The kurds in iraq the past present and future this new edition of the kurds in iraq brings the book fully up to date in the light of recent events in iraq and the ever present danger of civil war yildiz explores the impact of occupation and escalating violence. With the demise of the rule of the baath party in iraq the countrys kurdish population faces a new chapter in the political and regional development of its region for over a century the kurds have been subject to the grand schemes of other. This new edition of the kurds in iraq brings the book fully up to date in the light of recent events in iraq and the ever present danger of civil war kerim yildiz explores the impact of occupation and escalating violence there is an entirely new chapter on kirkuk which continues to be of major strategic interest to the various powers in the region. Issues affecting the kurds in iraq it provides a brief exploration of the pasts effect on the present and of how both the kurds and the international community may avoid repeating previous mistakes laying the foundations for an internationally recognised autonomous region committed to pluralistic democracy and human rights. This book explores the issues facing the kurdish population of iraq in the aftermath of the war and the ongoing occupation written by a leading human rights campaigner and a journalist it is the most clear and up to date account of what iraqi kurds want and the problems that all political groups face in re building the country as well as exploring kurdish links and international relations