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2011-04-30 Iraq

Kurdish official calls to maintain U.S. troops in Diala

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Posted by Steve White 2011-04-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Northern Diala province is effectively part of Iraqi Kurdistan.

I think most of terrorism in the central area where Kurds and Arabs overlap comes from Sunnis against those 'uppity' Kurds.

Posted by phil_b 2011-04-30 03:17|| 2011-04-30 03:17|| Front Page Top

#2 I imagine the Kurds are still pushing out the Shiite immigrants that Saddam brought into the North to settle on Kurdish land. That creates tension since the immigrants probably don't have anything to back to after 20-30 years (if they had anything in the first place).

Posted by tipover 2011-04-30 12:40|| 2011-04-30 12:40|| Front Page Top

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