US arms’ sale to Kurdistan Region will divide Iraq: Baghdad official

A member of Iraqi ruling State of Law Coalition asked the US not to sell arms to the Iraqi autonomous region of Kurdistan as the move will divide the crisis-stricken state.

3-8-2014 – Kurdpress – Muhammah al-Sayhoud told al-Ghad Press that if Washington sells weapons to the region it means the US urges Erbil to secede from Baghdad, asking the US to respect Iraqi constitution and not to sell any arms to the region without Baghdad’s approval. Meanwhile another member of the coalition told the agency that the US’s decision to seize Kurdish oil ship is a plain reason that the region is not allowed to export oil without Baghdad’s agreement. He further asked all countries in the world to do what the US did and do not buy the “robbed oil.” US seized Fourth ship of the region’s crude oil days ago in Texas ports. Iraq welcomed the move as it believes the region should not sell “Iraq’s oil” on its own.