Iraqi Kurds Monday voted in an independence referendum that is widely expected to yield an overwhelming “yes” vote, even though the poll is facing objections from the government in Baghdad as well as neighboring countries and the United States.
Iraqi Kurds Vote in Independence Referendum
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At a pro-Independence rally, this woman says the referendum is the best thing that has happened in her life, in Irbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, Sept. 25, 2017. (H. Murdock/VOA)
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Voters search for their names at polling stations in Irbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, Sept. 25, 2017. (H. Murdock/VOA)
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Iraqi Kurdish families photograph each other voting in a referendum for independence that Baghdad has vowed to prevent being implemented, in Irbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, Sept. 25, 2017. (H. Murdock/VOA)
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Kurdish President Masoud Barzani says he believes some of the international alarm surrounding the referendum will subside after the measure is passed, in Irbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, Sept. 24, 2017. (H. Shekha/VOA)
