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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)
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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