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Valley Public Radio Staff
Middle East
1:48 pm
Mon November 26, 2012
Conflicts Brew Between Kurds, Arabs In Iraq
Originally published on Mon November 26, 2012 3:18 pm
Arab-Kurd skirmishes in southern Iraq late last week injured dozens of people and killed at least one. Now troops from both sides are escalating and tensions are high again. This all comes as Kurdistan president Massoud Barzani battles Iraqi Central government Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Analysts say Barzani has been emboldened by independent oil contracts, the increasing support of Turkey, and ongoing events in Syria.