Massoud Barzani
Iran and Turkey have expressed their concerns over the referendum of Kurdistan; both countries have started military maneuvers along the border of Iraq.
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani said on Friday that Iraq's Kurds were ready "to pay any price for freedom"
Iraqi Kurds are expected to vote on Monday to back an independence drive that neighboring countries and Western powers fear could break up the country.
A vote by Iraq's parliament to reject the results of this month's Iraqi Kurdish independence vote was non-binding