Why is Free Kurdistan Not Happening?

Kurdistan, facing existential threats and longing for statehood, navigates complex geopolitics amid internal divisions and international ambiguity, testing its survival.
Kurdistan, facing existential threats and longing for statehood, navigates complex geopolitics amid internal divisions and international ambiguity, testing its survival.
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