Bloomberg: Iraq's Kurds Await Backlash After Millions Vote on Statehood
* Turkey hints at blocking oil exports Kurds need for revenue
* Kurdish officials not expected to push for immediate secession
Millions of Iraq’s Kurds voted in an historic referendum on independence on Monday, defying the dire warnings from neighbors as well as the government in Baghdad -- who must now decide how far to retaliate to an expected landslide in favor of secession.
Though the ballot was limited to areas under the control of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government in northern Iraq, the repercussions will be felt farther afield. More than 30 million Kurds are dispersed across the borders with Syria, Iran and Turkey with separatist ambitions of their own. Brent crude climbed to a two-year high on Monday amid concern that a backlash against the vote may disrupt Kurdish oil supplies.
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More News On Yesterday's Kurdish Independence Vote And Reaction To It
High turnout in Iraqi Kurdish independence vote despite pressure -- Deutsche Welle
Big 'yes' vote expected for Iraqi Kurd independence -- Gulf Times
Iraq refuses talks with Kurds about referendum results -- Aljazeera
Iraqi troops join Turkish military exercise near border -- Daily Mail/AFP
Iraq gives Kurdistan three days to hand over control of airports to avoid embargo -- Middle East Eye
Iraq threatens flight ban after Kurdish independence vote -- SFChronicle/AP
Iraqi Soldiers Join Turkish Exercises Near Shared Border: Witness -- U.S. News & World Report
Turkey's Erdogan Says Kurdish Referendum 'Treachery'; Iraq Rules Out Talks On Independence -- Radio Free Europe
Erdogan warns of 'ethnic war' risk over Iraqi Kurdish independence -- Yahoo7 News
Erdoğan warns KRG of strict economic, political measures after referendum -- Daily Sabah
Top Iranian general says Kurdish referendum an Israeli 'plot' -- The Times of Israel
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