Kurdistan Party: We refuse to arm Arabs and Turkmens

 

(IraqiNews.com) On Wednesday, Kurdistan Democratic Party led by President of the Kurdistan region, Massoud Barzani said it refuses arming Arab and Turkmen components in Kirkuk province, pointing out that whoever wishes to fight should join the Peshmerga forces ranks.

The party said in a statement quoted by the site ‘KDP’ and followed by IraqiNews.com, “After the spread of news about arming the Arabs and Turkmen components on Kirkuk borders; we, as the democratic Kurdistan party, are against the establishment of militia forces,” pointing out that, “Whoever wishes to fight can join the Peshmerga forces ranks with no hindrance of any kind, because Peshmerga forces are all about protecting and defending the region without discrimination.”

The party added that, “Now, we are working to form Sunni power in Mosul, Tikrit and some other areas, but what some of the Turkmen are claiming is false because the Turkmen are either Sunnis or Shiites,” noting, “What is being said is nothing but political speculations. There is a regular force in Kirkuk; it is the Peshmerga ,which is protecting all Kirkuk borders and does never discriminate among components and religions of the Kirkuk people.”

Party said,“The establishment of the militia will cause insecurity in the region,” noting that, “If each component formed its own militia, then there would be no law authority.”