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Netanyahu glosses over Israeli role in Kurdish referendum
Oct 01, 2017 13:50Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denied Turkey’s accusation that the regime was involved in a recent controversial referendum in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
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Iraq to defend Kurdish people against threats: Premier
Oct 01, 2017 02:34Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has reaffirmed the country’s determination to protect its Kurdish population against any threats, amid soaring tensions over the recent Kurdish referendum in the northern region of the country.
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Israel played role in Iraq’s Kurdish referendum: Turkish president
Oct 01, 2017 02:13Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Israel’s Mossad spy agency has played a role in the recent Kurdish referendum in northern Iraq.
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Kurdish secession bid in Iraq threat to entire region: Hezbollah chief
Oct 01, 2017 02:10The secretary general of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement says the potential breakaway of the Kurdistan region in Iraq is a threat to the entire region.
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Iran bans oil products shipment to Iraqi Kurdistan
Sep 30, 2017 12:05Iran’s Ministry of Roads and Urban Development has warned companies against shipment of oil products to and from the Iraqi Kurdistan “until further notice,” Iranian news agencies reported on Saturday.
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Iraq ‘to take control of Kurdistan borders’
Sep 30, 2017 08:07Iraq says it will be taking control of the borders of its northern Kurdistan region — which has voted controversially to break away from the country — in coordination with Iran and Turkey.
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US ‘does not recognize’ Iraqi Kurdistan referendum: Tillerson
Sep 30, 2017 02:06The United States does not officially recognize the referendum held by the Iraqi Kurdish region, says Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
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Iran’s top Sunni cleric backs Iraq’s integrity, unity
Sep 30, 2017 01:42Iran’s prominent Sunni cleric Molavi Abdul Hamid has voiced his objection to the potential secession of the northern Kurdistan region from Iraqi mainland, urging the Kurdish people to maintain their unity.
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Kurdistan refuses to relinquish border crossings to Iraq amid referendum tensions
Sep 29, 2017 12:46The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has refused to relinquish control of its border crossings to the Iraqi government as Arab-Kurd tensions simmer in light of Monday’s referendum of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region from the rest of the Iraqi territory.
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Grand Ayatollah Sistani opposes Kurdistan’s secession
Sep 29, 2017 10:58Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali al-Sistani has voiced opposition to the secession of the northern Kurdistan region from the mainland, warning of the negative repercussions of such “unilateral steps.”