Read more Kurds stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2204/kurds.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:00:08 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73881/american-adviser-to-kurds-outed-as-oil-shareholder.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn influential American advocate for Iraqi Kurds, who helped successfully secure Kurdish control over new oil finds in northern Iraq in the country's constitution, stands to reap more than $100 million from the policy he shaped. Peter Galbraith, it turns out, received rights to an enormous oil stake in Kurdistan...http://www.newser.com/story/73881/american-adviser-to-kurds-outed-as-oil-shareholder.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Nov 2009 9:15:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72809/kurds-threaten-to-block-iraqi-election.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA dispute over the oil-rich province of Kirkuk is threatening to delay the Iraqi elections scheduled for January and push Arab-Kurd tensions past the breaking point. Kurdish lawmakers in the Iraqi parliament have vowed to block a vote on a new election law unless authorities agree to use voter records...http://www.newser.com/story/72809/kurds-threaten-to-block-iraqi-election.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 4:18:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65569/gates-troops-may-leave-iraq-early.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe United States is considering speeding up its withdrawal from Iraq because of the sustained drop in violence there, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said today, following discussions with his top commanders in the war. "I think there's at least some chance of a modest acceleration," this year, Gates said, calling...http://www.newser.com/story/65569/gates-troops-may-leave-iraq-early.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Jul 2009 8:37:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65557/kurd-arab-conflict-now-biggest-threat-to-iraq.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTension between Arabs and Kurds, rather than the usual friction between Sunnis and Shia, has become the greatest threat to Iraqi security, says the top US general in the country. The oil-rich Kurdish region has become "the No. 1 driver of instability," Ray Odierno told reporters yesterday, and "many insurgent...http://www.newser.com/story/65557/kurd-arab-conflict-now-biggest-threat-to-iraq.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Jul 2009 6:37:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65457/gates-makes-surprise-visit-to-iraq.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUS Defense Secretary Robert Gates has landed in Iraq for a surprise visit, the AP reports. He'll meet with troops stationed at a command post in southern Iraq who are largely serving as advisers. He's also expected to see Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, and visit the restive Kurdish region.http://www.newser.com/story/65457/gates-makes-surprise-visit-to-iraq.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Jul 2009 3:17:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51301/iraqi-kurds-fear-a-resurgent-baghdad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNow that violence between Sunni and Shia Arabs is declining across Iraq, tensions are mounting again between Arabs and Kurds, who want Barack Obama to step in to cool off conflicts, the Economist reports. Oil and land disputes, political losses and an empowered central government have weakened the Kurds, who...http://www.newser.com/story/51301/iraqi-kurds-fear-a-resurgent-baghdad.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Feb 2009 1:45:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49418/polls-open-in-watershed-iraqi-election.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe polls are already open for this weekend's provincial elections in Iraq, the nation's first since it became a fully sovereign nation after the fall of Saddam. The Sunni minority is participating, reports the Christian Science Monitor , and Iraqis can vote for more than 14,000 candidates vying for 440...http://www.newser.com/story/49418/polls-open-in-watershed-iraqi-election.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Jan 2009 8:23:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45773/womens-rights-activist-beheaded-in-iraq.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagArmed men yesterday stormed the home of a women's rights activist and Kurdish leader and beheaded her, reports CNN. Nahla Hussain, a 37-year-old married mom of two, was the leader of the women's league of the Kurdish Communist Party. She was alone in her home in the volatile northern town...http://www.newser.com/story/45773/womens-rights-activist-beheaded-in-iraq.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 19 Dec 2008 4:38:10 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45042/suicide-bomber-kills-55-in-iraqi-restaurant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA suicide bomber killed 55 people and wounded 120 in a crowded restaurant in northern Iraq today, as Kurdish officials were meeting there with Arab tribal leaders to discuss long-standing ethnic tensions, the AP reports. It appeared to be the deadliest attack in Iraq in nearly 6 months.The blast...http://www.newser.com/story/45042/suicide-bomber-kills-55-in-iraqi-restaurant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Dec 2008 9:55:52 CST