Turkish President has warned that Iraqi Kurds will “not be able to find food” if Ankara decides to halt the flow of trucks and oil into the region, adding that all military and economic sanctions are on the table.
One of the most prominent Western champions of Kurdish national rights has praised Monday’s referendum on independence as the expression of a “just” desire on the part of the Kurds “to leave Iraq, which is a tyrannical, authoritarian, murderous state.”
When poison gas killed thousands of Kurds in Halabja in 1988, its residents never imagined they would ever escape the grip of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, let alone vote one day in a referendum on secession from Iraq.
The unprecedented embrace of the Israeli flag comes amidst Israel’s support for Kurdish rights and historic connections between the two nations.
After Netanyahu endorses Kurdish independence, Turkish pro-government outlets launch media blitz about 'secret' Israel-Kurdish deal to settle Kurdish Jews in new state.
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