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Iraqi Kurdistan freezes referendum, offers truce

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has said that it will freeze the results of a recent vote for independence from Iraq.
2017-10-25 08:24
Secessionist moves in Iraq detrimental to security of region: Iran DM

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - In the wake of the secessionist bids of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami says the Islamic Republic is opposed to disintegration of Iraq and any change in the country’s geographical borders.
2017-10-04 08:56
KRG referendum against national interests of Iraqis: Iran’s Shamkhani

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - A senior Iranian official says the recent secession plebiscite held in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region will help boost Takfiri terrorism across region while jeopardizing the interests of both the Iraqi and Kurdish people.
2017-10-03 03:38
Pakistan expresses concern over KRG referendum

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - In response to a media query, the Spokesperson of the foreign office, Nafees Zakaria said that Pakistan fully supports Iraq’s unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity.
2017-10-02 10:08
Iraqi Grand Ayatollah Sistani urges defending country's territorial integrity

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Iraq’s top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has voiced opposition to the secession of the northern Kurdistan region from the mainland, warning of the negative repercussions of such “unilateral steps.”
2017-09-30 09:51
Tehran Friday prayers interim leader:

Israel behind Iraqi Kurdistan referendum

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - The interim leader of this week’s rituals of Tehran Friday prayers, Ayatollah Kashani referred to Trump’s speech at UNGA and referendum in Kurdistan.
2017-09-30 09:34
KRG referendum favors Israel, those who want insecurity in region: Iran's Rezaei

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Secretary of Iran's Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei, pointing to Iraqi Kurdistan’s independence referendum, said “this is in the interest of Israel and those who want to expand insecurity in the region.”
2017-09-27 07:51
Kurdish independence referendum serves ISIS: Iranian DM

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami criticized the independence referendum held in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region as a move in line with the interests of ISIS terrorist group.
2017-09-27 07:09
Israel behind Iraqi Kurdistan referendum: Iran’s General Baqeri

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri blamed the Zionist regime of Israel for orchestrating a plot to hold the independence referendum in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region.
2017-09-26 09:35
Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan outlines actions against KRG

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Turkey will take political, economic, commercial and security steps against northern Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government (KRG), as it is holding a referendum for an independent state, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday.
2017-09-26 08:55
Turkey, Iraq to launch joint military exercise

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Turkey and Iraq will launch a joint military exercise on the Turkish-Iraqi border on Tuesday following a controversial referendum in northern Iraq, according to the Turkish military late Monday.
2017-09-26 07:44
Iran's FM Spokesman criticizes illogical KRG referendum

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi criticized the unilateral move by Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region to hold an independence referendum on Monday and said it took place without the necessary prudence.
2017-09-25 11:23
Iraq's Hakim slams Barzani's decision for referendum

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Head of the Iraqi National Alliance Seyyed Ammar al-Hakim strongly criticized the Iraqi Kurd leaders’ decision for holding referendum, saying that it is similar to ISIS stab in the back.
2017-09-25 10:51
Iranian, Turkish presidents talk bilateral, regional issues, Kurdistan Region referendum

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Presidents of Iran and Turkey had a telephone conversation and discussed the most important bilateral and regional issues, including the referendum in Kurdistan Region of Iraq and emphasised that the integrity and national unity of Iraq should by no means be undermined.
2017-09-25 08:56
KRG's Barzani after winning concession from Iraqi government: Iranian General

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Leader’s adviser said KRG head Masoud Barzani, with his recent remarks, is seeking to receive concessions from the central government of Iraq.
2017-09-24 10:44
Iran reiterates opposition to Iraq’s Kurdistan region referendum

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - A senior Iranian official has expressed the Islamic Republic’s opposition to an upcoming referendum for independence by Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, saying that Tehran supports the Arab country’s territorial integrity.
2017-09-23 09:42
KRG referendum 'illegitimate and unacceptable': Turkey

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - The Kurdish Regional Government's (KRG) planned referendum in northern Iraq is illegitimate and unacceptable, Turkey's top security body, the National Security Council (MGK) said on Friday.
2017-09-23 08:56
Iran, Turkey top Generals discussed KRG's independence referendum

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Emphasizing coordinated opposition to Iraqi Kurdistan Region’s independence referendum the Chief of Staff of Iranian Armed Forces and his Turkish counterpart in a phone conversation discussed the dangerous consequences of such separatist plans.
2017-09-15 04:44
Iraqi lawmakers vote against Kurdish independence referendum

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - The Iraqi parliament voted on Tuesday to oppose an independence referendum planned by Iraqi Kurdish leaders for later this month prompting a walkout by Kurdish lawmakers.
2017-09-12 12:41