Bahra Saleh

Bahra Saleh, 27, is the Research and Program Officer for the Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS) at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS).

The Countdown to Kurdish Independence Has Begun

BREAKING AWAY

The Countdown to Kurdish Secession Has Begun. Don’t Rush It.

The planned Sept. 25 referendum on secession from Iraq would tear the country apart at precisely the moment the so-called Islamic State is on the ropes. Mattis wants to stop it.

Muhammed Ahmed Abdullah