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Kurdish officials said several Kurds detained in response had been tortured.
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Iraqi and Kurdish officials were due to hold further talks after that meeting.
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One senior Kurdish official warned the fighters could break out as the violence intensifies.
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Kurdish officials deny that Exxon has frozen its work there.
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Since then, Iraqi and Kurdish officials have both suggested Exxon will side with them.
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Kurdish officials were not immediately available for comment on allegations that Halabja has been neglected.
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Kurdish officials said they discussed their political demands with the Russians as recently as last month.
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Kurdish officials say that in practice Kurdistan receives closer to 10 percent of the national budget.
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Kurdish officials appear to be backing his demand.
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The decision was harshly criticized by Kurdish officials.
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Kurdish officials say some 300 families have fled the shelling and one woman has been killed.
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A Kurdish official said two "agents of Turkey" had been detained over the killing.
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Even with oil prices at around 12-year lows, Kurdish officials see the black gold as nation-building.
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Kurdish officials categorically reject suggestions they strong-arm the press or look the other way when violence occurs.
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But for Kurdish officials, the risk of a new conflict with the insurgents was clearly worth taking.
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Kurdish officials say their weapons request, which they also discussed with members of Congress, was not unprecedented.
