READ THIS PDF DOCUMENTATION & ANALYSIS : The Role of Iraqi Kurdistan in the Syrian-Kurd Pursuit of Autonomy

FLASH : This report will present the Iraqi Kurd interests in the Syrian Kurd struggle and will argue that while the pan-Kurdish idea of a Greater Kurdistan is still only a nationalist dream in the Iraqi Kurd leadership, specifically President Barzani, is playing the kingmaker role and ensuring that an autonomous Syrian Kurdistan remains Erbil-friendly

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