Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurds in Iraq Vote in Historic Independence Referendum

Sep 25, 2017 | Tamer El-Ghobashy, Mustafa Salim, and Kareem Fahim, Washington Post
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Kurds packed polling stations across northern Iraq on Monday in a historic referendum on independence despite vigorous opposition from the country’s central government as well as regional and world powers. The poll is expected to produce an overwhelming “yes” result that many Kurds see as the culmination of a century-long and bloody struggle for self-determination. Kurdish authorities said that 3.9 million people were eligible to vote and that final results were expected by Thursday.