Masrour Barzani: PKK intended to turn Duhok and other areas into a war zone

ARK News.. The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, held a discussion session with representatives of various segments of society in Duhok city, during which he shed light on most of the issues.

Among the topics he discussed was the issue of armed confrontations between the Turkish army and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in the border areas within the region.

Prime Minister Masrour Barzani said that this war is a war between Turkey and the (PKK), because Turkey used this Party as a pretext and argument.

Masrour Barzani added that if the Kurdistan Workers Party considers itself Kurdish, it must stop this fighting within the borders of the Kurdistan Region.

The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government pointed out that the (PKK) prevents the people and villagers in the border areas from returning to their homes, and imposes taxes on them.

Stressing that the Kurdistan Regional Government "made great efforts to prevent the fighting from spreading to larger areas within the region, and without that, the PKK intended to turn Duhok as a whole and other areas into a war zone.

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