Khursheed Harki, the chieftain of one of the tribes, stated in a press conference: “We comply with the orders of President ...

President Barzani met with DEM Party leaders, endorsing dialogue over conflict in Turkey's peace process. While welcoming ...

Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leader Masoud Barzani on Friday indicated that he is willing to visit jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan.

“As a gesture of goodwill, a number of PKK fighters, who took part in fighting Turkish forces in recent years, will destroy ...

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 ...

This dynamic was a major reason why, in 1975, Jalal Talabani, the deputy to Masoud’s father, Mulla Mustafa Barzani, spun off to form the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, or PUK.

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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 ...

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

Barzani was born on the same day that the KDP was founded in 1946. Timeline 1961-1975 – The Kurds fight the Iraqi government in a quest for autonomy within Iraq.

Fluent in Kurmanji (Kurdish), Arabic, Farsi (Persian) and English. Leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) since 1979. The KDP has an estimated 10,000 fighters and controls the northwestern ...

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 ...