The Disputed Areas Of Iraq And Article 140 Of The Constitution !

[DinarThug]

 

 

3 hours ago

 

Test of Baghdad’s sincerity to Kurds, implementation of Article 140

 

As Iranian-backed Hashd al-Shaabi militia forces armed with US-supplied tanks, Humvees, and artillery streamed into Kirkuk and disputed territories, it left Erbil and Baghdad on the verge of a full-blown war.

Amid the current chaos, it is easy to forget a political solution to Kirkuk, and all such territories, is already enshrined in Iraqi legislature which Baghdad has failed to implement.

As Kurds agreed to a voluntary union in 2003 as part of the post-Saddam Hussein Iraq, a resolution to the status of Kirkuk was at the top of the discussions.

Article 58 of the Transitional Administrative Law outlined a resolution for Kirkuk before it was succeeded by Article 140 of the Iraqi Constitution agreed in 2005.

Under Article 140, after a period of normalization, reversing the systematic Arabization policies under the former Iraqi dictator, a census would be held, and, eventually, a referendum to decide if the population wanted to join the Kurdistan Region. The deadline to implement these measures was at the end of 2007.

The status of these territories would not remain unclear or disputed 10 years later if Baghdad had implemented this key constitutional article.

The question is not only what is in the constitution but also how to ensure all sides are committed to its implementation even if it may come to the detriment of one side.

Baghdad clearly dragged its heels over Article 140, as it was highly likely that its implementation would have seen all such territories legally incorporated into Kurdistan. It did not even implement a national census, as a Kurdish majority would give credibility to Kurdish claims over the city.

Baghdad created a legislative and political crisis by not implementing the constitution and then decided to impose a solution to the ensuing fallout with a military response.

Iraqi and US officials have continuously pointed to the resolution of all Erbil-Baghdad issues in accordance with the constitution. This is a facade if Baghdad does not adhere to such constitutional articles.

After days of an indifferent US response to the Iranian-backed offensive that emboldened Iraqi forces as they reached the outskirts of Erbil, the US gave a more encouraging statement after the Hashd al-Shaabi-led assault on Pirde.

US State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert stressed, “The reassertion of federal authority over disputed areas in no way changes their status.”

“They remain disputed until their status is resolved in accordance with the Iraqi Constitution,” Nauert added.

Importantly, Article 140 should be implemented as per legislature, with no special status for Kirkuk that many in Baghdad desire to dilute prospective Kurdish gains.

Pointing to the multi-ethnic setup of Kirkuk, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi previously stated, “Kirkuk is for all the people of Kirkuk with all its communities.”

“I think the issue should not be dealt with in the context of majority because that is the matter of coexistence and coexistence means living in one frame,” Abadi insisted.

Abadi’s statement is an example of obstacles created for the implementation of the article. As the Kurdistan leadership have highlighted, if Kurds are a majority, it does not mean the sidelining of Arabs or Turkmen or peaceful co-existence.

Moreover, the results of any referendum under Article 140 are no less different if the majority vote to join the Kurdistan Region.

Mosul, like many other Iraqi cities, is a multi-ethnic city. Would Baghdad also propose a special status for Mosul?

Any subsequent failure to implement Article 140 not only speaks volumes about the sincerity of Baghdad to the principles of partnership and federalism, but it also condones the decades of brutal Arabization policies under Hussein that Article 140 served to address.

Whether its hydrocarbon laws, Article 140 or other federal government obligations to Kurdistan, Baghdad must show it can implement the constitution in full, even if the outcome is not always to its liking.

 

http://www.kurdistan24.net/en/.....84b1d7da3e

[newbieDA]

Just now, DinarThug said:

Whether its hydrocarbon laws, Article 140 or other federal government obligations to Kurdistan, Baghdad must show it can implement the constitution in full, even if the outcome is not always to its liking.

 

right on Thug, ty

[DinarThug]

6 minutes ago, DinarThug said:

Whether its hydrocarbon laws, Article 140 or other federal government obligations to Kurdistan, Baghdad must show it can implement the constitution in full, even if the outcome is not always to its liking.

 

5 minutes ago, newbieDA said:

right on Thug, ty

 

Treat Baghdad Like A Bleeding Wound - Apply Pressure !  

 

     

[newbieDA]

36 minutes ago, DinarThug said:

 

 

Treat Baghdad Like A Bleeding Wound - Apply Pressure !  

 

     

 

 

We can only hope

Edited October 22, 2017 by newbieDA

[DinarThug]

47 minutes ago, newbieDA said:

 

 

 

What A Total Rip Off - I’ve Seen Bricks That Can Bounce Higher !  

 

     

[newbieDA]

8 minutes ago, DinarThug said:

 

What A Total Rip Off - I’ve Seen Bricks That Can Bounce Higher !  

 

     

 

"Now come on Iraq, we know you can do, just do it"

 

[10 YEARS LATER]

20 minutes ago, DinarThug said:

 

What A Total Rip Off - I’ve Seen Bricks That Can Bounce Higher !  

 

     

 

I've seen a Hammer come down on a Skull with more " Bounce " uh. . . wuz I suppose to say that ? Dang, in trouble again. 

