Rejection of Oil Law and Move to Create Tribal Councils Add to Tensions With Kurds
Tuesday, den 28. October 2008At issue are fundamental questions of territorial rights: redrawing the borders of the Kurdish region and the region’s right to develop its own oil resources.
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U.N. Readies ‘Grand Deal’ to Resolve Iraq’s Dispute Over Kirkuk
Thursday, den 21. August 2008The United Nations said on Wednesday it would present a list of proposals to resolve the conflict over the oil-rich city of Kirkuk and other disputed regions in northern Iraq.
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The U.N. Readies a ‘Grand Deal’ Over Kirkuk
Wednesday, den 20. August 2008The United Nations said on Wednesday it would present a list of proposals to resolve the conflict over the oil-rich city of Kirkuk and other disputed regions in northern Iraq.
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Kurdish Control of Kirkuk Creates a Powder Keg
Tuesday, den 19. August 2008The ethnic quarrel over the oil-rich city is a major barrier to creating stable political structures in Iraq.
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Kurdish Control of Kirkuk Creates a Powder Keg in Iraq
Tuesday, den 19. August 2008The explosive ethnic quarrels over the oil-rich city is a major barrier to creating stable political structures in Iraq.
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Proposal May End Stalemate on Iraqi Provincial Elections
Tuesday, den 5. August 2008After a third day of intense negotiations, Iraqi political leaders may have come to an agreement that would allow nationwide provincial elections to take place by the end of the year.
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Kurds Object to Iraqi Provincial Election Law
Wednesday, den 23. July 2008The disagreement centered on the multiethnic city of Kirkuk, where there are competing claims over which province a city or district belongs in.
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