"Iraq moves to counter Kurdish power in provinces
MICHAEL JANSEN
BAGHDAD IS reasserting Iraqi sovereignty in three northern non-Kurdish provinces where Kurdish officials, peshmerga militiamen and intelligence agents have operated freely since the US occupation in 2003. Baghdad considers “illegal” such activities outside the autonomous Kurdish region and is determined to re-establish government control over parts of neighbouring Tamim, Nineveh and Dyala provinces."
More:Iraq moves to counter Kurdish power in provinces - The Irish Times - Sat, Mar 28, 2009
