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Iraq Kurd head resists pressure to scrap independence vote


Friday, 22 September, 2017 , 19:30 AFP — Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani insisted Friday that a controversial September 25 independence referendum for his autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq will go ahead, even as last-minute negotiations aimed to change his mind.

Turkey says Iraqi Kurd vote 'illegitimate'


Friday, 22 September, 2017 , 18:16 AFP — Turkey on Friday slammed a planned independence referendum in Iraq's Kurdistan region next week as "illegitimate", indicating that Ankara was prepared to retaliate if it went ahead.

Iraqi Kurd vote 'illegitimate': Turkey's security council


Friday, 22 September, 2017 , 17:46 AFP — Turkey's National Security Council (MGK) on Friday slammed a planned independence referendum in Iraq's Kurdistan region next week as "illegitimate" and "unacceptable".

Iraq Kurd head resists pressure to scrap independence vote


Friday, 22 September, 2017 , 16:26 AFP — Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani insisted Friday that a controversial September 25 independence referendum for his autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq will go ahead, even as last-minute negotiations aimed to change his mind.

Iraq Kurd leader says referendum to go ahead


Friday, 22 September, 2017 , 15:36 AFP — Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani again stressed on Friday that next week's referendum on independence for the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq will proceed as planned.

Pressure grows on Iraqi Kurds to scrap independence vote


Friday, 22 September, 2017 , 13:21 AFP — Iraq's Kurds faced mounting international pressure Friday, including from neighbouring Iran, to call off an independence referendum that the UN Security Council warned was potentially destabilising.

Syria Kurds hold first local vote to cement federal push


Friday, 22 September, 2017 , 13:03 AFP — Residents of Kurdish-majority areas of northern Syria began voting Friday in the region's first local elections, as part of a push to cement a semi-autonomous regional government.

Iraq's Kirkuk supports independence poll but not its neighbours


Friday, 22 September, 2017 , 02:33 AFP — Most residents in Iraq's oil-rich province of Kirkuk support taking part in an independence referendum for Iraqi Kurdistan, but in neighbouring Tuz Khurmatu some say they are ready to fight it.

UN Security Council warns against holding Iraqi Kurd vote


Thursday, 21 September, 2017 , 23:34 AFP — The UN Security Council on Thursday warned that a referendum on independence by Iraq's Kurdistan region was potentially destabilizing, adding its weight to international opposition to the vote.

UN Security Council warns Iraqi Kurd vote 'potentially destabilizing'


Thursday, 21 September, 2017 , 23:10 AFP — The UN Security Council on Thursday warned that a referendum on independence by Iraq's Kurdistan region was potentially destabilizing and urged dialogue.