Iraqi Kurdish independence vote risks new conflict
Irbil's plans to hold an independence referendum have unsettled allies in Washington and Ankara
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- Internal Kurdish tensions
- KRG-Turkey relations
- Post-referendum scenarios
- Regional opposition to independence
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_350.jpg "Kurdish President Massoud Barzani at a police graduation ceremony in Dohuk Governorate (Reuters/Ari Jalal)")