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Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region


Thursday, 3 July, 2014 , 16:45 AFP Iraqi Kurdistan, whose President Massud Barzani aims to organise a referendum on a long-held Kurdish dream of independence, has been a de facto autonomous region since 1991.

Iraq Kurd chief wants independence referendum


Thursday, 3 July, 2014 , 15:35 AFP The leader of Iraq's Kurds set the ball rolling Thursday for a referendum on their long-held dream of independence, another setback for international efforts to unite the country's politicians against a militant offensive.

Iraq Kurd chief asks MPs to organise independence vote


Thursday, 3 July, 2014 , 14:46 AFP Massud Barzani, the president of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, asked its parliament on Thursday to start organising a referendum on the long-held dream of independence.

Iraq Kurd chief asks MPs to organise independence vote


Thursday, 3 July, 2014 , 13:38 AFP Massud Barzani, the president of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, asked its parliament Thursday to start organising a referendum on independence.

Iraq Kurd chief asks MPs to organise independence vote


Thursday, 3 July, 2014 , 13:24 AFP Massud Barzani, the president of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, on Thursday asked its parliament to start organising a referendum on independence.

Iraq Kurd chief to discuss disputed areas referendum: MP


Thursday, 3 July, 2014 , 09:09 AFP Iraqi Kurdish regional president Massud Barzani will address the Kurdish parliament Thursday on holding a referendum in disputed areas, after vowing to hold a plebiscite within months, an MP said.

US reaches out to Saudi Arabia, Sunni, Kurd leaders in Iraq


Wednesday, 2 July, 2014 , 21:41 AFP Top US officials Wednesday upped pressure on key Iraqi leaders as political chaos in Baghdad clouded American hopes for a unity government to tackle the country's sectarian breakdown.

US reaches out to Sunni, Kurd leaders in Iraq


Wednesday, 2 July, 2014 , 19:31 AFP Top US officials Wednesday upped pressure on key Iraqi leaders as political chaos in Baghdad clouded American hopes for a unity government to tackle the country's sectarian breakdown.

Iraq PM rejects Kurdish territorial claims


Wednesday, 2 July, 2014 , 11:53 AFP Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday rejected an assertion by the country's autonomous Kurdish region that its control of disputed territory is here to stay.

Jihadists urged to free Kurdish school kids held in Syria


Tuesday, 1 July, 2014 , 20:02 AFP The UN children's agency and Human Rights Watch appealed Tuesday for the release of more than 100 Kurdish schoolboy and girls kidnapped by jihadists in Syria at the end of May.