Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Iraq state of emergency extended
Security
When the Iraqi parliament reconvened on Tuesday it voted to extend the country's state of emergency another 30 days. The measure has been in place for almost two years and grants security forces greater powers. It affects the entire country apart from the autonomous Kurdish region in the north. Of the 275-member parliament 180 deputies present voted 161-19 in favor of extending the measure.
When the Iraqi parliament reconvened on Tuesday it voted to extend the country's state of emergency another 30 days. The measure has been in place for almost two years and grants security forces greater powers. It affects the entire country apart from the autonomous Kurdish region in the north. Of the 275-member parliament 180 deputies present voted 161-19 in favor of extending the measure.
