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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.
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Hoisting non-Iraqi flags in Kirkuk unconstitutional: Iran
Apr 03, 2017 12:52Following a recent bid by the Kirkuk Provincial Council to raise the regional flag in front of some buildings, Iran says only Iraqi national colors must be allowed to fly in the country’s northern province of Kirkuk.
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Iraqi alliance: Kurdish flags in Kirkuk threaten national unity
Apr 03, 2017 08:19The Iraqi National Alliance (INA), headed by senior cleric Ammar al-Hakim, says the hoisting of Kurdish flags over government buildings in Kirkuk is threatening national unity.