Iraq’s Kurds threaten to boycott January elections, call allocation of seats unfair
Iraq’s Kurds threaten to boycott elections Arrest of US backpackers casts shadow over tourism boom in northern Iraq’s Kurdish regionSULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — In Iraq’s Kurdish region where three American hikers fell into Iranian custody, the attractions for intrepid hikers and travelers are many. Visitors shop for crystal glasses and enjoy long walks in lush mountain resorts renowned for their pistachio groves. Iraqi Kurd officials say Iran confirms 3 Americans detained in border regionSULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Iran has confirmed it detained three Americans who were in the area of the Iranian border while on a hiking trip, Kurdish officials said Saturday. The U.S. State Department has said it was looking into the situation. Iraq: Kurdish officials say Iran confirms 3 Americans detained in border regionSULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Iran has confirmed it detained three Americans who were in the area of the Iranian border while on a hiking trip, Kurdish officials said Saturday. The U.S. State Department has said it was looking into the situation. Iraq: Kurdish officials say Iran confirms it has 3 Americans detained in border regionSULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Iran has confirmed it detained three Americans who were in the area of the Iranian border while on a hiking trip, Kurdish officials said Saturday. The U.S. State Department has said it was looking into the situation. Iraq: Kurdish officials say Iran confirms it has detained 3 American touristsSULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Kurdish officials say Iran has confirmed to them it detained three Americans who possibly strayed into Iranian territory while on a hiking trip. US State Dept investigating report that 3 Americans in Iran after crossing Iraqi borderSULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — The U.S. State Department said Friday it was investigating reports that three American tourists have been detained by Iranians while hiking near Iran’s border with the self-ruled Kurdish region in northern Iraq. US State Dept investigating reports that 3 Americans detained by Iranians near Iraq borderSULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — The U.S. State Department says it’s investigating reports that three Americans have been detained by Iranians after wandering near the border in the self-ruled Kurdish region in northern Iraq. Opposition party in Iraq Kurdish region alleges voting violations but expects strong showingSULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — An opposition party on Sunday claimed there had been violations in the presidential and parliamenary elections in Iraq’s self-ruled Kurdish region but said it still expected a strong showing. Iraq’s Kurdish political establishment faces calls for change in self-ruled northern regionSULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — The Kurdish political establishment faced its first real test in an election Saturday for a president and 111-seat parliament in a semiautonomous region mired in a bitter dispute with Baghdad over oil and land that threatens Iraq’s stability. Iraqi Kurds look for change as they head to the polls in their disputed oil-rich regionSULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Iraqis voting in Saturday’s election in the self-ruled Kurdish north expressed hope it would shake up the entrenched regional government and help reduce long-standing tension with Baghdad over oil and land disputes that threaten the country’s stability. Iraq’s Kurds cast ballots for president, members of parliament in disputed oil-rich regionSULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Iraqis headed to the polls Saturday in the country’s self-ruled Kurdish north, a region mired in a bitter dispute with Baghdad over oil and land that threatens Iraq’s stability. Soldiers, the sick vote early ahead of elections in Iraq’s self-ruled Kurdish regionSULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Soldiers, prisoners and hospital patients voted Thursday ahead of weekend elections in Iraq’s Kurdish region, which is locked in a dispute with the central government over oil-rich land. For Kurds, the election tests a political establishment that has kept their region relatively safe but faces allegations of corruption. Kurds kick off parliamentary campaign amid demands for change in northern IraqSULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Kurdish candidates have begun campaigning for the first elections in four years in their semiautonomous territory in northern Iraq — and the kickoff heralds an unusually bitter campaign. Independent candidate taps on ‘Change’ slogan to woo Iraq’s divided Kurds in regional voteSULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Time for “Change” for Iraq’s Kurds? A new, independent candidate is taking up the slogan to woo Iraqi Kurds disenchanted over the two-party political divide in their oil-rich semiautonomous region in northern Iraq. |
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