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Iran only recognizes integrated, federal Iraq: Shamkhani
Sep 17, 2017 09:14A senior Iranian official warns that any “illegal” separatist move in Iraq would escalate insecurity in the country and across the region, saying that the Islamic Republic only recognizes an integrated and federal Iraqi government.
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Iran, Turkey military chiefs: Kurdish vote 'dangerous'
Sep 14, 2017 14:24The military chiefs of Iran and Turkey have warned of dangerous consequences of an upcoming referendum on the possible secession of Iraq’s Kurdistan region.
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Iraqi parliament votes to dismiss Kirkuk governor over so-called independence vote
Sep 14, 2017 08:59The Iraqi parliament has voted to dismiss the governor of the northern oil-rich province of Kirkuk after the provincial council voted to take part in the upcoming Kurdish independence polls irrespective of the central government’s strong opposition to the planned vote.
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Arab League rejects Kurdish independence vote, calls it illegal
Sep 14, 2017 06:53The Arab League has rejected an upcoming voting on Iraqi Kurdistan’s independence an illegal measure that would pose further threats to security in the already volatile Middle East, senior Iraqi officials say.
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Opponents of Iraqi Kurdistan vote receive death threats
Sep 10, 2017 01:46Members 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 03:13Iraqi 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 13:42Iran 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 09:39A 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 08:08Turkey’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 13:53The 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.