Masoud Barzani
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"Masoud Barzani" is a Kurdish people/Kurdish politician who has been President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region since 2005, as well as leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iraq/Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) since 1979.

Masoud Barzani succeeded his father, the Kurdish nationalist leader Mustafa Barzani, as the leader of the KDP in 1979. Working closely with his brother Idris Barzani until Idriss' death, Barzani and various other Kurdish groups fought Baghdad during the Iran-Iraq War. For much of this time, the Kurdish leadership was exiled to Iran.

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We have agreed on a national unity government. The negotiations will continue in Baghdad among all the parties.

There is a saying that the Kurdish have no friends except for mountains. Now, we have another friend, Korean troops. They are part of our society.