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Government knew about rise in attacks on Kurds in Diyala
11/08/2011 17:16
Baghdad, Aug. 11 (AKnews) - The adviser of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for Kurdistan region affairs said Thursday that the Kurds approached the federal government several months ago about attacks on Kurds in the disputed areas of Diyala province.
The Kurdistan Blocs Coalition (KBC) announced yesterday that more than 500 Kurds were killed and 1,400 Kurdish families were displaced in Jalawla, Saadia, and Qaratapa since the end of 2010 in unrest targeting Kurds. The KBC demanded that the army and national police carry out their duties without discrimination between citizens and respond to any criminal activity.
Advisor Adel Berwari told AKnews that the Peshmerga forces used to protect the Kurdish families before withdrawing from the areas of Saadia and Jalawla. After accusing the Peshmerga of being militias and demanding of their withdrawal, the families became targeted by terrorist attacks.
Khanaqin at the centre of the affected region is 155km northeast of the city of Baquba, its inhabitants are estimated at 170,000 and it is one of the areas of disputed sovereignty between the KRG and the federal government.
Kurdish MPs believe that the cause of deterioration of the security situation is the failure to involve the Kurdish Peshmerga in operations in the area. The KBC says that the police and Army is rife with Arab nationalism and discriminates against Kurds.
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11/08/2011 17:16
Baghdad, Aug. 11 (AKnews) - The adviser of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for Kurdistan region affairs said Thursday that the Kurds approached the federal government several months ago about attacks on Kurds in the disputed areas of Diyala province.
The Kurdistan Blocs Coalition (KBC) announced yesterday that more than 500 Kurds were killed and 1,400 Kurdish families were displaced in Jalawla, Saadia, and Qaratapa since the end of 2010 in unrest targeting Kurds. The KBC demanded that the army and national police carry out their duties without discrimination between citizens and respond to any criminal activity.
Advisor Adel Berwari told AKnews that the Peshmerga forces used to protect the Kurdish families before withdrawing from the areas of Saadia and Jalawla. After accusing the Peshmerga of being militias and demanding of their withdrawal, the families became targeted by terrorist attacks.
Khanaqin at the centre of the affected region is 155km northeast of the city of Baquba, its inhabitants are estimated at 170,000 and it is one of the areas of disputed sovereignty between the KRG and the federal government.
Kurdish MPs believe that the cause of deterioration of the security situation is the failure to involve the Kurdish Peshmerga in operations in the area. The KBC says that the police and Army is rife with Arab nationalism and discriminates against Kurds.
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