baghdad iraqi government force iranian-trained iraqi paramilitaries prepare major attack kurdish force oil-rich region kirkuk near mosul northern iraq kurdistan regional government krg say wednesday iraqi military spokesman deny attack kurdish force plan say government troop instead prepare oust islamic state militants border area syria west iraq tensions krg iraqi government run especially high since iraqi kurds overwhelmingly vote independence referendum last month kurdish-held multi-ethnic region kirkuk emerge flashpoint crisis claim side iraqi force shi ite paramilitaries know popular mobilisation deploy south west kirkuk areas previously control islamic state receive dangerous message iraqi force include popular mobilisation federal police prepare major attack .. kurdistan say krg security council tweet confirm kurdish official iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi say oct government want avoid clash kurds popular mobilisation leaders repeatedly threaten oust kurdish force kirkuk iraqi military spokesman deny krg claim get ready battle al-qaim concern confrontations daesh say use arabic acronym islamic state area around border post al-qaim western iraq last iraqi region still control militants overrun third country 2014. offensives prepare south west kirkuk north mosul say krg security council iraqi force capture mosul islamic state july grueling nine-month u.s.-backed offensive participation kurdish peshmerga kurdish force deploy north city area also claim baghdad abadi government seek keep country together take measure isolate krg include ban direct international flight region neighbor iran turkey back baghdad stance fear spread separatism kurdish populations iraq supreme judicial council issue arrest warrant wednesday chairman kurdish referendum commission two aid violate valid iraqi court rule ban independence vote constitution kurdistan region say iraqi force prepare major attack oil-rich kirkuk