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12-02-2015, 13:56
Kurdish Official: We Won’t Allow Shia Militia Deployment in Kirkuk
President Barzani has said that we won’t accept any other forces in Kurdistan except Peshmerga
A Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) official and Peshmerga Commander in western Kirkuk province has pointed out that it was the Peshmerga who risked their lives to defend Kirkuk against Islamic State (IS), and they are the only force able to protect the entire Kurdistan Region.
In a statement to BasNews, Commander Kamal Kirkuki said that while IS remain financially powerful, they are suffering from a drop in morale.
“If the weather is good, it will be easy to destroy IS insurgents throughout the area,” he said.
Commenting on the deployment of Iraqi Shia militia groups to Kirkuk and the disputed territories, Kirkuki noted, “Nobody accepts Shia militia groups within any part of the Kurdistan Region border, and they will avoid the area because there are Peshmerga. The Peshmerga are a constitutional force and our fighters have risked their lives to protect the area from IS attacks.”
“Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani has said that we don’t need Shia militia groups an inch over the Kurdistan border. Other forces than the Peshmerga won’t be tolerated in the area. If we need forces, we will ask our allies,” added Kirkuki.
http://basnews.com/en/news/2015/02/10/kurdish-official-we-wont-allow-shia-militia-deployment-in-kirkuk/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkuk
President Barzani has said that we won’t accept any other forces in Kurdistan except Peshmerga
A Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) official and Peshmerga Commander in western Kirkuk province has pointed out that it was the Peshmerga who risked their lives to defend Kirkuk against Islamic State (IS), and they are the only force able to protect the entire Kurdistan Region.
In a statement to BasNews, Commander Kamal Kirkuki said that while IS remain financially powerful, they are suffering from a drop in morale.
“If the weather is good, it will be easy to destroy IS insurgents throughout the area,” he said.
Commenting on the deployment of Iraqi Shia militia groups to Kirkuk and the disputed territories, Kirkuki noted, “Nobody accepts Shia militia groups within any part of the Kurdistan Region border, and they will avoid the area because there are Peshmerga. The Peshmerga are a constitutional force and our fighters have risked their lives to protect the area from IS attacks.”
“Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani has said that we don’t need Shia militia groups an inch over the Kurdistan border. Other forces than the Peshmerga won’t be tolerated in the area. If we need forces, we will ask our allies,” added Kirkuki.
http://basnews.com/en/news/2015/02/10/kurdish-official-we-wont-allow-shia-militia-deployment-in-kirkuk/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkuk