Turkey finds a new solution to Kurdish independence
Hussein Ibish
November 17, 2013 Updated: November 17, 2013 18:53:00
Jalal Talabani, the Kurdish president of Iraq, has long been known to his supporters by the affectionate nickname, “Mam” (“Uncle”). But with Mr Talabani’s health in question, his long-term rival Masoud Barzani has been making a bid to become the “father” of a prospective, independent Kurdish state.
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