Iraq’s Factional Chaos Threatens to Disrupt a Kurdish Haven
Michael Kamber for The New York Times
A thriving market in Erbil shows the Kurds' gains in northern Iraq.
By TIM ARANGO
Published: January 3, 2012
ERBIL, Iraq — For the Kurds here in this ancient city, the rewards of war are numerous and obvious. Construction cranes rise from the cityscape. Highway medians are green with shrubbery. A glittering shopping mall with an indoor ice skating rink stands as a totem of American-style consumerism. The only blast walls in sight are those that protect the regional parliament, decorated by sunflowers painted in muted shades of yellow.
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