Salihi: Parliament to discuss security situation in Turkmen areas next Saturday

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Turkmen Front announced that the parliament will discuss the security situation in the Turkmen areas in the country on next Saturday regular session.

The head of the Front stated to IraqiNews.com “Saturday session will discuss the security situation in Tuz Khurmatu district and Kirkuk province to put end for the attacks that target the third Iraqi community.”

“We are waiting for the internal solutions to solve the problems of the Turkmen and to end the terrorist attacks target them and we call the Government to form regiments of police and army from the Turkmen community to protect their areas,” he mentioned.

“In case the Government will not respond to our demands, we will resort to the international community and organizations to achieve our demands despite the fact that we prefer the internal solutions,” he concluded.

Earlier, 87 civilians were killed and injured, on Wednesday, among them Salah il-Din Governor Undersecretary, Ahmed Abdul Wahid, and the Secretary General of the Turkmen Front, Ali Hashim, due to suicide bombing in Tuz Khurmatu district.

Security source told Iraqi News on Wednesday “A suicide bomber detonated himself amid mourning ceremony in Tuz Khurmatu of eastern Tikrit city resulted in killing (42) persons and injuring (45) others including Salah il-Din Governor Undersecretary and Secretary General of the Turkmen Front.”

“The ambulances rushed to the incident place and transported the wounded persons to a hospital while the dead bodies were sent to the morgue,” the source added.

“The security forces cordoned off the spot in anticipation of another terrorist attack,” the source concluded.