ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Thursday received the German ambassador in Iraq ...

The Prime minister further underlined that the KDP–PUK relations are on solid footing, describing recent meetings as ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) made “positive steps ...

Prime Minister Barzani confirmed that the KDP-PUK dialogue is progressing positively. “The talks between the two parties are ...

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 ...

June 1975 – (IRAQ) Former KDP Leader Jalal Talabani, establishes the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). The following year, PUK takes up an armed campaign against the Iraqi government.

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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 election was supposed to be held in October 2022 but was delayed by disagreements, mainly between the KDP and its rival, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). As a temporary solution ...