Iraq: Ailing president to be treated in Germany
Jalal Talabani had a stroke this week
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Posted: 12/19/2012
BAGHDAD (AP) - Kurdish officials say Iraqi President Jalal Talabani will be flown to Germany for further treatment after suffering a stroke earlier this week.
Medical experts from Germany and other countries began arriving Wednesday to assess the 79-year-old president's condition.
Talabani is a senior Kurdish leader and has been a symbol of unity in Iraq.
Firyad Rawndouzi, a senior member of Talabani's Patriotic Union of Kurdistan party, says the German team recommended he be moved, possibly as early as Thursday.
The head of the president's media office, Barazan Sheikh Othman, says he is expected to depart Thursday or Friday.
Questions remain about the graveness of Talabani's illness. Hospital officials and his office have released few details to the public, though they say he is showing signs of improvement.
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