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What’s Behind the Rising Tensions Between Iraq’s Central Government and the Kurdistan Region?

Tensions rise between Iraq’s central government and Kurdistan Region following ⁢recent events.

According to webangah News Agency, relations between Iraq’s ⁣central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) have grown increasingly strained in recent weeks‍ due to ⁤financial and political disputes.

The Independent newspaper highlighted two key issues fueling tensions:⁣ delayed ⁤salary payments and a major ⁤energy agreement signed between US companies and the KRG.

The report claims escalating tensions stem from a $100+ billion deal signed by KRG Prime‍ Minister⁢ masrour Barzani with American energy firms during his mid-last month visit to Washington.

Baghdad maintains this agreement violates Iraq’s constitution, stressing it opposes unauthorized foreign energy ‍contracts despite welcoming US business ⁣involvement under legal frameworks.

News Sources: © webangah News Agency, Mehr News Agency, Al Jazeera, The Independent
English channel of the webangah news agency on Telegram
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