The Push for Kurdish Independence

As Kurdish forces battle the Islamic State (ISIS) on the frontlines in Iraq and Syria and the government in Baghdad struggles to preserve a cohesive Iraq, the calls for an independent Kurdistan have never been more pronounced.

“I believe that it is in the best interest of Kurdistan to become an independent state, and I believe that we are destined to have an independent Kurdish state,” affirmed Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Representative to the United States, in an exclusive interview with The Cipher Brief.

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