Thursday, 28 September, 2017 , 02:29 AFP — Iraq's Kurds faced the threat of growing isolation Thursday after a massive "yes" vote for independence in a referendum that has incensed Baghdad and sparked international concern.

Wednesday, 27 September, 2017 , 20:08 AFP — Iraq's Kurds announced a massive "yes" vote for independence on Wednesday following a referendum that has incensed Baghdad and sparked international concern.

Wednesday, 27 September, 2017 , 16:45 AFP — Iraq's Kurds announced a massive "yes" vote for independence on Wednesday following a referendum that has incensed Baghdad and sparked international concern.

Wednesday, 27 September, 2017 , 15:45 AFP — Airlines from Turkey as well as Lebanon and Egypt said Wednesday they will suspend operations to and from Iraq's Kurdistan region following Baghdad's threat to ban flights after the region's independence referendum.

Wednesday, 27 September, 2017 , 14:57 AFP — Iraq's Kurds announced a massive "yes" vote for independence on Wednesday following a referendum that has incensed Baghdad and sparked international concern.

Wednesday, 27 September, 2017 , 14:41 AFP — More than 92 percent of Iraqi Kurds voted for independence in a referendum, according to the first official results announced on Wednesday, two days after the disputed plebiscite.

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Wednesday, 27 September, 2017 , 12:39 AFP — Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi demanded Wednesday that this week's vote on independence for the autonomous Kurdish region be annulled, as tensions soared between the Kurds and Baghdad.

Wednesday, 27 September, 2017 , 12:22 AFP — Lebanon's and Egypt's national carriers will halt flights to the Iraqi Kurdish regional capital Arbil this week at the request of the Baghdad authorities, they said on Wednesday.

Wednesday, 27 September, 2017 , 11:34 AFP — Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi demanded Wednesday that this week's vote on independence for the autonomous Kurdish region be annulled.