Commenting on the latest atrocities against the Kurds by the Arab terrorists
in Kirkuk and Mosul, Barzani and Talabani warned that they will not stay
silent while those crimes are unfolding daily
Now, with Mosul threatening to turn to chaos after most of the city's 4,000
police deserted, the Kurds are again proving staunch allies. "They're well-organised,
fierce and get the job done," said Captain Robert Lackey, a company
commander with the U.S. Stryker Brigade, which is responsible for northern
Iraq.
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Talabani, Barzani and have revealed that they have reached an agreement with
Iraqi political parties to postpone elections
in Kirkuk which was
planned to be held next January until the issue of Kurdish settlement
resolved.
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Turkish FM Gul criticized Talabani and Barzani for their demand that local
elections in Kirkuk be postponed until the issue of Kurdish settlement
resolved. "They are not the ones who will decide. They might have some
demands as Iraqi citizens; however, they cannot decide when elections will
take place. There is a council in Iraq and it will decide on it. That the
election is held on a designated date is crucial."
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Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan told US Vice President Cheney that the
operation against terrorists in Falluja has caused outrage in Turkey and the
Muslim world, reported Turkish Daily News yesterday.
American warplanes flew over Arab parts of the city, and some units of the
American Task Force Olympia ventured out of their base on patrol. An
insurgent unit crossed over to the mainly Kurdish west of Mosul and attacked
offices of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). Three of the four
attackers were killed, and the fourth was wounded.
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"The
Peshmergas captured five and killed eight," Mr Piri said. "The five captured
did not carry identity cards, so we do not know yet whether they are Iraqi."
The Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Saleh, said the rebels were trying "to
destabilise Mosul" and "to prevent elections" scheduled for January.
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Local state
officials and security forces negligent in Kiziltepe tragedy
Human Rights Commission reports on the killing of a father and son and the
missing villagers find security forces, judicial and state officials acted
negligently in the affairs.
The Parliament Human Rights Sub-Commission that investigated the killing of
Ahmet Kaymaz and his 12 year old son Ugur Kaymaz in Kiziltepe, Mardin submitted
its report on the matter to the Parliament Human Rights Commission on Wednesday,
said that the local executives and security forces had acted negligently, noting
that the father and son were innocent.
The report prepared by ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy Nezir
Nasiroglu and Republican Peoples Party (CHP) deputy Huseyin Guler said the
Kaymaz family home was located in an easily accusable area and added that the
security operation could have been carried out without any loss of life.
The commission met on Wednesday to assess the report and decided to ask the
Interior Ministry whether they were considering any measures against Mardin
Governor Temel Kocaklar.
The report noted that the father and son were not the individuals that the
operation was carried out against, adding that there were some unresolved
questions within the official statements made by those responsible.
The report said: The murder of a father and son without making certain they
were guilty of anything is illegal and unacceptable. It also called on courts
to try those responsible for this act and suspend those who were in charge at
the time. The report noted that if those responsible were not suspended, the
people would not trust in judicial efforts.
Missing villagers
The Human Rights Commission later discussed the case of 11 villagers who
disappeared in 1993 in the village of Alaca in Kulp. The report prepared by AKP
deputies Cavit Torun and Hakan Tasci and CHP deputy Mesut Deger was studied by
the commission.
The commission decided to give guarantees to certain individuals who knew what
had happened, but wanted protection. The case has been currently taken up by the
European Court of Human Rights. The commission decided to ask the Foreign
Ministry about the case file, ask the Office of Chief of General Staff about
what was done and call for the Justice Ministry to initiate an investigation
into the conduct of the prosecutor in the region, who had done nothing.
The report noted that the villagers Mehmet Salih Akdeniz, Celil Aydogdu, Mehmet
Sah Atala, Nusreddin Yerlikaya, Turan Demir, Behcet Tutus, Bahri Simsek, Serif
Avar, Hasan Avar, Umit Tas and Abdi Yumuk had no obvious links to the outlawed
Kurdistan Workers Party and had never been heard of after they were taken into
custody.
The report said that the uncovered mass grave near the village validated
arguments that it belonged to the missing villagers, adding that due to the
misery that the tragedy had caused those responsible should be brought to
justice. The report also noted that the operation in the region at the time was
performed by the Bolu Commando Division commanded by General Yavuz Erturk.
Parliament Human Rights Commission Chairman Mehmet
Elkatmis said the relatives of the 11 missing villagers had filed a lawsuit at
the European Court of Human Rights and the Turkish state was forced to pay TL 1
trillion in compensation.
Elkatmis also noted that the state officials and security forces in the region
were negligent in the killing of Ahmet Kaymaz and his son Ugur Kaymaz.
