The Referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan

A couple of years ago, I posted about my concerns for Iraqi Kurdistan. Iraq's Kurds are preparing to vote in an independence referendum. I'm getting caught up on news, and caught up on some articles I've saved on the topic. I may write something more substantial in the next few days. In the mean time, I wanted to share some of the articles I've collected.

Iraqi Kurdistan on the front line (BBC News, May 2016)

A referendum on Kurdish independence from Iraq carries grave risks (The Economist)

The Kurds Are About to Blow Up Iraq (World Affairs Journal/Michael J. Totten)

On the Kurdish Front Line, a Tense Night Fending Off Islamic State (War is Boring)

Iraqi Kurds Stockpiled Captured Islamic State Explosives (War is Boring)

For Iraq’s Long-Suffering Kurds, Independence Beckons (New York Times, via Small Wars Journal)

Iraqi Kurds 'prepared to draw own borders', Barzani warns Baghdad (BBC News)

Iraqi Kurdish leader: 'Our right to seek independence' (BBC News)

Iraq parliament votes to remove Kirkuk governor (al Jazeera)

Why is the Kurdistan Referendum Controversial? (VOA News, via Small Wars Journal)

Iraq MPs vote to sack Kirkuk governor over Kurdish referendum (BBC News)

U.S. Special Envoy: Kurdish Referendum Could Undermine Fight Against IS (VOA News, via Small Wars Journal)

UN urges Iraqi Kurds to drop referendum, hold talks (AFP)

Iraq army 'to intervene' if Kurds' referendum escalates (al Jazeera)

Kurdish referendum in Iraq: What and where? (al Jazeera)

Iraq top court rules to suspend Kurdish referendum (al Jazeera)

What is at stake in Iraqi Kurdish vote for independence? (BBC News)

Iraqi Kurdish referendum must be suspended - Iraqi PM (BBC News)

Northern Syria’s Anti-Islamic State Coalition Has an Arab Problem (War on the Rocks)