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   IRAQI Kurdistan to hold Independence Referendum. Potentially new DXCC Country   
   on the horizon.   
   If you follow the Intrepid-DX Group, you know that we visited Erbil, the   
   capitol of Iraqi Kurdistan in April 2010 and conducted the YI9PSE DXpedition.ÿ   
   Since that time, we have maintained our relationship with the Kurdistan   
   Regional Government (KRG) and followed their plans for independence. The KRG   
   has welcomed us to return for additional amateur radio activities.ÿ   
   On June 7, 2017, KRG President Massoud Barzani announced following a meeting   
   of the Kurdish political parties that the Iraqi Kurdish region will hold an   
   independence referendum on September 25th, 2017 as the first major step   
   towards independence.ÿ   
   The Intrepid-DX Group will continue to follow developments from the KRG as   
   they move towards independence. If they declare independence and all   
   conditions are in place for UN acceptance, we will again hope to join forces   
   with our friends the Tifariti    
   Gang (www.dxfriends.com) and activate Kurdistan together just as we joined   
   teams to activate the new Republic of South Sudan in August/September 2011.ÿ   
   You can follow our progress at www.Intrepid-DX.Com or on our Facebook Page.ÿ   
   Thank you,ÿ   
   ÿ   
   Paul S. Ewing-N6PSE   
   Vice President and Founder   
   The Intrepid-DX Group   
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   http://www.dxcoffee.com/eng/2017/iraqi-kurdistan-to-hold-indepen   
   ence-referendum/   
      
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