Peshmergas will not be disarmed by US !

The Shiites reportedly objected strongly to the news. According to The New York Times, although the Shiites did not fight with the coalition forces, they did not oppose those forces, either. A statement issued by Shiite spokesman Adel Adbul Mehdi said, "We cannot accept that tremendous tolerance is displayed towards other groups, while we are asked to hand over our weapons."

Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) leader Jalal Talabani previously announced that the Americans had promised they would not take the heavy weapons in the hands of his 100,000 soldiers.

Emrah Ülker / New York / USA