Parliamentary power: Kurds did not provide a convincing justification for non-commitment to pay oil money

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Abadi: Dialogue with the region begins after the stabilization of the situation and control of the border and the cancellation of the referendum

01/11/2017 12:00 am   Baghdad / Al-Sabah   Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Dr. Haider al-Abadi, said that the dialogues with the Kurdistan region will begin after the stability of the situation in the disputed areas and control of the borders and ports and the cancellation of the referendum.  This came at a time when he stressed that Zuf Boshra was freeing all the Iraqi territories from the terrorist "Da'ash" organization.  The prime minister said in his weekly conference on Tuesday evening: "The focus is now on the situation in the disputed areas, and control of the border and then start political and official dialogues between Baghdad and Erbil, according to the conditions that have been recently put, including the cancellation of the referendum on a final, Freeze, and be dialogues according to the Constitution and one Iraq. " Abadi added that "the Constitution is clear and provides for the maintenance of the border by the federal authority exclusively, and yet there are understandings on the deployment of joint detachments in some areas where our citizens are Kurds to increase confidence." The commander-in-chief warned of "the existence of media in the region incited and incited the killing of the federal forces." He stressed "to preserve the lives of all Iraqis without exception, and we directed the forces not to collide and minimize as much as possible." However, Abadi renewed the emphasis on "the need for the deployment of federal forces in all areas that are called according to the constitution is disputed, in addition to the maintenance of border crossings, as happened in Vishkhabur and raised the Iraqi flag, also was seen at the Ibrahim al-Khalil crossing from the Turkish side, The government will soon be able to pay the salaries of the Peshmerga and the entire regional staff. Regarding the fight against terrorism, the commander-in-chief said: "The forces are moving properly and correctly in the west of Anbar and at Al-Qaim in particular. Soon, the liberation of all Iraqi territory and control of the border with Syria will be bleed." However, the prime minister warned of "terrorist attempts to carry out cowardly operations", calling on all forces to take "care and caution," especially in the matter of protecting the visitors of Arbeenia. .  In another file, Abadi announced on Thursday that the cabinet will set a date for the parliamentary elections on May 15, stressing the exclusion of political forces that have armed factions, in addition to implementing the popular mobilization law which prohibits political participation.

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Experts and legal for the morning: The Constitution authorized the Prime Minister to extend security in all cities without exception

01/11/2017 12:00 am   Baghdad / Muhannad Abdul Wahab Baghdad / Omar Abdul Latif Counting the legal experts and the entry of the federal armed forces to the Kurdistan region to extend security and stability in it after the chaos processes witnessed during the past days «constitutional and legal».  Said Said Dahdouh: "The commander-in-chief of the armed forces has all the powers that enable him to extend security on all areas of Iraq, including the Kurdistan region, and this is a fundamental and effective."  He said in a statement to «morning», «the parliament of the region in its previous decision to prevent the entry of Iraqi forces to Kurdistan without the consent of Parliament», saying that «such a decision is a violation of the Constitution, because there are clear constitutional provisions, A constitution by the states or provinces or provinces associated with a province that violates the basic constitution of the country ». Al-Dahdouh pointed out that «the commander-in-chief can move any force from the Iraqi army to any area of the country, including Dohuk, Erbil and Sulaymaniyah, especially that the Peshmerga forces constitutionally and legally affiliated to the security system of the Iraqi armed forces, and must abide by the decisions issued by the commander-in-chief». The political analyst Hazem al-Shammari, he pointed out that «the constitutional systems in the federal world apply the superiority of the federal authority to the territories under the federal state system». He said in a statement to «morning», that «it is natural if there is a constitutional necessity for the presence of federal forces is imposed It is necessary for the federal authority to be present for reasons that require there to be a security disorder or chaos or even natural disasters ». Other experts also stressed to« morning »that« the presence of federal forces in any area of Iraq is very natural, and there is no Any legal or constitutional dust on their presence ».  In the meantime, counting the lawmakers and deputies of the presence of Iraqi forces in the disputed areas «a constitutional and legal», but it is the duty of the federal authority. A member of the Legal Committee MP Ali Lefta Al-Morshedi for «morning»: «The State has the right to impose its control over all lands that belong to the federal government has been referred to the Constitution in Article 109 to that», noting that «the Federal Government of Imposing its control over the disputed areas was welcomed internationally and regionally ». He pointed out to the «morning» that «the House of Representatives assigned the government in all its steps, and this refers to the integration between the legislative and executive authorities, and has resulted in this integration results of re-imposition of prestige of the state and law in all areas that were outside its authority».  He added that «the imposition of state authority and prestige, make the Kurdish people interact with democracy, in addition to the interaction of political blocs», calling «the people of Kurdistan to hold new elections to enable the new leaders to lead the people of the province correctly». For her part, confirmed the member of the legal committee, MP Nassif, "there is no title in the law and the constitution on behalf of the disputed areas, and these areas have been overrun during the events of June 2014. She pointed out to «morning» that «what happened from the deployment of Iraqi forces is a procedure within the powers of the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, and any response to it is an infringement outside the law».  "It is necessary that the state take measures towards the outlaws of the law, whether according to national laws or according to the laws of the international community on the grounds that the president violated the law and the Iraqi constitution, and trying to incite the Kurdish people against the components of the Iraqi people. The MP for the National Alliance Ali Shukri, he pointed out that «the Iraqi federal forces have the right to be present on all Iraqi territory, so it is a legitimate presence».  He added in a statement to «morning», «Iraq is an independent state, and it is its duty to impose prestige on all lands belonging to the federal government and its presence will solve all the crises and problems», noting that «the presence of Iraqi forces will provide services and the elimination of all internal disputes that can occur In the region ». "The regional view of the presence of troops as illegitimate is not true, especially since the presence of Iraqi forces is in order to restore security and stability in the region," Shukri said.  In turn, the deputy of the coalition of Iraqi forces victory of al-Jubouri that «the presence of Iraqi forces on all Iraqi territory is the competence of the federal authority». She noted that «what happened after 2003 was wrong, and this was corrected by the imposition of federal authority on all Iraqi territory».

