2017 Iraqi Kurds Referendum Monday Sep 25,2017 - Iraqi Kurd leader Masoud Barzani says ‘yes’ vote won independence referendum Tuesday Sep 26,2017

Kurdistan Regional Government President Masoud Barzani said on Tuesday September 26 ,2017 the “yes” vote had won in the independence referendum the KRG held in northern Iraq on September 25,2017

In a televised address, he called on Iraq’s central government in Baghdad to engage in “serious dialogue ...instead of threatening” the KRG with sanctions. Iraq’s Prime Minister has ruled out holding talks on Kurdish independence. “We may face hardship but we will overcome,” Mr. Barzani said, calling on world powers “to respect the will of millions of people” who voted in the referendum