Kurdistan
Region of West Asia with a historical Kurdish presence
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| 2024 | A report by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy suggested that Kurdistan Region's autonomy 'hangs in the balance' due to punitive measures by the Iraqi government. |
| September 2023 | A leaked letter from Masrour Barzani, prime minister of KRG, warned about an imminent collapse of the federal model in Iraq and urged the United States to intervene. |
| October 2017 | Iraq declared full victory over ISIS and re-established control over all previously occupied territory. |
| September 2017 | Iraqi Kurds hold a one-sided independence referendum, which ultimately failed and was abandoned. |
| July 2017 | Iraqi government declared victory in the Battle of Mosul against ISIS in the group's last stronghold in the country. |
| 2016 | Kurdish Institute of Paris estimated the total population of Kurdistan at around 34.5 million, with Kurds comprising 86% of the population in Northern Kurdistan. |
| 2015 | Catholic University in Erbil, a private non-profit university, was established. |
| 2014 | The Northern Iraq offensive by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) weakens the Iraqi state, presenting a potential opportunity for Kurdish independence. |
| June 28 2014 | Hüseyin Çelik, a spokesman for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), indicated Turkey's readiness to accept an independent Kurdistan in northern Iraq during comments to the Financial Times. |
| July 2012 | Turkey and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) signed an agreement for regular exchange of refined petroleum products and crude oil, establishing a strategic energy partnership. |
| November 2011 | Exxon signed oil and gas contracts for exploration rights to six parcels of land in Kurdistan, challenging the Iraqi central government's authority by including a contract in disputed territories near the Kirkuk mega-field. |
| 2010 | A US report suggests that Kurdistan may exist by 2030, highlighting potential paths to independence. |
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