Monday, 18 September, 2017 , 10:33 AFP — Iraq's supreme court on Monday ordered the suspension of a September 25 referendum on the independence of Iraqi Kurdistan, to examine whether such a poll would be constitutional.

Monday, 18 September, 2017 , 10:06 AFP — Iraq's supreme court on Monday ordered the suspension of a September 25 referendum on the independence of Iraqi Kurdistan, to examine whether such a poll would be constitutional.

Monday, 18 September, 2017 , 09:50 AFP —

Monday, 18 September, 2017 , 08:28 AFP — The Kurds, a non-Arab ethnic group, number between 25 and 35 million people who are spread across four countries but without a state of their own.

Monday, 18 September, 2017 , 04:04 AFP — Iraq's Kurdish region, which will hold a referendum on statehood on September 25, has been autonomous since 1991 and has played a major role in the war against jihadists.

Monday, 18 September, 2017 , 03:49 AFP — The Kurds, a non-Arab ethnic group, number between 25 and 35 million people who are spread across four countries but without a state of their own.

Monday, 18 September, 2017 , 03:41 AFP — Iraq's Kurds are to vote on their independence in a September 25 referendum, but the poll is more of a tool to pressure Baghdad than a step towards real secession, observers say.

Sunday, 17 September, 2017 , 20:58 AFP — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged Iraqi Kurds to scrap plans to hold a referendum on independence later this month, arguing it would detract from the fight against Islamic State jihadists.

Sunday, 17 September, 2017 , 16:31 AFP — Iran warned on Sunday that independence for Iraqi Kurdistan would mean an end to all border and security arrangements with the regional government.

Sunday, 17 September, 2017 , 14:35 AFP — An Iraqi vice president warned Sunday that Baghdad would not tolerate the creation of "a second Israel" after the Jewish state became the only country to support a planned Kurdish independence referendum in northern Iraq.