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Iraqi court issues arrest warrants for Kurdish referendum organizers
Oct 11, 2017 16:46A top Iraqi court has issued arrest warrants for the elections and referendum commission chairman of the country’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region and his two aides over the controversial September 25 referendum on Kurdish vote from the rest of the Iraqi territory.
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Iraqi govt. to put Kurdistan-based mobile networks under control
Oct 09, 2017 14:25The Iraqi government has decided to impose control over mobile phone operators in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region and to relocate their headquarters to Baghdad as part of punitive measures taken in response to last month’s secession referendum in the region.
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Iraqi parliament speaker meets with Kurdish leader
Oct 08, 2017 11:18The speaker of Iraq's parliament has met with Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani, two weeks after the Kurdistan region held a controversial referendum on secession from the mainland.
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US, Zionist entity behind treacherous Iraq disintegration plot: Ayatollah Shahroudi
Oct 07, 2017 12:46Chairman of Iran's Expediency Council Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi warns the United States and the Israeli regime are behind a “dangerous and treacherous” plot to partition Iraq, following an referendum held in the West Asian country’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
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Zarif urges maintenance of Iraq territorial integrity, unity
Oct 06, 2017 14:23Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has once again stressed the importance of preserving Iraq’s national unity and territorial integrity after a controversial referendum was held in northern semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
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US, foreign powers after creation of another Israel: Leader
Oct 04, 2017 15:23Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the United States and the illegal Zionist entity benefit from the recent referendum in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, stressing Washington and foreign powers seek to create another Israel.
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Turkey to close borders with Iraqi Kurdistan 'soon': Erdogan
Oct 05, 2017 14:26Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country will “soon” shut its border and airspace to the Iraqi Kurdistan Region in response to a controversial referendum on possible secession of the semi-autonomous region from the rest of the country.
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France ready for mediation between Baghdad and Iraqi Kurds: Macron
Oct 05, 2017 10:28French President Emmanuel Macron says Paris is ready for mediation between Iraq and its Kurdish region seeking secession from the mainland, emphasizing the need to protect the Arab country’s “territorial integrity.”
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Iran to increase cooperation with Iraq to confront separatism
Oct 03, 2017 11:27Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami underlined that his country will boost cooperation with Iraq against any moves to disintegrate the country.
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'Iran closes borders with Kurdistan to respect Baghdad sovereignty'
Oct 03, 2017 11:19Iran's Government Spokesman Mohammad Baqer Nobakht underlined that the country has closed its borders and airspace to the Iraqi Kurdistan region after the referendum to respect the Iraqi government's sovereignty.