ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) — Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region has called a referendum on independence to be held on Sept. 25, an official said on Wednesday, moving ahead with a plan for full statehood that is likely to be opposed by Baghdad.
Hemin Hawrami, assistant to Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani, tweeted: “Big news. Kurdistan Referendum for independence is on 25/9/2017.”
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