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Source: http://www.aawsat.net/2014/03/article55330261
Iraq-Kurdistan Crisis Escalates Following Autonomy Claims
(Asharq Al-Awsat-UK) Hamza Mustafa - The ongoing dispute between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and Baghdad appeared to widen this week when a leading Kurdish political figure is reported to have confirmed that KRG President Massoud Barzani is preparing for independence for Kurdistan. Kurdistan Pas News Agency quoted the head of the Goran Movement, Nawshirwan Mustafa, as confirming that Barzani had told him that he would seek to announce an independent state of Kurdistan within two years.