Iraq urges UN to seize rockets

Baghdad - Iraq yesterday demanded the UN seize rockets from the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), accusing the group of firing…

Baghdad - Iraq yesterday demanded the UN seize rockets from the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), accusing the group of firing at villages in northern Iraq and receiving open support from Iran. The official Babel newspaper, run by President Saddam Hussein's son, Uday, said the PUK had used rockets against civilian targets during last week's inter-Kurdish fighting.