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Iraqi Kurdistan holds referendum in defiance of intl. community
Sep 25, 2017 07:23Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region head is holding an independence referendum in the face of strong objections from the central government in Baghdad and in defiance of urgent calls from the international community to scrap the vote.
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Iraq urges world countries not to buy oil from Kurdish region
Sep 25, 2017 06:36Iraq's central government has called on the world countries not to purchase oil from the semi-autonomous Kurdish region in response to a highly controversial referendum on independence, which the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is set to hold on Monday in clear defiance of Baghdad.
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Iraq does not allow creation of ethnic govt. in country: Abadi
Sep 24, 2017 18:04Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says Baghdad will not allow the creation of an “ethnic government” in the Arab country as the Iraqi Kurdish region prepares for a highly controversial planned referendum on its independence on Monday.
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Hashd al-Sha’abi not waiting for Peshmerga's permission to free Daesh-held areas: Cmdr.
Sep 24, 2017 15:22A high-ranking commander of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units says the pro-government fighters will not wait for the permission of Kurdish Peshmerga forces to liberate areas still under control of Daesh, including the town of Hawijah in the country’s oil-rich province of Kirkuk.
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Iran closes airspace to all flights to and from Iraqi Kurdistan
Sep 24, 2017 15:14Iran has closed its airspace to all flights to and from the semi-autonomous Kurdish region in Iraq at the request of the country's federal government, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) says.
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Storm clouds gather over Iraqi Kurdish referendum
Sep 24, 2017 13:01There are conflicting reports as to whether a referendum on possible secession of the Iraqi Kurdistan on Monday will go ahead as planned after several regional officials warned the vote could have serious consequences.
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Iraqi Kurdistan vote poses direct threat to Turkish national security: Turkey
Sep 23, 2017 11:54Turkey’s top security body says an independence referendum planned by Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region “directly” threatens Turkish national security.
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Massoud Barzani: Kurdish referendum will go ahead
Sep 23, 2017 07:36President of Iraq's Kurdish region Massoud Barzani says the planned referendum will be held next week despite international warnings.
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Iran reiterates opposition to Kurdish referendum
Sep 23, 2017 06:15A senior Iranian official has expressed the Islamic Republic’s opposition to an upcoming referendum for independence by Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, saying that Tehran supports the Arab country’s territorial integrity.
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Iran, Iraq, Turkey warn Kurds against referendum
Sep 21, 2017 13:00Iran, Iraq and Turkey have voiced concerns over a planned secession referendum in the northern Iraqi Kurdistan region, warning that the unconstitutional vote could fan the flames of tensions in the Middle East.