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August 8, 2012 - Sulaimaniyah,
Erbil-Hewler, Duhok, Kirkuk, Kurdistan Region 'Iraq'
Maliki and Barzani yet to
sign peshmarga-army agreement
Erbil: Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and
Kurdistan's President Massoud Barzani have not
signed the joint deal of the Iraqi Defense Ministry
and Kurdistan Ministry of Peshmarga (Border Guards).
Since the officials are yet to approve the
seven-point deal prepared by a joint committee from
both ministries, the Iraqi army has not withdrawn
from Zummar district, said Peshmarga Ministry
Spokesperson Jabbar Yawar. On July 27 a force from
the Iraqi army was intended to be deployed along the
Iraqi-Syrian border line in Nineveh province.
However, the peshmarga forces prevented the advance
of the army, saying the area is under their control.
Tensions between Erbil and Baghdad escalated
following peshmarga's prevention. Yawar said there
is no improvement in the situation and Iraqi troops
and peshmarga are still positioned against each
other. aknews.com
Kurdish region charged of
pressing Baghdad for further submissions, MP
Baghdad: State of Law MP Shakir al-Daraji charged
the Kurdish region government to press the central
government for further submission contrary to the
constitution. He expected that the differences
between the two sides will negatively affect the
Reforms Committee and its expected solutions. Daraji
called the political blocs to "depart from inciting
crises and resort to the constitution for political
reforms". The National Alliance announced last month
the formation of 7-member committee to prepare the
Reforms Paper and resort to constructive dialogue.
Iraq witnesses an escalating crisis since the last
few months that reached its peak in the last two
months. aswataliraq.info
Barzani: Kurdistan will
become self-sufficient in fuel and electricity
Erbil: Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime
Minister Nechirvan Barzani said that the policy of
his government aims at self-sufficiency for
Kurdistan in fuel and electricity generation. The PM
made the remark during a meeting in Kurdistan
Parliament for discussing the creation of a Supreme
Negotiations Council for settling disputes with
Baghdad. Barzani said it is a while Baghdad
government is cutting Kurdistan's share from the
fuel produced at the Iraqi refineries. It has cut
Erbil's share completely. He continued it is not
feasible for Baghdad to cut Kurdistan's share of
fuel or electricity under every pretext daily.
"Therefore, in these two fields we will have our
independence and will provide the demand of the
[Kurdistan] region," Barzani said. A number of
issues between KRG and Baghdad are yet to be
settled. Among them are the status and salary of
peshmarga (Kurdistan border guards), the ownership
of some multiethnic areas and the oil contracts
signed by the KRG.The oil contracts have become a
highly sensitive subject as Baghdad labels the
contracts illegal and presses the foreign companies
to quit investment in Kurdistan fields. aknews.com
Dumez camp has received
8,000 Syrian refugees so far
Duhok: Civilian organizations working in the
Kurdistan Region stated Tuesday that Dumez camp in
Duhok province has so far received 8,000 displaced
Syrians. Tammuz Organization for Social Development
and the Council of NGOs in Kurdistan said in a joint
statement that the refugees include 750 families
while the number of young refugees reached 4,156.
The statement added that aid was distributed among
refugees and the camp was processed with
electricity, sewage networks and a water supply. The
statement said the delegation of civic organizations
that visited Dumez noticed that the situation of the
refugees in the camp is good if compared with other
camps. The Kurdistan Region received more than
10,000 displaced Syrians, mostly Kurds, while other
Iraqi cities received about 6,000. aknews.com
UNDP submits report about
Kurdistan Region's infrastructure
Erbil: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
submitted its evaluation report about socioeconomic
infrastructure in the Kurdistan Region. Economic
advisor Michel Del Buono at UNDP-Iraq gave the
primary report about the project to the Kurdistan
Region's Minister of Planning Ali Sindi. In the
meeting both sides discussed the results and
recommendations before discussing the final report,
which is expected to end before September, said a
statement from the Kurdistan Regional Government.
This project started in May and provides a complete
evaluation of the region's infrastructure to
highlight the gaps and demands of socioeconomic
infrastructure especially in the health, education,
electric, water, sewage, agriculture, irrigation,
industry, construction, transport and tourism
sectors. UNDP will implement the project in
partnership with the Kurdistan Regional Government
to support the region to reach its own development
objectives. aknews.com
12 Indian workers return
home from Sulaimaniyah after payment dispute
Erbil: The Sulaimaniyah branch of the Kurdistan
Workers’ Syndicate announced that 12 Indian workers
were sent home voluntarily after solving a payment
dispute. Twelve Indian workers have been out of work
for two months in Sulaimaniyah and had a payment
disagreement with their employer J.M.C, a UAE
company. Branch head Luqman Omer said in press
conference that they contacted the relevant
authority in the region but unfortunately only the
Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs responded to
their request. Head of the Construction Workers'
Syndicate Osman Hamasaed stated that they followed
up the case for three days and discussed the issue
with both the Indian workers and J.M.C to solve the
problem. At the end we came to the result that the
Indian workers should voluntarily return home and
receive one month extra payment on top of their full
salary, Hamasaed added. aknews.com
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