Iraq’s sovereignty after U.S. withdrawal depends on whether Baghdad and Erbil can unite before militias and Iran fill the gap.
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Kurdish forces unify as US troops leave Iraq, risking a power vacuum that Iran-backed militias may potentially exploit.
U.S. cuts to peshmerga subsidies threaten PUK collapse, raising Talabani exile fears as Barzani dominance and Turkey circle Sulaymani.
Peshmerga unification is cosmetic relabeling, not real integration, as both ruling parties keep forces and seek U.S. support.
Kurdish reversal accelerates as the US abandons SDF and Peshmerga allies, backing Damascus and Baghdad over former partners.
Baghdad’s fiscal pressure and intra-Kurdish rivalries are reshaping the KDP–PUK bargain, reconfiguring Kurdistan Region federalism without systemic collapse.
Political stalemate has left Iraq’s Kurdistan Region exposed. Without a government, Iraq’s Kurdistan remains at the mercy of regional conflict and disunity.
The KDP demands power based on elections; the PUK insists on historical balance. Without Kurdish consensus, Baghdad cannot form a government.