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Iraq PM must not obtain F-16s: Kurdistan chief


Monday, 23 April, 2012 , 09:29 AFP — Massud Barzani, the president of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan, said he opposes the sale of F-16 warplanes to Iraq while Nuri al-Maliki is premier, as he fears they would be used against the region.

Kurdish activists end Strasbourg hunger strike


Saturday, 21 April, 2012 , 19:47 AFP — Kurdish activists on Saturday announced the end of a 52-day hunger strike to demand that the Council of Europe look into the conditions of rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan's detention in Turkey.

Iraqi Kurd leader says won't allow PKK to operate from north


Friday, 20 April, 2012 , 14:09 AFP — The leader of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region vowed Friday he would not allow Kurdish separatists to stage attacks in Turkey from northern Iraq, local media reported.

Turkey calls for tougher action against PKK


Friday, 20 April, 2012 , 10:05 AFP — Turkey on Friday urged the leader of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region for tougher action against a drawn-out insurgency waged by Kurdish militants, a Turkish diplomat told AFP.

Iraq's Kurdish leader meets fugitive countryman


Thursday, 19 April, 2012 , 15:33 AFP — Iraq's fugitive vice president, who has been sheltering in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, following a political dispute in Baghdad on Thursday met the region's leader Massud Barzani.

Exxon out of Iraq energy auction after row


Thursday, 19 April, 2012 , 10:35 AFP — Oil giant ExxonMobil, which drew Baghdad's ire for signing a deal with the Kurdistan region, will not participate in an auction of exploration blocks next month, Iraq's oil ministry said on Thursday.

Iraqi Kurd official commits suicide in jail cell


Saturday, 14 April, 2012 , 19:07 AFP — A senior Iraqi Kurdish official, detained on suspicion of taking bribes, committed suicide on Saturday by hanging himself in his prison cell, officials said.

Iraqi Kurdish donkey-themed party unveils statue


Thursday, 12 April, 2012 , 12:59 AFP — A political party in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region called the Donkeys' Party has unveiled a statue of its four-legged namesake in dress attire in central Sulaimaniyah.

Iraq Kurd leader accuses PM Maliki of 'dictatorship'


Sunday, 8 April, 2012 , 13:37 AFP — Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is monopolising power and preparing the ground for a return to dictatorship, Kurdish leader Massud Barzani charged in an interview published on Sunday.

Iraq Kurd leader accuses PM Maliki of 'dictatorship'


Sunday, 8 April, 2012 , 12:51 AFP — Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is monopolising power and preparing the ground for a return to dictatorship, Kurdish leader Massud Barzani charged in an interview published on Sunday.