their future leadership. secretary of state kerry today tried to convince the powerful leader of the iraqi kurds to work toward a unified government. the sunni kurds are one of iraq s three major ethnic groups along with shia arabs, who dominate the government, and the sunni arabs, many of whom are fighting alongside isis. iraqi prime minister nuri al maliki has left the sunnis and kurds out of government circles. the kurds have reacted by creating a largely autonomous region in the north. they say it a new iraq, and they want independence. nbc s ayman mohyeldin is in iraq. do you expect any movement after today s meeting? well, if there s going to be any movement, it s certainly going to happen in closed doors, and it s going to be very private. there s a lot of power sharing that takes place here in iraq. the way the constitution is set up. and more importantly, this country recently had elections. it s time for the presideime mir