Patriotic Union of Kurdistan

… in the north and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) in the south—contended with one another for control. This competition encouraged the Baʿathist regime to attempt to direct affairs in the Kurdish autonomous region by various means, including military force. The Iraqi military launched a successful attack against the Kurdish…

…province of Kirkūk, where the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), a political party associated with ethnic Kurds, won the majority of the vote in some non-Kurdish areas. The governor of Kirkūk immediately ordered a recount for the province. Abadi, meanwhile, formed a committee to investigate irregularities; days later the committee…

…them are the KDP, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), and two Shiʿi religious parties: the Islamic Daʿwah Party and the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (known since 2007 as the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq). Another group, the Iraqi National Congress, received strong, albeit intermittent, support…