1998 - Talabani and rival Kurdish Democratic Party leader Massoud Barzani sign a peace agreement that provides for their joint governing of their respective areas of Kurdistan.

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, in Washington for meetings at the U.N. and with President Bush, discusses the latest violence in his country and the possibility of a timetable for withdrawing U.S ...

This morning Steve Inskeep talked to Iraqi President Jalal Talabani. Talabani was a longtime leader in the Kurdish opposition to Saddam Hussein. It's a fascinating interview. Talabani does say the ...

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani responds to a leaked U.S. intelligence report that says the Iraqi war is increasing the threat of terrorism. He also discusses security in Baghdad and the future of ...

Iraq's President Jalal Talabani blasted the report of the Iraq Study Group on Sunday, calling it unjust and dangerous to the sovereignty of his country. Talabani, an Iraqi Kurd, has his own ...

At least five people were killed and 18 others wounded in Sulaymaniyah, northern Iraq, after security forces arrested Lahur ...

President Bush held a joint press conference with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani at the White House on Tuesday to -- but many of the questions directed to President Bush were focused on Hurricane ...

News about Jalal Talabani, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Iraq's President Jalal Talabani has told a Turkish newspaper that an independent Kurdish state in Iraq was "impossible", in comments meant to calm Ankara's historical suspicion towards Kurdish ...

1998 – Talabani and rival Kurdish Democratic Party leader Massoud Barzani sign a peace agreement that provides for the joint governing of their respective areas of Kurdistan.

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Iraqi President Jalal Talabani. Personal:Birth date: November 12, 1933 Death date: October 3, 2017 Birth place: Kelkan, Iraq ...