In recent months, Iraqi Kurdistan, like other points in Iraq, has become a scene of the proxy conflicts between Tehran and Washington. Rocket strikes and explosive Drones attacks on Erbil’s airport and even downtown Erbil will have negative effects on the stability and political role of the region. This is not the only dilemma between Tehran and Kurdistan. (PKK) settled in Sinjar and their occasional clashes with Turkish and Peshmerga forces associated with Masoud Barzani are another problem for Kurdistan.

         On the other hand, some factions under PMF and their clear support for PKK forces have put Kurdistan at a difficult crossroads between confronting these factions and Turkey. The answer to the question “The impact of Biden’s policy regarding this crisis” could take months to come public.

Link: https://www.bayancenter.org/2021/09/7453/