baghdad kurdish leader masoud barzani give bitter speech sunday announce resignation say one outside kurds home region stand support right self-determination barzani make televise speech iraqi kurdistan parliament approve request extend term beyond nov. independence referendum champion last month backfire trigger military economic retaliation kurdish region lead since 2005. three million vote kurdistan independence create history erase say refer referendum hold sept. 25. nobody stand us mountains say speak kurdish iraqi flag behind criticize unite state allow abrams tank supply iraqi force fight islamic state militants use kurds say american weapons also use attack iranian-backed paramilitaries without help peshmerga kurdish fighters iraqi force could liberate mosul isis alone say refer islamic state former stronghold northern iraq would washington want punish kurdistan say followers rival kurdish leader jalal talabani die early october guilty high treason hand oil city kirkuk iraqi force without fight two weeks ago say iraqi offensives since oct. 16 refusal iraqi government agree dialogue vindicate view iraq long believe kurdish right `` nobody stand kurds `` say bitter barzani