Kurdish forces arrest, kill Arabs in Kirkuk, says MP

Kirkuk (IraqiNews.com) MP, Yasin al-Ubaidi, of the Iraqiya Slate accused “The Kurdish forces of arresting and killing a number of Arab citizens in Kirkuk province.”

He stated to Iraqi News (IraqiNews.com) “The Kurdish forces like Asayish and Pishmirga, which are deployed in Kirkuk, are responsible of killing citizens from Arab community in Kirkuk and arresting about 400 among them, without giving information about them after transferring them to the prisons of Kurdistan Region.”

“These detainees were taken by the US forces which handed them to the police forces in the province where they were taken to the prisons of Kurdistan Region illegally,” he added.

He called Kurdistan Region to give information about their fate.”

Kirkuk province, which is 250 KM far from Baghdad, is inhabited by various communities and sects and considered among the disputed area between the Central Government and Kurdistani Regional Government.

The Premier, Nouri al-Maliki held the session of the Council of Ministers in Kirkuk province, discussing its needs and problems.

A number of Kurdish MPs described Maliki’s visit to Kirkuk and holding the meeting of the Council of Ministers in the province as “Provocative,” while the Kurdish Ministers within the government boycotted the meeting.