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Political Reform Before Referendum and Independence

Aras Fatah Aras Fatah is a writer and intellectual. Mariwan Kanie Mariwan Kanie is a writer and university professor. Asos Hardi Asos Hardi is a writer and journalist. Khaled Sulaiman Khaled Sulaiman is a writer and journalist based in Canada and originally from Kurdistan, Iraq. Since the decision to hold a referendum on the future of Iraqi Kurdistan, there has been a

International pressure has raised the stakes of the planned referendum, but the Kurds have made their case even if the vote is canceled. Nearly every major regional and international player stands against the independence referendum that the Kurdistan Regional Government has planned for September 25. In Washington, the White House issued a statement on September 15 asking th

BAGHDAD: A referendum on independence for Iraqi Kurdistan set for September 25 comes as the autonomous region faces the worst economic crisis in its short history. Plunging government income, the challenge of fighting the Daesh group and the cost of hosting hundreds of thousands of refugees have combined to punch a gaping hole in the Kurdistan Regional Government’s budget.

Citizens in Baghdad envisage a united Iraq with its territorial integrity respected Iraqi women walk on the street in Erbil near banners supporting the referendum for Kurdish independence. Alaa Al Marjani / Reuters Hayat Hassan is a novelist living in Baghdad. "The outcome of Monday's vote is not in question. The Kurds of Iraq have sought independence for decades. It's als

Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC September 20, 2017 The United States strongly opposes the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government’s referendum on independence, planned for September 25. All of Iraq’s neighbors, and virtually the entire international community, also oppose this referendum. The United States urges Iraqi Kurdish leaders to ac