’Iraqi Kurds can seek arms’
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Hurriyet Daily News
Oluşturulma Tarihi: Kasım 26, 2008 00:00
ISTANBUL - The Iraqi government has no objection to the Kurdish Regional Government, or KRG, in northern Iraq purchasing weapons and ammunition to arm their security forces, but it wants to be informed, an Iraqi government spokesman said Monday.
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The Washington Post reported last week that the KRG had quietly shipped in three C-130 cargo planes loaded with guns and bullets from Bulgaria. Such an acquisition would constitute a "violation" of Iraqi law, Iraq's Interior Minister Jawad al-Bolani said.
Government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh, however, said the government would not oppose the Kurds arming their police if it were aimed at strengthening national or regional security.