Iraq/Kurdistan: Annexation of Kirkuk by KRG May Lead to a New Conflict, Experts Say

Apr 24, 2017 | Yusuf Selman İnanç, Daily Sabah
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In the already troubled Middle East, which is still reeling from endless wars in Syria and Yemen, the emergence of terror groups like Daesh and the PKK's Syrian offshoot the Democratic Union Party (PYD) along with unstable relations between neighboring countries like Israel and Lebanon, a previously frozen problem was brought to the agenda after the hoisting of the Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) flag in Kirkuk, Iraq last month. While the incident is unsurprising given the fact that the KRG's intention to annex Kirkuk is not a concealed fact, the timing itself came as a big surprise.