As Iraq's Kurds geared to vote in a pivotal referendum on independence, this in-depth TNH series explored the past, present, and future of the Kurdish people: What binds them together? What still separates them? What does the prospect of a nation state mean for ordinary people and what risks does this bubbling undercurrent of nationalism pose for the powder keg region?
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A country called Kurdistan?
Is independence around the corner for Iraq's Kurds?
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The Kurdish struggle in northern Syria
As Iraqi Kurds prepare for a historic independence referendum, whither their Syrian brethren?
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What do Yazidis make of Kurdish independence?
Next week's independence referendum has divided one of Iraqi Kurdistan's most persecuted groups
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Vote violence in flashpoint city signals long road for Iraqi Kurdistan
Much of Iraqi Kurdistan may be rejoicing, but the divided city of Tuz Khurmatu still worries for its future
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Iraqi Kurdistan has voted for independence. What now?
The Iraqi Kurdish referendum won’t be ushering in independence just yet, but it has brought plenty of political upheaval
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Kirkuk loss fractures fragile Kurdish unity
The battle (that wasn’t) for Kirkuk exposed the unpopularity of independence for non-Kurdish minority groups in the region
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