Iraqi Kurdish president to meet Turkish leaders
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The president of #Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region will meet Turkish leaders on Monday as Ankara keeps a close eye on moves for an independent Iraqi #Kurdistan amid the chaos in its conflict-torn neighbor. Massud Barzani is due to meet President #Abdullah_Gul and Prime Minister #Recep_Tayyip_Erdogan in the capital Ankara in separate meetings from 1100 GMT. The visit comes as lightning gains by the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) in Iraq have alarmed countries in the region and sparked calls for Kurdish autonomy to counter the radical Islamist threat. read more