IRBIL - An official with the Iraqi Kurdistan Democratic Party (IKDP) said Friday that IKDP head Masoud Barzani was on his way to an area close to the Turkish-Iraqi border where Turkish military has been conducting a cross-border ground operation.
"News reports alleging that a clash erupted between Turkish forces and the pesmerghe, on Thursday near Dohuk are not true. There was just a brief tense moment but the problem was settled shortly," Safin Dizayi said.
Dizayi added that pesmerghe was absolutely ordered not to clash with Turkish forces but to protect Iraq's Kurdish citizens.