Baghdad, Kurds at odds over post-Mosul division of territory

Iraq's premier and its Kurdish regional chief were publicly at odds Thursday over territorial control after the recapture of Mosul, even with the battle for the city far from over.


The war against the Islamic State (IS) group to recapture Mosul, the jihadists' last main stronghold in Iraq, has seen the autonomous Kurdistan region gain or solidify control over swathes of disputed territory in northern Iraq.

A long-running territorial row between Kurdistan and Baghdad has been overshadowed by the battle against IS, but with the end of largescale fighting against the jihadists in sight, it is again moving to the fore.

Kurdish leader Massud Barzani and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi are giving vague but nonetheless differing interpretations of understandings on who will control territory in the Mosul area after the city is retaken.

"We are in agreement with the United States on not withdrawing from the areas of Kurdistan," Barzani said during a visit to the recaptured town of Bashiqa on Wednesday.
 [i24news.tv/AFP]
18/11/16
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