Iraqi officials close the second main headquarters of the Kurdistan Democratic Solution party in Sulaimaniyah 'due to its PKK links'.
The closure comes as officials from the northern Kurdish administration on Saturday closed the party's main office in Irbil, a northern Iraqi city that serves as capital to the government of Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region. "The authorities in Irbil have closed our office without an explanation. The security forces came to the office and made official lists of the materials and equipment in the office and ordered everyone to leave,'' said Faeq Goolpie, a security official with the party.
Turkey had urged the party's closure, saying it is a front organization for the PKK. The move comes amid today's promises by the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki, vowing to support Turkey's strong measures against the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK). |