U.S. rebukes Iraq's Kurds over flag row

BAGHDAD, Sept 5 (Reuters) - The United States criticised on Tuesday a decree by the leader of Iraq's ethnic Kurds banning the Iraqi national flag, weighing into a bitter dispute that has sparked threats of Kurdish secession.

"Unilateral steps by regions or parties on this issue are inappropriate and do not have the support of the United States," America's envoy to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad said, adding Washington was committed to "Iraq's unity and territorial integrity".

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