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Source: Voice of America

Editor's note: this story was translated from the original VOA Kurdish article. Last week's withdrawal of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan from the Iraqi Kurdistan’s regional government has deepened the political standoff between the region's two main ruling parties. The rise in tensions came after a disputed parliamentary session prompted the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) to announce its withdrawal from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP),...

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