Iraq/Kurdistan: Who Controls the Oil as Kurdish Independence Looms?

Jun 20, 2017 | Gregory Brew, OilPrice.com
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Kurdistan, the autonomous region of northern Iraq that is rich in oil resources and has proven an effective force against the spread of the Islamic State, has announced that it will hold an independence referendum on September 25 of this year, in order to determine whether the region will remain part of the Republic of Iraq or split off to form a new, independent state.