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Residents of northeastern Syria walk towards the Tishrin Dam to join a sit-in demanding an end to the war in the region in Aleppo's countryside, Syria, Wednesday Jan. 8, 2025. The Tishrin Dam has become a flashpoint in the conflict between Kurdish forces and Turkish-backed armed groups, which has intensified in the weeks since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad in a lightning offensive.(AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)

Leaders from rival Kurdish groups look to mend ties during Syria upheaval

By Stella Martany and Qassim Abdul-Zahra - Associated Press

Illustration on Kurdistan's Prime Minister's worthiness for the Nobel Peace Prize by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Nichevan Barzani deserves the Nobel Peace Prize

By Rachel Avraham

Kurdistan Regional President Masoud Barzani. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Masoud Barzani’s resignation leads to Kurdish infighting

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Iraq Vice President Ayad Allawi listens to a question during an interview with The Associated Press in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017. Allawi says there could be a "violent conflict" over the Kurdish-administered city of Kirkuk if talks over Kurdish independence are left unresolved. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Ayad Allawi, Iraqi vice president, warns of ‘civil war’ over Kurdish-held Kirkuk

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Kurdistan Regional President Masoud Barzani. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Iraq’s Kurds, key U.S. ally in Islamic State fight, embroiled in violent political crisis

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In this image released by the Kurdistan Region Security Council (KRSC), Kurdish peshmerga forces prepare for battle against the Islamic State group, south of the Mosul Dam, in Iraq, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015. Kurdish Regional Security Council said Wednesday that Kurdish peshmerga fighters launched a new offensive to secure areas southeast and southwest of the dam. (AP Photo/Kurdistan Region Security Council)

Divisions among Kurdish factions fighting militants seen as increasing

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President of the Kurdistan Regional Government Massoud Barzani (Associated Press) **FILE**

Masoud Barzani: Kurds will one day declare independence

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U.S. President Barack Obama smiles in the rain as he arrives for Republic Day in New Delhi, India, Monday, Jan. 26, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Islamic State video warns Obama: ‘We will cut off your head in the White House’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times