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