Iraqi Kurdistan Independence Referendum
KIRKUK, IRAQ: SEPTEMBER 25: Kurds vote in a referendum to decide on independence from Iraq and the establishment of Kurdistan as a state on September 25, 2017 in Kirkuk, Iraq. Despite strong objection from neighboring countries and the Iraqi government. Some five million Kurds took to the polls today across three provinces in the historic independence referendum. (Photo by Martyn Aim/Corbis via Getty Images)