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Gulf Today
February 19, 2018
Second-class Kurds. According to the ICG, the problems of Sinjar are deep-rooted and go back to the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein. After the invasion, “real power (in Sinjar) was exercised by... the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP)” of Massud Barzani, the former headÃâà...
Sputnik International
December 20, 2017
... provoked by their independence bid. The loss of oil-rich territories hit a hard blow to the local powers, with Kurdish leader Massud Barzani's announcement of his resignation in late October. Following the move, the legislative and presidential elections set to take place on November 1, were postponed.
Sputnik International
December 18, 2017
... provoked by their independence bid. The loss of oil-rich territories hit a hard blow to the local powers, with Kurdish leader Massud Barzani's announcement of his resignation in late October. Following the move, the legislative and presidential elections set to take place on November 1, were postponed.
RFI
October 30, 2017
The president of the autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan region, Massud Barzani, announced on Sunday that he was stepping down because of the crisis sparked by last month's independence referendum. The referendum, in which 93 percent of voters backed the formation of a Kurdish state, led to clashesÃâà...
FRANCE 24
October 29, 2017
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. Also Sunday, the Kurds agreed to surrender to Iraqi forces the strategic border post ofÃâà...
Hindustan Times
October 29, 2017
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. Also Sunday, the Kurds agreed to surrender to Iraqi forces the strategic border post ofÃâà...
Rudaw
October 25, 2017
Kurdish President Massud Barzani (R) attends a meeting with Kirkuk people on September 12, 2017 with Vice President Kosrat Rasoul Ali (L). Gorran and Komal, two of the main Kurdish parties, have called for the abolishment of the office of the Kurdish presidency. File photo: AFP/Marwan Ibrahim. ERBILÃâà...
The New Arab
October 23, 2017
The Goran movement called on Iraqi Kurdistan's president Massud Barzani and his deputy Kosrat Rasul to step down after Baghdad seized swathes of disputed territory from Kurdish forces.
Al-Arabiya
September 23, 2017
Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani on Saturday delayed a scheduled news conference on a controversial independence referendum he has called for next week as international pressure mounts for a postponement. There has been uncertainty about whether the vote will go ahead on Monday as Iraq'sÃâà...
BBC News
September 15, 2017
Kurdish leader Massud Barzani said he would give a rapid response to the ideas but appeared to have dismissed them when asked earlier on Friday, before the vote went ahead. "We still haven't heard a proposal that can be an alternative to the Kurdistan referendum," he said. Mr Barzani's statement wasÃâà...
ABC Online
February 3, 2016
Iraqi Kurdistan leader Massud Barzani has declared that the "time has come" for the country's Kurds to hold a referendum on statehood, a move likely to raise tensions with Baghdad. Key points: Iraqi Kurd leader says 'time has come' for statehood referendum; Oil-rich provinces controlled by Kurdish forcesÃâà...
