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| Iraq demands Kurdistan's Peshmerga forces leave disputed areas BAGHDAD,— Iraq's interior ministry on Wednesday issued a strongly-worded call for forces loyal to the northern Kurdistan region to withdraw from several disputed areas, threatening a fragile peace after a spate of violence in April. The unrest, spread over several days in multiple towns between forces loyal to the central government and protesters, had prompted the army to withdraw from several key towns with the security void filled by Kurdish Peshmerga forces that the Iraqi army subsequently accused of looking to take control of key oil fields. "The interior ministry calls for the brothers in charge... Read More » Kurdistan Region-Iraq News in brief. June 6, 2013 Maliki's visit to Kurdistan is important to both Governments of the region and the center. Baghdad: The MP, of the Kurdistan Alliance, Mohsen al-Sadoun described the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to Kurdistan as: "an important visit to address all outstanding problems between the Governments of the region and the center in light of the circumstances of the country." Sadoun said in a statement to the National Iraqi News "The leaders of the Kurdistan region will discuss with Maliki during this visit, the agreements that have been reached in Baghdad and speed up their implementation, and the... Read More »PKK says Turkish police crackdown may hurt Kurdish peace process ANKARA,— A Kurdish militant group said on Wednesday a police crackdown on anti-government protests in Turkey threatened to undermine its peace process with Ankara, aimed at ending a conflict which has killed 40,000 people over three decades. The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), whose guerrillas began leaving Turkish territory in small groups a month ago under the terms of the peace accord, said the violence went against the aims of a process meant to bolster democracy. "It is a clear fact that this police violence implemented by the AK Party government is contrary to the spirit of the current... Read More »KDP: To keep Barzani in power, we are ready for a strategic deal with Change movement ERBIL-Hewlêr, Kurdistan region 'Iraq',— The spokesman for ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), announced that his party is ready to sign a strategic agreement with the main Kurdish opposition party, the Change Movement (Gorran), stressing at the same time that the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) shared its opinion on the need for President, Massoud Barzani to stay in office. The KDP spokesman, Jaafar Aamenki said that "Party members and supporters want the Kurdistan president Massoud Barzani to be in power and will not accept any alternative to replace him". He added in... Read More »Kurdistan's Peshmerga refuses withdrawing from Iraq's disputed areas ERBIL-Hewlêr, Kurdistan region 'Iraq',— Secretary General of Kurdish Peshmerga Ministry General Jabbar Yawar announced that his forces will not withdraw from Suleiman Bey and Tuz Khurmatu district. Yawar said in press statements that "Peshmerga forces will not withdraw till Article 140 of the constitution is implemented" Yawar confirmed on Thursday that the deployment of its forces in Tuz Khurmatu district and the disputed areas (Kurdish areas outside Kurdistan region) is something normal and legal because the areas are managed in partnership between Erbil and Baghdad, but Baghdad... Read More » | ||||
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