Tuesday, 26 September, 2017 , 10:24 AFP — The Syrian government is ready to discuss autonomy for the country's Kurds, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem has said, the first time Damascus has openly accepted such a possibility.
Tuesday, 26 September, 2017 , 10:04 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday warned the Iraqi Kurdish leader against pushing for independence after holding a non-binding referendum, saying such a move risked sparking an "ethnic war" in the region.
Tuesday, 26 September, 2017 , 08:45 AFP — A curfew on parts of Iraq's Kirkuk was lifted Tuesday and the city was calm despite fears of unrest over a vote on Kurdish independence.
Tuesday, 26 September, 2017 , 02:18 AFP — Iraq's Kurds defied widespread opposition to vote Monday in a historic independence referendum, sparking fresh tensions with Baghdad and threats from Turkey while Washington warned it would "increase instability".
Tuesday, 26 September, 2017 , 00:26 AFP — The United States warned that an independence referendum Monday for Iraqi Kurdistan to break away from Baghdad will "increase instability."
Monday, 25 September, 2017 , 21:11 AFP — Iraq's Kurds defied widespread opposition to vote Monday in a historic independence referendum, sparking fresh tensions with Baghdad, threats from Turkey and fears of unrest.
Monday, 25 September, 2017 , 21:11 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.
Monday, 25 September, 2017 , 19:43 AFP — Iraq's Kurds defied widespread opposition to vote Monday in a historic independence referendum, sparking fresh tensions with Baghdad, threats from Turkey and fears of unrest.
Monday, 25 September, 2017 , 18:42 AFP — Iraq's Kurds defied widespread opposition to vote Monday in a historic independence referendum, sparking fresh tensions with Baghdad, threats from Turkey and fears of unrest.
Monday, 25 September, 2017 , 17:23 AFP — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday expressed concern about the potentially destabilizing effects of a referendum held by Kurds on independence from Iraq.
