Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Iraq - Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki calls on Kurds to hand over Sunni leader Tareq al-Hashemi.

Published on Dec 21, 2011 by
http://www.euronews.net/ Iraq's Shi'ite Prime Minister has called on Kurdish authorities to hand over Sunni Vice-President Tareq al-Hashemi.

Speaking at a news conference, Nuri al-Maliki urged the semi-autonomous region to take responsibility, after a warrant was issued for Hashemi's arrest. He is facing terror charges.

Hashemi, who denies the allegations, travelled to Kurdistan after Maliki's central government ordered his detention.

The arrest warrant came a day after US troops pulled out of Iraq.

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