An expected visit by the Sudanese to Kirkuk tomorrow and an extensive security and military deployment to secure it
2023-09-08 04:18
An expected visit by the Sudanese to Kirkuk tomorrow and an extensive security and military deployment to secure itShafaq News/ A senior security source in Kirkuk revealed, on Friday, that the Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Muhammad Shia’ al-Sudani, is scheduled to visit the governorate tomorrow, Saturday, to discuss the repercussions of the recent events in Kirkuk, while the security forces, reinforced with military vehicles, were deployed in the streets of the city.
The source told Shafaq News agency that Al-Sudani will visit Kirkuk tomorrow to discuss the recent events and their security and political repercussions in the governorate, and to prepare plans to maintain peaceful and societal coexistence and prepare the atmosphere in preparation for the holding of local elections.
He continued by saying that Al-Sudani will meet with the leaders of the governorate and political forces from all components to bring together views on the recent crisis, and prevent its recurrence in the city, as well as reviewing plans to secure the city and maintain community stability.
The source also confirmed that there is an extensive deployment of security formations, accompanied by military vehicles, in the neighborhoods and regions of Kirkuk, in anticipation of any emergency.
The Army Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Abdul Amir Yarallah, accompanied by the Commander of the Ground Forces, Lieutenant General Qassem Al-Muhammadi, arrived yesterday, Thursday, in Kirkuk Governorate to supervise the security situation there.
A few days ago, dozens of demonstrators supporting “Arab and Turkmen” political parties in Kirkuk governorate blocked the main road linking the governorate with the city of Erbil, in protest against the Kurdistan Democratic Party’s intention to return to opening its headquarters in Kirkuk in accordance with the political agreement concluded with the State Administration Coalition, which includes forces. And the political parties that formed the current federal government headed by Muhammad Shia al-Sudani.
On Saturday evening, Kirkuk witnessed dozens of Kurdish demonstrators descending on the areas inhabited by the majority of the people of the component, demanding the reopening of the road and an end to the sit-ins in front of that headquarters, but they were met with gunfire, which resulted in casualties and injuries.
The Iraqi security authorities imposed a curfew in Kirkuk governorate, due to the tensions that accompanied the protests in the Kurdish areas.
It is noteworthy that the Kurdistan Democratic Party, headed by the Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani, left its headquarters and party institutions in Kirkuk Governorate, following the military operation launched by the federal government on the disputed areas between Erbil and Baghdad after the independence referendum conducted by the Kurdistan Region in September of 2017, which resulted in To the withdrawal of Peshmerga and Asayish forces from those areas.
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