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Turkey finds a new solution to Kurdish independence | The National

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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