You have mentioned that " But the KRG parliament has also been trying to annex portions of the Nineveh and Diyala Provinces, as well as Kirkuk. Largely Kurdish regions at one point, " I am sure you are misinformed about the above mentioned region . Kirkuk province in all its history wasn't with any kurdish majority . It is nor a kurdish area . You have to be carefull about what your mentioning in yourarticle . As Iraqi Turkmen we have been punished bu US admistration due to our refuse to cooperate with American invasion , so American Admistration are very genourse in giving our land to Kurdish admistration and you guys are behaving according to US policy.