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  1. #31
    Kirkuk demonstrators blame Maliki for "killing the sons of the people" and demanding the international community to intervene "to stop the bleeding"

    18-05-2013 | (Voice of Iraq)

    Range Press / Kirkuk

    Condemned the People's Committees in the province of Kirkuk on Saturday, targeting worshipers in a mosque in force in Diyala province, on Friday, and carried the Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki responsible for "killing the Iraqi people" hands on "terrorist attacks and Almilxiaoah," while demanding the international community and the Arab League to intervene " to stop the bleeding of Iraqi blood. "

    A statement issued by the People's Committees in the province of Kirkuk, received (range Press) copy of it, he was "at a time when we condemn the criminal incidents that targeted worshipers at a mosque in force Diyala, which killed dozens of martyrs and the wounded, condemn the terrorist attacks and militia that took place in Baghdad and claimed the lives of many of the victims. "

    And carried the committees, "the central government and specifically Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki responsible for the killing of our people," calling "the international community and the Arab League to take responsibility entrusted to them, and stop the bleeding of Iraqi blood."

    The leadership of Diyala provincial police announced on Saturday that its forces had arrested four members of the al-Qaeda carried out the bombing Alzsa targeted a mosque in force, central Baquba, after Friday prayers yesterday, during security operations carried out in different parts of the province, and indicated that they were disguised as workers building, while the senior agent confirmed the Ministry of Health T-Saad that the final outcome of the bombing reached 129 dead and wounded.

    Saw Diyala on Friday, killing and wounding at least 86 people detonated an explosive device targeted worshipers after they came out of a mosque in force central Baquba, after participation in the "F our choice keeping our identity," stressing that this designation came with a standard "six provinces Almentvdh," Adin The choice of the name came because of the "injustice and aggression, murder, kidnapping, detention and marginalization and exclusion of the six cities."

    And also saw the collector valid in the 5 April 2013, killing and wounding at least 20 people blew targeted worshipers after they came out of the mosque, accused the Scholars of Diyala, security services, "sectarianism" to "measure the bombing," while confirmed Health Directorate of Diyala that the outcome bombing reached 13 injured, two of them their dangerous, to announce the leadership of the Diyala police, in the April 9, 2013, the arrest of the perpetrators of the bombing which targeted worshipers at a mosque in force, as pointed out that the port was working in the implementation of the restoration project one parks in the province.

    The sitters in six Iraqi provinces announced in F (options open), in (3 May 2013), it was left only three options to deal with the current situation first departure of al-Maliki and replaced by another from the National Alliance, or be judged year in the provinces Almentvdh themselves or resorting to military option to achieve the demands.

    The imam F Kirkuk student, on Friday (x May 2013), "replacing" Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, and announced, "rejected" the presence of the Iraqi army in the province, as he emphasized Matsamu Kirkuk that option govern themselves "through irreversible," and Benoit that sounds, which calls for introducing a system of regions "have begun to increase," and promised that the head of the regime in Iraq, "judged the same sectarian and trying to drag the country into sectarian war."

    He announced imam and preacher F "options open" in the province of Kirkuk, Sheikh Mahmoud Izzi, last Friday (May 3, 2013), that the demonstrators have two options, "Go to a civil war," and said that the demonstrators do not accept this option, as pointed out that the second option is "to judge our cities ourselves", returned to "Shiites secured their rights," and "Kurds also after he returned to the Council of Ministers and the Parliament."

    She عشيرتان عربيتان in Kirkuk, in (4 May 2013), support for the Iraqi army refused to release from the province, while the moral character of demanding federalism and division that they "do not Amthelounama", have warned of the owners of the agendas of "fragmentation" Iraq through the formation of regions and "shredding" Arab component for the parties and the parties aspiring to Kirkuk and feel the seriousness of the cohesion and unity of the Arab component.

    As demanded tribal Jabour and slaves and Albu Hamdan and fennel poof, pride and gentlemen and Alhaddidiin, in (May 4, 2013) Also, after the end of the meeting for the families of Kirkuk at the People's Committees coordination in the province of Kirkuk, "the output Operations Command Tigris" of the Arab areas, and accused the Iraqi army to " implementation of the "agendas" and sectarian killing their sons, and threatened that "things will turn for the worse in the absence of the withdrawal of the army," warned conservative politicians from trading "blood" of Iraqis for the sake of the government.

    Saw Hawija (55 km southwest of Kirkuk), (23 April 2013), to storm a security force Square sit-in, killing and wounding at least 163 of the protestors and the loss and the arrest of hundreds of others.

    Nor is this the first time that demanding the departure of the Iraqi army from Kirkuk, as called for Minister of State for Provincial Affairs طورهان mufti (30 April 2013), the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces Nouri al-Maliki and the Kurdistan Regional Government to withdraw all armed parties in the province of Kirkuk to their previous positions in order to avoid another crisis plaguing the country, accused the Turkmen Front, the Kurdistan region to "exploit" the events of Hawija as a "pretext" to enter the Peshmerga forces, also called on the governor of Kirkuk in the 23 April 2013, the departure of all military forces, which came after the developments in Hawija on Friday years, and called on all parties to "cease fire immediately," while stressing that he warned in advance of making "decisions improvisational and create crises" in the absence of the partnership, he stressed the need "to put an end to policies and per capita mentality."

