MESOP NEWS : THE KURDISH REFERENDUM & THE REACTIONS – THE MOSHE DAYAN CENTER – 26. Sept 2017
All Eyes on Baghdad’s Response to Kurdish Independence Vote | Ceng Sagnic, Editor, TurkeyScope, Moshe Dayan Center for MENA Studies
“There is a growing pressure on Prime Minister Haider al Abadi from other Shiite factions as Iraq prepares for the April 2018 general elections. Using the Kurdish card against Abadi is a useful tool for other Shiite factions to make Abadi appear weak, which in return makes Abadi much tougher on the Kurdistan Region in order to avoid the appearance of weakness.”