Posted on 09/25/2017 8:03:08 PM PDT by BeauBo
Large numbers of people have taken part in a landmark vote on independence for Iraq's Kurdistan region, amid growing opposition both at home and abroad. Votes are still being counted, with a big "yes" victory expected. Kurds say it will give them a mandate to negotiate secession, but Iraq's PM denounced it as "unconstitutional". Neighbours Turkey and Iran, fearing separatist unrest in their own Kurdish minorities, threatened to close borders and impose sanctions on oil exports. The referendum passed off peacefully across the three provinces that make up the region, and turnout was estimated at about 72%, according to the electoral commission.
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They didn’t take into consideration ethnic and religious divides in considering what’s best for the locals. The referendum, as I said, is a correction on that.
And the 5 countries which each have a piece of the Kurds are not going to let it happen easily.
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