From Kalashnikov to Diplomacy
di Siamand Banaa, former Iraqi ambassador
London – In April 1991, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 688, paving the way for a safe haven in Iraqi Kurdistan. It enabled more than 1.5 million displaced Kurds to return from the mountains along Iraq’s borders with Iran and Turkey, where they had fled following Saddam Hussein’s brutal suppression. Establishing the safe haven […]