ايدت الأحزاب التركمانية في مدينة كركوك دعوة رئيس الوزراء نوري المالكي إلى اجراء تعديلات على الدستور العراقي، ولا سيما في ما يتعلق بقضية كركوك وتشكيل مجالس اسناد عشائرية. ورحب رئيس الحزب الوطني التركماني جمال شان بدعوة رئيس الوزراء نوري المالكي إلى إعادة كتابة بعض مواد الدستور العراقي وبنوده. وأشار ...
Arab members of parliament have upped their criticism of Kurdish militia practices in provinces bordering their semi-independent enclave. Latest accusations include the forcing of 13,000 Arab families to flee the restive Province of Diyala of which Baaquba is the capital. Kurdish militias are present in larges numbers in the provinces ...
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BAGHDAD, 26 October 2008 (IRIN) - Fewer Iraqi Christian families are fleeing their homes in the northern province of Ninevah thanks to the heavy presence of security forces, but families who already fled anti-Christian attacks over the past few weeks are living in difficult conditions and are still reluctant to ...
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حمل رئيس قائمة الرافدين في البرلمان يونادم كنا "قوة في الجيش العراقي تضم أكرادا بارتكاب 95% من الجرائم التي طالت المسيحيين في مدينة الموصل"،فيما نفى مسؤول أمني في الجيش العراقي وآخر في قوات البيشمركة تلك الاتهامات. وقال كنا في تصريح صحفي نشر اليوم السبت "ان أحد أفواج الفرقة الثانية ...
Despite the hopes of the government and part of the population, the massacre of Christians continues in Iraq. The killing could be another signal for the Christians to leave the country. Prime minister al Maliki promises to "punish the guilty and their supporters." Mosul (AsiaNews) - The Iraqi government is ...
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The measures the government has taken so far have failed to put an end to the exodus of Christians from the northern city of Mosul. Thousands of Christian families have fled the city following threats from unidentified groups. So far 14 Christians have been killed in the city. ...
تقف حكومة نوري المالكي عاجزة وغير مبالية امام اكبر عملية تهجير قسرية تجري ضد المسيحيين في الموصل منذ عشرة ايام وبلغت ذروتها السبت العاشر من تشرين الاول باعتراف رسمي من محافظ المدينة دريد كشمولة الذي قال ان حوالى الف عائلة مسيحية غادرت مدينة الموصل خلال فترة 24 ساعة اثر ...
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With the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003, Kurdish militias occupied Yazidi, Christian and Shebek areas and moved their control as far as the left bank of Mosul.Kurdish leaders do not hide their claims to these areas and their insistence that their inhabitants are ethnic Kurds. Kurdish leaders’ tactics have ...
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The Kurdish leadership has announced it aims to annex the Nineveh Plain into its semi-autonomous region. The obstruction of the local police force is believed to be a result of this. While hindering a legitimate police force from providing much needed security for the minorities in the Nineveh Plain, ...
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For the first time, the Shia-led government of Maliki is militarily challenging Kurds who are partners in his coalition government. Since the overthrow of Hussein, Shias and Kurds have given the appearance of a political alliance. When several Shia, Sunni and secular groups withdrew from Maliki's government in 2006, ...
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