(MENAFN) Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, said on Tuesday that he would act soon over border areas under Kurdish control but predicted his government's forces would reclaim them without violence.
The central government in Baghdad has cracked down hard on the Kurds since the government of the Kurdish self-governing region staged an independence referendum on Sept. 25 that Baghdad considers illegal.
Moreover, The Iraqi armed forces have threatened to carry on military operations against the Kurds, accusing them of delaying the handover of control of borders and taking advantage of negotiations to strengthen their defenses.
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