Kurdish independence

A war between U.S. allies could erupt in Iraq

Photos capture gleeful Kurds voting for their independence

Crowds gathered by the thousands and celebratory gunfire rang out in the city center on Monday evening as polls closed in the controversial Kurdish independence referendum.  

Erdoğan threatens military action over Iraqi Kurds' independence vote

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With Kurdish Steps Towards Independence, Iraq Is Splitting Further Apart

Massoud Barzani has asked the Kurdish parliament to form a committee which would organize an independence referendum.