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24 February 2010
Iraq: All eyes on the oil prize
IT IS nearly seven years after the US-led invasion of Iraq. US imperialism had hoped for a quick war, the Iraqi oil industry under the control of US companies and a compliant, stable regime. However, the...
23 July 2008
Political impasse in the Kurdish region of Iraq
THE KURDS of northern Iraq saw the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq and the autonomy that was granted to them by the US-backed Iraqi government, as a path to achieve freedom and independence, writes Rozh Ahmad.
4 March 2008
Turkey's invasion destabilising region
ON 21 February up to 10,000 Turkish troops backed by helicopter gunships and aircraft bombers invaded northern Iraq, writes Dave Carr
29 March 2007
Turkish state attacks Kurdish protestors
DESPITE THE Turkish government attacking and banning demonstrations on Newroz day, (21 March), hundreds of thousands of Kurdish people took to the streets, demonstrated and called for freedom...
30 October 2004
The murder of a Kurdish refugee in an alleged racist attack in Swansea several weeks ago sent shock waves throughout Swansea and across Wales...
19 June 2004
Kurdish people's struggle: No Trust In Imperialist Powers
SINCE THE war on Iraq, the Kurds have stood out in stark contrast to the rest of the Middle East. They welcomed the war, fought for the US, and celebrated the occupation as liberation. Their leaders even offered Kurdish fighters to help put...
4 April 2003
Kurds - A History Of Western Betrayals
THE US is using armed Kurdish groups in the north of Iraq as a proxy army against Saddam Hussain's forces...
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