Kurdish sources: the Federal Government sent 35 tanks to boost its presence in Kirkuk and the formation of Tigris operations command

12-09-2012 | (Voice of Iraq)- add comment - Baghdad-Euphrates news

Kurdish sources said that Iraqi Defense Ministry decided to send 35 tanks to the Iraqi Army Division 12 based South of Kirkuk during the next few days.

Newspaper {hid} Kurdish said informed sources that "these tanks are for strengthening the position of the Iraqi Government in Kirkuk and a step towards the formation of Tigris operations command which failed to convene the established twice due to the participation of security chiefs in the province".

The newspaper said the Iraqi Government reinforces its presence in Kirkuk since Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's visit to the city.

All of Kurdistan parties demanded Saturday to cancel the decision to form the Tigris command operations to be performed most articles of the paragraphs of article 140 of the disputed areas and resolution.

According to a statement by the Presidency of the territory "the President of the Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani met in Salahaddin product, with party leaders and representatives of the Kurdish parties, in the presence of Vice-President of Kurdistan Tehran and Kurdistan Parliament Speaker and Deputy Chairman of Arslan Baez of the territorial Government to discuss ' Emad Ahmed issues relating to Kurdistan and Iraq and developments in the political situation in the region."

He drew the "confirm attendance unanimously to support Kirkuk Governorate Council resolution issued on 7/9/2012 against the formation of Tigris operations command and Sadiq everyone."

"This game of political, security and military repeated in Khanaqin and wekrtbh zammar and other areas," he said, adding that "the formation of Tigris operations command this time will display the security situation and the military and political balance in Kirkuk and other areas to significant risks.

The statement concludes with the demands of Kurdistan parties all "cancel this resolution to be implemented, the most recent articles of the paragraphs of article 140 of the disputed areas and resolved."

And a source close to President Jalal Talabani announced the cancellation of operations after protests of the Tigris in the province of Kirkuk.

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The newspaper quoted sources described as an offshoot of the Tigris forces command that the "first meeting of the leadership of these forces in Kirkuk have failed due to local security services province."

The newspaper attributed to the sources close to the President of the Republic "President Talabani sent a Personal Envoy to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to say stop the leadership, but it should not wait for any positive developments during the meetings to be held after returning from Germany".

The sources told the newspaper that Al-Maliki has promised to discontinue the formation command Tigris beyond return Talabani to the country to discuss.

The Ministry of Defence announced, (3 July 2012), the formation of Tigris operations command headed by Commander "Diyala operations Abdel Amir Al-zaidi team to oversee the security file in Diyala and Kirkuk, as Security Council Committee announced in Kirkuk, its rejection of resolution" to the maintenance of security and of the disputed areas ", stressing that the resolution will fail without prior coordination between the Governments in Baghdad and Erbil and Kirkuk.

The two in the Kurdistan Regional Government, announced that it will seek through dialogue and all the power to thwart the plan of formation of Tigris operations command and considered that they aim to control the "time-outs" from the territory, the territorial Government has accused the Central Government of not keeping the promises signed the conventions.

The Secretary-General said Jabbar Yawar Brigade Ministry in a statement on the sidelines of a meeting of the Foreign Relations Department of the territorial Government, Falah Mustafa, diplomats and representatives of foreign States and United Nations agencies in the region, "a operational command of the southern Tigris is unlike any Convention", adding that his goal "areas and deepen differences and time-outs occur battles in those areas".

And a high-ranking military source in Kirkuk governorate, in (August 30), the direct operational command of the Tigris in the provinces of Kirkuk, Diyala is formally, confirmed that its work would increase the activation voltage security and intelligence coordination between the security services in these two provinces.