MESOP NEWS : NEW YORK TIMES WORDS FOR TODAYS / KURDISH REFERENDUM
26 Sept 2017 – An expected strong “yes” vote in the Iraqi Kurds’ referendum on independence is not likely to lead to a separate state anytime soon.
It could provide Kurdish leaders with leverage in talks with the central government in Baghdad, in particular over the contested status of the oil-rich city of Kirkuk. Read all https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/25/world/middleeast/kurds-referendum.html?emc=edit_mbe_20170926&nl=morning-briefing-europe&nlid=73143833&te=1