Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Iraqi media round-up
Baghdad Security Plan Working
(Al-Mada) President Jalal Talabani said Baghdad’s security plan has been largely successful due to the cooperation of citizens with security forces and the heavy deployment of troops in neighbourhoods around the capital. The president was speaking at a press conference also attended by the president of Kurdistan region Masood Barzani. Barzani confirmed that no Peshmerga took part in the Baghdad operation and said that any Kurdish forces were from the ministry of defense. (Al-Mada is issued daily by Al-Mada institution for Media, Culture and Arts.)
Nasiriya Provincial Council Meets Maliki
(Al-Sabah al-Jadeed) The governor of Nasiriya and 15 members of the provincial council met with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to discuss problems in the province. Nasiriya’s support of the government security plan was also on the agenda. Maliki promised increase protection for Nasiriya’s oil pipeline and to set up an oil company in the province similar to the one in the south. (Al-Sabah al-Jadeed is an independent daily paper.)
Arab League To Attend Neighboring States Conference
(Al-Ittihad) The Arab League has denied reports it will not participate in the Iraqi neighboring states conference to be held in Baghdad next month. An aide to the secretary general said the league supports Iraq’s attempts to end the current chaos and instability. (Al-Ittihad is published daily by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.)
