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NEWS ABOUT: Massoud Barzani

Massoud Barzani stories: 3 news summaries

 Kurds Threaten 
 to Block Iraqi Election 

Dispute over Kirkuk holds up passage of new election law

Oct 29, 09 4:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - A dispute over the oil-rich province of Kirkuk is threatening to delay the Iraqi elections scheduled for January and push Arab-Kurd tensions past the breaking point. Kurdish lawmakers in the Iraqi parliament have vowed to block a vote on a new election law unless authorities agree to use voter records... More »

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Iraq • Kurdistan • Kurds • Massoud Barzani • Kirkuk • Iraqi elections

Kurds Lead Charge to Oust Iraqi Leader

US tries to stave off no-confidence vote against PM Maliki

Jan 9, 08 4:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is under fire again, this time from Kurdish politicians who say he hasn’t followed through on promises he made after the Kurds propped him up last summer. A Kurdish/Sunni coalition against Maliki almost has enough votes to depose him, a development the US fears... More »

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Iraq • Ali al Sistani • Nouri al-Maliki • Kurdistan • Kurds • Iraq government • Jalal Talabani • Massoud Barzani

If Turks Cross Border, It's War: Kurdish Prez

Says Turkiey is trying
to undermine Kurdish prosperity in Iraq

Oct 29, 07 9:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Kurdish President Massoud Barzani has warned the Turkish government that any move into his territory will be considered a declaration of war. The warning came yesterday as Turkish troops attacked separatist PKK guerrillas inside Turkey, killing 20, reports the London Times. Turkish officials have charged that the largely autonomous Kurdish... More »

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Iraq • Turkey • Kurdistan • Recep Tayyip Erdogan • PKK • Kurdistan Workers' Party • Massoud Barzani • Iraq war

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