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.
Saturday, 16 September, 2017 , 17:25 AFP — The United Nations has urged Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani to drop plans for a controversial independence referendum and enter talks with Baghdad aimed at reaching a deal within three years.
Saturday, 16 September, 2017 , 14:54 AFP — The United Nations has urged Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani to drop plans for an independence referendum and enter talks with Baghdad aimed at reaching a deal within three years.
Friday, 15 September, 2017 , 23:09 AFP — Washington put to one side its longstanding sympathy for its allies in Iraqi Kurdistan on Friday and sternly urged the region to call off its independence referendum.
Friday, 15 September, 2017 , 21:41 AFP — The United States Friday urged Iraqi Kurdistan to call off plans for an independence referendum later this month, warning the vote was distracting from the fight against the Islamic State group.
Friday, 15 September, 2017 , 21:11 AFP —
