Tensions mount ahead of Kurdish independence referendum in Iraq

Tensions mount ahead of Kurdish independence referendum in Iraq

Flags of the Kurdish Regional Government are seen on the streets of Erbil, northern Iraq, on Sept. 16, 2017. The KRG is pressing ahead with a Sept. 25 referendum on the independence of the autonomous region, established in 1992 after the Gulf War, despite strong objections from the Iraqi government and neighboring countries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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