BAQUBA, Iraq, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Iraqi and Kurdish lawmakers are conflicted over a resolution to a crisis pitting Kurdish Peshmerga forces against Iraqi troops in areas of Diyala province.
ERBIL, Iraq, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Kurdish President Massoud Barzani said he doubts the sincerity of Baghdad regarding a national partnership but supports broader security goals nonetheless.
ERBIL, Iraq, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Kurdish President Massoud Barzani told U.S. officials he was surprised by the Iraqi troop presence in the north of Diyala province.
The visit by U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois to Iraq is considered a positive and useful move for his future, despite the fact that he might not become the next U.S. president.
ERBIL, Iraq, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Officials from the Kurdistan Regional Government visited Kirkuk to meet with various leaders over the status of the disputed Iraqi city.
ERBIL, Iraq, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Kurdish President Massoud Barzani will take up the issue of the status of Kirkuk and the Iraqi-Kurdish row with the U.S. president, sources said Wednesday.
BAQUBA, Iraq, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Reports varied Wednesday regarding possible tensions between Kurdish Peshmerga forces and Iraqi troops deployed in the restive eastern province of Diyala.
ERBIL, Iraq, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Kurdish officials moved to unify Peshmerga forces into a singular entity as Iraqi defense ministers invited former army officers to join the national military.
ERBIL, Iraq, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Kurdish President Massoud Barzani said foreign agendas should not drive Kurdish issues and warned further encroachment may divide Iraq.
BAGHDAD, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Iraqi political leaders were expected to resume negotiations to seek a compromise that would allow provincial elections to proceed this year.