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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

• Deployment of Kurdish Troops In Mosul Alarms Arabs

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. More

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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.

Nov 21, 2004

• Election Setback

• Militants Try to Stir Arab-Kurd Violence

• Sunni Arabs Kill Two Kurds In Mosul

• The EU, Turkey and the Kurds - European Parliament Conference

Nov 19, 2004

• In Mosul, Kurdish Peshmarga Helps Keep Order

• In Mosul, Mortar Attacks Continue

Nov 18, 2004

• US And Kurds Attack insurgents In Mosul

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. More

• New Labour Tells Kurds To Return To Torture Or Death

Nov 16, 2004

• Kurdish Interpreter killed in Fallujah

• Kurdish Gov't Blocks Roads to Korean Base Town of Arbil

• Hear NPR's Philip Reeves

Nov 15, 2004

• Kurds' Separatist Ambitions Pose Challenge To Iraq Unity

• Kurds in Iran Cheer Iraqi Neighbors' Efforts for Greater Voice

• 300 Kurdish Families Leave Falluja, Rumadi

Nov 14, 2004

• Peshmerga Prevents Arab Terrorists From Crossing Into Eastern Side Of Mosul

"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. More

Nov 13, 2004

• Turkish Generals calls for massive operation into Kurdish region

• U.S. Forces Launch Attacks On Militants In Mosul

• Insurgents Attack Fiercely in North, Storming Police Stations in Mosul

• Dutch Police Raid Kurdish Training Camp, Arrest 38

• Ashcroft's Departure May Help Jailed Kurd

Nov 12, 2004

• Kirkuk Governor Survived Car Bombing

Nov 11, 2004

• Turkey Warns US to Stop Operation in Fallujah

• Political Parties Stir Unrest In Kirkuk

• Barzani Trip To Taiwan Postponed

Nov 10, 2004

• Religious Appeals Have Turned Against The Kurds

• South Korean Bank Inaugurated In Irbil

• The Chairman of KDS Party Congratulates Bush

Nov 8, 2004

• Dutch Court Forbids Extradition Of Kurdish Leader To Turkey

Nov 7, 2004

• Minority Phobia Haunts Turkey

• Along border, Kurds Say, Iran Gives Boost To Uprising

Nov 6, 2004

• Kurdish identity key to Turkey’s EU entry: Roth

• Analysis: Is Mosul The Next Al-Fallujah?

Nov 5, 2004

• Kurds Walk Political Tightrope

• Swedish Delegation: Still Much To Do For Human Rights

• Turkey And EU Speak 'Different Languages' On Minorities, Says Minister

Nov 4, 2004

• Kurdish Politicians Lend Support To Zana's Call For New Party

• Ankara Hosts Kurdish Islamic Party Leader

Nov 2, 2004

• Turkey's Basbug Calls For Clampdown On Ocalan Lawyers

• Human Rights Report Sparks Row In Turkey

KurdistanObserver.com

Four Suspended for Murdering 12 year Boy, His father

Interior Ministry and police initiate investigation into the police operation that resulted in the murder of a 12-year-old boy and his father

Turkish Daily News
Dec 4, 2004

Mardin Deputy Police Chief Kemal Donmez and three members of the Special Forces have been suspended, awaiting the end of the investigation into the murder of 12-year-old Ugur Kaymaz and his father Ahmet Kaymaz, conducted by Interior Ministry inspectors and police.

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speaking on the NTV news channel, said on Wednesday: “Describing a boy aged 12 as a terrorist is unfortunate. This can’t happen.”

Mardin Governor Temel Koçaklar said that the father and son were both terrorists.

Erdogan said that the investigation into the incident continues, adding that they would be doing what’s appropriate after the conclusion of the investigation.

Charges filed by Diyarbakır Bar Association for ‘Kızıltepe Operation’

Approximately 100 lawyers registered at the Diyarbakır and Batman Bar Associations and filed charges relating to an operation conducted on Nov. 21, resulting in the deaths of Ahmet Kaymaz (30) and his 12-year-old son Ugur Kaymaz, who were suspected of being terrorists.

Tahir Elçi, who was among the 20 lawyers that filed charges, held a press conference in front of the Diyarbakır Court of Law, claiming that a shepherd in Şemdinli, Hakkari had been shot by security forces.

Elçi emphasized how worrisome these events were especially on the eve of the EU Dec. 17 summit.
He also stated that, “the ruling party was very assertive on the issues of democratization and human rights. However, these events or the violation of human rights we are daily encountering shows that the government isn’t committed on this issue. According to the information, we, as the Diyarbakır and Batman Bar Associations have combined our forces to show there is serious evidence suggesting that the murder of Ahmet Kaymaz and Ugur Kaymaz is an extra-judicial killing.”

Elçi said that with the right given to them by the Lawyers Code, they would like to participate in the case as joint attorneys.

Elçi emphasized that, “as a precaution, all security personnel sharing responsibility for this incident should be demoted and the authorities should perform an independent investigation to prove their sincerity in the declarations they made to the European Court of Human Rights.”

After the press statement in front of the court, 50 members from the Democratic People’s Party (DEHAP), held a rally in front of the Ataturk monument to condemn the killings, while carrying banners reading, “If Ugur is a terrorist, so are we.”

KurdistanObserver.com