Iraq: Maliki, KRG and the Peshmerga forces in Kirkuk – Update 1note

Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki is said to have so far failed to convince the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to withdraw the mechanized military reinforcements of the Peshmerga forces that took place two weeks ago in the outskirts of Kirkuk. The following 512-word report sheds more light on the subject and tells what about the position of KRG President Massoud Barzani.