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Erdogan threatens Iraqi Kurds with border closure, oil block


Monday, 25 September, 2017 , 14:05 AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that Ankara would close its border with Iraq's Kurdistan region over an independence referendum and threatened the Iraqi Kurds with blocking their key oil exports.

Iraq parliament demands troops go to areas disputed with Kurds


Monday, 25 September, 2017 , 13:53 AFP Iraq's parliament demanded Monday that troops be sent to disputed areas in the north controlled by the Kurds since 2003 as the autonomous Kurdish area staged a referendum on independence.

Erdogan, Putin to meet in Turkey this week on Iraq, Syria


Monday, 25 September, 2017 , 13:37 AFP Russian President Vladimir Putin will this week visit Ankara for talks with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan set to touch on Iraq and Syria, both sides announced on Monday.

Iran says land border with Iraqi Kurdistan remains open


Monday, 25 September, 2017 , 13:07 AFP Iran's foreign ministry said Monday that its border with Iraqi Kurdistan remained open despite its independence referendum, reversing an earlier statement.

Iraq parliament demands troops go to areas disputed with Kurds


Monday, 25 September, 2017 , 13:05 AFP Iraq's parliament demanded Monday that troops be sent to disputed areas in the north controlled by the Kurds since 2003 as the autonomous Kurdish area staged a referendum on independence.

Iran says land border with Iraqi Kurdistan remains open


Monday, 25 September, 2017 , 13:00 AFP Iran's foreign ministry said Monday that its border with Iraqi Kurdistan remained open despite its independence referendum, reversing an earlier statement.

Iraq parliament demands troops go to areas disputed with Kurds


Monday, 25 September, 2017 , 12:46 AFP Iraq's parliament demanded Monday that troops be sent to disputed areas in the north controlled by the Kurds since 2003 as the autonomous Kurdish area staged a referendum on independence.

Kirkuk Kurds hail independence vote as Arabs, Turkmen wary


Monday, 25 September, 2017 , 12:37 AFP For Iraqi Kurds, the purple finger tip is a badge of honour, a sign that they have voted in Monday's referendum on independence for the autonomous northern region.

Iraq parliament demands troops be sent to areas disputed with Kurds


Monday, 25 September, 2017 , 12:31 AFP

Syria government rejects Iraqi Kurdish independence vote


Monday, 25 September, 2017 , 11:50 AFP Syria's Foreign Minister Walid Muallem has rejected a controversial independence referendum by Iraq's Kurds being held on Monday as "unacceptable," saying Damascus only recognised a unified Iraq.