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An Iraqi Kurdish man poses with his inked fingers after casting a vote during the referendum on independence from Iraq in Irbil on September 25, 2017. Khalid Mohammed / AP

Kurds Vote despite their Neighbors’ Threats

by Said Abdul Razzak | Sep 26, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara, Erbil, Baghdad- Iraq and the region entered on Monday the post-Kurdistan referendum phase as the popular vote held in the three Iraqi Kurdistan provinces tuned into a fait accompli. “The Kurdish political forces that were against the referendum or had some...

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Official results of the independence referendum are expected by Tuesday [Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters]

Iraqi Kurds Vote amid Tight Geographic Dragnet

by Saeed Abdel Razek and Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 25, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara, Baghdad, Irbil, London- While residents of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq began showing up on Monday at polling stations to cast their votes in the referendum on independence, a geographic dragnet is expected to be tightened around the region. President of...

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Kurdistan Region’s independence referendum/AFP

Iraq: Last Hours Race Between Referendum,Threats

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 24, 2017 | Middle East

Irbil, Baghdad, Ankara- The Kurdistan Region of Iraq closed on Saturday the door in the face of regional and international parties calling for the postponement of the referendum on independence and asserted it would proceed with the vote as scheduled on Monday. As...

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Kurdish people attend a rally to show their support for the upcoming September 25th independence referendum in Duhuk, Iraq September 16, 2017.

Kurdish Referendum : Thinking, Not Threats

by Robert Ford | Sep 23, 2017 | Opinion

I was the head of the political office at the American Embassy in Baghdad in 2005 during the long, difficult negotiations between Iraqi political leaders about the new Iraqi constitution. The negotiations centered on issues like decentralization, accountability and...

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The Iraqi Kurdistan Region will hold its contentious independence referendum on September 25 despite misgivings by the United States (AFP)

Last Western Attempt to Postpone Kurdistan Referendum

by Heba El-Koudsi, Said Abdel-Razek, Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 22, 2017 | Middle East

New York, Ankara, Irbil- The foreign ministers of Turkey, Iran, and Iraq called on authorities in Kurdistan to annul the referendum on independence scheduled for next Monday. During a meeting in New York on Thursday, the three ministers issued a statement saying they...