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Barzani to step down as Kurdish leader in Iraq


Sunday, 29 October, 2017 , 20:04 AFP Massud Barzani, the president of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, told a closed-door session of the regional parliament Sunday he was stepping down amid the fallout from a controversial independence referendum.

Barzani to step down as Kurdish leader in Iraq


Sunday, 29 October, 2017 , 18:00 AFP Massud Barzani, the president of the autonomous Kurdish region in Iraq, told a closed-door session of parliament Sunday he was stepping down amid the fallout from a controversial independence referendum.

Weeks of tension between Iraq and its Kurds


Sunday, 29 October, 2017 , 17:44 AFP Tensions have soared between Iraq and its northern autonomous Kurdish region since Kurdish voters overwhelmingly backed independence in a referendum initiated by Massud Barzani, who announced Sunday he was stepping down.

Deal with Kurds for Iraq forces to deploy at key border post: official


Sunday, 29 October, 2017 , 17:23 AFP Iraqi and Kurdish military commanders reached a deal late Sunday for Baghdad to deploy federal forces after clashes at the disputed key Fishkhabur border crossing, a government source told AFP.

Barzani to step down as Kurdish leader in Iraq


Sunday, 29 October, 2017 , 15:44 AFP Massud Barzani, the president of the autonomous Kurdish region in Iraq, told a closed-door session of parliament Sunday he was stepping down amid the fallout from a controversial independence referendum.

Barzani: fall of the Kurdish 'lord of the mountain'


Sunday, 29 October, 2017 , 15:15 AFP President Massud Barzani, who said Sunday he was stepping down, founded Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region but was also responsible for sparking its gravest crisis with his drive for independence.

Barzani to step down as Kurdish leader in Iraq


Sunday, 29 October, 2017 , 14:37 AFP Massud Barzani, the president of the autonomous Kurdish region in Iraq, told a closed-door session of parliament Sunday he was stepping down amid the fallout from a controversial independence referendum.

Barzani says to step down as Kurdish leader in Iraq


Sunday, 29 October, 2017 , 14:13 AFP Massud Barzani, the president of the autonomous Kurdish region in Iraq, told a closed-door session of parliament Sunday he was stepping down amid the fall-out from a controversial independence referendum.

Barzani says to step down as Kurdish leader in Iraq


Sunday, 29 October, 2017 , 13:48 AFP

Kurdish parliament says will reallocate Barzani powers


Saturday, 28 October, 2017 , 16:39 AFP Parliament in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region said it will meet Sunday to redistribute the powers of president Massud Barzani who is facing pressure to quit after last month's independence vote.