Iraq's demographic divide. Iraq's three-way demographic divide didn't cause the current crisis, but it's a huge part of it. You can see there are three main groups.

The map below, created by IHS Energy, shows how the country could be split. The Kurdistan Regional Government would govern Kurdistan in the north. The Kurds hold Kirkuk, a major refinery city.

ISIS's rapid advancement across Iraq in the summer of 2014 has caused so far irreparable damage to any idea of unity in the country. As the following map shows, Iraqi territory can be thought of ...

For the first time in nearly four decades, Iraq will this week conduct a nationwide census, a task that promises to deliver critical data to guide development and potentially redefine the country ...

Iraq conflict in maps * ... Iraq's Kurdish population has seized the opportunity to fill the vacuum left by the Iraqi army, with its militia making advances into IS-held territory.

Iraq will hold a nationwide census in October, its first in 22 years, mapping ethnic divisions in a survey which could encourage reconciliation or fan the feuds threatening its fragile calm.

The census will be the first to employ advanced technologies for gathering and analysing data, providing a comprehensive picture of Iraq’s demographic, social, and economic landscape, officials say.

Iraq is holding its first nationwide census in nearly four decades this week, a long-awaited count in a nation that has been blighted by sectarian and.

On Nov. 20 and 21, everyone in Iraq stayed home, waiting for a knock on their door. Crowded highways were empty, bazaar shops shuttered. A team of around 120,000 specially trained census-takers ...

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Judith Yaphe, senior research fellow at National Defense University about the demographic make-up of Iraq, and how that will affect Iraq's future. She says Sunni ...

Iraq is conducting its first comprehensive nationwide census in nearly four decades. The Ministry of Interior announced a two-day curfew for the extensive operation, which will see 120,000 ...

11/19/2024 November 19, 2024. Iraq is conducting its first census in 27 years. The head count could upset a political power-sharing system that was set up to prevent civil war.