Format:
Lit. S. 228-229
ISBN:
9780415072656
Content:
The author asserts that 1976 marked a turning-point in the history of the Kurdish movement, characterized by two main developments: a) a break with the traditional tribal orientation and b) the formation of a multi-party system. Prior to 1976, the Kurdish movement, of significance only in Iraq (Turkey had suppressed all Kurdish self-expression and in Iran state centralization led to assimilation of Kurds into the Iranian state structure), was led by tribal chiefs; afterwards leaders were recruited from urban elements. The appearance of new parties, and with it the emergence of counter-powers, resulted in internal conflict among the Kurds. The author states that the ceasefire in the Iran-Iraq War in 1988 and the setback inflicted upon the Kurds introduced the appearance of new variables in the Kurdish movement: mass deportation from Iraq, systematic destruction of villages and towns in Iraq and the establishment of a "no man's land" on Iraq's northern borders. Guerilla warfare has become difficult. The Kurdish population is now concentrated in big cities. There has been an exodus of over 60.000 Iraqi Kurds to Turkey. (DÜI-Kwe)
In:
The Kurds, London [u.a.] : Routledge, 1992, , Seite 134-142, 9780415072656
In:
0415072654
In:
pages:134-142
Language:
English
