Shafaq News/ The Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani, warned of the outbreak of "open civil war" after the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of this year, and ruled out that the Kurds are a party of it , and  threw responsibility on the Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of continuing  the disputes  arising from his interpretation of his initiative to form a government.

Barzani's warnings came in an interview with Al Arabiya, in which he stressed that "The withdrawal of the Americans gave way to open civil war."
Barzani said that "the Kurds will play a role to prevent this war," ruling out that "The Kurds are a  party in any potential civil war, as they are not a party in the sectarian conflict and they will not be so."
He stressed on his commitment to the Constitution which provides for the unity of Iraq, warning of its repeal or circumventing on it , saying that "the Kurds do not want more or less than the Constitution can give them," adding that " If the Kurdish people decide through a referendum the declaration of Independence we will bear all the responsibility involved and we are ready to pay the price, even if it is fighting. "
Barzani noted to the Erbil agreement, which was sponsored last year and resulted in the formation of the government and the election of the President and the House of Representatives, acknowledged the existence of differences arising from "the interpretation of each party to the Constitution on the temperament," adding that "Nuri al-Maliki bear the bulk of the responsibility for that as Prime Minister and Commander in chief of the armed forces ", denying that" This agreement involves the confidentiality of any items. "
Barzani defended his recent visit to Khanaqin, saying it is a "Kurdish city we have the right to visit any city in Iraq," adding that "even the former Ba'athiest regime did not question the Kurdish Khanaqin."
He denied that the existence of "the Peshmerga forces in Khanaqin there is to protect the Kurds only  and not others," explaining that "The Kurds have been subjected there to ethnic cleansing, and that the Iraqi government turned a blind eye to it."
Barzani commented on the events that took place in Sulaymaniyah in recent times, and said that "a large part of the demands of the demonstrators was fair," adding that "The Kurdish house order concerns us very much."
U.S. President Barrack Obama announced last week that the war in Iraq has ended after nine years, and that his country will complete the withdrawal of its troops from Iraq by the end of the last day of the year.

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