Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdish Independence Vote Draws Ire in Baghdad

Sep 12, 2017 | Chase Winter, Deutsche Welle
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Iraq's parliament on Tuesday voted to reject a Kurdish independence referendum planned later this month, raising already simmering tensions between Baghdad and Erbil that could potentially explode into violence. The Iraqi parliament resolution said the referendum is "a threat to the unity of Iraq, guaranteed by the constitution, and a threat to regional and civil peace since it violates the Iraqi constitution."