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September 27, 2017

Iraqi Kurdish Leader Says Overwhelming Majority Voted for Independence
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Tensions are rising between Iraq's central government and the Kurdistan
Regional Government in northern Iraq over Monday's Kurdish independence
referendum. On Tuesday, the Kurdish government said an overwhelming
majority of people had voted for independence, although the full results
have not yet been released. In retaliation, Iraq's prime minister has
threatened to impose an air embargo on international flights unless the
oil-rich Kurdish region surrenders control of its two international
airports by Friday.


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