Sahwa fighters in Haweja demonstrate demanding salaries

KIRKUK / IraqiNews.com: More than 500 Sahwa fighters demonstrated in Haweja on Tuesday demanding their salaries for the last three months, according to a Sahwa source. “The peaceful demonstration started at central Haweja suburb (65 km southwest of Kirkuk) and ended at the al-Bakr military base,” Hassan Mahmod al-Sofi told IraqiNews.com news agency. He said that they are surprised that the government ignored them and disregarded their efforts. The oil-rich city of Kirkuk lies 250 km northeast of Baghdad. MH (P)/SR 1