SOUTH KURDISTAN (IRAQ) MESOP : “BARZANIS UPPER HAND!”
While the ISIS offensive has rekindled sentiments of Kurdish unity on the surface, divisions remain deep. With Barzani’s current control over most of the Iraqi border with PYD-held areas in Syria, and Turkey’s control of the other border crossings, it seems Barzani has gained the upper hand in his struggle with the PKK.
Van Wilgenburg http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/06/iraq-mosul-isis-pyd-pkk-kurds-barzani-kdp-peshmerga.html#ixzz35AAV2KuE