Analysis: As violence escalates, so does talk of a divided Iraq

An idea to redraw the map to give religious and ethnic groups more autonomy gains traction in Iraq and US.

WASHINGTON – In Iraq's Kurdish north, the Iraqi flag no longer flies alongside the Kurdish banner on public buildings - the presi- dent of the largely autonomous Kurdish region has banned it.

And in Baghdad, Shiite politicians last week introduced legislation defining how the sectarian-riven country could eventually be divided into autonomous regions - including a powerful and oil-rich Shiite region in the south.

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