http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Kurdistan_Regional_GovernmentFind stories, videos, and photos about Kurdistan Regional Government from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:45:01 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/meast/07/25/iraq.kurds.election/tztop.talabani.afp.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Kurdistan_Regional_Government14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Kurdistan Regional Government from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/25/iraq.kurds.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/25/iraq.kurds.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolls opened Saturday in presidential and parliamentary elections in Iraq's autonomous region of Kurdistan, an official with the regional government told CNN.Sat, 25 Jul 2009 10:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/01/iraq.kurds.oil/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/01/iraq.kurds.oil/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn an elaborately choreographed ceremony broadcast live on television, the leaders of Iraqi Kurdistan began pumping oil from Kurdish-controlled oil fields in northern Iraq through a pipeline to neighboring Turkey.Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/14/kurdistan.rights/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/14/kurdistan.rights/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Kurdish region of Iraq has seen gains in human rights, but security forces "regularly abuse their authority" and women continue to be targets of violence, Amnesty International said Tuesday.Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/14/Kurdish.politicians.Iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/14/Kurdish.politicians.Iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe second-highest ranking official in Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's political party resigned Saturday, along with four other high-ranking Kurdish politicians, officials said.Sat, 14 Feb 2009 17:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/28/november.ime/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/28/november.ime/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Cedars of Lebanon A priceless commodity; they symbolize a nation, and once even sparked a revolution. They are the Cedars of Lebanon -- a protected species of tree under constant threat from man and the environment.Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/17/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/17/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextTurkish warplanes bombed two Kurdish rebel bases -- one in northern Iraq and one in Turkey -- on Friday, the Turkish military announced, according to CNN Turk.Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/14/turkey.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/14/turkey.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Turkish delegation led by the country's deputy foreign minister met with Iraqi leaders on Tuesday in Baghdad amid an increase in Turkish military strikes on suspected Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq.Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/09/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/09/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextA roadside bomb explosion in the Iraqi capital has killed a senior member of the Sadr Movement's influential parliamentary bloc, a party official told CNN Thursday.Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/06/iraq.pkk/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/06/iraq.pkk/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe women line the mountainside, locked hand in hand in their green battle fatigues, and begin dancing. It's a victory dance, they say, that is routine after raids across the border on Turkish troops.Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/24/Iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/24/Iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 22 police officers and Awakening Council members were killed in an ambush southwest of Diyala Wednesday, a U.S. military official said.Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/23/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/23/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraq's president has rejected the recently passed provincial elections law, his office said on Wednesday -- a move that appears to doom what has been touted as all-important legislation for the country.Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/22/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/22/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraq's parliament on Tuesday passed a law setting guidelines for provincial elections, despite a boycott by Kurdish lawmakers.Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/09/iran.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/09/iran.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian artillery shells rained down on villages in northern Iraq Wednesday where Kurdish rebels were thought to be operating.Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/23/turkey.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/23/turkey.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 35 Kurdish rebels have been killed in fighting in northern Iraq on Saturday, Turkey's military said Saturday as its offensive against the rebels came under criticism from Baghdad.Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/22/turkey.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/22/turkey.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTextTurkish troops backed by air support attacked Kurdish rebels Friday in northern Iraq, the Turkish military said.Sat, 23 Feb 2008 09:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/19/turkey.kurds/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/19/turkey.kurds/index.html#cnnSTCTextTurkey's ambassador to the United States said Wednesday his country's air strikes this week against Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq were the result of real-time, actionable intelligence provided by the United States.Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/18/iraq.rice/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/18/iraq.rice/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday that improvements in security in Iraq have provided a window of opportunity in which political reconciliation should take place.Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/12/17/turkey.kurds/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/12/17/turkey.kurds/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraq's Kurdish regional government on Monday dispatched a team to survey the bombarded swath of northern Iraq where Turkish jets pounded targets identified as Kurdish separatist lairs and expressed concern that civilians have been caught in the crossfire. Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/12/16/turkey.kurds/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/12/16/turkey.kurds/index.html#cnnSTCTextTurkish warplanes and long-range missiles attacked Kurdish rebel positions in the mountains of northern Iraq near the Turkish border early Sunday, according to Turkish military officials.Sun, 16 Dec 2007 13:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/13/turkey.kurds/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/13/turkey.kurds/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Iraqi Kurdish official said two Turkish military aircrafts crossed into Iraqi border space on Monday and dropped stun grenades on an uninhabited border area in an apparent attempt to locate targets there.Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/05/turkey.us/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/05/turkey.us/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States will help Iraq and Turkey crack down on Kurdish separatists in northern Iraq, President Bush said Monday after meeting with Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/07/petraeus.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/07/petraeus.iran/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlthough America's top general in Iraq called al Qaeda "the wolf closest to the sled," he said sectarian fighting among militias fueled by Iran could be the biggest long-term challenge for Iraq. Sun, 07 Oct 2007 21:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/09/kurd.reaction/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/09/kurd.reaction/index.htmlThe Iraqi prime minister's office said Wednesday it is committed to Transitional Administrative Law, a document backed by Kurdish leaders and opposed by the country's top Shiite cleric in a dispute that could lead to a governmental crisis.Wed, 09 Jun 2004 12:56:00 EDT