Maliki only figure authorized to move military forces throughout Iraq, says Jubouri

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The head of the Hurra Iraqiya Coalition Khutaiba al-Jubouri stressed that the Kurds’ demands over running the security file in the disputed areas are illegal and unconstitutional because the Commander General of the Armed Forces is the only figure who is authorized to move divisions of the military forces.

Jubouri stated to Iraqi News (IraqiNews.com) “The Commander General of the Armed Forces, Nouri al-Maliki, is the only figure who is constitutionally authorized to move and distribute the military forces throughout Iraq’s territories,” stressing that “The Kurds’ demands over assuming the security in the disputed areas are clearly unconstitutional.”

“The task of the Peshmerga military forces in the Kurdistan Region, is to preserve the internal security within the Region; therefore these forces must be armed with light weapons rather than heavy weapons,” he concluded.