Kurds in Iraq

Kerim Yildiz is the Chief Executive of the Kurdish Human Rights Project, a human rights organisation securing redress for survivors of human rights violations and to preventing future abuses. A Kurd and former refugee from political persecution, he is a spokesperson for issues of human rights, minority rights and international law. He is the author of The Future of Kurdistan (Pluto, 2011) and The Kurds in Iraq (Pluto, 2007).

• ForewordMap of the area inhabited by KurdsIntroductionPART I: THE PAST1. The Kurds2. The Treaty of Sèvres and the Creation of Iraq3. The Kurds Under Barzani4. The Anfal Campaigns5. The First Gulf War: From Uprising to Democracy6. Democracy in Iraqi Kurdistan7. Human Rights in Iraqi Kurdistan8. The Displacement of Kurds in Iraq9. Economic/Humanitarian Affairs in Iraqi Kurdistan10. The Kurds Have no Friends but the Mountains11. US Foreign Policy towards Saddam: Pre-September PART II: THE PRESENT12. The Road to War13. The Second Gulf War: 'Operation Iraqi Freedom'14. Current Executive Structure in Iraq15. Insurgency and Sectarianism16. Current Legal and Human Rights Issues17. The Question of Autonomy18. The Anfal Campaigns: The War Crimes Tribunal19. The Continuing Problem of Internal Displacement20. Current Economic/Humanitarian Issues in Iraqi KurdistanPART III: THE FUTURE21. Self-Determination and Autonomy22. Kirkuk23. The Tribunal and the Victims24. The Land QuestionAppendix I: Appendix II:Appendix III:NotesIndex

The book is a unique account of the problems that all political groups face in brinnging stability to the country, as well as exploring Kurdish links and international relations in the broader sense. It should be required reading for policy-makers and anyone interested in the current position of Kurds in Iraq.