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Kurdistan Region-Iraq News in brief
12.2.2008
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February 12, 2008 - Sulaimaniyah,
Erbil-Hewler, Duhok, Kirkuk, Kurdistan Region 'Iraq'
MP: Parliament might Accept Kurdistan Region
Share of 17%
An Iraqi MP said today on condition of anonymity “it
is expected that the federal budget law is going to
be approved today. We expect that the Parliamentary
blocs are going to approve Kurdistan Region share of
17%.”
In a press conference yesterday, the Iraqi Council
of Representatives speaker Dr. Mahmoud al-Mashadani
said that there is a disagreement on some points in
the law, like Kurdistan Region share.
Al-Mashadani emphasized that this law will be
ratified today, as well as the laws concerning the
councils of provinces and the general amnesty for
Iraqi detainees. KRG announced that the percentage
of 17% comes from statistics that approved in the
census.
President Massoud Barzani Signs Peshmerga
Retirement Law
Fuad Husain the head of Kurdistan Region Presidency
said” President Massoud Barzani signed Peshmerga
Retirement Law after his approval on all its
articles.” After its discussion in KNA, the Law was
raised to the Region Presidency in order to sign it.
“President Massoud Barzani, signed the law, after
emphasizing that it will ensure all Peshmerga rights
who strived for long years for the sake of Kurdish
People freedom”, Mr. Fuad Husain added.
Fuad Husain also said” The law secured all the
rights of Peshmerga Forces and reserved all their
future privileges as they sacrificed against the
successive tyrannical systems in Iraq. Kurdistan
Region Presidency pays special attention to this
law.”
Article 140 not to be sent to federal Court
official says
The question of Article 140 is not expected to be
sent to the Iraqi federal court as announced by an
Iraqi official source.
An official source in Baghdad asserted that all the
political blocs in the Iraqi council of
representatives support the idea of not sending the
article 140 to the Iraqi federal as the issue is
relevant to the constitution. The article was
expected to be sent to the court on 28th February,
While the members of the court stated that if the
question of the article is sent to them, it will be
settled within days. The deputy head of Kurdistan
Alliance bloc, Saadi Barzinji, told PUKmedia that
all the political blocs in Iraqi council of
representatives agreed with our view showing that
the article 140 remains unchanged.
Sulaimaniyah Battalion sent to Samara to achieve
Security
On Monday, the first battalion of the 3rd brigade of
the Iraqi army which was based in Sulaimaniyah
arrived in Samara to establish and control security
in the city. “Today evening our force which consists
of 700 soldiers arrived in southern Samara under
Nuri al-Maliki’s command.” the commander of the
battalion, colonel Muhammad Rostam, exclusively told
PUKmedia. He said that the mission of the force from
Sulaimaniyah to Samara to achieve security and
stability in the city as they already shared in
establishing security in Duz district, Kirkuk.
KRG Head of Foreign Relations responds New York
Times
Falah Mustafa sent a response to The New York Times
newspaper‘s report which recently published on Iraqi
Kurds' intention in Kirkuk.The KRG Head of Foreign
Relations, Falah Mustafa, asserted in that response
that Kurds do not intend to control Kirkuk city but
rather call for implementing article 140 pertaining
to normalizing the conditions of those areas where
ethnic cleansing executed by the Baath regime.
Later, Falah referred to the KRG close relations
with U.S. officials as well as expressing KRG’s
support to the Nuri al-Maliki’s government. The New
York Times recently published a report citing the
Iraqi Kurds’ intention to encompass and boost their
authorities in Kirkuk city through implementing
article 140.
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