This election, must start new chapter in relations between Kurdistan and Baghdad, said 26-year-old Hawzar Salar as he cast his in the regional Arbil.. ... On Monday, Baghdad is due to elect the president of the country.. ..…
By competing visions for the future of the autonomous region, BAGHDAD — Kurds voted Sunday parliamentary elections for the time since 2013, effort to kick-start stagnant scene Iraq that has been beset.. ... PUK has argued for better relations with Baghdad while KDP has insisted..…
Veteran KDP leader Masoud Barzani has managed to retain a support base even though he led an independence bid that brought hardship for the Kurds after military and economic retaliation from Baghdad. . ..…
Kurds took control of Kirkuk and other disputed territories in the summer of 2014 as Islamic State group rampaged across northern and Iraq. ... Baghdad government, shut down Kurdish region's airports and border crossings in response to the referendum. ..…
The vote, spearheaded by KDP Massoud Barzani, was held in defiance of the community, sparking anger and rejection from Baghdad's central government.. ..…