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An Iraqi Kurdish man decorates a car with the Kurdish flags ahead of the upcoming independence referendum in Irbil. (AFP)
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Kurdistan will hold an independence referendum on September 25 despite international reservations. (AFP)
Kurds Set Independence Referendum Date as US Calls for Postponement
The Iraqi Kurdistan Region will hold its contentious independence referendum on September 25 despite misgivings by the United States. “The date is standing, September 25, no change,” said Hoshyar Zebari, a close adviser to Kurdistan Regional Government...Caption:
An old bridge destroyed by clashes in Mosul, Iraq. Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters
Zebari: 40,000 Civilians Killed in Mosul Battle
London- More than 40,000 civilians were killed in the devastating battle to retake the northern Iraqi city of Mosul from ISIS, according to intelligence reports revealed to Britain’s The Independent – a death toll far higher than previous estimates. Many bodies are...Caption:
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari speaks with US Secretary of State John Kerry (not seen) during a meeting in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 23, 2014.(AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool)
Kurds to hold final meeting on joining new Iraqi government
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat/Reuters—Iraq’s Kurdish political bloc is heading back to Iraqi Kurdistan for a final meeting on Monday to decide whether to participate in the next national government, the Kurds’ top negotiator Hoshyar Zebari told Reuters....Caption:
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari speaks with US Secretary of State John Kerry (not seen) during a meeting in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 23, 2014.(AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool)