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| Iraqi minister survives assassination bid |
| 2005-08-24 |
| SULAIMANIYAH - Iraqâs Kurdish Environment Minister Narmine Othman said Tuesday she survived an assassination bid when gunmen attacked her convoy and injured three of her guards. She said the attack took place on Monday when she was on her way to Baghdad after a brief vacation in the northern Kurdistan region. Gunmen attacked her in Oudhaim, a region between oil-rich Kirkuk and Baquba, she said. âThe cowardly act will not deter me from doing my job towards Iraq and fellow citizens,â Othman, known for defending womenâs rights, told reporters in the Kurdish city of Sulaimaniyah. âI will continue with my colleagues to work for Iraq and try to free it of terrorism and violence.â Othman, member of Iraqi President Jalal Talabaniâs Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), was a minister in the former Iyad Allawi government and served in the PUK adminstration, which controls the Kurdish province of Sulaimaniyah. |
| Posted by:Steve White |