Kurdistan Parliament welcomes the draft US decision to arm the Kurds and Sunnis

Thursday April 30, 2015 - 14:46


Security Committee in Kurdistan Parliament welcomed the draft resolution proposed to the US Congress included arming the Kurds and Sunnis, viewing it as a very important step, as he emphasized that arming the region contributes to strengthening peace and security in Iraq and the region.

Deputy Chairman of the Committee Nazim Harki in a press statement followed tow Radio on Thursday that "the US Congress a draft decision of arming the Peshmerga forces step is very important," noting that "strengthen the role of the Peshmerga step in the fight against terrorism."

He added that "the Peshmerga regular force and seriously committed to international humanitarian standards," explaining that "arming the Peshmerga are in the whole of Iraq the benefit of the fact that this force is fighting a war with the Iraqi forces, a common enemy."

Harki He pointed out that "arming the Kurdistan region does not constitute a danger to others as a democratic system," adding that "arming the Kurdistan will contribute to strengthening the role of the region in the maintenance of peace and security in the region."

The Iraqi government announced on Wednesday its rejection of the proposed bill in the US Congress on dealing with the Kurds and Sunnis in Iraq as a "two states", and considered as it would lead to further divisions in the region, called for him not to go.

The US Embassy in Baghdad confirmed that the United States policy toward Iraq has not changed, and with their support and expressed its support for a unified Iraq, pointed out that the draft submitted to the US House of Representatives is not based on any laws, and does not reflect the positions of political and America.

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Parliament committees assigned to prepare a report to respond to the decision of Congress to deal Kurds and Sunnis as two


Thursday April 30, 2015 - 14:57


The face of the Iraqi parliament commissioned by the Council of State and legal committees and the Committee on Parliamentary tribes prepare a report that includes responding to the decision of the Armed Services Committee in the US Congress, he was quoted by the Iraqi channel in a flash satellite radio tow.

Both the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Defence and a number of political blocs have rejected the draft decision of the US Congress, which eliminates the prospective deal with the Peshmerga and the Sunnis in Iraq as (two).

The US media reports published on Tuesday stating that the Foreign Affairs Committee in the US House of Representatives plans to vote today on a law dealing with the Peshmerga and Kpldan year.

The law includes granting aid to Baghdad worth $ 715 million for the development of Iraqi forces to fight al Daash terrorist recommends dealing with the Peshmerga forces and Sunni armed factions in Iraq Kqutin separate in order to "balance of power" in front of the vast amount of armed Shiite factions.

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