High turnout for Kurdish vote despite international pressure
Kurds celebrate to show their support for the independence referendum in in Erbil, Kurdistan region in northern Iraq, 25 September 2017. Source: AAP
Iraqi Kurds have cast their votes in a historic referendum in what they see as a major step towards a long-cherished dream of statehood but amid widespread international concern, Iraq's prime minister has denounced the move as unconstitutional.
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