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Peshmerga waiting on Barzani’s go-ahead to retake Sinjar: official

by Dalshad Abdullah | Nov 26, 2014 | Middle East

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, backed by thousands of Yazidi volunteers, are preparing for a decisive battle to liberate Mount Sinjar from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a senior Kurdish official told Asharq Al-Awsat. “Peshmerga...

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President of the Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani speaks during a joint press conference with British Foreign Secretary William Hague (unseen) in Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s autonomous region of Kurdistan, on June 27, 2014. (AFP Photo/Safin Hamed)

Opinion: Barzani Flying a Kite

by Amir Taheri | Jul 11, 2014 | Opinion

What do you do when you have walked your cat the wrong way? The reasonable answer is that you walk it right back. This is what Kurdistan Regional Government President Massoud Barzani should do regarding his talk of a referendum on independence for Iraqi Kurds. Unless...

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President of the Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani speaks during a joint press conference with British Foreign Secretary William Hague (unseen) in Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s autonomous region of Kurdistan, on June 27, 2014. (AFP Photo/Safin Hamed)

Referendum on Kurdistan independence within months—Barzani

by Dalshad Al-Dalwi | Jul 2, 2014 | Middle East

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—The president of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, Massoud Barzani, has announced that a referendum on the region’s independence will be held within the coming months, pointing out that he is currently in talks with the Kurdistan Parliament to set...

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Iraqi Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani, center, welcomes British Foreign Secretary William Hague, right, in Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s autonomous region of Kurdistan, on June 27, 2014. (AFP Photo/Safin Hamed)

Baghdad must accept Kirkuk is now part of Kurdistan—KRG official

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 30, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The federal government in Baghdad must now accept that Kirkuk is a part of the autonomous Kurdistan region, a senior Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) official has said, echoing earlier comments by Kurdish President Massoud Barzani. Speaking...

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Kurdish President Massoud Barzani (R) shakes hands with US Secretary of State John Kerry at the presidential palace in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, on June 24, 2014. (AP Photo/ Brendan Smialowski, Pool)

KRG official: Kurds will not participate in any Maliki government

by Ma'ad Fayad | Jun 25, 2014 | Uncategorized

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani threatened secession from Iraq unless Kurds are “real partners” in the state. His comments, which came during a meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Erbil on Tuesday to...