Between this, the defeat of ISIS and the rise of a de facto Syrian Kurdish territory (Rojava - West Kurdistan), the Kurds are closer to their long held dream of Independence, than anyone alive today has seen.
Baghdad demands that the KRG hand over all border posts and airports immediately, but Barzani said that the partnership with Iraq is over.
Iran closed the border. Iran and Turkey massed some military near the border.
Reminds me of a scaled down version of the birth of Israel. Some have been calling it a potential "second Israel in the region."
