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Iraqi Kurdish PM says US-led coalition against ISIL faces long war
Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani warned that despite victories in the war against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the global coalition against the group was inadequate and predicted a campaign to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul would not happen before the fall.
Iraqi Kurdish PM holds talks with Turkish gov’t
Iraqâs Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani met with Turkish government figures in Ankara and Istanbul on Dec. 19, amid efforts to boost cooperation against Islamist jihadists in Iraq and Syria.
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Iraqi Kurdish PM set to visit Ankara
The prime minister of Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Nechirvan Barzani, is set to arrive in Turkey on the night of Dec. 18, ahead of talks with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tanju Bilgiç has announced.
The meeting between Davutoğlu and Barzani is expected to take place on Dec. 19 in Istanbul, diplomatic sources said.
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KRG seeks to deepen ties with Iran
Iraqi Kurdistan plans to strengthen its relationship with Iran, the prime minister of the semi-autonomous region said yesterday in an acknowledgement of the deepening ties between Arbil and Tehran.
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Davutoğlu invites Masoud Barzani to Turkey
Prime Minister Ahmet DavutoÄlu has extended an invitation to Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani to visit Turkey.
DavutoÄlu spoke on the phone with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) leader Barzani separately on late Nov. 26 about the latest security situation in Kirkuk.
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Iraqi Kurds say West not providing enough arms to defeat ISIL
Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani said Kurdish requests from the international coalition for heavy weapons in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have not been fully met.
Iraqi Kurds say West not providing enough arms to defeat Islamic State
Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani said Kurdish requests from the international coalition for heavy weapons in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have not been fully met.
Barzani says Turkey sent arms to KRG, PYD members treated in Turkey
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) leader Masoud Barzani has said Turkey sent arms to the Kurdish government in northern Iraq but requested that this not be made public.
Iraqi Kurdish PM visits refugee camp built by Turkey
KRG PM Nechirvan Barzani visited a refugee camp set up by Turkey’s disaster management agency in the northern Iraqi province of Dohuk on Sept. 21.
Thousands of rich Iraqi Kurds take long way to Turkey
A total of 6,000 Iraqis, mostly the rich, are flocking to Turkey every day for a stay in Istanbul, botox, permanent make-up or hair therapy.
Most of the Iraqi Kurds coming to Turkey have at least $10,000 with them, according to İrem Bayram, said a board member of a leading bus company, while she was speaking to Hürriyet during a road trip from Arbil to Turkey last week.