baghdad kurdish authorities iraq offer wednesday put independence drive hold step efforts resolve crisis relations baghdad via dialogue iraqi military spokesman suggest offensive launch wrest back territory kurds vote overwhelmingly independence referendum september would continue regardless iraqi government transform balance power north country since launch campaign last week kurds govern autonomous region three northern provinces hold swathe territory fight two side produce victory take country total destruction kurdistan regional government krg say statement krg propose immediate ceasefire suspension referendum result start open dialogue federal government base iraqi constitution baghdad always consider kurdish secession referendum illegal respond last week seize back city kirkuk oil-producing areas around territory kurds capture militant group islamic state brief social media comment hint campaign would continue iraqi military spokesman say military operations connect politics prime minister haider al-abadi say krg cancel vote outcome pre-condition talk several shi ite members parliament wednesday ask stick position accept freeze referendum wednesday abadi begin official visit neighbor turkey iran turkey iran kurdish populations support baghdad take hard line referendum kurds swiftly yield territory outside autonomous region advance iraqi force sign pressure ease iran announce reopen one border cross kurdistan region close early month support iraqi government ankara president tayyip erdogan say turkey ready give support baghdad seek reopen crude oil pipeline kirkuk oilfields turkey pipeline go kurdish autonomous region iraq stop ship oil kurds take kirkuk 2014. statement media meet abadi erdogan say discuss political military economic step could take call illegitimate iraqi kurdish referendum last month abadi order army recapture dispute territory demand central control iraq border cross turkey locate inside kurdish autonomous region kurdish peshmerga force beat back advance iranian-backed pro-government paramilitaries tuesday region rabi 40 km 25 miles south fish-khabur border area turkey syria kurdish officials say fish-khabur strategically vital oil kurdish government-held part northern iraq cross via pipeline turkey main route area export crucial kurdish independence bid fight far take place outside kurdish autonomous region fish-khabur inside fight central government kurds particularly tricky unite state close ally side arm train kurds central government army fight islamic state u.s. ambassador douglas silliman work iraqi security force kurdish peshmerga end clash endanger christian community civilians north mosul washington baghdad embassy say twitter account iraqi government advance past week achieve comparatively little violence kurds mostly withdraw without fight cause kurds flee en masse tuz khurmato multi-ethnic city south kirkuk sectarian tension flare iraqi force take control humanitarian organizations said.most displace estimate nearly 30,000 need urgent aid stay open shelter officials two international humanitarian organizations tell reuters abadi pledge interview wall street journal disarm shiite militias refuse come control islamic state defeat iraqi force prepare parallel offensive recapture last patch iraqi territory still hand islamic state border syria military say wednesday militant group also hold part syrian side border area control also shrink retreat face two set hostile force u.s.-backed kurdish-led coalition syrian government troop foreign shi ite militias back iran russia kurds offer suspend independence drive seek talk baghdad