An interview with PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, published in Free People magazine, about the Kurdistan Region:
He said disputed areas such as Sinjar, Kirkuk and Khanaqin should become part of the Kurdistan Region while maintaining integration with the Iraqi state.
He emphasized the need to overcome internal party divisions between the main Kurdish political forces (such as the KDP and PUK) and separate security forces such as the Peshmerga from narrow party control.