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Kurdistan Islamic Union HQ attacked in Arbil

July 27, 2009 - 08:31:31

ARBIL / Aswat al-Iraq: A member of the political bureau of the Kurdistan Islamic Union on Monday said that the union’s headquarters in downtown Arbil city had been attacked by Kurdistan Alliance (KA) supporters.

“At 02:00 a.m. today, hundreds of KA supporters attacked the headquarters of the union’s political bureau in al-Iskan al-Jadid area, downtown Arbil, in an attempt to plunder it,” Mohammed Faraj told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
“Escorted by the local police and the Special Forces, Arbil Governor Nozad Hadi has arrived immediately at the scene and the matter was soon under control,” Faraj noted.
Aswat al-Iraq has contacted Arbil’s police chief, Brig. Abdulkhaliq Talat, who refused to comment on the incident.

Arbil, the capital city of the Kurdistan region, lies 349 km north of Baghdad.

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