The Kurdish leader's death comes amid rising tensions in the region's relations with Baghdad Jalal Talabani, the former Iraqi president and a leading veteran of the struggle for Kurdish rights ...

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The Kurdish leader and former Iraqi President, Jalal Talabani, has died at the age of 83, Iraqi state TV has said. Talabani was a veteran of the Kurdish struggle for an independent state and ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...