Throughout recent history, Kurds have fought for their independence.

In occupied Iraq the previously dominant Sunni group is being deliberately marginalised. Here one analyst shares his assessment of the situation.

Washington is likely to relinquish sovereignty of Iraq

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The envisaged Iraq cakewalk has turned into a quagmire with some parties involved now more anxious to acquire or maintain a sizeable political ranking than anything else.

The two major players in post-war Iraq, Muslim Shia and Kurds have been fighting over the spoils of the war that toppled Saddam Hussein last April.

The US occupation administrator for Iraq, Paul Bremer, has announced a massive increase in border security as Iraqis began burying those killed in anti-Shia attacks.