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Iraqi Kurds fly Kurdish flags during an event to urge people to vote in the upcoming independence referendum in Irbil. (AFP)

Iraqi Kurdistan Referendum Beats Drums of Ethnic War

by Dalshad Abdullah and Nazeer Rida | Sep 23, 2017 | Features

Irbil, Beirut – Unprecedented tensions have been building between Iran, Turkey and Iraq and between the Iraqi Kurdistan Region’s staging of an independence referendum, the consequences of which may lead to a regional conflict against the Kurds. The Kurds have been...

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The Kurdistan flag waved by protesters in Irbil. (AFP)

Sadr Delegation Holds Talks with Kurdistan Leadership

by Dalshad Abdullah | Apr 23, 2017 | Middle East

Irbil – A delegation from the Iraq’s Sadr Movement kicked off on Saturday an official visit to the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. Headed by Ahmed al-Sadr, son of the movement’s leader Moqtada, the delegation was welcomed in Irbil by President Masoud al-Barzani. The...

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Iraqi Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani meets German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel in Irbil. (AFP)

Barzani Holds on to Kurdistan Independence Referendum

by Dalshad Abdullah | Apr 21, 2017 | Middle East

Irbil – President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region Masoud Barzani announced on Thursday that Kurdish political powers are working on reaching an agreement to organize the area’s independence referendum. He said during a joint press conference with German Foreign Minister...