Tensions between Baghdad based government of Iraqi Shiites and Kurds threaten Iraq stability

Iraq speaker reports ‘progress’ in Arab-Kurd row

AFP – Iraqi parliament speaker Osama al-Nujaifi said on Saturday that “significant progress” has been made on resolving an Arab-Kurd crisis and a meeting on the issue will be held in Baghdad next week. Nujaifi has been pushing to resolve a crisis between Baghdad and the autonomous Kurdistan region in north. | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles