Barzani: 'We have international support for independence, and those who do not support us do not oppose us.' Photo: VOA. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - In a private briefing to the Kurdish parliament, Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani delivered on ...

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria's seizure of Mosul was a stark reminder of Iraq's fragility. As further chaos looms ahead for both Syria and Iraq, Turkey seems to be banking on the alliance it has forged with the Kurdistan Regional Government, not just to ...