FYI
Kirkuk tribes form armed force to counter Iraqi military
Thursday, 25 April 2013
A man fires a gun during a funeral for protesters who died
during a clash between Iraqi forces and Sunni Muslim protesters in
Kirkuk. (Reuters)
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Al Arabiya with Agencies -
Kirkuk tribes have formed an armed force to counter attack the Iraqi military,
Al Arabiya’s correspondent reported on Thursday.
The formation comes after tribesmen were called to arms following a
government sponsored military raid on a Sunni Muslim anti-government
protest at a camp in Hawija, near Kirkuk, on Tuesday.
Dozens of
people were killed and injured in the initial incident. It set off a
wave of revenge attacks that hit five different Sunni-majority
provinces, killing at least 110 people.
The violence is the
deadliest so far linked to demonstrations that erupted in Sunni areas of
the Shiite-majority country more than four months ago.
The
Sunni protesters have called for the resignation of Shiite Prime
Minister Nuri al-Maliki and railed against the alleged targeting of
their community by the authorities.
Violence on Thursday has led to the deaths of 10 policemen in a fire exchange
between Sunni Muslim
fighters and Iraqi security forces in the northern city of Mosul,
according to Reuters.
Meanwhile, anti-government furor has also led to the destruction
of a pipeline carrying crude from the city of Kirkuk to Turkey’s
Mediterranean coast.
The flow of oil has been halted, sources at Iraq’s North Oil Company told
Reuters.
The attack took place in the northern city of Shirqat.
Anger at the spiraling situation
The head of the Iraqi list, a parliamentary bloc, has criticized the
government’s decision to involve the army in the anti-government protest in
Hawija on Tuesday.
Suleiman al-Gamili told Al Arabiya that the incident placed the military in a
state confrontation with Iraq’s people.
Iraqi Parliament Speaker Osama al-Nujaifi also labeled the incident in Hawija
as a “catastrophe,” adding that the army’s action against the
protesters was a “flagrant violation of the constitution.”
Nujaifi also questioned who gave the order for Iraqi forces to target
protesters.
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