Barzani

The president of Kurdistan, Massoud Barzani, is advocating a meeting between all four blocs.

Iraq's Kurds set to be kingmakers again Leila Fadel 2010

One of Barzani’s five sons, Binjirfan Barzani, is reportedly heavily involved with the Israelis.

Matthew Yglesias » Do Critics of Israeli Policy Whine Too Much? 2009

Bahçeli called Barzani a "tribal leader" and said the government's decision to initiate dialogue with him showed the prime minister was lost in his anti-terror strategy, first opposing talks with the Iraqi Kurds and then giving the go-ahead for such meetings.

TODAY'S ZAMAN :: News 2008

To the administration's credit, it encouraged U.S. allies such as Barzani to hold out for a coalition agreement that would bring everyone on board.

Ignatius: The good and bad of Iraq's political deal David Ignatius 2010

To the administration's credit, it encouraged U.S. allies such as Barzani to hold out for a coalition agreement that would bring everyone on board.

The good and bad of Iraq's political deal David Ignatius 2010

Iraqi Kurds and the central Iraqi government “are closer to war than at any time since the U. S.-led invasion in 2003,” according to Kurdish prime minister Nechirvan Barzani.

Wonk Room » The WonkLine: July 17, 2009 2009

As Rubin surely knows, and as my colleague Brian Katulis and I wrote about in April 2008, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki President Jalal Talabani and Massoud Barzani, among other Iraqi leaders, have longstanding ties to the Iranian regime — indeed, Talabani was among the very first leaders to congratulate Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on his controversial re-election victory.

Wonk Room » Iraq’s ‘National Sovereignty Day’ 2009

The Kurdistan region's President Masoud Barzani warned in a recent interview with Dubai-based al-Arabiya channel that the U.S. withdrawal at year's end might give way to an "open-ended civil war," with nobody there to stop it.

Iraq Factions Spar Over Security Force Sam Dagher 2011

The region is awash in oil, but Kurds point out that only five officials--all close to Barzani and Talabani--have seen the contracts and know the whereabouts of nearly $3 billion in signing bonuses.

Mubarak Refuses To Step Down, But His Imminent Fall Will Ripple Through Mideast Michael Rubin 2011

Had it not been for the presence of the U.S. military in northern Iraq, Barzani said, fighting might have started in the most volatile regions.

Wonk Room » The WonkLine: July 17, 2009 2009