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See: Minorities in Iraq

Proposed states

 Kurdistan

• Ethnic groups: Kurdish
  • Proposed state: Commonwealth of Central Kurdistan
  • Political parties: Kurdistan Independence Movement, Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iraq, Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (members of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization)
  • De facto autonomous state: Iraqi Kurdistan

 Assyria

• Ethnoreligious group: Assyrian
  • Proposed state:  Assyrian Democratic Republic
  • Political parties: Assyrian Democratic Movement, Assyria Liberation Party
  • Militant organisations: Nineveh Plain Protection Units, Dwekh Nawsha
  • Advocacy groups: Assyrian General Conference, Assyria Council of Europe

Turkmeneli

• Ethnic group: Turkmen
  • Proposed state: Turkmeneli or unification with Turkey
  • Political party: Iraqi Turkmen Front (member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization)

Sinjar ^{[citation needed]}

• Ethnoreligious group: Yazidi
  • Proposed autonomous area: Sinjar with Sinjar Mountain region in  Iraq or unification with  Kurdistan
  • Political organisation: Yazidi Movement for Reform and Progress, Yazidis Community

Asir

• Ethnic group: Arab
  • Proposed state: Asir
  • Advocacy groups: Abha Asir Highland Organization, Asser Regional Movement (ARM)
  • Movement: Asir Movement, Idrisi Movement
  • Militant organization: Democratic Popular Front for the Liberation of the Pennisula
  • Organization: European Asir Organization

Jabal Shammar

• Ethnic group: Arab
  • Proposed state: Jabal Shammar
  • Advocacy groups: Dhi Qar Shammar Tribal Union, Jabal Shammar Exile Association, Shamariyeh
  • Movements: Asir Movement, Idrisi Movement, Shammar Revival Movement, Qajtanite Movement
  • Organization: Haiyel Shammar People's Organization
  • Political party: Shammar Nation

Najran

• Ethnic group: Shia Arab
  • Proposed state: Najran
  • Militant organizations: Ismaili Defense Group, Ahrar al-Najran, Najran Valleys Liberation Organization
  • Organization: Najran Ismaili Association
  • Political party: Disobedience (Tamarrod), Najran Now

Rojava

• Ethnic and ethno-religious group: Kurdish, Yazidis
  • De facto autonomous region: Federation of Northern Syria – Rojava
  • Political party: Democratic Union Party
  • Militant organisation: People's Defence Units
  • Political Movement: Democratic Confederalism, Democratic Socialism, Feminism, Ecosocialism

Proposed states

As-Suwayda

• Ethno-religious group: Druze
  • Proposed state: Druze Democratic Republic
  • Political parties: Progressive Socialist Party (Syria)
  • Militant organisations: Jaysh al-Muwahhideen

Aram ^{[citation needed] [original research?]}

• Ethno-religious group: Arameans
  • Proposed state: Aramaean Republic
  • Political parties: Aramean Democratic Organisation
  • Advocacy group: World Council of Arameans (Syriacs)

 Assyria

• Ethnic group: Assyrian
  • Proposed state:  Assyrian Democratic Republic
  • Political parties: Syriac Union Party, Assyrian Democratic Organization
  • Militant organisations: Syriac Military Council, Sutoro
  • Advocacy groups: Assyria Council of Europe

Syrian Turkmen

• Ethnic group: Syrian Turkmen
  • Proposed state: Autonomous or free Bayırbucak and Northern Aleppo (Western Turkmeneli) or Turkey
  • Political parties: Syrian Turkmen Assembly (official governing umbrella for Syrian Turkmen National Bloc and Syrian Democratic Turkmen Movement)
  • Militant organizations: Syrian Turkmen Brigades

• South Yemen
  • Proposed state: South Arabia,^[1] State of Aden
  • De facto state: Southern Transitional Council^[2][3][4]
    • Political party: South Yemen Movement
• Hadhramaut
• Ethnic group: Arab
  • Proposed state: Kathiri, Qu'aiti, Wahidi Balhaf, Mahra^[5][6][7]
  • De facto state: Hadhramaut Region, Protectorate of South Arabia
    • Political party:Hadhrami League

Berberia

• Ethnic group: Berbers
  • Proposed state: Berberia (state)
  • Political party: Rally for Culture and Democracy, Socialist Forces Front
  • Militant organization: Berber separstists

Chenouas

• Ethnic group: Chenouas
  • Proposed state: Chenouas
  • Advocacy groups: Chenoua Homeland Association, Chenoui Khaloui Kima Medari, Ichenwiyen, Tipaza Shenwa
  • Political party: Party of the Revolution and Socialism Berber, Socialist Forces Front

Kabylia

• Ethnic group: Kabyle people^[8]
  • Proposed state: Republic of Kabylia (Berber language: Tagduda Taqbaylit).
  • Government-in-exile: Provisional Government of Kabylia (ANAVAD AQVAYLI UΣTIL).^[9]
  • Movement leader: Ferhat Mehenni.^[10]
  • Political party: Kabylian Movement for Self-Determination (Mak-Anavad).^[11]

Mozabite

• Ethnic group: Mozabite
  • Proposed state: Mozabite
  • Advocacy group: Chenoua Homeland Association, Chenoui Khaloui Kima Medari, Ichenwiyen, Tipaza Shenwa
  • Political party: Party of the Revolution and Socialism Berber

Shawiya

• Ethnic group: Shawiya
  • Proposed state: Shawiya
  • Advocacy group: AmaZigh ChaOui, Arwas Homeland, Amazigh World Congress
  • Political party: Party of the Revolution and Socialism Berber

•  Anjouan
• Ethnic group:
  • Proposed state:  Anjouan
  • Political parties: Anjouan People's Movement, Mouvement Populaire Anjouanais, Mawana^[12]

•  Mohéli
• Ethnic group:
  • Proposed state: Democratic Republic of Mwali^[13]

Copts

• Ethnic group: Copts
  • Proposed state: Coptic Republic
  • Movement: Coptic nationalism
  • Organization: Coptic Government In Exile

Proposed states:  Cyrenaica

• Ethnic group: Arab
  • Proposed autonomous area: Semi-autonomous "State of Cyrenaica"
  • Political Groups: Movement for Federal Libya, National Union Party, Cyrenaica Youth Movement
  • Senior Leaders: Dr. Abubakr Buera, Mr. Faraj Kezza, Dr. Azza Huwati, Ms. Najat Obedi, Mr. Mohamed Buisir, Mr. Ahmad Sannusi, Ms. Sarah Ali
  • Youth Leaders: Fathi Agori, Enas AlJazwi, Muheddine Mansuri, Osama Buera, Essa Arabi, Zeid Erragas, Mohamed Ali, Mustafa Orefy, Mabrooka Najm

 Toubouland

• Ethnic group: Toubou
  • Proposed state:  Toubouland
  • Militant organization: Toubou Front for the Salvation of Libya

 Rif

• Ethnic group: Riffian
  • Proposed state: Rif
  • Political party: RIM
  • Militant organisation(s): RIM
• Rif Independence Movement – occurred in Morocco during the 1920s,^[14][15] and was revitalized in 2013.^[16] Rif Independence Movement is a charter member of the Organization of Emerging African States.^[16]

 Somaliland

• Ethnic group: Somali
  • De facto state:  Somaliland
  • Political organisations: Government of Somaliland
  • Militant organisation: Somaliland Armed Forces

 Darfur

• Ethnic group: Fur, Zaghawe, Masalit
  • Proposed state: Darfur
  • Militant organization: Darfur Liberation Front
  • Status: War in Darfur