Kurdistan evolved from a “proto-state” divided between Iraq, Syria and Turkey into a “de facto nation” that threatens the Turkish government. ..…

US Forces Plotting to Occupy Energy Zone in Western Iraq  . . Baghdad Summons Turkey's Envoy over Deadly Clashes Near Turkish Base in N. Iraq  . . Civilians Attack Turkish Army Camp in Northern Iraq  . . Iraq Says to Defy US Call against Hashd Popular Forces  ...…