Kirkuk governor dismisses Daquq mayor

The acting governor of Iraqi Kurdish-majority province of Kirkuk, Rakan Saeed, has ordered the dismissal of the mayor of Daquq, a Kurdish official who remained in the position after Iraqi forces’ retook Kirkuk and the disputed areas from Kurdish forces last October.

According to NRT Saeed ordered the dismissal in an official statement on Wednesday, July 5, based on a decision from Daquq District Council.

“According to the decision of the Daquq District Council No. 726 dated November 21, 2017 … It was decided to dismiss the mayor of Daquq, Amir Khudakaram Mohammed, from his post,” the statement read.

Several Kurdish officials have been removed from their posts since mid-October last year when Iraqi forces and the Hashid al-Shaabi retook Kirkuk and the disputed areas from Kurdish forces.

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