Iraqi Kurdistan’s referendum plan as ‘grave mistake’

‘Turkey has censured as a plan by Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to hold a referendum on breaking away from the mainland.
On Friday, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry warned the decision announced earlier this week to hold the independence vote on September 25 would be a “grave mistake.”
“The maintenance of Iraq’s territorial integrity and political unit is one of the fundamental principles of Turkey’s Iraq policy,” it added.
Turkey is wary of Kurds, especially those in its southeastern regions and others living in Syria and Iraq.
This has been caused by a decades-long and ongoing militancy campaign waged by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) aimed at carving out an independent state in southeastern Turkey.’
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