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Qais Alkhazali, leader of Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq [a part of the Popular Mobilization Units], welcomed the Iraqi Parliament’s decision to oppose an independence referendum promoted by the Kurdistan Region government and and emphasized his support to Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi in preserving Iraq’s integrity.
نحيي الموقف المسؤول لمجلس النواب العراقي في رفض استفتاء اقليم كردستان ونؤكد وقوفنا مع السيد رئيس الوزراء في القيام بدوره لحماية وحدة العراق.
— قيس الخزعلي (@Qais_alkhazali) 12 September 2017
Earlier this week, the Iraqi Parliament voted against the independence referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan Region and obliged the Iraqi government to take measures to “preserve the unity of Iraq”.
In turn, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel officially supports “the legitimate efforts of the Kurdish people to attain a state of its own“.
