Iraq/Kurdistan: UN Won’t Play Any Role in Iraqi Kurds’ Independence Vote

Jun 15, 2017 | Sinan Salaheddin, Associated Press
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The United Nations said it will not be “engaged in any way or form” in the process surrounding the independence referendum in Iraq’s northern semi-autonomous Kurdish region planned for September. The statement by the U.N. special mission to Iraq, or UNAMI, released late Wednesday could cast doubts on the credibility of the vote, which has already sparked wide criticism from the central government in Baghdad and several regional and Western nations.