Dalshad Al-Dalwi

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Referendum on Kurdistan independence within months—Barzani

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—The president of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, Massoud Barzani, has announced that a referendum on the region’s independence will be held within the coming months, pointing out that he is currently in talks with the Kurdistan Parliament to set a date for the proposed referend

Iraq Grand Mufti: “Popular revolution” heading to Baghdad

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraq’s Grand Mufti Rafi Al-Rifa’i, the highest Sunni authority in the country, has portrayed what is happening in Iraq as a “popular revolution,” saying the central government is exaggerating the presence and threat of the militant Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)