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.

Kurds celebrate to show their support for the independence referendum in in Erbil, Kurdistan region in northern Iraq, 25 September 2017. Source: AAP

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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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