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Milestone: Arab-Kurdish-American checkpoints

Jan-22-2010 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT

QARA TAPA, Iraq – The historic significance of the joint Arab-Kurdish-American checkpoint was lost on the driver of the black Kia sedan. The hassle was not.

“I work for the Interior Ministry!” he yelled, digging into his pocket and flashing his government badge to Fort Lewis troops, Kurdish peshmerga and Iraqi army soldiers. “Look at my ID! Why was I pulled over for inspection?”

The outburst – fairly typical for any government bureaucrat in Iraq – was about the most conflict troops witnessed on Jan. 13, the first full day of trilateral checkpoints that officials hope will defuse tensions among the military forces in disputed Diyala province.

via thenewstribune.com

New article from The News Tribune team in Iraq.

Related: Three Forces Come Together for Checkpoints - DVIDS


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