Independence by stealth
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Kurds in northern Iraq are planning elections that would create a local government for them. They are kept safe by patrolling US military aircraft for the time being. They need Turkey to continue to allow the US to use their air bases, but Turkey is trying to control its own Kurdish problem.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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Kurd v Kurd: Iraq
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Iraqi Kurds have been maintaining the needed support of Turkey by driving out Turkish Kurds from northern Iraq. Iraqi Kurds claim that they want democracy in Iraq instead of independence for Kurdistan.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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Inside the Saddam-free zone
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Some Iraqi Kurds in the north of the country enjoy relative autonomy, though there is concern over their long-term future.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2000
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