First popular salvation front in Kirkuk sees light of day

KIRKUK / IraqiNews.com: The first popular salvation front in Kirkuk has been announced during a conference with the participation of dozens of chieftains and representatives of political blocs from all over the country. “The Popular Front to Save Kirkuk is the first of its kind in Iraq to be concerned with the civil cause,” one of the participants in the conference told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The front opens its doors to all Iraqis,” he added. Kirkuk, an oil-rich and mixed city of Kurds, Turkmen, Christians and Arabs, lies 250 km northeast of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS (P) 1