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Iraq Kurd MPs approve independence referendum


Friday, 15 September, 2017 , 20:08 AFP Iraqi Kurdish lawmakers on Friday voted to hold an independence referendum set in motion by regional president Massud Barzani, who has kept open the option of postponing it under American pressure.

Iraq Kurd MPs approve independence referendum


Friday, 15 September, 2017 , 19:22 AFP Iraqi Kurdish lawmakers on Friday voted to hold an independence referendum set in motion by regional president Massud Barzani, who has kept open the option of postponing it under American pressure.

Iraqi Kurdish parliament approves independence referendum


Friday, 15 September, 2017 , 18:48 AFP Iraqi Kurdish lawmakers Friday approved holding a referendum on the independence of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region on September 25 as opposition members boycotted the parliament's first session in two years.

Iraqi Kurdish parliament approves independence referendum


Friday, 15 September, 2017 , 18:01 AFP Iraqi Kurdish lawmakers on Friday approved holding an independence referendum on September 25 as members of the opposition boycotted the parliament's first session in two years.

Iraqi Kurdish parliament approves independence referendum


Friday, 15 September, 2017 , 17:49 AFP

Iraq Kurd MPs to vote on independence referendum


Friday, 15 September, 2017 , 14:25 AFP The Iraqi Kurdish parliament prepared to vote Friday on holding an independence referendum while keeping the door open for a last-minute compromise in the face of mounting opposition from Baghdad.

Iraq Kurd MPs to vote on independence referendum


Friday, 15 September, 2017 , 11:27 AFP The Iraqi Kurdish parliament prepared to vote Friday on holding an independence referendum while keeping the door open for a last-minute compromise in the face of mounting opposition from Baghdad.

Iraq, Turkey step up pressure over Kurd independence vote


Thursday, 14 September, 2017 , 16:23 AFP Iraq and Turkey on Thursday stepped up the pressure on Iraqi Kurdistan over its planned independence referendum, as the governor of oil-rich Kirkuk province that decided to take part in the vote was sacked.

Turkey warns Iraqi Kurdish referendum will 'have a cost'


Thursday, 14 September, 2017 , 15:09 AFP Turkey on Thursday warned Iraqi Kurdish leaders that a planned independence referendum this month would "have a cost", as Ankara refused to budge in its opposition to the poll.

Iraq, Turkey step up pressure over Kurd independence vote


Thursday, 14 September, 2017 , 13:24 AFP Iraq and Turkey on Thursday stepped up the pressure on Iraqi Kurdistan over its planned independence referendum, as the governor of oil-rich Kirkuk province that decided to take part in the vote was sacked.