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President of Iraqi Kurdistan Masoud Barzani. (AFP)

Iraq’s Kurds Heading Towards Independence

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 2, 2017 | Features

Erbil- From the very first moment the majority of the Kurdish parties agreed to hold an independence referendum in Iraq’s Kurdistan, Amid Nankali and a group of young people started to prepare for this process by raising awareness among citizens through social media...

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Iraqi Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani. (Reuters)

Barzani: Maliki’s Crime against Kurdish Region Worse than Saddam’s Anfal Operation

by Ghassan Charbel | Aug 30, 2017 | Interviews

Irbil – President of the Kurdish Iraqi Region Masoud Barzani expressed his disappointment and “bitterness” towards former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Baghdad’s treatment of Kurds during his time in office. Barzani told Asharq Al-Awsat on Wednesday that...

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Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu meets with Iraq’s Kurdistan region’s President Massoud Barzani in Erbil, Iraq, August 23, 2017. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari

Iraq’s Kurds: Independence Referendum will not be Postponed… Except with Guarantees

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 24, 2017 | Middle East

Erbil– Iraq’s Kurds have expressed their commitment to hold the independence referendum on September 25, despite repeated demands by the United States to postpone such a move to prevent the deterioration of relations with the central government in Bagdad. The Higher...

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US Defense Secretary James Mattis meets with Iraq’s Kurdistan region’s President Masoud Barzani in Irbil, Iraq, August 22, 2017. (Reuters)

US Discusses its Presence in Iraq after ISIS

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 23, 2017 | Middle East

Baghdad, Irbil – The US presence in Iraq in the post-ISIS phase topped the meetings of US Defense Secretary James Mattis, who arrived in Baghdad on Tuesday in a surprise visit, US officials said. Mattis met with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and Defense...

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Kurdistan will hold an independence referendum on September 25 despite international reservations. (AFP)

Kurds Set Independence Referendum Date as US Calls for Postponement

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 12, 2017 | Middle East

The Iraqi Kurdistan Region will hold its contentious independence referendum on September 25 despite misgivings by the United States. “The date is standing, September 25, no change,” said Hoshyar Zebari, a close adviser to Kurdistan Regional Government...