    The province of Kirkuk, a mixed population of Arabs, Kurds, Turkmen and Christians, and the Sabians, of the most disputed areas, and covered by Article 140 of the Iraqi Constitution, as well as being among the most important areas of Iraq's oil-rich, witnessing continuing differences between the components as well as acts of violence almost daily affecting civilians and security forces alike.

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  2. #32
    Araji: We asked to hold emergency meeting of a sense of responsibility and national legitimacy

    18-05-2013 | (Voice of Iraq)


    Baghdad (news)

    Said the head of the Liberal parliamentary Bahaa al-Araji, said his bloc submitted a request to convene a meeting of the Council for sense of legitimacy responsibility and the need to discuss the national security file all professional, impartial and away from political pressures and courtesies.

    Araji stressed in a statement issued today that the request for a meeting because the lives of Iraqis came all dear regardless of their religious, sectarian and national, as well as political.

    He called al-Araji, the political blocs all come to emergency session of the House of Representatives scheduled next Tuesday, noting that the Liberal bloc addressed all the political blocs official letter and part to the heads of blocs to attend the emergency meeting and discuss the issue of security that he wants some of which diminished with the need to stand with the security and military institutions at the present time In order to confront the terrorists and Saddam.

    And Oshdd the need to clean up the security establishment who described Moundsin.

    The House of Representatives Speaker Osama Nujaifi called on council members to attend an emergency meeting next Tuesday to discuss the deteriorating security situation in the presence of the defense minister and senior agent of the Ministry of Interior in addition to the security chiefs.

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  3. #33
    As Elections Loom, Kurdistan Region Parties Remain in Deadlock
    by HEVIDAR AHMED 17/5/2013

    ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Iraq’s Kurdistan Region is in a political deadlock by disagreements among political parties over upcoming local elections and whether the governing system of the autonomous enclave should change from presidential to parliamentary, sources say.



    The discord greatly impacts the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), which has been rudderless ever since its leader, Iraq’s President Jalal Talabani, suffered a serious stroke in December and has been recuperating in Germany ever since.



    The PUK has been seeking a dialogue to discuss the elections and governance issue with the breakaway Change Movement (Gorran), which in the 2009 polls made a surprise appearance to win a handsome 25 places in the 111-seat regional parliament and emerge as the largest opposition group.



    According to an anonymous source the PUK wants a meeting to convince Gorran to agree to extending the regional presidency, which is held by the PUK’s ruling partner the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (KDP).



    “The PUK’s senior officials believe a decision by the PUK to support the KDP’s candidate for the Kurdistan Region’s presidential election will anger its own supporters and may cost lost votes in the upcoming election,” the source told Rudaw.



    Gorran says it will meet with the PUK only if the latter agrees that postponed local elections will be held no later than September and if the party backs constitutional changes that will make the Kurdistan Region a parliamentary democracy.



    But favoring those demands would place the PUK at odds with its own main ally and partner, the KDP, whose leader Massoud Barzani is the KRG president and likely to seek a third four-year term in September, against the wishes of the opposition and constitutional limitations.



    “The PUK is currently engaged in efforts to start a dialogue with Gorran,” admitted Azad Jundiani, the PUK’s spokesperson. He said the PUK is in a “sensitive” situation, adding, “It is time for the PUK to sit and reevaluate its interests without compromise and hesitation.”



    Jundiani said that meant meetings not only with Gorran and other parties, including KDP.



    Sherko Muhammad, Gorran’s press secretary, confirmed that PUK has been pressing for a meeting. “PUK must have a clear voice about holding the election in time, the Dabashan agreement and the constitution issue,” he said, adding these are the only subjects Gorran is willing to discuss.



    The Dabashan agreement refers to the venue in Sulaimani province where Gorran leader Nawshirwan Mustafa met in June 2012 with Talabani. Gorran insistrs that the two leaders had verbally agreed to return the Kurdistan Region to a parliamentary system, and that they had both declared this to the media.



    Rudaw has learned that, at its meeting this week, Gorran’s senior officials voted to reject a meeting with the PUK.



    Meanwhile, the PUK’s decision to participate in the election independently – not under a single banner with its ruling partner the KDP -- has caught some people by surprise. It is feared that such a move could weaken the long-term strategic agreement between the PUK and KDP.



    “It is in the PUK’s interest to participate in the elections independently. However, this doesn’t mean PUK has had a change of heart toward its previous agreements,” Jundiani wrote in his party newspaper a few months ago.



    Jundiani suggested that all of his party’s details were not discussed with the KDP.



    “We have a strong relationship with KDP and we share the government with them. However, PUK is an independent party and it can only inform KDP about the things that relate to both sides,” he said.



