The Iraqi Kurds: Hour of Power?

Ofra Bengio

doi:10.4324/9780203312322-14

The Iraqi Kurds: Hour of Power?

Ofra Bengio^*

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Department of Middle Eastern and African History

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Abstract

Since the end of the 2003 Iraq war, and for the first time in Iraqi modern history, Kurdish leaders have left their strongholds in Kurdistan and moved to Baghdad to establish a presence there. The two most influential leaders, Mas′ud Barzani and Jalal Talabani, took advantage of the political vacuum that followed the war and occupied buildings in Baghdad, turning them into ‘headquarters’. Uncertainties vastly outnumber certainties in the stages to come, but one thing does seem certain: These Kurdish leaders will play a major role in the dialogue between the Americans and the other political forces, as well as in the establishment of the interim government. This could be the Kurdish hour of power.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Community, Identity and the State
Subtitle of host publication	Comparing Africa, Eurasia, Latin America and the Middle East
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	171-180
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9781135766108
ISBN (Print)	071465664X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203312322-14
State	Published - 1 Jan 2004

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