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US welcomes Iraq-Kurd leader Barzani’s resignation
9 years agoIraqi Kurdish students of the Salahaddin University hold posters of Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani during a protest in his support in Arbil, the capital of autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan, on October 30, 2017. Long-time Kurdish leader Massud Barzani, the architect of the referendum, announced on October 29, 2017 he is stepping down after it led to Iraq's recapture of almost all disputed territories that had been under Kurdish control. / AFP PHOTO / SAFIN HAMED
The United States on Monday commended former Iraqi-Kurdish president Massud Barzani's decision to step down, pledging to work closely with his nephew and prime minister Nechirvan Barzani.
