Nytimes.com | March 15, 2009 | By ALISSA J. RUBIN

BAGHDAD — President Jalal Talabani’s office confirmed Saturday that he would not seek a second term, setting off speculation over a battle for his successor and whether the Kurds would retain the post of president, one of the three top jobs in the Iraqi government.

Newsweek Web Exclusive | 11 Mar 2009 | Lennox Samuels

As the U.S. military plans to withdraw from Iraq, a weakened rogue element remains a threat.

AFP | 11 January 2008

SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Iranian shelling of Kurdish border villages in northern Iraq left one child dead, a local official told AFP on Wednesday.

Telegraph.co.uk | 1 Mar 2009

A film about a 'lovable' Calais refugee who swims across the Channel in a bid to sneak into Britain has been released in cinemas in France.

AFP | Feb 24, 2009

SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq (AFP) — The two main Kurdish parties have completed the unification of their government in the autonomous region of northern Iraq, one of the main groups announced on Tuesday.

March 4, 2009 | Upi.com

BERLIN, March 4 (UPI) -- The president of the Kurdistan Regional Government embarked on the second leg of his European tour with a visit Wednesday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

The Associated Press | 23 February 2009 | By SUZAN FRASER

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Kurdish politician defied Turkish law on Tuesday by giving a speech to Parliament in the Kurdish language. State-run television immediately cut off the live broadcast.

12 December 2007 | Ilnur Cevik

Whatever it is called any new legislative measures to encourage youths to abandon the PKK and come down from the mountains should be supplemented by measures that eliminate the reasons why these people sought to join a terrorist group.

Saturday, 6 May 2006
Commentators in the Turkish press are quick to speculate about the timing of Iranian artillery shelling on Kurdish opposition camps in northern Iraq.

Some view the moves as an attempt to win over Turkish public opinion at a time of growing tensions betwen Tehran and Washington over Iran's nuclear ambitions. Others see the outlines of a new common security policy emerging in the region.