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Kurdistan's Peshmerga: We need the same
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The secretary general of the Ministry of Peshmerga,
lieutenant general , Jabbar Yawar. Photo: Archive
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February 23, 2013
ERBIL-Hewlêr,
Kurdistan region 'Iraq',— Ministry of
Peshmerga in Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)
announced on Saturday, that three brigades of the
federal police carried out the functions of
protecting Iraq's borders from Khanaqin south to
Zakho in the far north, indicating the need for same
weapons possessed by the Iraqi army.
The spokesman of Kurdistan leadership of Peshmerga
forces , lieutenant general, Jabbar al-Yawar said
that "We need to the same quality of weapons needed
by the Iraqi army to carry out our duties in
defending the sovereignty of Iraq and protect its
borders."
"We need all types of usual weapons used in the
armies of the world starting from guns, pistols to
tanks and heavy guns, because we are a part of the
defense system of Iraq”.
He added that "if there was any movement, how can
Peshmerga forces defend the region, which is a part
of Iraq?”.
The head of Kurdistan Region, Massoud Barzani held
last week, talks in Moscow with Russian President
Vladimir Putin that has addressed strengthening
economic cooperation between Russia and Kurdistan
Region,www.ekurd.net
according to Russian sources.
Barzani initiated his first official visit to Russia
to visit the house in which his late father the late
leader, Mullah Mustafa Barzani used to live in
Moscow during his exile years to the former Soviet
Union in mid-forties of the last century, as he
talked about memories of his father residency with
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