Q&A: Peshmerga General Secretary Jabar Yawar Manda
As Kurdish and federal security forces square off in the disputed areas of Salahaddin province, the Peshmerga Ministry's general secretary paints a dire picture.
Jabbar Yawar, now Secretary General of the Peshmerga, speaks during a press conference on Sept. 21, 2010. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)
ERBIL - Federal and Kurdish security forces are massing along their disputed border, less than a week after they engaged in a deadly gun battle in the town of Tuz Khurmatu, in Salahaddin province.
Ever since the fatal Nov. 16 incident, which claimed the life of a Turkoman bystander, officials from Baghdad and Erbil played down the severity of the incident. At the same time, however, they have redeployed thousands of soldiers and issued bellicose warnings.
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