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Wednesday, August 16, 2017
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Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Ankara warns of civil war if Iraqi Kurdish vote goes ahead
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleTurkey is warning that a plan by the leadership in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region to hold a referendum on independence next month could lead to civil war, in Ankara’s strongest warning yet against the poll.
“In that country (Iraq), which has been through so many problems, a referendum on independence can make the situation even worse,” Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu tells the state TRT Haber broadcaster. “God forbid, it could even bring it to civil war.”
— AFP
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