Border conflicts test Kurdish tightrope act

By NAJEEBA MOHAMMED
Institute for War & Peace Reporting

The Iraqi Kurdish administration is running out of options as it faces growing pressure to end the fighting between its neighbours and Kurdish rebels based inside its borders.

But analysts say a breakthrough in the decades-old conflicts is impossible without closer American engagement.

Iraqi Kurdish leaders have postponed plans for a conference, due to have been held this spring, where many had hoped the rebels would be urged to l...