US condemns attack on home of the leader of autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan

The United States on Saturday condemned a drone attack on a residence of the leader of autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan, Nechirvan Barzani, blaming Iranian militia proxies in Iraq.

US welcomes KRG leader Barzani's resignation

The U.S. on Monday welcomed the resignation of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) leader Masoud Barzani, pledging to work closely with his successor.

Iraqi Kurdish President Massoud Barzani won't extend term

Massoud Barzani, president of Iraq's Kurdistan region, announced he won't extend his current term when it ends on Wednesday.

Kurdish Parliament Speaker Calls for Resignation of KRG President

 Iraqi Kurdistan parliament speaker criticized the president of Kurdistan Regional Government for the recent developments in Kirkuk and called for resignation of the region’s president.

Barzani Offers Pre-Condition for Referendum Postponement

Referendum can be postponed only with guarantees on independence, President of the Iraqi Kurdistan semi-autonomous region Masoud Barzani said.

L'ONU propose un accord entre Bagdad et Erbil d'ici trois ans plutôt que le référendum

L'ONU a proposé au président du Kurdistan, Massoud Barzani, de renoncer au référendum sur l'indépendance de cette région autonome du nord de l'Irak en échange de son aide pour parvenir à un accord avec Bagdad d'ici moins de trois ans.

Iraqi Kurdistan Leader Vows to Respond to Attempts to Disrupt Independence Vote

President of Iraqi Kurdistan Masoud Barzani has vowed to respond by force to any attempt to disrupt the independence referendum, set for September 25.

Iraqi Kurds’ Planned Referendum to Create New Crisis

A special aide to Iran’s parliament speaker warned against the consequences of a planned independence referendum in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region, saying it would give rise to a new crisis in the Arab country.

U.S. asks Iraq Kurds to postpone referendum

The United States has asked Iraq's Kurds to postpone a referendum on the independence of their autonomous Kurdish region, planned for Sept. 25, the Kurdish presidency said.

Kurdish leader: No turning back on independence bid

Iraq's Kurdish leader said that there was no turning back on a bid to achieve an independent Kurdish state, but he would pursue it through dialogue with Baghdad and regional powers to avoid conflict.

Iraqi Kurdistan's President Urges PKK to Leave City of Sinjar

Iraqi Kurdistan Region's President Masoud Barzani recalled on the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Friday to leave the Yazidi city of Sinjar located in northern Iraq.

Rival Kurdish groups clash in Iraq's Sinjar region

Clashes broke out between rival Kurdish groups in northwestern Iraq after a force loyal to one party was deployed to an area controlled by another.

KRG would declare independence if Maliki becomes Iraqi PM again, Barzani warns

Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani said that he would declare independence right away if former Prime Minister and currently disputed Vice President Nouri al-Maliki became the country's prime minister again.

Iraqi PM, Kurdish leader agree on plan to retake Mosul

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and Masoud Barzani, president of northern Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government (KRG), have agreed on a military plan to retake the Daesh-held city of Mosul.

Independence of Iraqi Kurdistan would further complicate Sykes-Picot instability - Turkey’s AKP

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has suggested that the prospective independence of Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) would “further complicate the picture” in a region destabilized by the “artificial borders of the Sykes-Picot agreement” of 1916.

Kerry ‘confident’ Sinjar will be taken by Kurdish forces ‘in days’

Iraqi Kurdish regional President Massoud Barzani said Friday that the Iraqi town of Sinjar had been retaken from Islamic State (IS) group militants, with US Secretary of State John Kerry saying he was ‘confident’ the town would fall ‘in days’.

Barzani asks PKK to quit Iraqi Kurdish enclave. (The PKK joined an uneasy alliance with Iraqi Kurdish fighters, known as the peshmerga)

Iraq's Kurdish regional government called on the Kurdistan Worker's Party to "withdraw" from Iraq's Kurdish territory Saturday to prevent civilian deaths amid a campaign of Turkish airstrikes targeting the group.

Kurdish region president denounces infighting

The president of Iraq’s Kurdish region on Monday condemned deadly clashes between Turkish and Iranian Kurds on the Iraq-Iran border.

The Kurdistan Regional Government is ready to support Iraqi troops in their Mosul operation

The Kurdistan Regional Government is ready to support Iraqi troops in their Mosul operation when required, KRG's President Masoud Barzani has said.

Barzani visits Sinjar after ISIL siege broken

Iraqi Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani hailed victories over the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) during a visit on Dec. 21 to Mount Sinjar, which had been besieged by the militants for months.