Iraq - KDP troops enter town of Sulaymaniyah

Описание: (10 Sep 1996) T/I 11:05:04


The leader of the Iraqi-backed Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Massud Barzani in Sulaymaniyah on Tuesday (10/9) hailed the victory of his forces over Kurd rivals the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) as a positive change which would herald the establishment of a democratic Kurdish state in northern Iraq.


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SULAYMANIYAH, NORTHERN IRAQ, 10 SEPTEMBER 1996

Massud Barzani, a Kurdish leader receiving wellwishers;
Barzani ENGLISH SOT: "I will say that this is a new change, this is a positive change, we are going to establish a real democratic country, with free elections and will co-operate with other parties and do everything for democracy and freedom for our people."
SOT continues: "Certainly there was no Iraqi forces, if there were you would see them."
WS of presser;
Barzani leaving;
Barzani convoy on the road, KDP troops on street;
Tracking shot along highway;
Barzani visiting graves of PUK soldiers;
GVS among graves;
Barzani praying at cemetery ;
PAN of KDP supporters;

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