国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Controversial referendum by Iraqi Kurds raises fears about opening Pandoras
<p><span word="BAGHDAD">BAGHDAD</span>/<span word="CAIRO">CAIRO</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 20-- <span word="Tensions">Tensions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="flaring">flaring</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="Kurds">Kurds</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Pandora">Pandora</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="conflicts">conflicts</span>.</p><p><span word="Amid">Amid</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heightened">heightened</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="curfew">curfew</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ethnically">ethnically</span>-<span word="mixed">mixed</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kirkuk">Kirkuk</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="wounded">wounded</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Turkmen">Turkmen</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="guards">guards</span> <span word="exchanged">exchanged</span> <span word="gunfire">gunfire</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="Kurds">Kurds</span> <span word="celebrating">celebrating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="suicide">suicide</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="bombing">bombing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="rocked">rocked</span> <span word="Kirkuk">Kirkuk</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="wounded">wounded</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="verdict">verdict</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suspend">suspend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="semi">semi</span>-<span word="autonomous">autonomous</span> <span word="Kurdistan">Kurdistan</span> <span word="Region">Region</span> <span word="slated">slated</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 25, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kurdistan">Kurdistan</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="approve">approve</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span>.</p><p><span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Haider">Haider</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Abadi">Abadi</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="dismissed">dismissed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="unconstitutional">unconstitutional</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="referendum">referendum</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="violent">violent</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="hinder">hinder</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="reconciliation">reconciliation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reconstruction">reconstruction</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span>-<span word="torn">torn</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="achieving">achieving</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="defeating">defeating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terror">terror</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="State">State</span> (<span word="IS">IS</span>), <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="sow">sow</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="seeds">seeds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="instability">instability</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="chaotic">chaotic</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span>.</p><p><span word="MAJOR">MAJOR</span> <span word="REASONS">REASONS</span> <span word="BEHIND">BEHIND</span> <span word="IRAQI">IRAQI</span> <span word="KURDS">KURDS</span>' <span word="PUSH">PUSH</span> <span word="FOR">FOR</span> <span word="INDEPENDENCE">INDEPENDENCE</span> <span word="REFERENDUM">REFERENDUM</span></p><p><span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="Kurds">Kurds</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="century">century</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Kurdish">Kurdish</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="control">control</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="expanded">expanded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>-<span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Kurdish">Kurdish</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p>
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