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#Irag: #Kurdish parliament to hold Sept 25 referendum on #independence from Iraq https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-iraq-kurds/iraqs-kurdish-parliament-backs-sept-25-independence-referendum-idUKKCN1BQ2C5?il=0 KRG legislator: "We have been waiting more than 100 years for this"
Iraq's Kurdish parliament backs Sept. 25 independence referendum

The parliament of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region approved a plan on Friday to hold a referendum on independence on Sept. 25, ignoring opposition from Baghdad and the wider region as well as Western concerns that the vote could spark fresh conflict.

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@acrata I only heard about this on the radio today. It's pretty great for them, if potential destabilising for Iraq. Does anyone know how it will affect Rojava if it goes through? I've read relations aren't that great currently between Rojava and Iraqi Kurd govt...