Baathism is a unique form of nationalism, it worked quite well for saddam, gadaffi, and is working well for assad, who has finally put an end to ISIS in syria.

Where gaddafi failed, was that he never got any direct support from outside sources, therefore failing one of the three requirements for a successful gureilla war.

@Deleted User That is a map from months ago, let me pull up a map now.

yup assad basically won the war

him and the kurds did well

mostly him

This is it now.

Note how kurdish territory has become smaller in iraq.

yeah they captured the leader 4 days ago

isis is dead

That's because iraq is going back to baathism and they are waging war against the kurdish, turkey has also began to occupy places within kurdistan.

@Deleted User Wait they did? I need a link to that.

wait nvm

Just remember this: The with isis is now over, and it will pick up with assad VS kurdistan.

hes somewhere around the border

the kurds need thier own country

iraqs leader is a kurd

this is more of an anti rebellion thing

Really? Even when the vote happened iraq and it's leader declared it unlawful and declared war on kurdistan as a result.

he views them as rebels

They only recently declared a ceasefire because ISIS is taking the opportunity to gun down people while the war is raging and dissapearing into the desert.

i think he wants to unite iraq

He does/

under him

not under democracy

Who would have guessed?

its obviously not about race considering the guy IS A KURD HIMSELF

It seems that baathist sentiments still reign even after hussein's execution.

its weird

its almost like hes a nationalist

*obvious gasps

nationalism will always exist in that reigion

A kurd is not always so ethnically.

It is a branch of islam as well.

Parties: Patriotic Union of Kurdistan · Kurdistan Democratic Party · Iraqi Communist Party

The ottomans had a hell of a time with them during WW1.

appearently iraqs current president is a former communist

he use to be prime minister of kurdistan

A big portion of nationalists were ironically communists at one point.