Masoud Barzani
KDP comes first in Iraqi Kurdistan election
Middle East
October 21, 2018
KDP comes first in Iraqi Kurdistan election
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – The ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) came first in a parliamentary election in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan…
Iraq’s Kurds hold elections for regional parliament
Middle East
September 30, 2018
Iraq’s Kurds hold elections for regional parliament
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraq’s self-ruled Kurdish region was holding long-delayed parliamentary elections on Sunday, a year after a…
Kurdish parties opposed to Barzani report attacks on offices overnight
Middle East
October 30, 2017
Kurdish parties opposed to Barzani report attacks on offices overnight
Iraqi Kurdish political parties opposed to Masoud Barzani, the outgoing Kurdistan region leader, reported attacks on their offices in several…
100,000 Kurds flee Kirkuk since Iraqi army takeover: Kurdish officials
Middle East
October 19, 2017
100,000 Kurds flee Kirkuk since Iraqi army takeover: Kurdish officials
About 100,000 Kurds have fled Kirkuk for fear of sectarian reprisals since Iraqi government forces took over the city after…
Baghdad piles pressure on Iraqi Kurds to reverse overwhelming independence vote
Middle East
September 28, 2017
Baghdad piles pressure on Iraqi Kurds to reverse overwhelming independence vote
Baghdad heaped pressure on Iraq’s Kurds on Wednesday, demanding they cancel their overwhelming vote for independence while parliament urged the…
Iraqi Kurdish leader says ‘yes’ vote won independence referendum
Middle East
September 27, 2017
Iraqi Kurdish leader says ‘yes’ vote won independence referendum
Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani said on Tuesday that Kurds had voted “yes” to independence in a referendum held in…
Iraqi Kurds vote in referendum on independence from Baghdad
Middle East
September 25, 2017
Iraqi Kurds vote in referendum on independence from Baghdad
Iraqi Kurds were casting ballots on Monday in Iraq’s Kurdish region and disputed territories on whether to support independence from…
Turkey and Iraq’s Kurds: Loving thy neighbor
World
April 8, 2010
Turkey and Iraq’s Kurds: Loving thy neighbor
Erbil, Iraq-- On 13 March, the President of Iraq's Kurdistan Region Masoud Barzani received an official diplomatic visit at the…