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2003-04-13 Iraq

Kurdish Leader asks neighbors not to interfere in Iraq's affairs

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-04-13 12:37 pm|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Keep in mind that it goes way beyond the traditional Shi'ite/Sunni rivalries or even Turkish/Kurdish rivalries in Iraq. Syria has sponsored radical Kurdish groups (foremost among them being the PKK) and Iran sponsored the nutty Islamic ones like Komala Islamiyyah or Ansar al-Islam. All of this infighting, plus the turf war between the PUK and KDP in the early 1990s, has taken its toll on the Kurdish community.

The PUK and Talebani seem to have the right idea with a federal model for the new Iraq, though. We should wish them the best.

Posted by Dan Darling 2003-04-13 12:45:31|| [www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com] 2003-04-13 12:45:31|| Front Page Top

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