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Article: Invoicing the future. (assistance of Saddam Hussein sought by Kurdish leader Massood Barzani)

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December 1, 1996
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There was widespread disbelief when Massood Barzani enlisted the help of Saddam Hussein to oust Jalal Talabani from Arbil. CHRIS KUTSCHERA, a seasoned 'Kurd watcher' looks at the background to the latest conflict and assesses the extent of the damage.

The incredible news was spread over the front pages of newspapers across the world: Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leader Massood Barzani had recaptured the city of Arbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, from his rival Jalal Talabani, leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), with the assistance of some 30,000 Iraqi Republican Guards, Saddam Hussein's elite troops, supported by several hundred tanks. Nine days ...

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