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Kurdistan Votes to Leave Iraq: What Happens Next?

Sep 29, 2017 | 09:30 GMT

Iraqi Kurds fly Kurdish flags in Arbil on Sept. 15.

Iraqi Kurds fly Kurdish flags in Arbil on Sept. 15. Residents of Iraqi Kurdistan voted Monday in a controversial referendum on whether to declare independence from Iraq.

(SAFIN HAMED/AFP/Getty Images)

According to the preliminary results, nearly 92 percent of voters in Iraqi Kurdistan voted in favor of independence on Monday. But an actual declaration of independence could still be years away -- if it happens at all. ...

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