In his tribute, President Barzani praised Sinjari's lifelong commitment to the Kurdish cause, recounting their shared history ...

Barzani was born on the same day that the KDP was founded in 1946. 1961-1975 – The Kurds fight the Iraqi government in a quest for autonomy within Iraq. 1962 – Quits school to join the ...

During the call, President Barzani expressed his sympathy and solidarity with Bakhawan and his family, offering his sincere ...

Iraqi Kurdish politician Masoud Barzani never cared for democracy. Even as he paid lip service to it for the sake of American support, he made little secret of his desire to empower his own ...

So is a breakthrough. By Margaret Coker Massoud Barzani had pushed for the independence referendum that many Kurdish leaders now see as a catastrophic blunder. By Margaret Coker Kurdish and Iraqi ...

Masoud Barzani, the patriarch, became first ever President from 2005 to 2017. His nephew now serves in that role. Officially, and somewhat nominally, those institutions govern the entire Kurdish ...