    “Lack of trust among the political parties is the main problem now. Steps must be taken to restore trust among the parties,” said Gorran official Muhammad Haji.

    https://rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/17052013

  4. #34
    *** I HAVE BEEN IMPRESSED WITH FAVORABLE COMPARISONS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND KURDISTAN FOR SOME TIME NOW AND ON MANY LEVELS ***


    Israel and Kurdistan: Two Nations, One Geography
    by AYUB NURI

    The 65th anniversary of Israel’s creation this month is, I think, an appropriate occasion for the people and leaders of Kurdistan to reflect for a moment on the future of their own country. What can we learn from the experience of another small country, which has managed to exist and grow powerful against all the odds and in a hostile environment?



    Can democracy or freedom alone guarantee the survival of Kurdistan? Are modern airports or the presence of foreign oil companies the best safeguards for this land? No doubt these are important. But are they the key underpinnings that have guaranteed Israel’s survival for more than six decades?



    Israel is a democracy. It believes in human rights, and enjoys advanced technology and trade relations with the world. But these are all achievements. They were built in the secure shadow of a strong army, a powerful air force and an efficient intelligence service.



    Without powerful armed forces and secure borders, civil rights or economic developments are not achievable, or easy to preserve.



    Since 1948, the main task of all Israeli leaders has been to ensure that Arab armed forces do not cross their borders or air space, and hostile organizations do not fire rockets into the Jewish state. Only after securing these prerequisites have Israeli leaders focused on advancing democracy and freedoms.



    In Kurdistan, by talking so much about combating corruption and upholding human rights or civil society -- without first securing our borders and the safety of citizens -- are we leaving ourselves open to destruction? Israel has not survived so long in a hostile environment just by issuing mottos of justice and civil rights.



    Like Israel, which has enemies at its doorstep, we have to peek no further than our own gates to spot the most immediate threat to our own existence: Our neighbor Iraq. From the day the state of Iraq was created and forever, Baghdad has and will consider Kurdistan as its own. Shiite and Sunni leaders alike are unhappy with Kurdish autonomy. They see the region as stolen land, and would be only too pleased to take it back by force.



    Iraq itself is under no threat of invasion. Yet, Baghdad buys tanks from America and warplanes from Russia. Its neighbors consider Iraq an Arab and Islamic brother, but every day Iraqi leaders are enlarging the army and strengthening the security forces. This is why Kurdistan needs a strong army and advanced weapons.



    Israel and Kurdistan are both very small, and prey to the same bitter realities of small nations. The swift Nazi occupation of Belgium during the Second World War, Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in 1991 and Russian tanks rolling into Georgia in 2008 speak of the tragic fate of small countries when hostile neighbors decide to invade.



    The Kurdistan Region is so small that an army can reach its most populous cities within minutes. It would take a fighter jet just a few seconds to reach its most remote village. So, what has Israel done to compensate for size?



    The most important step has been perpetual military readiness. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are on alert round the clock, pilots always a few meters from their planes and troops guarding every span of the border like hawks.



    Last year, radical Islamists killed a number of Egyptian border guards, hijacked their vehicles and tried to infiltrate Israel. But an IDF helicopter, seemingly waiting for just such an eventuality for 65 years, was in the air in an instant, stopping the infiltrators with a deadly rocket.



    Twice in the past year, unmanned drones were sent from Lebanon to Israel. In both cases, they were shot down while still over Lebanese territory. Also this month, Israel struck and destroyed an arms research center in Damascus and a convoy that was thought to be transporting Iranian weapons to Hezbollah.



    Meanwhile, since its foundation, Mossad has remorselessly assassinated people in different world capitals who were believed to have killed Israeli citizens, training against Israel, building weapons for Israel’s enemies or buying arms on behalf of Israel’s neighbors.



    Israel has been forced to take these steps because it is a very small country, and its neighbors have vowed to one day wipe it off the map.



    Israel is the only place that the Jewish people consider their true home. It is the only place where they don’t stand out for being Jews. It is a place where their hearts are. Theodore Herzl, David Ben-Gurion, Moshe Dayan, Golda Meir and Menachem Begin all wanted the same thing: a homeland for the Jews, to save them from perpetual persecution in foreign lands.



    Can’t the same argument be made about the Kurds? Aren’t they only happy in their own land? Isn’t Kurdistan the only place where the Kurds can live with dignity and without having to conceal their identity?



    In its wars with the Arabs Israel has always tried to destroy enemy aircraft on the runways, and to annihilate enemy tanks before they could cross the Sinai desert or the Golan Heights. Israeli leaders know very well that once the enemy has crossed the border it is too late.



    Learning from Israel, the Kurds should monitor the Iraqi army day and night, study its weaponry, get into the minds of its army generals and analyze every move.



    Because the Kurds are mountain fighters and have very little experience of fighting on open ground, it is important that they learn new tactics. Otherwise, the open planes south of Kirkuk, north of Diyala and outside Mosul, could very well become the cause of Kurdish defeat.



    This article does not beat the drums of war. It wants only to say that the survival of this tiny Kurdish homeland relies on an army, advanced weapons and well-fed soldiers.



    For every Iraqi tank the Kurds must possess a weapon, for every Iraqi soldier there must be two Peshmargas and for every one of Baghdad’s plans the Kurds must have a counter strategy.

    https://rudaw.net/english/opinion/190520131

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