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completewith flag, a “Welcome to Kurdistan” sign and a bureaucracy demanding proof of Iraqi accident insurance coverage. The guards have abandoned their dashing traditional garb in favor of ...

which part of Iraq, has an international recognition. This is an important thing for us. Who are you to call it a rag? Who are you to call the Kurdish flag a rag?" Gulistan Kilic from the pro ...

Iraq's flag carrier, Iraqi Airways ... from the fertile plains of Mesopotamia to the mountains of Kurdistan in the north, and vast stretches of deserts in the west and south.