Kurds in Iraq
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The Iraqi Kurds (Kurdish: Kurdanî Êraq \ کوردانی عێراق, Arabic: أكراد العراق) are the second largest ethnic group of Iraq. They traditionally speak Kurdish languages of Sorani, Kurmanji, Feyli and also Gorani.
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کوردانی عێراق Kurdanî Êraq أكراد العراق | |
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Total population | |
5.6 million to 8.4 million (or 15%– 26.5% of the Iraqi population in 2015–16)[1][2] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Iraqi Kurdistan, Disputed territories of Northern Iraq, Iraq Governorates of: Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Duhok, Halabja, Kirkuk, Nineveh, Diyala, Saladin, Wasit, Maysan, Baghdad | |
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Religion | |
Predominantly Islam (Sunni (60%) and Shia (30%)) Smaller minorities Zoroastrism, Yazidism and Yarsanism, |
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The Kurdish people within Iraq have grappled with various political statuses over their history. Once assumed to receive full independence via the Treaty of Sèvres, Iraqi Kurds have experienced a recent troubled political history.[3] After the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003, Iraqi Kurds, now governed by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), face a crossroads in the political trajectory of Iraqi Kurdistan.[3]