Iraqi Kurdistan Independence Referendum, challenges and consequences
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https://doi.org/10.32410/huj-10189Abstract
Referendum is new subject in political science and modern world, in 20th and beginning of 21st century many nations has used it as an instrument in order to reach their right of self-determinations. Iraqi Kurdistan region decided to held referendum in a very problematic and bloody war time in Middle East and Iraq, after a few weeks of defeating ISIS and recapturing of Musil. On 25th of September 2019 the process was successfully ended and absolute majority of the participant had voted in favor of independence. Although there were no international and national obligations, and it wasn’t binary, but the Iraqi government and neighboring countries like Iran and Turkey planned to revenge KRI. One of the main problems of the Kurdish referendum was the lack of national and international support. Even though the United States protected the Kurds in Iraq since 1991, offered the green light to Iraqi military forces to inter Kirkuk and other disputed areas in 16 October 2017, likewise when Iraqi government put embargo on KRI Border points and airports. Hence referendum had an undesirable consequences on Kurdish case, the target that was put forward wasn’t achieved but also it had a negative impact on the Kurdish national aspirations that had attained during 26 years.
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