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Iraqi Kurdistan Regional President Masoud Barzani, left, is escorted into West Wing of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2015, where he is scheduled to meet with Vice President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Iraqi Kurdish chief hopes to sidestep region’s clash with Iran

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President of the Kurdistan Regional Government Massoud Barzani (Associated Press) **FILE**

Masoud Barzani: Kurds will one day declare independence

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015 image released by the Kurdistan Region Security Council (KRSC), Kurdish peshmerga forces prepare their positions on the front line for battle against Islamic State group positions in northern Iraq. Kurdish Regional Security Council said Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015 that Kurdish peshmerga fighters launched a new offensive to secure areas southeast and southwest of the dam. (AP Photo/Kurdistan Region Security Council)

Iraqi Kurds ill-equipped to fight Islamic State, officials warn

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

PIPES: Welcome, Kurdistan

By Daniel Pipes

Displaced Iraqis from the Yazidi community gather at a park near the Turkey-Iraq border at the Ibrahim al-Khalil crossing, as they try to cross to Turkey, in Zakho, 300 miles (475 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. The European Union on Friday forged a unified response to the rapid advance of Islamic militants in Iraq and the resulting refugee crisis, allowing direct arms deliveries to Kurdish fighters battling the Sunni insurgents, while several EU nations pledged more humanitarian aid. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Kurdish diplomat debunks Yazidi claims of exploitation

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Kurdish government, ExxonMobil ink oil search deal

By Yahya Barzanji - Associated Press

Economy Briefs

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Barham Salih, prime minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, says a democratic, federal Iraq "may well represent a very viable option for the Kurds of Iraq." (Associated Press)

Iraq’s Kurds satisfied with autonomy, premier says

By Ben Birnbaum - The Washington Times

Illustration: Kurdish-inhabited areas

TIMMERMAN: Iraqi Christians to Congress: Please help

By Kenneth R. Timmerman - The Washington Times

Illustration: Kurdistan by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

SCHUTE: Missed business opportunity in Kurdistan

By Harry Schute Jr. - The Washington Times