Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and Kurdish Democratic Party exchange captives

Originally published September 3, 1998

204 captives were exchanged between the Kurdish Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, the two main groups of Kurds in northern Iraq. Voice of Kurdistan Radio said officials in the two parties sponsored an exchange of 160 captives from the Kurdish Democratic Party and 44 captives from the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.

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