KurdistanObserver.com   Barzani Urges Peshmerga, Interior Ministry To Protect Kurds Aug 15, 2007 Arbil, Aug 15, (VOI)- President of the Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani urged Peshmerga fighters and the interior ministry to intervene to protect Kurds in the regions coming under armed attack, accusing regional countries of standing behind such attacks. “I demand the region’s forces in the interior and Peshmerga ministries, in addition to the region’s guard forces, to help Kurds in the regions that have become targets for armed groups and Kurds’ enemies,” Barzani's office said in a statement. “Barazni also demanded that the Kurdish health ministry and all Kurdish citizens help those who were wounded in the Sinjar bombings that occurred on Tuesday,” the statement added. The district of Sinjar in Ninewa province was jolted yesterday by four car bombs which went off simultaneously, killing and injuring more than 400 persons, most of whom were civilians. Barzani also accused intelligence agencies in some regional countries of standing behind attacks against Kurd in Mosul, Kirkuk and Diala in an attempt to force Kurds to leave the regions. Barzani did not name these countries. “The president also urged the Iraqi government and Multi-National Forces to put an end to attacks against Kurds,” the statement said.       Copyright © 2002, Kurdistan Observer