Northern Iraq - PUK fighters remain on high alert

(6 Sep 1996) T/I 10:23:03 Fighters from the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) remained on high alert on Thursday (5/9) at Sulaymaniyah in northern Iraq as reports continued to surface of the Kurdish Democratic Party's (KDP) advance towards the PUK strong-hold. NORTHERN IRAQ - 5/9: vs PUK (Patriotic Union of Kurdistan) fighters (including young boy with gun); ms PUK fighters at soldiers at checkpoint; vs Sulaymaniyah town; vs PUK propaganda on buildings; ws painting of Jawal Talabani - PUK leader; 1.45 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/05ee5d53d61c5e1f6c33b1f87dbcd83e

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