Barzani says Kurds will not accept subjugation

Taking to the stage to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Halabja chemical attack, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) president Massoud Barzani began by saying it was not the time to speak about tensions with Baghdad - before focusing his speech on just that. In yet another sign of the political crisis between Erbil and federal Iraq, he demanded that Baghdad choose whether it is ally or foe, and said that, at the moment, it appeared to be choosing the latter.