President Jalal Talabani's office released a statement ... they want to be part of the Kurdish Regional Government. The United States and Iraq's government regard these local elections as an ...

1976 – Is involved in armed resistance against the government of Saddam Hussein. 1998 – Talabani and rival Kurdish Democratic Party leader Massoud Barzani sign a peace agreement that provides ...

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