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| Kurdistan's president mulls ways to incorporate Peshmerga into united security forces |
| 2008-08-08 |
| (VOI) -- The regional President of Kurdistan on Thursday examined mechanisms to unify the two ministries of Peshmerga belonging to the main two Kurdish parties into united security force. Peshmerga are Kurdish security forces overseeing protection of the Kurdish enclave and guarding Iraq's northern borders with Turkey and Iran. They belong to the main two Kurdish parties: the Kurdistan's Democratic Party (KDP) led by Massoud Barazani and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) led by Iraqi president Jalal Talabani. "Kurdistan's president Massoud Barazani headed a meeting of the general command of the region's border guarding forces to discuss the issue of unifying the two ministries of Peshmerga and Peshmerga Affairs into one ministry," said Kurdistan's regional president's office statement received by Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI). The announcement noted "Barazani also conferred coordination with Iraqi forces to preserve stability, security, and Iraqi people achievements, in addition to forming the region's guarding forces relying on advanced and developed methods." |
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