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Opponents of Iraqi Kurdistan vote receive death threats
Sep 10, 2017 06:16Members of the “No for Now” campaign, which calls for the postponement of the upcoming referendum on the independence of Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, say they have repeatedly received death threats and been physically intimidated.
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Iraqi army, allies to retake Hawijah from Daesh terrorists soon: Abadi
Sep 07, 2017 07:43Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says army troops, backed by allied Kurdish forces, will soon launch a multi-pronged operation to liberate Hawijah town in the oil-rich northern province of Kirkuk from Daesh Takfiri terrorists.
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Iran warns Iraq's Kirkuk decision to back Kurdish referendum provocative
Aug 30, 2017 18:12Iran says a decision by councilors in the Iraqi province of Kirkuk to take part in next month’s independence referendum is a “provocative, wrong and unacceptable mistake.”
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Iraqi Kurdish independence referendum potential reason for war: Turkish nationalist leader
Aug 24, 2017 14:09A far-right nationalist leader in Turkey has expressed deep worries about the Iraqi Kurds’ plans for an independence referendum later this year, saying the move could provide a reason for Ankara to launch a war on the autonomous Iraqi region.
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Turkey calls on Iraqi Kurds to cancel independence vote
Aug 23, 2017 12:38Turkey’s foreign minister says his country expects the administration of Iraq’s northern semi-autonomous Kurdish region to cancel an upcoming referendum on its independence.
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Iraq: Kirkuk governor refuses to lower Kurdish flag despite court ruling
Aug 18, 2017 18:23The governor of Iraq's northern oil-rich province of Kirkuk has declined to lower the flag of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) flattering over public publics in the face of a court ruling to replace the flag with the national Iraqi one.
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Iran, Turkey opposed to Kurdish independence plan in Iraq: General Baqeri
Aug 18, 2017 13:15The Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces said Tehran and Ankara are opposed to a plan by Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to hold an independence referendum, warning that such a move would lead to tensions and conflicts in the Arab country.
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Iraqi Kurds’ independence referendum risks civil war: Turkish FM
Aug 16, 2017 16:52Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has warned that a plan by Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to hold an independence referendum late next month will lead to "civil war" in the conflict-stricken Arab country.
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US demands delay of Iraqi Kurdistan referendum
Aug 12, 2017 12:11The US secretary of state has called on the leader of Iraq’s semi-autonomous region Kurdistan region, Massoud Barzani, to delay a controversial referendum on independence from the mainland slated for next month.
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Kurdish authorities balk at Iraqi oil transfer to Iran
Aug 05, 2017 13:09Authorities in the autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan have opposed exporting oil from the northern fields of Kirkuk via Iran, marking their first escalation of a spat which has started with secessionist calls.