Massoud Barzani

Saturday: 4 US GIs, 16 Iraqis Killed; 75 Iraqis Wounded

Excerpt: Updated at 8:35 p.m. EST, Nov. 15, 2008 At least 16 Iraqis were killed and 75 more were wounded in the latest round of violence. Four U.S. servicemembers died in separate incidents, including a helicopter crash in...

Three-way talks against PKK get under way

A US official had talks with Turkish Interior Ministry officials yesterday in Ankara to discuss a proposed mechanism of three-way consultations among Turkey, Iraq and the United States against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’...

Tension Rises Between Mosul Kurds and Arabs

Nov 15, 2008

Kurds and Arabs in Mosul trade accusations that many fear would spur a battle for oil and power. Though representing a minority, Kurds prevail on the army in Mosul and control the provincial governing council after most Sunnis...

Tension rises between Mosul Kurds and Arabs

Kurds and Arabs in Mosul trade accusations that many fear would spur a battle for oil and power. Though representing a minority, Kurds prevail on the army in Mosul and control the provincial governing council after most Sunnis...

Barzani: Kurdistan supports Basra Region

Kurdistan's President declares support for other regions; says Iraqi forces not yet able to protect the country. Fresh off a diplomatic trip to several nations, including the United States, President Massoud Barzani speaks...

ANKARA: MHP Leader Bahceli Slams Praise Of US President-Elect Obama

Nov 13, 2008

MHP LEADER BAHCELI SLAMS PRAISE OF US PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA Today's Zaman Nov 12 2008 Turkey MHP leader expresses support for State Minister Nimet Cubukcu's attitude as a stance by a statesman. Nationalist Movement Party (MHP)...

Erdoğan offers Turkish mediation between US and Iran

Turkey wants to be the mediator between the new Barack Obama administration in the United States and Iran, using its growing role in the Middle East to bridge the divide between East and West, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip...

Last act of the 'Greek drama' at the White House

The report of 16 American intelligence agencies tied the hands of President Bush and his vice-president, Dick Cheney, but it was not able to dispose of the Iranian nuclear dossier. But this report also revealed the...

Kurdish expansion moves threaten stability in northern Iraq (McClatchy Newspapers)

McClatchy Newspapers - BASHIQA, Iraq — Kurdish forces have detained Murad Kashtu al Asi three times in the isolated district of Sinjar in Nineveh province. First, they beat him and accused him of being a terrorist and a member...

Turkey volunteers to mediate U.S.-Iran talks

Turkey wants to be the mediator between the new Obama administration and Iran, using its growing role in the Middle East to bridge the divide between East and West, said Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan...