Iraqi Kurds Frustrated with the federal government dream of independence for their auto**mous region, but for **w they want widely disliked Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki out of ******. Maliki, a Shiite Arab vying for a third term in Wednesday's parliamentary polls, has repeatedly clashed with the three-province Kurdistan region's leadership in disputes over territory, resources and power-sharing, making him a prime target for Kurdish ire. Massud Barzani, the president of Iraqi Kurdistan, has frequently spoken out against Maliki, accusing him of mo**polising power. He has voiced fears Maliki would use F-16 jets ordered from the United States against the Kurds, and called for his removal from ******.