Iraq Army not to be used against Kurdish People: Iraqi PM

According to Anadolu, he went on to stress that the Iraqi armed forces were devoted exclusively to providing public security inside Iraq and protecting the country from foreign threats.

“It is our responsibility to safeguard Iraq’s unity,” he asserted

Tension has steadily mounted between Baghdad and northern Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) since Sept. 25, when Iraqis in KRG-controlled areas — and in a handful of disputed areas — voted on whether or not to declare independence.

In the immediate aftermath of last month’s illegitimate poll, Baghdad banned international flights from entering KRG-controlled areas and closed all foreign diplomatic missions based in the Kurdish region.