POLISCI 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Gulf War, Persian Iraq, Kurds In Iraq
20 Apr 2016
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Policy is not made by a superior or good group of people. There are estimated 25-35 million kurds in the world, many of whom live in historical kurdistan, which is spread across modern-day. Syria (2-4), but there are also hundreds of thousands living in afghanistan. 1998 iraq retaliates against the kurds for supporting iran during the iran- Iraq war, and through the al-anfal ( spoils of war ) campaign, slaughters thousands of civilians and uproots 1. 5 million from their homes. Kurds rise against saddam hussein, encouraged by the us. The u. n. did not come to the aid of the kurds, but eventually created a no- fly zone in the north fro their protection. 1994, kurds fight a civil war, the kdp and the puk (political parties) fought for control of the kurdish autonomous region. 1995, in a military operation similar to the one in 1992, about 35,000.
