4. What additional factors led to the destabilization of the Mid: What was the impact of Saddam Hussein’s policies on the relationship between Iraq’s Kurdish population and the central government?

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What was the impact of Saddam Hussein’s policies on the relationship between Iraq’s Kurdish population and the central government?

Lewis Gant 45m3 · Accepted Answer

Saddam’s brutal repression, including military attacks and chemical warfare, deepened the division between the Kurdish population and the Iraqi central government. It fostered longstanding resentment, which played a key role in later Kurdish struggles for autonomy.