Tuesday, 26 September, 2017 , 15:52 AFP — Turkey has reacted with unbridled fury to the independence referendum in Iraq's Kurdistan region, warning of consequences up to military action, but Ankara will be wary of provoking a total rupture with the Iraqi Kurdish leadership.

Tuesday, 26 September, 2017 , 14:55 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday warned the Iraqi Kurdistan region against pushing for independence after holding a non-binding referendum, saying it risked sparking an "ethnic war" in the region.

Tuesday, 26 September, 2017 , 14:34 AFP — Iraq's Kurds were Tuesday expecting the announcement of a big "yes" vote for independence, as authorities in Baghdad weighed how to respond to a referendum they considered illegal.

Tuesday, 26 September, 2017 , 13:27 AFP — Iraqi soldiers on Tuesday took part in a Turkish military drill close to the Iraqi border on Tuesday, an AFP photographer said, a day after Iraq's Kurdish region held a vote on independence.

Tuesday, 26 September, 2017 , 13:17 AFP — Iran said Tuesday that the independence vote in Iraqi Kurdistan would trigger "political chaos" in the region, while the Revolutionary Guards said they were sending new missile equipment to the border.

Tuesday, 26 September, 2017 , 11:13 AFP — Iraq's Kurds were Tuesday expecting the announcement of a big "yes" vote for independence, as authorities in Baghdad weighed how to respond to a referendum they considered illegal.

Tuesday, 26 September, 2017 , 10:28 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 , 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.