The Kurdish dream of an independent state in northern Iraq, which took wing with overwhelming support in a referendum on September 25, crashed to earth three weeks later, as Iran-backed Iraqi forces on Monday seized back Kirkuk, the oil-rich area contested between Kurds and Arabs, which could now become a new frontline for another war within the many wars tearing apart the Middle East.
库尔德人想在伊拉克北部建立一个独立国家的梦想——9月25日公投中的压倒性赞成票为这个梦想插上了翅膀——在公投三周后破灭：由伊朗支持的伊拉克武装力量周一夺回了对基尔库克(Kirkuk)的控制。库尔德人和阿拉伯人激烈争夺这块石油储量丰富的地盘，如今它可能成为多场撕裂中东的战争中又一场战争的新前线。
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