Sunnistan, Shiastan and Kurdistan
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It has been proposed by international powers that Syria and Iraq be divided into Sunnistan, Shiastan and Kurdistan. Sunnistan would become a Sunni Arab state in northwest Iraq and eastern Syria, Shiastan a Shia Arab state in southeast Iraq, and Kurdistan in northern Syria and northern Iraq, whose people are Sunni Kurds. Some experts support the creation of a Sunnistan.
- Sunnistan
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- Most of the Sunni Arab area in Syria and Iraq is occupied by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in March 2016.
- Shiastan
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- All of the Shia Arab area in Iraq is controlled by the Federal government of Iraq or Shiite militias.
- Kurdistan
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- All of the Kurdish areas in Syria are controlled by Rojava, while all Kurdish areas in Iraq are controlled by the Kurdistan Regional Government.
See also
- Partition of Syria
- Proposals for an Assyrian autonomy or state
- Shia Islam in Iraq
- Islam in Syria
- Kurdistan
- Kurdish nationalism
- -stan