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Kurdish independence referendum 2017

The Kurdish independence referendum held in 2017, including the vote and its outcomes.

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Feb 6, 2026

Kurdistan including the Siria, Irán, Irak, Turkey; will be an ethnic religious state like Israel

spanning parts of , , and is unlikely, in current trajectories, to institutionalize as an ethnic‑religious state ; Kurdish politics across the region have produced strong strains of civic nationalism,...

Feb 4, 2026

Israel supported Kurdistan referendum

publicly and explicitly expressed support for the independence referendum in 2017, with declaring backing for Kurdish aspirations and Israel widely characterized as the lone state to endorse an indepe...