Is Iraqi PM counting on Sunni, Kurdish votes for re-election? - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Mustafa Saadoun

Mustafa Saadoun

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Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi shakes hands with his supporters during election campaign in Sulaimaniyah, Iraq April 25, 2018. Picture taken April 25, 2018. REUTERS/Ako Rasheed - RC19D5B12000 — Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi shakes hands with his supporters while campaigning in Sulaimaniyah, Iraq, April 26, 2018. — REUTERS/Ako Rasheed

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A boy sells Iraqi flags on a street in Kirkuk, Iraq October 19, 2017. REUTERS/Ako Rasheed - RC13D638D300

Kurds lose, but that doesn't mean Turkey's a winner

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In Paris, reporting on Turkish politics

A woman hails a taxi while standing under Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) logos before Iraq's parliamentary elections in Sulaimaniya April 28, 2014. Picture taken April 28, 2014. To match IRAQ-ELECTION/KURDS REUTERS/Jacob Russell (IRAQ - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS) - RTR3N0GY

Push for Kurdish independence divides Iraqi Kurds

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Iraqi SWAT troopers stand guard on a street during Kurds independence referendum in Kirkuk, Iraq September 25, 2017. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani - RC1949AF51F0

Kirkuk residents face uncertainty amid referendum crisis

Fazel Hawramy (Iraq Pulse)

Fazel Hawramy (Iraq Pulse)

Will Iraqi elections avoid traditional sectarian divides?

Adnan Abu Zeed