KURD-ARAB TENSIONS ALONG THE GREEN LINE: IRAQ’S ROADBLOCK TO LONG-TERM STABILITY

For nearly two millennia, the Kurds have inhabited a mountainous region known as Kurdistan, a territory including parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Iran. Within Iraq, Kurds are the second largest ethnic group, comprising 15–20% of the population and constituting the majority of citizens in the provin...

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Main Author: Eugene J. Palka
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Stellenbosch University 2011-08-01
Series:Scientia Militaria
Online Access:http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/100