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Growing tensions with Baghdad over oil law, Hashemi


Risk Management Reports
Issue 919 - 08 Mar 2012 | 1 minute read

long- standing political tensions between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and Baghdad have escalated in recent months, putting the Kurds at the centre of Iraqi politics: issues at stake include the presence on Kurdish soil of fugitive vice president Tariq Al-Hashemi, wanted by Baghdad, and a dispute over oil contracts which shows no signs of resolution.

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