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Khanaqin drops Iraqi flags, fly only the
Kurdistan flag
11.9.2006
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Khanaqin,
Kurdistan-Iraq , -- Khanaqin is still asking for
parliament to undertake Article 140 to sort out all
of the problems.
Since the liberation of Khanaqin, the Kurdish flag
has flown high there. Khanaqin citizens, including
all minorities, have voted by referendum to join
Kurdistan as soon as possible. All public buildings
in Khanaqin now fly the Kurdish flag. Said Khanaqin
Governor Mohamed Mala Hassan.
"We have political administration problems and we
belong to the Diyala administration, but until now
the Diyala administration has done nothing.
They did not provide a budget for us and as a result
we have political problems." Khanaqin is still
asking for parliament to undertake Article 140 to
sort out all of the problems, said Hassan. |
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He said that Khanaqin will not fly the new Iraqi
flag until all of the issues have been worked out,
allowing them to join Kurdistan. Political
sensitivity also appears to be playing a role in the
no cooperation between Khanaqin and Baquba.
Earlier members of the city council of Khanaqin demanded Tuesday,
September 5, 2006 that their city be
separated from control of the Diyala governorate
capital Baquba and be allowed to join the Kurdish
region.
Sameer Mohammad Nour, the head of the Khanaqin city
council, urged the Iraqi parliament to issue a
decree to adjoin the city to the Kurdistan
autonomous region.
He said "this plea has the approval of all 19 city
council members including 14 Kurds, 3 Turkomen and 2
Arabs."
Khanaqin is the fifth-largest city in the Diyala
governorate. It lies a few kilometres from the
Iranian border, about 140 kilometers north-east of
Baghdad, Khanaqin city is a Kurdish city outside the
Kurdistan Autonomous Region in north-eastern Iraq.
Khanaqin is the second largest oil-city in
Kurdistan. The Naft Khana oil field is capable of
producing up to 16,000 barrels per day of sweet
light crude from an oil reserve that is also being
tapped by Iran.
People of Khanaqin speak Kalhuri and Gurani dialects
of the Kurdish language
The Kurdistan region of Iraq consists of three
north-east governorates of Dahuk, Erbil and
Sulaimaniyah. Khanaqin lies about 25 kilometres away
from the nearest border with Sulaimaniyah.
Re-compiled by eKURD.NET Source:
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