However, our strength in Kurdistan is partly dependent on us letting the Kurdish parties and militias do what they want.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » At Least We Have The Kurds] Reference

Most of Iraq, except Kurdistan, is in a state of anarchy.    From Wordnik.com.  [10/13/2005] Reference

Bouckaert, for one, made no secret, there in Kurdistan, of his doubts.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Accuser] Reference

Three hikers in Kurdistan took a wrong turn and are being held in Iran.    From Wordnik.com.  [Short Takes] Reference

A small number of them had arrived in Kurdistan to do something about it.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Accuser] Reference

If we stations ourselves in Kurdistan, it would place the U.S. in an impossible position.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » The Zero Option] Reference

There is no real Iraqi government, flying the Iraqi flag is forbidden in Kurdistan for example.    From Wordnik.com.  [Easter Lemming Liberal News] Reference

What's new was the inclusion of the word Kurdistan - though as the name of a region - in my passport.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mideast Youth - Thinking Ahead] Reference

A more plausible hypothetical -- and not so hypothetical: Kirkuk votes to join Kurdistan, the Turks invade.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Democratic Debate - Swampland - TIME.com] Reference

She responded, There are so many, but I think that my favorite hooping memory was when I was in Kurdistan in a Cafe.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hooping.org | Blog | Luisa Gherdaoui: Inside The Hoop] Reference

They blamed everything on the CIA, from rebellion in Kurdistan to hurricanes to train derailments; it was ridiculous.    From Wordnik.com.  [Into the Den of Spies] Reference

Back to Iraq a weblog by journalist Christopher Albritton, former NY Post reporter who traveled in Kurdistan and wants to go back.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2003-03-01] Reference

And what if no settlement could be reached and our troops hunkered down in Kurdistan to watch the ensuing war with polite disinterest?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Small Steps for Iraq] Reference

When I asked her what she had felt in Kurdistan during the lead-up to the invasion, she did not answer for herself but described the concern of the people around her.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Accuser] Reference

… and ALL decide to vacation in Kurdistan just as the Turks invade ….    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Voinovich’s Case for Bolton: ‘The World Is Going Wacko Everywhere’] Reference

You know, he grew up in Kurdistan, which is in northern Iraq.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 9, 2004] Reference

This is the autonomous region of Kurdistan, which is north of Iraq.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 25, 2009] Reference

At the core of the project were the government records in Kurdistan.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Accuser] Reference

He says a plan to destroy Zarqawi’s training camp in Kurdistan was abandoned for diplomatic reasons.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » ‘Mission Accomplished’ By The Numbers] Reference

TURNLEY: Daryn, I've been in the north in effectively what is called Kurdistan with the Kurdish people.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 30, 2003] Reference

For companies that have stumbled into this corner of Iraq known as Kurdistan, it's an era that has just begun.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wildcatters Plunge Into North Iraq] Reference

Since the 2003 invasion, the region known as Kurdistan has been fairly secure and is considered safe for travelers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wherethehellismatt] Reference

Much haggling is around Kirkuk which the Kurds insist to turn into another province under the so called Kurdistan regional government.    From Wordnik.com.  [An Arab Woman Blues. Reflections in a sealed bottle...] Reference

The Turks are none too happy about this "Kurdistan" thing, either.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sanders Stands Up For Logic in Bushworld] Reference

Unless you’re a Jash, KDP or PUK, you are not recognized in Kurdistan.    From Wordnik.com.  [Global Voices in English » Kurdistance: Launching the Arab Association for Kurdish Rights] Reference

The Kurds have already renamed their part of Iraq, "Kurdistan," and they treat it accordingly.    From Wordnik.com.  [One Move and Iraq Gets It!] Reference

Oh maybe not out of "Kurdistan" but all of us can be sentimental or whatever you wish to label it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Report: Nearly 250,000 Donors Give To Obama Campaign] Reference

There are reports that some 60,000 Turkish troops are massing on the border for a land invasion of "Kurdistan".    From Wordnik.com.  [Blake Fleetwood: Exclusive -- Bill Clinton: We Need To Stay in Iraq to Protect the Kurds From The Turks] Reference

"The end of the story scored pretty high, but only because viewers thought the phrase 'Kurdistan' was, you know, a punchline.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Bonfire Of The Ironies] Reference

Kurdistan is an obvious example.    From Wordnik.com.  [Shedding Light on Lebanon] Reference

"Kurdistan is more calm, more peaceful.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Travel chaos seen as sign of progress at Baghdad airport] Reference

"Kurdistan" at various epochs; but for convenience we shall call it.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Ancient East] Reference

Gul mentions 'Kurdistan'; Afghan strategy set for release next week.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest News - UPI.com] Reference

Just out of curiosity, is it common to use the term "Kurdistan" so openly like that?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Original Signal - Transmitting Digg] Reference

"We have, in the north Kurdistan, which is, in all regards, an independent country with its own army and its own government.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tikrit Rallies against Kurds while Maliki Fiddles] Reference

"We have, in the north Kurdistan, which is, in all regards, an independent country, with its own army and its own government.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sex and Politics and Screeds and Attitude] Reference

Only a few small companies ( 'oil minnows') have contracts in Northern Iraq ( 'Kurdistan'), which has only 3% of Iraq's reserves.    From Wordnik.com.  [WHAT REALLY HAPPENED] Reference

When the judge supposedly responded, “There is no country called Kurdistan,” the German woman replied, “That’s why we fight.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kurds: Victims of Terrorism] Reference