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Regional Powers Unite to Stifle Kurdish Independence Aspirations

3/20/2026

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External coordination among Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria constrains Kurdish autonomy aspirations.
About 30 to 35 million Kurds live across Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria.
The 1920 Treaty of Sèvres offered hope for Kurdish independence.
The Kurdistan Region in Iraq is recognized as a federal entity.
The 2017 independence referendum failed.

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Story summary

External coordination among Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria constrains Kurdish autonomy aspirations.
About 30 to 35 million Kurds live across Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria.
The 1920 Treaty of Sèvres offered hope for Kurdish independence.
The Kurdistan Region in Iraq is recognized as a federal entity.
The 2017 independence referendum failed.