New York Times: Kurdish call for bigger territorial map

The New York Times reported yesterday that Kurdish leaders "have presented a redrawn map with a larger Kurdistan to the Iraqi National Assembly for consideration in the new constitution, a Kurdish party official said Thursday."

The New York Times report said "The map reflected long-standing Kurdish claims that stretches their territory south toward the capital of Baghdad -- well beyond the boundaries of the current Kurdish autonomous area."

The New York Times report quoted Mullah Bakhtiyar, a senior official with the Kurdish Democratic Party, saying "The Kurdistan parliament and Kurdish parties have ratified and agreed on this map. We want this map to be part of the constitution."

The Report noted the difficulties such demands places on the constitution writing committee.