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Iraq’s Al-Abadi Says Kurds 'Playing with Fire' by Holding Independence Referendum

Iraqi PM with Iraqi Kurdistan Region President last September (Reuters)
Iraqi PM with Iraqi Kurdistan Region President last September (Reuters)

2017-09-18 - 9:18 p

Bahrain Mirror (Reuters):  Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Saturday that Kurdish plans to hold a referendum on independence was like "playing with fire", according to a local media website.

The vote could jeopardise gains achieved by the Kurds under the self-rule regime, Mr Abadi said, according to the Iraqi Media News Agency news website.

Al-Abadi's statement came after the Iraqi Kurdistan parliament in the country's north approved on Friday the regional government's plan to conduct the vote on September 25.

 

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