[10 YEARS LATER]

14 minutes ago, newbieDA said:

 

"Now come on Iraq, we know you can do, just do it"

 

 

If you look & listen very carefully, you can see the brick wall's lips move as it speaks to this fool. 

[Synopsis]

2 hours ago, DinarThug said:

Whether its hydrocarbon laws, Article 140 or other federal government obligations to Kurdistan, Baghdad must show it can implement the constitution in full, even if the outcome is not always to its liking.

 

Thank You, DinarThug, for posting this and all the other great articles! The Best Of Your Evening To You! 

 

My opinion, if the Government Of Iraq (GOI) does not demonstrate they can fulfill all their constitutionally driven obligations for the people of Iraq and soon, then this speculative investment could be a (much) long(er) haul with some or most of the gains to date lost for the near term. Ole Abadi has been an outstanding performer far beyond any reasonable expectation and will really, really clinch the deal internally and external to Iraq, although much harder, if he pulls this off with the full cooperation of the Parliament and all the Iraqi Governorates to include the three Kurdish Governorates. Looks like the Kurdish Governorates are experiencing a reset of sorts to the 2003 delineation of boundaries.

 

As a result, along with all the other Good News of late, I suspect the HCL and Article 140 will be big and bold while everyone will push these over the finish line. Without the HCL and Article 140 implemented at the Iraqi Citizen level, I can not imagine lasting peace and stability for the full reconstruction to provide for a greatly improved standard of living for the Iraqis along with the rocketing local economy fueled by foreign investment on the local and foreign corporation level in a variety of economic sectors.

 

Just my opinion and 

 

Go Moola Nova!

[DinarThug]

58 minutes ago, newbieDA said:

 

 

 

 

If U Don't Eat Ur Meat - U Can't Have Any Pudding !  

 

     

Edited October 22, 2017 by DinarThug

[DinarThug]

Of Course If Iraq Ever Actually Followed Thru On Something We'd All ...  

 

 

     

[siberian_shaddow]

31 minutes ago, DinarThug said:

Of Course If Iraq Ever Actually Followed Thru On Something We'd All ...  

 

 

     

That thick loaf bounced😀

[newbieDA]

1 hour ago, Synopsis said:

I suspect the HCL and Article 140 will be big and bold while everyone will push these over the finish line.

 

42 minutes ago, DinarThug said:

Of Course If Iraq Ever Actually Followed Thru On Something We'd All ...  

 

 

     

 

OK seen it all, I can die now knowing.

 

 

10 minutes ago, siberian_shaddow said:

That thick loaf bounced😀

Edited October 23, 2017 by newbieDA
Where does he come up these things lmao

[DinarThug]

 

 

 

2 hours ago, siberian_shaddow said:

That thick loaf bounced😀

 

2 hours ago, newbieDA said:

Where does he come up these things lmao

 

He Probably Just Pulled It From Out Of His Asset portfolio ...

 

     

[DinarThug]

INFOGRAPHIC: "Everyone disagrees" .. What do you know about Article 140 of the Iraqi Constitution?

 

 

 

 

2017/12/4 07:45:48 PM 

INFOGRAPHIC: "Everyone disagrees" .. What do you know about Article 140 of the Iraqi Constitution?

 

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[Officiallytook]

Is it 7% done or 7% left to dispute, I mean 7% left?

Everyone disagrees but let's agree to disagree and agree to get this shiet done??

[10 YEARS LATER]

Never ceases to impress what these fools will take on a a " career " in arguing over - and still after all these years, IT HAS YET TO BE RESOLVED !!!!!!

[newbieDA]

7 minutes ago, 10 YEARS LATER said:

Never ceases to impress what these fools will take on a a " career " in arguing over - and still after all these years, IT HAS YET TO BE RESOLVED !!!!!!

 

imagine Detroit with Goats, come on

[DinarThug]

UN: 2.8 million displaced Iraqis return to their areas and 2.9 million are waiting

 Wednesday, 13 December 2017

 

 

 

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said today that 2.8 million displaced Iraqis have returned to their areas of origin, while another 2.9 million are still waiting for the return.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the International Migration Agency (IOM) said in a new study today that 90 percent of displaced Iraqis are determined to return to their home countries and that more than 1.3 million internally displaced people have returned to their original homeland in 2017.

Overall, since the start of the crisis in 2014, more than 2.8 million displaced Iraqis have returned to their former residential areas, while 2.9 million remain displaced, the two organizations said in a report on Wednesday.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) integrated assessment study analyzed the displacement and displacement movements of people affected by the conflict across Iraq that 2.1 million people were displaced and more than 1.6 million returned in 3,583 locations across Iraq. Families in Basra, 555 km south of Baghdad, Just south of Baghdad), they are only considering integrating with the local community to which they have fled.

According to the results, al-Anbar (110 km west of Baghdad) was the only province where return movements had occurred since 2016 and 2017 followed by Nineveh province in 2017.

