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Tuesday, 25 December 2012
Iraqi Turkmen leader: tension between Iraqi PM Maliki's army and
Kurdish forces will harm Iraqi Turkmens
ANKARA -- Iraqi Turkmen Front Chairman (ITF) and Kirkuk Deputy Ersad Salihi
has said that the tension between Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's army
units and the Kurdish forces continues, so from a possible conflict between
them mainly Iraqi Turkmens would be harmed.
Salihi assessed challenges that Turkmens face lately in Iraq and
told AA that they were able to see the rising violence towards Turkmens
lately.
He supported, "Some hold onto conspiracy theories in the Turkmen
region."
Salihi said, "Whoever those are, they are taking serious steps in
order to achieve their argument."
Kirkuk MP Salihi stated that the central government in Baghdad does not assist them sufficiently
regarding the solution of the problem.
Furthermore, Salihi said that as well as the army units of PM al-Maliki
were settled in Kirkuk's Turkmen region, Peshmerga forces are deployed in
north of the city too.
From a possible conflict, mainly Turkmens will be affected says Salihi and
added: "Kirkuk
became a control point of both sides at the moment. Even a small conflict
will affect Turkmens. There is a risky conflict platform."
Turkmens are the third largest ethnic group in Iraq
and they mainly reside in north of Iraq.
Reporting by Erkan Avci
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