Lessons from Kirkuk for Mosul and Nineveh Province

David L. Phillips writes that lessons drawn from Kirkuk can inform plans to stabilize Mosul and Nineveh province after Mosul is liberated from the Islamic State. Kirkuk and the Niveveh province are both made up of diverse ethnic and sectarian groups. Phillips argues that plans for Mosul must be part of a larger plan for the entire Nineveh Province and the core of securing post-conflict stabilization is delivering services and establishing a decentralized government. 

David L. Phillips is Director of the Program on Peace-building and Rights ISHR. He worked on “The Future of Iraq Project” at the State Department’s Near Eastern Affairs Bureau during the Bush administration.

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