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Iran, Turkey opposed to Kurdish independence plan in Iraq: General Baqeri
Aug 18, 2017 08:45The 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 12:22Turkish 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 07:41The 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 08:39Authorities 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.
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Iraqi VP: Referendum to harm Kurds
Aug 02, 2017 10:26The Iraqi Vice-President, Nouri al-Maliki, warned of the consequences of a referendum on independence in the Iraqi Kurdistan region, stressing that it will first harm the Kurds
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Kurdish independence plan will weaken Iraq: Shamkhani
Jul 17, 2017 12:19A senior Iranian official has warned that a plan by Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to hold an independence referendum will weaken the entire Arab country.
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Iran opposes ‘unilateral’ Kurdish independence plan in Iraq: Qassemi
Jun 10, 2017 14:37The Foreign Ministry has expressed Tehran’s opposition to a “unilateral” plan by Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to hold an independence referendum, stressing the importance of maintaining integrity and stability in the Arab country.
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Iraqi Kurdistan’s referendum plan as ‘grave mistake’
Jun 09, 2017 08:01Turkey has censured as a plan by Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to hold a referendum on breaking away from the mainland.
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US-backed Kurdish fighters take 80% of Syria's Tabqa
May 01, 2017 09:23US-backed Kurdish forces have gained control over 80 percent of Syria's Tabqa town after a week of fighting with the Daesh terrorist group, a UK-based monitoring group says.
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Kurds denounce deadly Turkish air raid in northern Iraq
Apr 26, 2017 02:13Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region has denounced as “unacceptable” Turkey’s airstrike in northern Iraq, which killed at least six Kurdish fighters.