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Washington renews its support for the Kurdistan Region as 'strong and united'

Kurdistan Region, Iraq ·

The Kurdistan Region is a semi-autonomous area in northern Iraq with its own government and parliament, whose relations with the federal government in Baghdad involve budget and authority disputes. The United States has long been a close partner of the region, largely because of the Peshmerga forces' role in fighting the Islamic State group.

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