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“You have been a strong ally,” former US Secretary of State John Kerry told President Masoud Barzani; “Your Peshmerga forces have performed bravely and I honor their sacrifices.” Although ...

In 2012, he was appointed by the Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani as the first Chancellor of the Kurdistan Region Security Council to oversee security, military intelligence and intelligence ...

ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - In a significant development, Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani strongly denounced Baghdad's current approach toward the Kurdistan Region during an emergency ...