Kurdish leader Barzani resigns after independence vote backfires

By Raya Jalabi and Maher ChmaytelliERBIL/BAGHDAD Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani said he would give up his position as president on Nov. 1, after an independence referendum he championed backfired and triggered a regional crisis.There was high drama at the Kurdish parliament, which was stormed by armed protesters as it met to approve the veteran leader's resignation as Kurdish president.In a televised address, his first since Iraqi forces launched a surprise offensive to rec