The Lion of Kurdistan: 'We want our state' | Kosrat Rasool Ali Historical Archive

Italian frontline reportage from Kirkuk centered on Kosrat Rasul Ali during the war against ISIS. The article presents him as being on the front line and records his views on the war, Kurdish military organization and independence.

The report was written from Kirkuk during the conflict with ISIS and portrays Kosrat Rasul Ali as an experienced Peshmerga figure active on the front. It records his argument for a unified and regular Kurdish armed force and his assessment of the fight against ISIS. The article is also an important contemporary example of the 'Lion of Kurdistan' epithet being used in international media.

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Kosrat Rasul's frontline association with the anti-ISIS campaign, his advocacy of a unified Kurdish force and international use of the 'Lion of Kurdistan' epithet.

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