Kirkuk police officers to return to work per Erbil-Baghdad accord
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - More than 200 officers and policemen will resume work in Kirkuk on Monday according to an agreement between Erbil and Baghdad.
“The interior ministries of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region agreed for police and officers who were displaced from Kirkuk province to return to work,” said Brig. Gen. Sarhad Qadir, Kirkuk Suburban Police Chief.
The policemen numbering 263 will resume work today, Qadir added.
Qadir pointed out any policemen took weapons or vehicles with them should bring it back, as part of the agreement.
After the Iraqi army and Iran backed Shiite militias took over Kirkuk on October 16, more than a hundred thousand Kurdish residents fled the city, including police and security forces.
“The interior ministries of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region agreed for police and officers who were displaced from Kirkuk province to return to work,” said Brig. Gen. Sarhad Qadir, Kirkuk Suburban Police Chief.
The policemen numbering 263 will resume work today, Qadir added.
Qadir pointed out any policemen took weapons or vehicles with them should bring it back, as part of the agreement.
After the Iraqi army and Iran backed Shiite militias took over Kirkuk on October 16, more than a hundred thousand Kurdish residents fled the city, including police and security forces.
Kurdish and Iraqi military and government officials have held talks on preventing any further escalation of tensions between the two sides and finding a way forward in all disputed territories, including Kirkuk city.