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September 28th, 2017 
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nsnbc : The federal parliament of Iraq has called on nations to withdraw their diplomatic missions from the Kurdistan Autonomous Region. Parliament in Baghdad also called for Iraqi forces to be deployed to disputed areas that have come under Peshmerga control during anti-ISIS operations. Parliament of the Kurdistan Autonomous Region in Erbil will meet on Thursday to discuss a response to Baghdad.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, the commander-in-chief of the Iraqi armed forces, during the launch of Tal Afar operation to drive ISIS out on August 20, 2017. Photo: PM media office
The measures adopted by parliament in Baghdad were part of twelve orders issued by the parliament on Wednesday in response to the Kurdistan independence referendum.
Describing the vote as “unconstitutional,” parliament in Baghdad called on the Iraqi government to bring charges against Kurdish leaders who held the referendum, including Kurdistan President Masoud Barzani, to order the closure of all Kurdistan’s international borders, and called on Iraq’s neighbors to prevent the export of goods to Kurdistan.
The parliament also requested the government take measures to enforce orders issued by the Iraqi government, legislature, and judiciary. This would include the decision made earlier this month to remove Kirkuk Governor Najmaldin Karim from his post for holding the vote in the oil-rich city.
Parliament committed Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, who is also commander-in-chief of the armed forces, to deploy forces to all areas that were under control of the Iraqi government before June, 10, 2014, the date of the fall of Mosul.
Kurdish Peshmerga moved into Kirkuk and other disputed or Kurdistani areas when the Iraqi army failed to defend these areas against ISIS advances in 2014. The parliament called on the government to enforce its control over the oil wells in Kirkuk and disputed areas, bringing them under the charge of Iraq’s Ministry of Oil.
Baba Gurgur oil field Iraq (archives)
One of Iraq’s most productive oil field, the Baba Gurgur field and other are in the disputed Kirkuk region. The Kurdistan Regional Government held the referendum also in Kirkuk, saying it would accept the decisions of the people. The referendum results for the different cities have not yet been published.
Parliament in Baghdad has also said the Iraqi government must summon the ambassadors of those countries who have diplomatic missions in the Kurdistan Region to inform them to close their consulates and offices, moving them to provinces outside of the Kurdistan Region.
There are currently 34 nations who have consulates, embassy or trade offices in the Kurdistan Region. It also called on Iraqi President Fuad Masum, a Kurd, to practice his role to protect the unity of Iraq and enforce its constitution.
The parliament also supported a series of measures that were taken by Iraq’s National Security Council that includes, among others, closing the airspace of the Kurdistan Region. The flight ban is to take effect on Friday at 6:00 p.m.
The United States described the flight ban introduced by Abadi as not “constructive,” called for talks to continue between Erbil and Baghdad, and offered to facilitate such engagements. The US opposed the referendum and has repeatedly urged open dialogue between the parties.
F/AK – nsnbc 28.09.2017
Source Article from https://nsnbc.me/2017/09/28/iraqi-parliament-demands-foreign-missions-leave-kurdistan-region/
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