THE STRUGGLE FOR KIRKUK - DR> HENRY ASTARJIAN discussed book with NPR Music featured:
The Struggle for Kirkuk
WNPR's Where We Live
HARTFORD, CT (2007-11-27) Numerous world powers have fought for control of the vast oil resources in fields near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk. With tensions rising between Kurdish nationalists and the Turkish government to the North, American troops and the fledgling Iraqi army are struggling to maintain order. We'll hear from author Henry Astarjian, who's published a new memoir about growing up in Kirkuk.
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