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Will the Kurds Get Their Independence Referendum?
The Kurdish region faces a multiplicity of hurdles as it prepares for the “yes to independence” referendum.
Kurdistan Regional Government president Masoud Barzani announced on June 7 that the region had set September 25 as the date for a referendum on independence.
He was joined by members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Kurdistan Islamic Union, Kurdistan Islamic Movement and…
New signs on billboards throughout the KRG capital of Erbil tout β€yes to independence.β€