The United States has sternly urged the semi-autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan to call off its independence referendum, saying the timing for the vote is not right.

Iraqi Kurdish legislators on Friday approved the September 25 vote that was set in motion by regional president Massud Barzani, a Washington ally who has publicly kept open the option of postponing it.

Washington has long supported Kurdish autonomy and has relied on the region's forces in the war against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group, but it fears that now is not the time for the people to seize their freedom.

US officials fear the vote, while not legally binding, will hurt Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's re-election chances; complicate ties with Turkey; and disrupt the war against ISIL (also known as ISIS).

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/09/urges-kurds-call-independence-vote-170916070603153.html

shukuokukobambi:
Don't bother yourself. the albino hunchback has a personal agreement with Donald okechukwu Trump for biafran independence. Infact that's the main reason why Buhari is traveling to New York tomorrow. He'll be given the executive order personally so he can't deny later

jpphilips:


How a senile individual took igbos on a wild goose chase is baffling.

shukuokukobambi:


Don't be surprised. Ekweremadu admitted they apply emotions instead of reason to issues and he advised a paradigm shift. Didn't Uwazurike do same and became a millionaire? Kanu, if he can hold on will also profit greatly. They're always there for the taking

shukuokukobambi:


Don't be surprised. Ekweremadu admitted they apply emotions instead of reason to issues and he advised a paradigm shift. Didn't Uwazurike do same and became a millionaire? Kanu, if he can hold on will also profit greatly. They're always there for the taking