The '''Partition of Iraq''' refers to a number of proposed geopolitical partitions of varying severity of the nation of [[Iraq]]. Such a partition has been proposed in a "soft form" (in which Iraq becomes a [[federal state]]) and a "hard form" (in which Iraq becomes three separate countries, one for [[Sunni Arabs]] in western Iraq, [[Kurdistan|one for Kurds]] in northern Iraq, and one for [[Shi'a Arabs]] in southern Iraq). The subject is controversial and has had heavy discussion in the [[Western world|Western]] [[Media (communication)|media]] since the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]]. | The '''Partition of Iraq''' refers to a number of proposed geopolitical partitions of varying severity of the nation of [[Iraq]]. Such a partition has been proposed in a "soft form" (in which Iraq becomes a [[federal state]]) and a "hard form" (in which Iraq becomes three separate countries, one for [[Sunni Arabs]] in western Iraq, [[Kurdistan|one for Kurds]] in northern Iraq, and one for [[Shi'a Arabs]] in southern Iraq). The subject is controversial and has had heavy discussion in the [[Western world|Western]] [[Media (communication)|media]] since the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]]. |