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Posted: June 9th, 2016

By Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman

Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman is the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Representative to the United States of America. Prior to her U.S. appointment in 2015, Ms. Abdul Rahman was the High Representative to the United Kingdom. She was elected to the Leadership Council of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in 2010. 

In an exclusive interview with The Cipher Brief, Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, Kurdistan Regional Government Representative to the United States, discussed the current security and economic situations in the Kurdistan region in northern Iraq as well as the push for Kurdish independence. Abdul Rahman explained that it is “remarkable how stable and peaceful Kurdistan is” despite the chaos that surrounds it and that “it is in the best interest of Kurdistan to become an independent state.”

The Cipher Brief: What is the current security situation on the ground in Kurdistan? How have the Peshmerga fared in the battle against ISIS? 

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