World Tribune confirms the agreement "illegal" .. Barzani entered into secret deals to arm against Baghdad Peshmerga
08.06.2012 0:00
Baghdad / Iraq's future
The newspaper "World Tribune" U.S., on Saturday, an official in the Iraqi government, saying that the Kurdistan region of Iraq Autonomous Federal, signed the first arms deal with multi-state has not been identified, to protect the "Northern Territory" from any foreign aggression. The newspaper quoted officials as saying that the agreement weapons included anti-tank weapons and air defense systems and cannons. Officials in Iraq, "We know very well about the deal and we are working to make it fail." The official said the agreement was signed during the foreign tour of modern regional president Massoud Barzani, adding that there were reports that weapons manufactured by Russia, but declined to say that Moscow is the provider Territory arms. The newspaper said that the agreement signed with Baghdad, which won the region in which self-government, provides for the disqualification of the region to buy weapons without a permit from the central government. The newspaper added that Baghdad is also seeking to thwart the energy deals signed between the Territory and foreign companies. And she the paper says that Baghdad is at odds with the Kurdistan on what calls it "revolution Sunni" in neighboring Syria, noting that the forces of the region prevented on July 25 last units of the Iraqi army access to the northern border with Syria. The newspaper said that the request from Kurdistan to Russia for weapons, came a month after the urging of President Barzani West to stop orders for fighter jets, "F-16", "Block 52" multi-tasking, where he sees Barzani that this type of jets may be used against the Kurdistan orders Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.
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