Sources: Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Every source cited on this case’s published pages, with where it is used. Organisation and government sources are labelled as perspectives.
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10 sources. A working link shows that a source is available; it is not proof that the source supports a claim — that is checked by editorial evidence review.
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News analysis or explainer · Journalism
BBC News, Who are the Kurds? (BBC, First published 21 October 2014; updated 15 October 2019) link
Explainer last updated in 2019; used only for dated background. Its statement that the KRG was created in 2005 conflicts with the Kurdistan Parliament’s account of 1992 and is not used.
Cited on: Kurdistan Region of Iraq, History of Kurdish self-government and independence politics in Iraq · Source record
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News report · Journalism
Ihsan, Mohammed, KDP, PUK Near Deal on New Kurdistan Government, Official Says (Kurdistan24, 16 August 2026) link
Reports statements by a KDP official. The most recent report on government formation found in this research pass.
Cited on: Kurdistan Region of Iraq, History of Kurdish self-government and independence politics in Iraq, Kurdistan Region of Iraq: constitutional status and politics in 2026 · Source record
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NGO or research institute report · Independent publication
International Centre for Defence and Security, A Hundred Years of Attempts to Create an Independent Kurdistan (International Centre for Defence and Security (Tallinn), 19 December 2017) link
Analytical essay by a defence and security think tank; the authors’ names were not shown on the page as retrieved. Its evaluative judgements are attributed, not adopted. Locators are section headings.
Cited on: Kurdistan Region of Iraq, History of Kurdish self-government and independence politics in Iraq · Source record
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Website · Government perspective or primary official source
Kurdistan Parliament – Iraq, پەرلەمانی کوردستان (Kurdistan Parliament, Sorani home page) (Kurdistan Parliament) link
Used to verify Sorani name forms in official use (site title and address line) and the date of the first session of the sixth term.
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Government publication · Government perspective or primary official source
Kurdistan Parliament – Iraq, History of Parliament (Kurdistan Parliament) link
The regional parliament’s own account of its origins; locators are paragraph numbers counted on the page.
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Legislation · Government perspective or primary official source
Republic of Iraq, Iraq’s Constitution of 2005 (Constitute Project, 2005) link
English translation distributed by the Comparative Constitutions Project.
Cited on: Kurdistan Region of Iraq, History of Kurdish self-government and independence politics in Iraq, Kurdistan Region of Iraq: constitutional status and politics in 2026 · Source record
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News analysis or explainer · Journalism
Shafaq News, Kurdistan’s 10th cabinet: Interlocking alliances and persistent political differences (Shafaq News, 7 June 2026) link
Iraqi news outlet; quotes KDP and PUK officials.
Cited on: Kurdistan Region of Iraq, History of Kurdish self-government and independence politics in Iraq, Kurdistan Region of Iraq: constitutional status and politics in 2026 · Source record
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Intergovernmental document · Intergovernmental organisation
United Nations Secretary-General, Report of the Secretary-General pursuant to resolution 2367 (2017) (United Nations, 19 October 2017) link
UN Assistance Mission for Iraq reporting; section II.A covers the referendum. Locators are paragraph and page numbers.
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Intergovernmental document · Intergovernmental organisation
United Nations Secretary-General, Report of the Secretary-General pursuant to resolution 2367 (2017) (United Nations, 17 January 2018) link
Covers the aftermath of the referendum and the federal Supreme Court ruling. Locators are paragraph and page numbers.
Cited on: Kurdistan Region of Iraq, History of Kurdish self-government and independence politics in Iraq, Kurdistan Region of Iraq: constitutional status and politics in 2026 · Source record
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News analysis or explainer · Independent publication
van Wilgenburg, Wladimir, Kurdish Rebel Groups Are Wary of Tehran’s Next Move (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Diwan), July 2026) link
Commentary; used only for a minimal, attributed note on 2026 events affecting Iranian Kurdish groups in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Cited on: History of Kurdish self-government and independence politics in Iraq, Kurdistan Region of Iraq: constitutional status and politics in 2026 · Source record