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| Iraq |
| Iraqi Kurdish state dream crushed by low oil prices, political division |
| 2016-07-08 |
| Economic woes triggered by a big drop in global oil prices and political divisions that have sharpened over the last years have crushed Iraqi Kurds’ long-term dream of founding an independent state. Around three years ago, when a barrel of oil was $110, when the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was not as big a threat to the region and the world, when Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masoud Barzani’s legitimacy was not under strain and when international actors supported the process, Iraqi Kurds were voicing their dreams of forming an independent state. Barzani even met U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington and told him about this desire, but this dream has hit rock bottom due to five main developments in the region and the world. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #1 Because most of the people do not fit the international term of a refugee, the United Nations and international charities cannot fund these people, referring them instead to Baghdad But just a few weeks ago, the UN changed its definition to include displaced persons, even those within their mother country. Ah, but that when they were looking for funds, not disbursement! |
| Posted by: Bobby 2016-07-08 13:10 |