ThelastinternationalflightleftErbilairportonFridayastheBaghdadgovernmentimposedanairbaninretaliationforanindependencevotebyIraqiKurdsthathasdrawnwidespreadoppos
PoliceonThursdayseizedmorethansixmillionballotsandenvelopesand100ballotboxesinaCatalantown,inthelatestbidtoblockabannedindependencereferendum,apolicesourcesaid.
Over92percentofIraq’sKurdsvoted“yes”inMonday’sindependencevote,accordingtotheresultsannouncedbytheHighElectionsandReferendumCommissiononWednesday.Thereferendum–
Iraq'sprimeministerhasdemandedtheKurdistanRegionalGovernment"cancel"theoutcomeofthereferendumonindependencethatitheldonMonday.Haideral-Abadisaidhewould"neverdis
IraqiKurdishleaderMasoudBarzanisaidonTuesdaythatKurdshadvoted“yes”toindependenceinareferendumheldindefianceofthegovernmentinBaghdadandwhichhadangeredtheirneighb
Undeterredbystrongoppositionfromseveralquarters,thedecisionbyIraqiKurdstoholdareferendumisacalculatedmovetodeterminetheultimatepoliticalfutureoftheirethniccommu
TheIraqigovernmentwillnotholdtalkswiththeKurdistanRegionalGovernment(KRG)abouttheresultsofthe“unconstitutional”referendumonindependenceheldonMondayinnorthernIra
IranianPresidentHassanRouhaniandhisTurkishcounterpartRecepTayyipErdoganonMondaydiscussedtheIraqiKurdistanindependencereferendumonthephone,stateIRIBTVreported.Th
VotersareheadingtothepollsinacontroversialindependencereferendumintheKurdistanRegionofIraq.Iraq'sprimeministerhaswarnedhewilltake"necessarymeasurestopreservethe
TurkishDeputyPrimeMinisterandgovernmentspokespersonBekirBozdagsaidearlySaturdaytheIraqiKurdishindependencereferendumshouldbecompletelycancelled,rulingoutanypost
DemonstratorshitthestreetsofBarcelonaonFridayforathirddayofprotestsagainsttheSpanishauthorities'crackdownonpreparationsforabannedindependencereferenduminCatalon
TheUnitedStatesproclaimedonWednesdayitmaynotbeabletohelpIraq'sKurdsnegotiateabetterdealwiththeIraqigovernmentiftheygoaheadwiththeirplannedindependencevote.Iraq'
ThousandstooktothestreetsofBarcelonaonWednesdayasSpanishpolicedetained13CatalangovernmentofficialsinacrackdownaheadofanindependencereferendumwhichMadridsaysisil
IraqiPrimeMinisterHaideral-Abadihasformallydemandedthesuspensionofnextweek'sreferendumonKurdishindependence.TheSupremeCourtalsoorderedthatthepollmustbepostponed
IraqiPresidentFuadMasumonSaturdaylaunchedaninitiativebetweenthepoliticalleadersinBaghdadandErbiltoresolvethecrisisofholdingreferendumontheindependenceoftheKurdi
TheparliamentofIraq’sautonomousKurdistanregionvotedonFridaytomoveforwardwithaplantoholdareferendumonindependenceonSeptember25.Theimpendingvoteignoresoppositionf
WesternpowerspressedIraqiKurdishleaderstoditcha"veryrisky"independencevoteonThursday,asBaghdadattemptedtoremovetheKurdishindependence-supportinggovernorofKirkuk