Iraqi Kurdistan Independence Referendum.. Achievement or Burning of Independence Card?

Yesterday was the 6th anniversary of the Iraqi Kurdistan independence referendum, although the majority of the participants in this referendum voted for the independence of Iraqi Kurdistan, but due to pressure, the authorities of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government suspended the results of the referendum. In the last six years, the weight of the Iraqi Kurdistan region in the equations of Iraq and other regions has decreased. If previously the issue of disputed areas and national demands was at the top of the conflicts between Erbil and Baghdad, but now the biggest demand of Delut region from the federal government of Iraq is to provide the salaries of government employees. To analyze what happened in the referendum and the years after, and whether the referendum was a political achievement or a heavy failure, I had a conversation with two Kurdish political activists. These two political activists were and are opponents and supporters of the referendum. ...read more..