Wednesday, 20 September, 2017 , 23:25 AFP — The United States warned Wednesday it may not be able to help Iraq's Kurds negotiate a better deal with the Iraqi government if they go ahead with an independence vote.
Wednesday, 20 September, 2017 , 14:21 AFP — Saudi Arabia on Wednesday urged Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani to call off a planned referendum on independence for his autonomous region to avoid further "crises" in Iraq and the region.
Wednesday, 20 September, 2017 , 13:19 AFP — Saudi Arabia on Wednesday urged Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani to call off to planned referendum on independence for his autonomous region to avoid further "crises" in Iraq and the region.
Tuesday, 19 September, 2017 , 21:14 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday demanded that Iraqi Kurds call off a referendum on independence, hinting at consequences if they go ahead.
Tuesday, 19 September, 2017 , 20:43 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday demanded that Iraqi Kurds call off a weekend referendum on independence, hinting at consequences if they go ahead.
Tuesday, 19 September, 2017 , 20:03 AFP — Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Tuesday said he rejected any type of referendum on independence for the northern autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan.
Tuesday, 19 September, 2017 , 14:39 AFP — Israel has become the only country to openly support an independent Kurdish state, a result of good ties between Kurds and Jews and expectations it would be a front against Iran and extremism, experts say.
Tuesday, 19 September, 2017 , 03:34 AFP — Iraqi Kurds may have long dreamed of founding their own state, but the independence referendum set for September 25 has also exposed divisions between their autonomous region's main cities.
Monday, 18 September, 2017 , 20:17 AFP — A motorbike bomb killed a child and wounded seven people in the Kurdish-majority Syrian town of Qamishli on Monday in an attack the security forces blamed on a pro-regime militia.
Monday, 18 September, 2017 , 15:45 AFP — France's top diplomat on Monday urged Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region to cancel next week's planned independence vote, warning that now is not the time to go it alone.
