Iraqi Kurdistan Facts
- Population: 5 millionTheOtherIraq.com: Iraqi Kurdistan Fact Sheet (16KB)
- 40,000 square kilometersTheOtherIraq.com: Iraqi Kurdistan Fact Sheet (16KB)
- Governed by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)TheOtherIraq.com: Iraqi Kurdistan Fact Sheet (16KB)
- Current Prime Minister: Nechirvan BarzaniTheOtherIraq.com: Iraqi Kurdistan Fact Sheet (16KB)
- Regional capital: ErbilNational Geographic: The Kurds in Control (January, 2006)
Separatist Groups
There are several groups of Kurds whose mission involves Kurdish separatism. They include:
- PKK (also called the Kurdistan Workers Party)
- Peshmerga
- PUK (the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan)
- KDP (Kurdish Democratic Party) of Iraq
- KDP of Iran
Kurdish Separatism Background
Central Figures
Abdullah Gul
Wikipedia: Abdullah Gul
CNN: "Turkey out of Patience, Warns Gul" (October 25, 2007)
Turkish Weekly: "Abdullah Gul and the State's New Kurdish Policy" (September 15, 2007)
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