{
  "id": 19915398,
  "title": "From civil war to political deadlock: the deep roots of Iraqi Kurdistan's KDP-PUK rift",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/from-civil-war-to-political-deadlock-the-deep-roots-of-iraqi-19915398",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T03:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/11/14/from-civil-war-to-political-deadlock-the-deep-roots-of-iraqi-kurdistans-kdp-puk-rift/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Iraqi Kurdistan’s two dominant political parties are locked in their most serious confrontation in years, raising questions about the future and the possibility of two rival administrations within the semi-autonomous region. The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, led by Bafel Talabani , last week withdrew from the Kurdistan Regional Government . The move followed the resumption of parliamentary…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}