http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...aqi-government
Oljeplattformen i Baiji övertagen av ISIL, Kerry uppmnanar kurderna att hjälpa sin regering;
US officials believe that persuading the Kurds to stick with the government in Baghdad will help keep Iraq together. "If they decide to withdraw from the Baghdad political process, it will accelerate a lot of the negative trends," said a senior state department official.
In an interview with CNN, Barzani repeated a threat to hold a referendum on independence, saying it was time for Kurds to decide their own fate. Tuesday's meeting in Irbil, the Kurdish capital, came a day after Kerry travelled to Baghdad to discuss options with Sunni and Shia leaders, including Maliki.
Kerry said after the Baghdad meetings that all the leaders agreed to start the process of forming a new government by 1 July, which will advance a constitutionally required timetable for distributing power among Iraq's political blocs, divided by sect and ethnicity. Barzani's support is key to solving the crisis. Kurds represent about 20% of Iraq's population and usually vote as a unified bloc."