Kurds vote in favor of statehood in Monday referendum

Mns of Kurds voted in favor of statehood in their Monday referendum, “defying the dire warnings from neighbors as well as the government in Baghdad,” Bloomberg reports. The referendum is expected to have far reaching repercussions, with countries like Turkey and Iran also expected to take action against it with sanctions on trade and diplomacy. The Egyptian government issued a statement expressing its “deep concern” over the fallout from the referendum.