Friday, 29 September, 2017 , 12:32 AFP —
Friday, 29 September, 2017 , 12:28 AFP — Foreigners scrambled to leave Iraqi Kurdistan Friday hours before the start of a flight ban imposed by Baghdad in retaliation for an independence referendum that has sent regional tensions soaring.
Thursday, 28 September, 2017 , 21:24 AFP — Washington is willing to "facilitate" talks between Baghdad and Iraq's Kurdish region to calm soaring tensions surrounding a controversial independence referendum, the US State Department said Thursday.
Thursday, 28 September, 2017 , 21:08 AFP — The Iraqi Kurdish independence referendum has taken focus away from the war against the Islamic State group, the spokesman for the US-led coalition against the jihadists said on Thursday.
Thursday, 28 September, 2017 , 20:08 AFP — The Iraqi Kurdish independence referendum has taken focus away from the war against the Islamic State group, the spokesman for the US-led coalition against the jihadists said on Thursday.
Thursday, 28 September, 2017 , 18:42 AFP — Bag on his back and suitcase in tow, Khider Ahmad stands at the Arbil airport eagerly awaiting his flight out of Iraqi Kurdistan to leave while he still can.
Thursday, 28 September, 2017 , 17:50 AFP — Iraq has suspended all international flights to and from the Iraqi Kurdish capital Arbil from Friday, sending anxious foreigners rushing to the airport, as Baghdad cranked up the pressure on the Kurds over their independence referendum.
Thursday, 28 September, 2017 , 16:48 AFP — The Iraqi Kurdish regional government on Thursday rejected measures adopted by Baghdad in the wake of its independence vote as illegal and nothing more than "collective punishment".
Thursday, 28 September, 2017 , 16:12 AFP — Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Thursday he wants to hold a summit with Iranian and Iraqi leaders to coordinate how to respond to the controversial Iraqi Kurdish independence referendum.
Thursday, 28 September, 2017 , 14:32 AFP — All foreign flights to and from the Iraqi Kurdish capital Arbil will be suspended from Friday, officials said, as Baghdad increases pressure on the Kurds over this week's independence referendum.
