baghdad/erbil iraq baghdad heap pressure iraq kurds wednesday demand cancel overwhelm vote independence parliament urge iraqi central government send troop take control vital oil field hold kurdish force step efforts isolate autonomous kurdish-held northern iraq whose people endorse secession referendum monday anger neighbor countries baghdad demand foreign governments close diplomatic missions kurdish capital erbil final result release wednesday show nearly 93 percent favor independence 7.3 percent 3.3 million people 72 percent eligible voters take part monday ballot accord electoral commission referendum stir fear new regional conflict iraqi arm force delegation head neighbor iran coordinate military efforts apparently part retaliatory measure take government baghdad follow vote iran turkey also oppose move toward kurdish secession armies start joint exercise near border iraqi kurdistan recent days iraq turkey also hold joint military drill foreign airlines begin suspend flight kurdish airports iraqi civil aviation authority say wednesday international flight erbil sulaimaniya would suspend 1500 gmt kurdish authorities reject baghdad demand annul referendum condition dialogue hand control international airports wednesday even kurdish rudaw tv report kurdistan regional government offer hold talk baghdad host iraqi observers erbil sulaimaniya airports help defuse crisis turkey threaten impose sanction kurds say border northern iraq remain open although may remain number truck pass however decrease home region large kurdish population turkey battle three-decade insurgency largely kurdish southeast fear referendum inflame separatist tension home part kurdish leaders neighbor syria say krg referendum could bolster cause autonomy negotiations damascus government two meet far matter go nowhere tell reuters turkish president tayyip erdogan russian president vladimir putin stress need iraq border remain unchanged meet ankara thursday russia interest region grow oil major rosneft rosn.mm increase investment kurdistan kurds develop strong tie moscow russian foreign ministry warn iraq kurds take step might destabilize middle east referendum kurds consider monday referendum historic step generations-old quest state iraq consider vote unconstitutional especially hold within official krg territory also dispute territory hold kurds elsewhere northern iraq unite state major european countries nearby turkey iran strongly oppose referendum describe destabilize time side still fight islamic state militants iraqi kurdish leader masoud barzani announce tuesday even yes vote outcome cause anger baghdad parliament session boycott kurdish lawmakers ask prime minister haider al-abadi send troop kurdish-held region kirkuk take control oilfields kurdish peshmerga force take kirkuk multi-ethnic region 2014 iraqi army flee face overrun third iraq kurds prevent kirkuk huge oil resources fall militants hand government bring back oilfields kirkuk control oil ministry resolution back parliament baghdad say area long claim kurds also home turkmen arab communities oppose independence vote although krg include area referendum barzani krg president say vote bind mean provide mandate negotiations baghdad neighbor countries peaceful secession region iraq baghdad reject talk abadi moderate iraq shi ite arab majority pressure take punitive measure kurds hardline iranian-backed shi ite group already threaten march kirkuk kurds leave without state ottoman empire crumble century ago around 30 million scatter northern iraq southeastern turkey part syria iran autonomous region control iraq close kurds come modern time state flourish largely remain peace rest iraq continuous state civil war 14 years since fall saddam hussein carefully balance ambition full independence threat backlash neighbor reluctance washington redraw border past four years achieve measure economic independence open route sell oil pipelines port turkey still leave mercy ankara draw firm line formal independence kurds say referendum acknowledge contribution confront islamic state overwhelm iraqi army iraq kurds close ally unite state since washington secure protection saddam 1991. unite state long encourage kurds avoid unilateral step jeopardize stability iraq antagonize turkey u.s. state department say deeply disappoint decision conduct referendum european union regret kurds fail heed call hold vote baghdad pile pressure iraqi kurds reverse overwhelm independence vote