Inside Story: Battle for Kurdistan

While much media attention has been given to the uprisings in Libya, Egypt, Syria - a well-coordinated and sustained protest movement is developing in Iraq's Kurd region.

For two months, protestors have taken to the streets of Sulaimaniyah.

Inside Story, with presenter Laura Kyle, discusses with guests: Makki Nazzal, a political analyst; Noreldin Waisy, a journalist in Irbil and Nasik Kadir, a Sulaimaniyah protest leader.

This episode of Inside Story aired on Wednesday, April 19, 2011.