1.0Kreisky Forumhttps://www.kreisky-forum.org/enPhilipphttps://www.kreisky-forum.org/en/author/philipprich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="tzsNvtxgHs"><a href="https://www.kreisky-forum.org/en/veranstaltung/iraqi-kurdistan-after-the-referendum">IRAQI KURDISTAN AFTER THE REFERENDUM</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.kreisky-forum.org/en/veranstaltung/iraqi-kurdistan-after-the-referendum/embed#?secret=tzsNvtxgHs" width="600" height="338" title="“IRAQI KURDISTAN AFTER THE REFERENDUM” — Kreisky Forum" data-secret="tzsNvtxgHs" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.kreisky-forum.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>https://www.kreisky-forum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Foto_Ala27Aldeen.jpg140160Dlawer Ala’AldeenPresident, Middle East Research Institute (www.meri-k.org) When they voted for independence from Iraq on September 25, many Iraqi Kurds felt a dream come true. However, the vote had not only been opposed in Baghdad, also many international leaders had advised the Kurdish leadership against it. In the weeks after the referendum Iraqi forces took […]