Massoud Barzani, former guerrilla leader, secures for Kurds virtually everything they asked for in Iraq's new constitution; former warlord says politics is more difficult than war; new ...

Council of Ministers is set to meet on Wednesday to address the ongoing financial dispute with Baghdad, the prolonged delay ...

The late Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Qassem Soleimani supported the United States invasion of Iraq, according to Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani. In an interview ...

The Kurdish Bargain over Iraq’s Presidency Family dynamics and an unwillingness to share power in Kurdistan also explain much about Masoud’s positioning in Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein.

The decision by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to lay down its arms and apparently disband has reverberated across the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq.

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(CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Massoud Barzani, leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Iraq.

The two sides exchanged views on the latest political developments and events affecting the region. The statement emphasized ...

Hoshyar Zebari, Masoud Barzani’s uncle and Iraq’s former finance and foreign minister, arrived in Washington last week. After a couple of perfunctory roundtables at local think tanks before ...

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Massoud Barzani, leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Iraq. Personal Birth date: August 16, 1946 Birth place: Mahabad ...

January 30, 2005 – Barzani is one of approximately 7,700 candidates in Iraq’s first free elections in over 50 years. June 2005 – Elected president of the Kurdish Regional Government in Iraq.