Abstract:

This study focuses on the situation in the Northern Iraq from 1990 to 2000. It is a well known fact that the regional status quo in the Middle East was threatened by the Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990. This was one of the reasons for the coordination of the states under the umbrella of United Nations to restore regional peace and stability in the Middle East. This study will focus on the following questions: Why is the Northern Iraq so important for regional peace and stability? What are the consequences of the Gulf Crisis, the Operation Provide Comfort and Safe Haven, established for Kurdish refugees? What is the importance of the Northern Iraq in the perceptions of USA, Turkey, Israel, Syria, Iran and Iraq? What are the differences between the two major groups in the Northern Iraq? This study states that the Northern Iraq is a vital calculation ingredient in the regional peace and stability. In contrast to its geographical area that it occupies, it affects and is being affected by the regional as well as international developments in a great scale.

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