Juan Cole / Informed CommentOct 29, 2017
First, the region's independence vote was ordered annulled by Iraq's prime minister. Now, Barzani has announced he will not run for re-election. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Juan Cole / Informed CommentOct 30, 2016
The president of the Kurdistan Regional Government presumably made this announcement to assuage fears of Iraqi Arabs that the KRG would take advantage of the campaign against Islamic State to annex part or all of the city to Iraqi Kurdistan. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigFeb 3, 2016
Barzani Masoud, president of the Kurdistan Regional Government, has called for an immediate nonbinding referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan over whether its people want to secede from Iraq and form an independent Kurdish state. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Juan Cole / TruthdigAug 4, 2015
On Sunday morning, Kurdish separatist guerrillas launched a suicide-bombing strike on Turkish forces in Angri province using a tractor laden with explosives. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJul 14, 2014
Last Wednesday Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki angrily lashed out at the Kurds, accusing them of harboring the terrorists of the "Islamic State." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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