Iraqi Kurdish leader calls for secession referendum

[COpatriot]

This would make the situation there 100 times more interesting.

http://www.chron.com/news/world/arti...aq-5597566.php

BAGHDAD (AP) — With large parts of Iraq in militant hands, a top Kurdish leader called on regional lawmakers Thursday to lay the groundwork for a referendum on independence, a vote that would likely spell the end of a unified Iraq.

More at the link.

[Miss Annie]

It will likely be split into three regions. The kurdish, the Sunni, and the Shia.

[Brian4Liberty]

With its own oil resources, the Kurdish region has long had a contentious relationship with Baghdad, with disputes over a range of issues including how to share the revenue. In May, the Kurdish government sold oil independent of the central government for the first time, shipping about 1.05 million barrels to Turkey.

They forgot to mention the Kurds selling oil to Israel too:
Iraq's Kurds Sell Oil To Israel, Move Closer To Independence

[Brian4Liberty]

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