Iraqi Kurdish leader delays independence vote under pressure

Source: Xinhua | 2017-09-23 22:10:57 | Editor: huaxia

Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani delivers a speech during a rally to urge people to vote in the upcoming independencereferendum in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on September 22, 2017. (AFP Photo)

BAGHDAD, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi Kurdish parties on Saturday decided to postpone the independence referendum in the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan, the official Iraqi television reported.

Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani on Saturday delayed the controversial independence referendum he has called for next week as pressure mounts for a postponement.

There has been uncertainty about whether the vote will go ahead as Iraq's key allies the United States and Iran, as well as powerful neighbour Turkey, have stepped up their opposition.

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Iraqi Kurdish leader delays independence vote under pressure

Source: Xinhua 2017-09-23 22:10:57

BAGHDAD, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi Kurdish parties on Saturday decided to postpone the independence referendum in the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan, the official Iraqi television reported.

Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani on Saturday delayed the controversial independence referendum he has called for next week as pressure mounts for a postponement.

There has been uncertainty about whether the vote will go ahead as Iraq's key allies the United States and Iran, as well as powerful neighbour Turkey, have stepped up their opposition.