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May 2024
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Intra-Kurdish Chaos in Northern Iraq

JAKE HANRAHAN
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Today we speak to Kurdish politcal analyst Ariz Kader about the rising levels of internal chaos taking place in Northern Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region. It involves the government in Baghdad, Turkey, Iran, and Kurdish rebel group the PKK.

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