sectionProvincial Rights in Iraq/Federalism in Iraq [99b19a14]
Federalism had largely receded after the Kurds got what they wanted from the constitution, but article 140 and future disputes over oil and gas made it untenable
Additional decentralization flared in 2012, Speaker Nujeifi in mid-June 2012 hinted that Sunnis in Iraq might ask for separation
Salahuddin Province unlaterally declared itself a region and not a province in October 2012