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Iraqi Government Asks Foreign Countries to Stop Oil Trade With Kurdistan
2017-09-25
Iraq on Sunday urged foreign countries to stop importing crude directly from its autonomous Kurdistan region and to restrict oil trading to the central government.
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Kurds Press Historic Independence Vote Despite Regional Fears
2017-09-25
Iraqi Kurds are expected to vote for independence in a referendum on Monday that neighboring countries and Western powers fear could break up the country and stir broader regional ethnic and sectarian conflict.
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Iran Halts Flights to Iraq's Kurdish Region in Retaliation for Independence Vote
2017-09-25
Iran halted flights to and from Kurdish regions in northern Iraq on Sunday in retaliation to a plan by the autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to hold a referendum on independence. It also started wargames at the Kurdish border.
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US Strongly Opposes Iraqi Kurdish Independence Vote
2017-09-22
The United States “strongly opposes” the planned independence referendum by Iraqi Kurds and urges Iraqi Kurdish leaders to engage in negotiations with the Baghdad government instead, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday.
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Saudi Arabia Urges Kurds to Scrap Independence Referendum
2017-09-21
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday urged Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani to call off a planned referendum on independence for his autonomous region to avoid further "crises" in Iraq and the region.
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Iraqi PM Abadi Says Kurdish Independence Referendum 'Unconstitutional'
2017-09-14
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi described the Kurdistan region’s planned referendum on independence as “unconstitutional” on Tuesday, hours after parliament voted against the regional plebiscite.