The move comes amid rising tension between Baghdad and the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) over last month’s controversial referendum for Kurdish independence. 

The public prosecutor in the Kurdish region filed a case against the officials on multiple charges, including incitement to violence. 

The most prominent names on the list are Qais al-Khazali, the leader of the Asaib Ahl al-Haq militia, Hanan Fatlawi, a female MP from the Shia Alliance and Turkmen MP Hassan Toran. 

Last week, government forces captured several disputed areas between Baghdad and Erbil, including the oil-rich Kirkuk province.