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January 25, 2012 - Sulaimaniyah,
Erbil-Hewler, Duhok, Kirkuk, Kurdistan Region 'Iraq'
Two Peshmerga members
arrested for “accidentally” crossing Iraqi-Syrian
borders
Mosul: Kurdistan’s Peshmerga Ministry announced, on
Monday, that Syrian Forces arrested two Peshmerga
members within Syrian territories noting that they
accidentally entered Syria. “Two members of
Peshmerga Ministry’s 8th Brigade, positioned near
Iraqi-Syrian borders, were arrested today by Syrian
Forces after they accidentally entered Syrian
territories,” Secretary General and official
spokesman for Peshmerga Ministry Major General Jibar
Yawar told Alsumarianews. “There are almost 500 m
between Iraqi and Syrian checkpoints in the region,”
Yawar explained indicating that this explains why
the two Peshmerga members crossed the borders, a
source told Alsumaria. “Peshmerga Ministry contacted
Iraqi Foreign Affairs Ministry and Kurdistan
regional government to act in favor of the two men
release,” Yawar uttered. Administrative regions of
Kurdistan include about 7 km of Iraqi-Syrian borders
in Duhok Province. Other Iraqi-Syrian border
distances are within Nineveh Province. Peshmerga
Ministry forces are securing northern borders since
2003 and, not long ago, the ministry officially
deployed forces in the region. alsumaria.tv
Kurdistan plays peaceful
role between Turkey and PKK
Sulaimaniyah: Kurdistan Regional Government's
Foreign Relations Official Falah Mustafa said
Kurdistan will play a peaceful role ending fighting
between the Turkish state and the PKK rebels.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was quoted
by Turkish media saying Turkey has warned the
Kurdish region to do what it can to stop the PKK or
Turkey would do whatever necessary to end the
group’s activities. This has been perceived as
meaning conducting military operations in Kurdistan
Region to flush the PKK out of their mountain
strongholds. Davutoglu has told the Turkish
parliament that Iraqi Kurdish leaders have promised
Turkey in their most recent visit to Ankara that
they would do what they can to prevent the PKK from
operating. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki also
has voiced support for Turkey in its efforts against
the PKK. Mustafa told AKnews: “We declared our
position long ago that we will be playing the role
of mediators.” “We do not believe that the PKK-Turkey
issue will be solved by fighting and we have not
promised cooperation to Turkey to strike the PKK,”
Mustafa said.PKK’s Foreign Relations Oficial Ahmet
Deniz told AKnews earlier that “we do not believe
the Kurdish question in Turkey will be solved by war
and therefore we demand that Turkey give Kurds their
rights instead of taking the military option.”
aknews.com
Kurdish cultural festival
in Jordan next week
Erbil: On Sunday a three-day Kurdish culture and art
festival will begin in Jordan, Kurdistan Minister of
Culture and Youth said. Speaking to AKnews, Kawa
Mahmoud said that festival is arranged by
Iraqi-Jordanian Friendship Association. He added a
delegation from Kurdistan will head to Jordan
tomorrow to participate in the event. Dara Jalil
Khyyat, Chief of Union of Kurdistan Chambers of
Commerce and Industry told AKnews that 30 members of
the Union will also accompany the delegation to
Jordan in order to meet with Jordanian investors and
businessmen and attract them to Kurdistan.
aknews.com
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