| Sanandaj, Kordestan Prov, April 7, IRNA -- One hundred of Iraqi soldiers have surrendered to the Kurdish forces during a conflict in northern Iraq on Sunday, the Kurdistan TV satellite channel said on Monday. "The Iraqi forces, including two commanders, 46 soldiers, 45 NCOs and seven high-ranking officers, have yielded to the Kurdistan Democratic Party forces in frontier of Pir Dawud region near Arbil and Mosul," the channel affiliating to the KDP added. The channel further claimed that considering the extensive withdrawal of the Iraqi forces to Dibagah city near Mosul, they are expected to evacuate the city during next day. Meanwhile a Kurdish commander Amin Najar told to the Kurdistan TV that the Zorgezraw, Pir Dawud, Sheikh Shirvan and Herveh regions are currently under the control of KDP forces. He added that these regions are of strategic importance due to being adjacent to Arbil. According to the commander, the Kurdish forces have taken a tank, nine military vehicles and a number of weapons as booty during the clashes. |