Sunday, 22 September, 2013 , 07:05 AFP — The count got under way Sunday in Iraqi Kurdistan's first election in four years with opposition groups hoping to end the decades-old dominance of the two main former rebel parties.

Saturday, 21 September, 2013 , 19:13 AFP — Iraq's Kurds voted Saturday in their first election in four years as their autonomous region grapples with disputes with Baghdad and fellow Kurds fight bloody battles in neighbouring Syria.

Saturday, 21 September, 2013 , 18:29 AFP — Iraq's Kurds voted Saturday in their first election in four years as their autonomous region grapples with disputes with Baghdad and fellow Kurds fight bloody battles in neighbouring Syria.

Saturday, 21 September, 2013 , 15:37 AFP — Iraq's Kurds voted Saturday in their first election in four years as their autonomous region grapples with disputes with Baghdad and as fellow Kurds fight bloody battles in neighbouring Syria.

Saturday, 21 September, 2013 , 11:09 AFP — Iraq's Kurds voted Saturday in their first election in four years as their autonomous region grapples with disputes with Baghdad while fellow Kurds fight bloody battles in neighbouring Syria.

Saturday, 21 September, 2013 , 07:29 AFP — Iraq's Kurds voted Saturday in their first election in four years as their autonomous region grapples with disputes with Baghdad while fellow Kurds fight bloody battles in neighbouring Syria.

Saturday, 21 September, 2013 , 01:35 AFP — Iraq's Kurds vote on Saturday for their parliament as the autonomous region grapples with disputes with the federal government while fellow Kurds fight bloody battles across the border in Syria.

Friday, 20 September, 2013 , 06:58 AFP — As Iraq's president recovers in Germany from a stroke, his political party at home faces a stiff challenge from an emboldened opposition in upcoming Kurdish elections, with some forecasting a disastrous showing.

Friday, 20 September, 2013 , 05:19 AFP — As Iraq's president recovers in Germany from a stroke, his political party at home faces a stiff challenge from an emboldened opposition in upcoming elections, with some forecasting a disastrous showing.

Thursday, 19 September, 2013 , 09:31 AFP — Iraq's Kurdish region goes to the polls on Saturday, grappling with a swathe of disputes with the central government while fellow Kurds fight bloody battles across the border in Syria.