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		<title>Lack of unity crippling the Kurdish hand amidst an unprecedented juncture</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2015 08:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Protests across Kurdistan, some turning violent, over delayed salaries and the continued stalemate between the five main political parties over the presidency have compounded an already difficult situation gripping Kurdistan. If the ongoing war with the Islamic State (IS), lack of budget payments from Baghdad, plummeting oil prices further constricting revenues and not forgetting the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Kurdistan’s hour of reckoning</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2015 08:39:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003, the Kurdistan Region has risen in prominence and prosperity on a continuous basis. The region was transformed in a short period of time but no project is ever smooth-sailing in the volatile Middle East and Kurdistan faces new obstacles and perils that threaten to derail its development. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>As Barzani heads for talks with Obama, has the battle against the Islamic State served to unify Iraq or merely underscored its division?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2015 00:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Islamic State (IS) has rapidly occupied the Middle Eastern equation over the last year and the Kurds find themselves at the centre of the battle. While the Kurds assumed control of disputed territories as the Iraqi army wilted away amidst the IS avalanche, they have endured great atrocities under the hands of IS and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Political crisis must not compromise ultimate mission of serving Kurds and greater Kurdistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2013 00:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gripped by quarrels, division and uncertainty, the past few months has hardly been a golden period for Kurdish politics. However, the prospect of parliamentary and presidential elections against the backdrop of a bitter dispute between ruling parties and the opposition over the draft Kurdish constitution which if passed would have allowed Massaud Barzani to serve [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Continue to nurse a sick Iraq at the expense of Kurdish nationalism?</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2012/04/continue-to-nurse-a-sick-iraq-at-the-expense-of-kurdish-nationalism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not so long ago, the Kurds would have been overjoyed to see the Kurdistan flag hoisted on a building in Iraq, let alone see it proudly flap in the wind as it overhangs the prestigious Ritz Carlton hotel in Washington, D.C., to commemorate the visit of the head of a state. The point is simple. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Kurdistan first, all else second</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2012/02/kurdistan-first-all-else-second/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While it was never officially announced until recently, it was always widely acknowledged that KDP Vice President Nechirvan Barzani would take over from incumbent Barham Salih and head the next cabinet as Prime Minister. Not only does Barzani’s highly anticipated return mark the end of a 2-year political chapter but it also comes at the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Barzani&#8217;s landmark visit to Ankara symbolises new historical passage between Kurds and Turkey</title>
		<link>https://bashdar.co.uk/2010/06/barzanis-landmark-visit-to-ankara-symbolises-new-historical-passage-between-kurds-and-turkey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jun 2010 00:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three years is a long-time in any part of the world, but can be equal to a lifetime in the Middle East. Although, economic ties have been relatively strong between Turkey and the Kurdistan Region for many years, political ties became strained and contentious as Iraqi Kurds assumed a new &#8220;official&#8221; role in the new [&#8230;]]]></description>
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