Kurds in Iraq

rdf:langString Kurds in Iraq

rdf:langString Iraqi Kurds

rdf:langString Iraqi Kurds

rdf:langString Iraqi Kurds (Arabic: العراقيين الكرد, Kurdish: کوردەکانی عێراق) are people born in or residing in Iraq who are of Kurdish origin. The Kurds are the largest ethnic minority in Iraq, comprising between 15% and 20% of the country's population according to the CIA World Factbook. The Kurdish language is an official language in Iraq. The Kurdish people within Iraq have grappled with various political statuses over their history. Once assumed to receive full independence via the Treaty of Sèvres, Iraqi Kurds have experienced a recent and troubled history of betrayal, oppression, and genocide. After the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003, Iraqi Kurds, now governed by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), face a crossroads in the political trajectory of Iraqi Kurdistan. Factors that play into their future include Kurdish diversity and factions, Kurdish relationships with the United States, Iraq's central government, and neighboring countries, previous political agreements, disputed territories, and Kurdish nationalism.

rdf:langString Majority Sunni Islam;

rdf:langString minority Shia Islam, Yazidism, and Yarsanism