Peshmerga forces arrive in Sulaimaniya

SULAIMANIYA / IraqiNews.com: Peshmerga forces arrived on Friday in Sulaimaniya to maintain security and to protect institutions and public properties after clashes between protestors and guards of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, during which scores were killed or wounded, according to a media source from the KDP. “Peshmerga forces rushed to the city of Sulaimaniya to maintain security and protect public institutions and properties,” Aari Harsin told IraqiNews.com news agency, noting that the force do not belong to the KDP as some people say. Seven persons were killed and 47 wounded when protesters clashed with police on Thursday in the northern Iraqi city of Sulaimaniya. The clashes occurred when hundreds of protesters stopped in front of the headquarters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, headed by Iraqi Kurdistan president Massoud Barzani, and began to throw stones at the building, witnesses said. Sulaimaniya Governor Dana Ahmad Majid announced a curfew from 7:00pm on Friday until 7:00am on Saturday because of the deterioration of security condition. SH (TP) 662