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PUK–KDP Conflict: Future Kurdish Status in Kirkuk

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After the September 25 referendum, the political and military developments in the disputed territories resulted in significant threats toward Iraqi Kurdistan and also deepened the internal rivalry between the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). The Kurdish lost control of Kirkuk, which was the strongest Kurdish-held disputed territory in Iraq. Subsequently, on October 16, the Iraqi military attacked the city, and the Kurdish forces fled, unable to defend it. This article discusses the various disputes between the PUK and KDP vis-Ã -vis Kirkuk. It will also identify possible scenarios for the future role of the Kurds in Kirkuk and the wider implications of the city being ruled by an acting governor representing the Kurds. This article concludes that electing a new governor and returning the Kurdish parties in the Brotherhood List to the Council of Kirkuk is the best scenario.

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  • Farhad Hassan Abdullah, 2018. "PUK–KDP Conflict: Future Kurdish Status in Kirkuk," Jadavpur Journal of International Relations, , vol. 22(2), pages 107-126, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jadint:v:22:y:2018:i:2:p:107-126
    DOI: 10.1177/0973598418770948
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    Kurds; PUK; KDP; Kirkuk; conflict; referendum;
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