Deputy Prime Minister Rejects Arbat Airfield Attack Justifications

Kurdistan 08:32 PM - 2023-09-20

Deputy Prime Minister and EU Representative in Kurdistan

Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani received the European Union Representative in the Kurdistan Region, Torkild Byg, and discussed the attack on the Counter Terrorism Group (CTG) forces at the Arbat airfield.

The representative of the EU strongly condemned the bombing of Arbat airfield at the meeting held on Wednesday in Erbil and hoped that such an incident would never happen again.

Talabani stated, "This incident is a dangerous incident in which an official Iraqi and Kurdish force, the Kurdistan CTG force, was targeted." Since its founding 20 years ago, it is evident that the force has been a major ally of the Coalition Forces in the fight against terrorism.

"All of the brave Kurdistan Peshmergas who were martyred and injured were CTG members," Talabani declared, dismissing the transgressor's justifications. There were no other forces on the airfield besides the CTG."

The Deputy Prime Minister urged the Iraqi government, its allies, and the European Union to take concrete action to defend Iraqi sovereignty, prevent such violations from occurring again, and end military assaults on Iraqi and Kurdish territory.

 

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