This one is long but there was a lot to cover. We get through the Kurdish wars of the 20th century, including the civil war in the 1990s, all the way to last year's independence referendum and December's protests.
Also, here's the KDP-PUK map I mentioned:
And a map of where last year's referendum was held (red indicates Iraqi Kurdistan, pink the disputed …
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