The vote was split almost evenly between the KDP and the rival Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), headed by Jalal Talabani. Yet for most Kurds, true independence remained distant. Years of ...

The Iraqi Kurdistan region's political deadlock and the caretaker government's failure to pay public sector salaries have set ...

Under a recent agreement, 30 detainees were handed over to Iraqi authorities, including 10 from Kirkuk. Charges range from ...

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Talabani was a veteran of the Kurdish struggle for an independent state and founded the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) in 1975. In 2005, two years after the US-led invasion that ousted Saddam ...

In this interview with independent journalist Ali Javanmardi we ask him about the steps that the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) needs to take in order to become united, the risks for Kurdish ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), which have long fought for political supremacy in the Iraqi region. The two parties have historically controlled ...

the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) run by the Barzani family, and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), dominated by the Talabanis. In the last regional elections in 2018, the KDP emerged as ...