Iraqi Kurdistan independence referendum

Kurdistan government offers to put independence vote results on hold to enable talks with Baghdad

Iraq's prime minister Haider al-Abadi, in Paris on bi-lateral talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, has stressed he does not want an armed clash with Kurdish Iraqi authorities and urged Peshmerga forces in disputed areas to work with Iraqi security forces under the control of the central gove

Tehran and Ankara join forces to speak out in opposition to an independent Kurdish state.

Baghdad imposes reliatory ban on international flights to and from the Kurdistan region of Iraq

Relations have strengthened despite Ankara and Moscow supporting opposing sides in Syria's civil war

Almost 93 percent of Iraq’s Kurds voted to create an independent state, the High Elections and Referendum Commission said on Wednesday, in a

Kurds in northern Iraq voted in large numbers in a referendum on independence on Monday, ignoring pressure from Baghdad, Turkey, Iran and the international community.

Iraqi Kurdistan votes in independence referendum

Baghdad ups pressure against independence referendum.

Turkey's parliament have voted to extend the authorisation to deploy Turkish troops in Iraq and Syria.

World powers are worried independence for Iraq's Kurdish region could stir tensions.

President Erdogan of Turkey says the vote could lead to further instability in an already vulnerable region.

Diplomatic pressure and military threats - looming Iraqi Kurdish independence vote causes concerns in already unstable region

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi describes plans for a vote on independence as "playing with fire"