Do the Kurdish people want Kirkuk to be part of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of northern Iraq?
We need to resettle everyone back into their houses and calm the security situation in Kirkuk. Then after that, there could be a referendum or election and the people of Kirkuk will decide if they want to fall under the central government of Iraq or the province of Kurdistan. Question: Is there a danger that the Kurds will break away from Iraq to form their own country? Answer: No, the Kurds are asking only for federalism. I have never heard from any Kurdish leaders asking for independence or separation from the central government. Question: Some have predicted that there will be a struggle for Kirkuk’s oil. Will the southern Arabs try to withhold the oil from the Kurds in the north? Answer: The people in the south of Iraq have as much oil as Kirkuk, so why would they take it? The oil in Kirkuk belongs to all Iraqis, and also the oil in Basra belongs to all Iraqis. But the city has not been taken care of, the streets and infrastructure. So Kirkuk needs a lot of money to rebuild and bec
