Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Kurds Agree on Independence Vote, Official Says

Jan 27, 2016 | Khalid Al Ansary, Bloomberg
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Iraqi Kurdish leaders plan to hold a referendum on the region’s independence, an official said on Wednesday, in a move that could lead to the break-up of OPEC’s second-biggest oil producer. Massoud Barzani, president of the semi-autonomous Kurdish Regional Government, and other Kurdish leaders have all agreed to hold the referendum, said Kifah Mahmoud, an adviser at the president’s office.