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Monday, September 25, 2017
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Monday, September 25, 2017
Iraqi Kurds vote in referendum on independence from Baghdad
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIraqi Kurds are voting in an independence referendum, defying warnings from Baghdad and their neighbors in a historic step toward a national dream.
The nonbinding vote, initiated by veteran leader Massud Barzani, has angered not only Iraq’s federal government but also neighboring Turkey and Iran, who are concerned it could stoke separatist aspirations among their own sizable Kurdish minorities.
Turkey is warning the Iraqi Kurds would face sanctions over the vote, while Iran closed its border with the autonomous region.
The United States and other Western nations have also raised concerns, saying the vote could hamper the fight against the Islamic State jihadist group in which cooperation between Baghdad and the Kurds has been key.
— AFP
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