Did you read the entire article or only the obviously biased title, made by the editor? The article clearly says that the communities are divided.

Meanwhile, skirmishes have occured between Yazidis and Peshmerga, Turkmens feel clearly intimidated and threatened by the referendum and Arabs from Kirkuk have been thrown out of their homes.

Even Kurds have been deprived of their rights, as Barzani remains illegally head of their state. He's basically a dictator, but god forbids insulting one of America's best buddies in the region.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/11/03/...g-arabs-kirkuk
https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/Co...tan-referendum
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world...=.a5e8444d28a9
https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/...nce-referendum

http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-997874

His presidential mandate was unconstitutionally extended again in 2015.