One of the main findings of the study was that housing damage and infrastructure were the most prevalent, with one-third of returnees reporting that they had returned to their homes but were severely damaged. Sixty percent of their homes suffered moderate damage. In terms of infrastructure, most of the damage was reported to have been caused by roads, followed by public electricity and water networks.

The study pointed out that the difficulties of the return of the displaced to the original place of residence is linked to the fact that those who are still in displacement are among the poorest and most destitute families that have been forced by the long years of displacement. In places where females are found, their families, especially those headed by female minors, Lack of money "is always among the three main obstacles to the return of displaced people.

The long-term concerns about economic security for 80 percent of displaced people still exist, and 63 percent of returnees reported that access to employment was one of the three most important needs. However, the main obstacles cited by the displaced population and the obstacles to return remained insecurity As a result of ongoing conflict or the presence of unexploded ordnance, landmines and armed militias.

link

[10 YEARS LATER]

They've been waiting a lot longer than we have. I can only imagine the disappointment they feel, living in such squalid conditions for a very long time.

[skeetdog]

Thanks DT...Iraq needs to get their private banking guidelines installed...all these displayed citizens returning to their homeland is for a purpose...All these citizens will need jobs, which there are unlimited possibilities...Once employed, the majority will want the securities every family desires...I would imagine there are more than a few Iraqi citizens, that are hoping the dinar does actually return to its former glory...me l'll settle for .86 for starters....

[DinarThug]

Planning: Iraq's population exceeded 37 million

 

Iraq News Now

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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - 

Iraq's population estimates for 2017 indicate more than 37 million people, the Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation said on Saturday, indicating that population growth in Iraq remains high at previous rates.

 

 

"Population estimates in Iraq for 2017 indicate that there are 37,139,519 people," the Central Bureau of Statistics of the ministry said in a statement received by Al-Ghad Press. "The rate of population growth remains high at 2.61 "He said. 

He added that "the ratio of male to female at birth was 103.9", pointing out that "the total fertility rate of child per woman of childbearing age 15 - 49 years amounted to 3.96". 

"The average age of males in Iraq is 71.5 years, while the average age of females is 75.4 years," he said. "The crude birth rate per 1000 population is 30.1."

https://www.alghadpress.com/Category/6/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A2%D9%86

[DinarThug]

http://www.almaalomah.com/2017.....16/264702/

Iraq enters 2018 with a record population increase

14:11 - 16/12/2017  

 

The Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation on Saturday predicted that the population of Iraq will exceed the end of this year 40 million people, noting that Iraq is one of the highest-growing countries.

"The population of Iraq stood at 37.800 million at the end of 2016, an annual increase of 2.6 percent," ministry spokesman Abdul-Zahra al-Hindawi said in a statement. "The ministry forecasts that the population of Iraq will exceed 40 million by the end of the year Current 2017 ".

He added that "the Supreme Council for Population, established by Prime Minister Haider Abadi, discussed during its third meeting recently the repercussions of the increase in population and the need to draw a long-term vision of the correlation between the increase in population and resources."

It should be noted that the organizations and members of the House of Representatives recently called for the need to resort to the Government to adopt a policy of birth control in Iraq to reduce the risk of population explosion in the country. 

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http://aynaliraqnews.com/index.....id22=88702

[DinarThug]

http://aynaliraqnews.com/index.....id22=88702

Planning estimates the population of Iraq and the rate of reconstruction of males and females

 

16th December, 2017

Iraq's population estimates for 2017 indicate more than 37 million people, the Ministry of Planning said on Saturday, indicating that population growth in Iraq is still high at previous rates.

"Population estimates in Iraq for 2017 indicate there are 37,139,519 people," the ministry's central statistics agency said in a statement received by Iraq News. "The rate of population growth is still high at its previous rate of 2.61."

"The ratio of male to female at birth was 103.9," the agency said, adding that "the total fertility rate for each woman of reproductive age between 15 and 49 years was 3.96".

"The average age of males in Iraq is 71.5 years, while the average age of females is 75.4 years," the agency said, noting that "the crude birth rate per 1000 population is 30.1".

[TexasMike1958]

6 minutes ago, DinarThug said:

http://www.almaalomah.com/2017.....16/264702/

Iraq enters 2018 with a record population increase

14:11 - 16/12/2017  

 

The Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation on Saturday predicted that the population of Iraq will exceed the end of this year 40 million people, noting that Iraq is one of the highest-growing countries.

"The population of Iraq stood at 37.800 million at the end of 2016, an annual increase of 2.6 percent," ministry spokesman Abdul-Zahra al-Hindawi said in a statement. "The ministry forecasts that the population of Iraq will exceed 40 million by the end of the year Current 2017 ".

He added that "the Supreme Council for Population, established by Prime Minister Haider Abadi, discussed during its third meeting recently the repercussions of the increase in population and the need to draw a long-term vision of the correlation between the increase in population and resources."

It should be noted that the organizations and members of the House of Representatives recently called for the need to resort to the Government to adopt a policy of birth control in Iraq to reduce the risk of population explosion in the country. 

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http://aynaliraqnews.com/index.....id22=88702

 

I guess we now know what they are doing instead of going to Parliament meetings.....