erbil iraq iraq autonomous kurdistan region announce tuesday call presidential parliamentary elections nov. kurdish leadership move capitalize referendum deliver huge support independence central government baghdad impose punitive measure retaliation independence vote last month slap sanction kurdish bank halt foreign currency transfer kurdish region referendum country kurdish-held northern regions raise fear iraq abroad ethnic strain weaken u.s.-backed campaign islamic state elections would calculate reinforce legitimacy kurdish leadership drive outright independence negotiations might involve turkish president tayyip erdogan say tuesday country would impose sanction northern iraq referendum powerful neighbor ankara tehran fear could fuel kurdish separatism within border kurdistan regional government krg declare independence november poll parliament presidency region independent state baghdad retaliate referendum international flight ban kurdish airports iran turkey launch joint military exercise iraqi troop border iraqi kurdistan shi ite arab-led iraqi government reject krg offer discuss independence demand kurdish leaders cancel result referendum face continue sanction international isolation possible military intervention tuesday iraq central bank tell krg would long sell dollars four lead kurdish bank would stop foreign currency transfer region bank government source tell reuters businesses need foreign currency foreign workers whose salaries usually pay dollars hard hit measure iraqi dinar accept outside country attempt assert baghdad authority iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi call joint administration multi-ethnic northern city kirkuk areas claim government krg provide baghdad hold top role arrangement early federal parliament baghdad raise threat exclude kurdish members take part referendum basis unconstitutional parliament decide collect name vote referendum step towards impeachment high federal court speaker salim al-jabouri tell news conference session boycott kurdish mps jabouri say will open dialogue krg resolve dispute rule talk independence masoud barzani heir dynasty lead kurdish struggle independence century hold krg presidency since establishment 2005 two years u.s.-led invasion topple iraqi dictator saddam hussein barzani tenure extend beyond second term 2013 fresh turmoil engulf region islamic state overrun third iraq follow year threaten kurdish region unclear whether barzani would could stand november poll kurdish law say president stay office two term campaign two elections start oct. 15 kurdish rudaw tv channel quote high elections referendum commission chief hendrean mohammed say islamic state self-declared caliphate effectively collapse july group stronghold mosul west krg capital erbil fell u.s.-backed iraqi offensive participation kurdish peshmerga fighters.the kurds push independence mean capitalize contribution war islamic state u.s. administration strengthen alliance iraq kurds take baghdad side crisis refuse recognize outcome referendum iraqi kurdish media announce former iraqi president jalal talabani kurd die tuesday germany age 83. talabani veteran leader kurdish struggle self-determination step president 2014 long period treatment follow stroke 2012. wife companion political struggle hero patriotic union kurdistan puk party voice lukewarm support referendum iraqi kurds face sanction call elections