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Over 92% of Iraq’s Kurds vote for independence

kurdsPeople living in northern Iraq voted overwhelmingly in favour of independence for the Kurdistan Region in Monday’s controversial referendum. The electoral commission said 92% of the 3.3 million Kurds and non-Kurds who cast their ballots supported secession. The announcement came despite a last-minute appeal for the result to be “cancelled” from Iraq’s prime minister. Haider […]

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