Tag: Iraqi Kurdistan
Int’l air ban over Iraqi Kurdistan comes into effect
ERBIL: A ban on international flights to Iraqi Kurdistan, imposed by Iraq’s central government in retaliation for the region’s vote for independence, went into effect...
Flight ban on Iraqi Kurds imposed after independence vote
ERBIL, Iraq/ANKARA: A ban on international flights into Iraq’s Kurdish region was being imposed on Friday after the Baghdad government retaliated against a vote...
Turnout high as Iraqi Kurds defy threats to hold independence vote
ERBIL/SULAIMANIYA: Kurds voted in large numbers in an independence referendum in northern Iraq on Monday, ignoring pressure from Baghdad, threats from Turkey and Iran,...
Iraq’s Kurdish parliament backs Sept 25 independence referendum
ERBIL: The parliament of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region approved a plan to hold a referendum on independence on September 25, ignoring Iraqi, Iranian and...
