Published July 21st, 2009 by Future Atlas
The Kurdish Faultline Nearly Breaks
This week the threat of war in Iraq between Arabs and Kurds was made explicit, with the Washington Post reporting that Kurdish officials are saying that “Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region and the Iraqi government are closer to war than at any time since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003.”
Kurdish and Iraqi army units have engaged in standoffs over the disputed border areas, where Kurdish and Arab populations mix.
Little is being done to resolve issues: Prime Minister Maliki and Kurdish President Barzani have not even spoken in a year.
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