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Kurdistan Region-Iraq News in brief
26.3.2008
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March 26, 2008 - Sulaimaniyah,
Erbil-Hewler, Duhok, Kirkuk, Kurdistan Region 'Iraq'
Iranian Artillery Shells Pashdar District
Iranian artillery shelled again the villages of
Razqa, Sabikala and Shinawa in Pashdar District, to
the northeast of Sulaimaniyah Province.
The bombardment resulted no casualties, but led to a
huge material damages for the people houses. The
bombardment led the people of these villages to
leave their houses into safer places. It’s worth
mentioning that the Iranian artillery shells the
border villages of Kurdistan Region under the
pretext of chasing (PJAK) elements in these areas.
Joint UN and Red Cross Team Visit Bombarded Areas
of Kurdistan Region
Following the latest Iranian bombardments against
the Kurdistan region border areas, on Monday a joint
team from the UN, the Red Cross and the KRG
officials visited those areas to evaluate the
impacts of the bombardments.
The Office of the KRG Coordinator to the UN, issued
statement saying that hundreds of families were
displaced and 6 villages have been evacuated.
The delegation saw conditions of several displaced
families and the UNHCR distributed aides among them
including tents, stoves and other necessities. On
his part, the KRG Coordinator to the UN, Dindar
Zebari said “While we are concerned about the
bombardment and wish the Iraqi federal government do
its best to stop the bombardments as soon as
possible, we call on the UN agencies and the
humanitarian organizations to continue on their
aides to the displaced people of the bombarded
areas.
Earthquake Hits Penjwin District
On Tuesday at 11:23am, an earthquake of 3.1 degree
on Richter scale hit Penjwin border District, 96km
to the northeast of Sulaimaniyah. It’s worth
mentioning that, a series of 3.2 earthquakes hit
Penjwin Monday.
KRG Delegation Visits Kirkuk
A KRG delegation headed by the KRG Minister for
Extra-Regional Affairs, Mohammed Ihsan, visited
Kirkuk Tuesday to discuss security and political
developments in the city.
They were received by Kirkuk’s Governor, Abdul
Rahman Mustafa, who indicated the security
developments and stability in the city is due to the
strict measures and security plans. He also
indicated the positive consequences of stability in
Kirkuk on political situation pointing out the
importance of the mutual agreement signed between
the Kirkuk Fraternity List and the Republicans
Gathering in Kirkuk’s Provincial Council.
Paving the way to Kirkuk’s reconstruction and the
role that KRG can play in supporting the province’s
administration particularly in Baghdad was another
topic of the discussion.
Kirkuk’s Governor appreciated the key role of KRG in
supporting the reconstruction of the province.
Budget Allocated to Judicial Power in Kurdistan
Region Attorney Says
For the first time ever, a proposed budget to the
judicial power submitted to the Kurdistan Region
Parliament for discussion and consequently to be
ratified, as head of the legal committee in the
parliament, Shirwan Haidari, said.
One of the key paragraphs of the judicial power law
numbered 23 in 2007, which was ratified by the
parliament, says the judicial power should have a
specific budget as the government and parliament
have. As Haidari said, the budget helps the judicial
power to have an effective and considerable role and
it serves its independency in Kurdistan region.
Iyad Alawi: Kurds are Peaceful and Friendly
People
During an interview with al-Sharq al-Awsat
newspaper, Dr. Iyad Alawi, Former PM and head of
Iraqi Faction in the Iraqi Parliament said that the
Kurdish People are peaceful and friendly, they are
an indivisible part from the Iraqi Nation.
Concerning his relation with Kurdish Leadership,
Alawi said:”The Kurds played an important role
through the Kurdish Revolution, during the
leadership of Mala Mustafa Barzani and the leaders
who came after him. They hosted the political powers
and took the risk of that; the Kurds are peaceful
and friendly and they embraced us, we look to the
Kurds as an undivided part of the Iraqi Nation.” “To
me, Ahmadinejad is a message to the whole area,
American and the world and is related to the Iraqi
interior situation, it says to the whole world and
America in particular: We are the powerful side,
come and discuss the matters with Us”, Alawi said
concerning Ahmadinejad visit to Iraq.
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