PUK press release criticising the Iraqi regime for the war with Iran and illuminating the role of Iraqi embassies in Europe

Description: The PUK issued a three-page press release in Sorani Kurdish on September 1, 1983. It includes criticism of the Iraqi regime for its war with Iran, which resulted in the deaths and displacement of tens of thousands of Iraqis, as well as financial crises. It also discussed the role of Iraqi embassies in Europe as part of the Iraqi intelligence service, which is responsible for identifying asylum seekers and, in some cases, terrorist activities within European nations.
Creator: Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK)
Spatial Coverage: Europe
Language: Sorani Kurdish
Date: 10 September 1983
Subject: Iraq; Iran; Kurdistan; Politics
Identifier: EUL MS 403/3/1/3 [doc. 11/27]