analysis/a55b0ae4-84c1-4e0e-ae25-0f982a336096

[letter-to-the-editor of the (defunct) Bulletin regarding choice of Iraqi PM]

https://www.scribd.com/document/362238396/Iraq-Prime-Minister-2006

Iraqi Constitution
https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Iraq_2005.pdf?lang=en
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-
dyn/content/article/2005/10/12/AR2005101201450.html

IRAQI ARMY ATTACKS KURDISH FORCES ON ROAD TO ERBIL

http://m.jpost.com/Middle-East/Iraqi-army-attacks-Kurdish-forces-on-road-to-Erbil-
507994

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