Juan Cole - April 16, 2005 Part 3

Disputes Prevent Selection of Tamim Governor (Kirkuk)

al-Zaman/ AFP: An Iraqi official in Tamim province describes the situation in the city of Kirkuk. Disputes among Kurds, Turkmen and Arabs have prevented the newly elected provincial council from being seated, and therefore they have been unable to select a governor. He said that Kirkuk is a microcosm of Iraq, and that the current tensions make the situation dangerous.