Kareem, governor of Iraq’s Kirkuk region: ‘We’re not afraid of threats’
18 September 2017 |
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FRANCE 24 correspondent James Andre interviews Najmaddin Kareem, the governor of Iraq's Kirkuk region after the province voted to take part in the September 25 Kurdistan independence referendum.
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