UK opposes planned independence referendum of Kurdistan

‘Britain is opposed to a planned referendum for the independence of the Iraqi Kurdistan region, saying it could risk instability in the Middle East at the time of a fight against terrorism.
The UK Foreign Office said in a statement issued on Saturday that London would not support the plan by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to hold the independence referendum on September 25.
“The referendum risks increasing instability in the region when the focus should be on defeating Daesh,” said the statement, making a reference to an ongoing fight against Takfiri terrorists in Iraq.
The Iraqi government and allies, including paramilitary Kurdish forces, managed to recapture the country’s second largest city of Mosul from Daesh last month. The victory, which came after more than nine months of fierce fighting in and around the flashpoint city, was a major gain against the Takfiri terrorists who began wreaking havoc in Iraq and neighboring Syria several years ago. Iraq now eyes a full liberation of its western and northern territories from Daesh.’
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