IRAQ: Is Kurdish-Arab "Honeymoon" Over?
For the first time, the Shia-led government of Maliki is militarily challenging Kurds who are partners in his coalition government. Since the overthrow of Hussein, Shias and Kurds have given the appearance of a political alliance. When several Shia, Sunni and secular groups withdrew from Maliki's government in 2006, ...Posted in Analysis Briefings Commentary, Iraq, Politics and Security
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Tags: Barzani, Blue Line, Disputed Areas, Diyala, Ethnic cleansing campaign against Turkmen, Ethnic cleansing in Kirkuk, Ethnic cleansing of Christians, IPS, Khanaqin, Kirkuk, KRG, Maliki - Nouri al-, Mosul, Qarah Tappah, Saddam Hussein, Turcomen, Turkey
