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Here's The New Kurdish Country That Could Emerge Out Of The Iraq Crisis
• Business InsiderThe Kurds, an ethnic group numbering around 30 million people, are spread throughout northern Iraq and Syria, western Iran, and eastern Turkey. They are considered to be the largest stateless national group in the world.
The continuing chaos in the Middle East could change this. Kurds in northern Syria have declared autonomy in January, with the backing of Iraqi Kurdistan and the condemnation of neighboring Turkey.