The Kurdish referendum in Iraq has been a long time coming. It finally happened on Monday, after years of campaigning. The Kurds living in northern Iraq have been pushing for independence since the end of World War I. In 2005 an overwhelming majority said they wanted a referendum. But it did not happen. Now they have finally voted for secession in an official poll. But will that actually translate to independence for the Iraqi Kurds?

The vote has been rejected by the Iraqi government and neighbouring countries.
Turkey’s president has warned it could spark an "ethnic war".

Presenter: Elizabeth Puranam
Guests
Ali al-Nashmi, Iraqi political analyst
Ranj Alaaldin, Visiting Fellow, Brookings Doha Centre
Lara Fatah, Kurdish affairs analyst


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