{"id":1412,"date":"2020-04-12T09:43:56","date_gmt":"2020-04-12T05:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ikhrw.com\/en\/?p=1412"},"modified":"2020-04-12T09:44:03","modified_gmt":"2020-04-12T05:14:03","slug":"tensions-between-kdp-and-puk-rise-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ikhrw.com\/en\/report\/tensions-between-kdp-and-puk-rise-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Tensions between KDP and PUK rise again"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Iraqi Kurdistan region has for years remained an underdeveloped region due to corruption and tribal politics. The region&#8217;s two ruling main parties both belong to a different tribe.   <br> In the 90s, many armed clashes appeared between both parties, and though they have made peace for years, the tension between them remains.   <br> At this time of curfews and lockdowns in order to prevent the population from contracting COVID-19, peshmerga forces are deployed to hold checkpoints in all corners of their territory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"822\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ikhrw.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/ambulans-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ikhrw.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/ambulans-1.png 822w, https:\/\/www.ikhrw.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/ambulans-1-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ikhrw.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/ambulans-1-768x371.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 822px) 100vw, 822px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>  <br> As both parties cannot stand to be close to one another, verbal fights have occurred.  Yesterday though, these verbal fights moved to a different stage. Multiple roads that go from one territory to the other have been closed off. It is also claimed that PUK is deploying forces to Zini Warte, a border point between two zones.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whenever ambulances need to swap patients, one has to carry the patient, as the ambulances are not allowed to approach each other. This is a very disappointing move.   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Iraqi Kurdistan region has for years remained an underdeveloped region due to corruption and tribal politics. The region&#8217;s two ruling main parties both belong to a different tribe. In the 90s, many armed clashes appeared between both parties, and though they have made peace for years, the tension between them remains. 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