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Title	Iraq: Information on the groups present in the Mosul (or Mawsil, Mussel, Musil, Mosil, Musal, Musol or Mousl) area of northern Iraq
Publisher	Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Country	Iraq
Publication Date	1 July 1997
Citation / Document Symbol	IRQ27283.E
Cite as	Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Iraq: Information on the groups present in the Mosul (or Mawsil, Mussel, Musil, Mosil, Musal, Musol or Mousl) area of northern Iraq, 1 July 1997, IRQ27283.E, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/3ae6ab793c.html [accessed 4 June 2012]
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Iraq: Information on the groups present in the Mosul (or Mawsil, Mussel, Musil, Mosil, Musal, Musol or Mousl) area of northern Iraq

The following information was provided during an 11 July 1997 telephone interview with a journalist covering Iraq for Jane's Intelligence Review. The source travels regularly to northern Iraq.

The source stated that Mosul is controlled by the Iraqi army. Units of the Republican Guards, the regular army and the intelligence services are present in the city of Mosul.

For additional information on this subject, please consult the attached documents.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.

Reference

Journalist covering Iraq for Jane's Intelligence Review, Ireland. 11 July 1997. Telephone interview.

Attachments

Agence France Presse (AFP). 21 May 1997. "Iraq, Iran Build Up Forces Near Kurdish Enclave: Iraqi Opposition." (NEXIS)

_____. 21 May 1997. "Iraqi Troops Nearing Turkish Anti-Kurd Operation Zone: PKK." (NEXIS)

_____. 23 March 1997. "5,000 Kurdish Refugees Evacuated From Northern Iraqi Camp." (NEXIS)

Associated Press (AP). 20 May 1997. Yalman Onaran. "Kurdish Leader Vows to Fight Turks." (NEXIS)

Jane's Intelligence Review [Coulsdon, Surrey, UK]. Sean Boyne. "Saddam Moves to Set Up Kurdish 'Jash' Militia." (NEXIS)

United Press International (UPI). 16 January 1997. BC Cycle. Abed Jaber. "Iraq Said to Displace Kurds." (NEXIS)

The Washington Post. 16 May 1997. Final Edition. Daren Butler. "Turkish Fighter-Bombers Hit Kurds Camps in Iraq." (NEXIS)

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