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November 20, 2012

Iraq PM warns Kurd security forces to stay put
Baghdad (AFP) Nov 19, 2012
Iraq's premier has warned Kurdish regional security forces not to advance towards government troop positions, a military spokesman said on Monday, after deadly clashes in a flashpoint northern town. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's office warned the Kurdish forces, known as peshmerga, "not to change their positions or approach the (federal) armed forces," Iraqi military spokesman Colonel Dhia al-Wakil said in a message received by AFP. The warning was an apparent response to the deployment of tho ... read more

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