baghdad iraqi force kurdish peshmerga fighters sunday start second round talk resolve conflict control kurdistan region border cross iraqi state tv say iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi friday order 24-hour suspension military operations kurdish force northern iraq two side hold first round talk friday saturday abadi say talk mean prepare peaceful deployment iraqi troop border cross turkey iran syria iraq kurdistan region clash break two side iraqi force capture oil-rich city kirkuk peshmerga surprise offensive order abadi kurds hold independence referendum northern iraq sept. 25. kirkuk part so-called dispute areas claim iraqi central government kurdistan regional government krg northern iraq second round talk deploy federal troop dispute areas start state tv say give detail abadi want take control dispute areas border cross include one fish-khabur area oil export pipeline cross turkey carry iraqi kurdish crude oil krg wednesday propose immediate ceasefire suspension referendum result start open dialogue federal government base iraqi constitution call reject baghdad u.s.-backed iraqi government force iranian-backed paramilitaries kurdish fighters fight alongside defeat islamic state also call isis alliance falter militants largely defeat country multi-ethnic city kirkuk lie outside krg official boundaries fell iraqi force without much resistance oct. 16. peshmerga begin fight back withdraw close core kurdish region fall kirkuk consider many kurds heart fatherland major symbolic financial blow kurdish drive independence champion krg president masoud barzani since halve region oil export revenue violent clash happen northwestern corner peshmerga fight back offensives toward fish-khabur south capital erbil leave dozens casualties side speak geneva thursday u.s secretary state rex tillerson say disappoint party unable reach entirely peaceful resolution encourage abadi accept krg overtures talk basis iraqi constitution abadi demand thursday kurds declare referendum void reject krg offer suspend independence push resolve crisis talk accept anything cancellation respect constitution say statement visit tehran iraqi force kurdish peshmerga start new round talk iraqi state tv say