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Control of the Ibrahim al-Khalil and Fishkhabour crossings

01/11/2017 12:00 am   Yildirim: We agreed with Baghdad on a new border port by Tal Afar ,  Baghdad / morning the  federal Iraqi authorities took control on Tuesday, Ibrahim Khalil crossing, the border area with Turkey Habur, and crossing Fishkhabour in the Syrian - Turkish Iraqi triangle.  The move came after the arrival of Iraqi and Turkish troops to the border crossings, as the Iraqi forces took over the functions of the administration of the Iraqi side.  The Khabur crossing, named after Ibrahim al-Khalil in Iraq, is the main crossing point between Turkey and the Kurdistan region of Iraq. The military information cell announced that "a military technical team headed by Army Chief of Staff Osman al-Ghanmi conducted a field visit to the Fishkhabur and Ibrahim al-Khalil checkpoints to inspect the field and determine the military and security requirements to complete the implementation of the decisions of the federal government in maintaining the international borders. All areas to which the region has spread after 2003 ».  On Tuesday, the Turkish Anatolia news agency published a video showing the arrival of Iraqi and Turkish troops at the Vishkhabur crossing.  Meanwhile, Turkish Prime Minister Ben Ali Yildirm announced on Tuesday his country's agreement with the Iraqi government to open a new border crossing in Tal Afar district, west of Mosul.  Yildirim said: "The central government of Iraq took control of the main land crossing with Turkey from the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq."  He added that «Turkey agreed to open another border gate with Iraq in the framework of a road will lead to the city of Tal Afar, about 40 kilometers west of Mosul». "The current route to Kirkuk will continue," Yildirim told members of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in parliament. We will start to open another border gate through Tal Afar in the short term in agreement with the Iraqi government ». In the meantime, counted two political analysts supervision of the federal government at all border crossings throughout the country «a constitutional and legal» ..  The political analyst Dr. Mufid al-Zaidi: «In the light of the Iraqi Constitution, the border crossings, whether land or air must be subordinate to the Authority Federal Central ». Al-Zaidi said in a statement to Al-Sabah that the federal authority imposes political, federal, security and intelligence influence on these ports, as well as economic benefits for the country. It is part of the sovereignty and independence of the state and contributes to security and intelligence.  Zaidi said that "these procedures come very ordinary, and that some see the specialists believe that it came late, basically, and could be applied from the outset as one of the conditions of the federal government as a state that requires its existence to be a component of federalism, but it was lost for 14 years and came late, However, it was positive. " As the political analyst Dr. Amer Hashim told «morning»: «The control of the government on the border crossings constitutional and legal as they allow the executive authority to supervise the border crossings as a part of the authority of the state».

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Baghdad and Erbil agree on joint management of crossings and disputed areas

 Baghdad / Wael Ne'ma 
 

It is expected that the federal forces' agreement with the Peshmerga on the management of the crossings and the disputed areas, especially Vishkhabur, will enter into force on Wednesday.

The new agreement provides for the joint administration of most of the border areas and the presence of US forces to ensure the fulfillment of items and prevent the expansion of federal forces. 
Some of the negotiating sites are located on the Syrian border, where the US-backed Syrian Kurdish forces' strongholds are located. 
The agreement, which was reached by the parties after three rounds of talks, confirms the full restoration of the Peshmerga to the 2003 borders. 
A Kurdish official familiar with the atmosphere of negotiations has revealed to the (range), on Sunday, the approval of the Kurdistan region on the redeployment of federal forces. He acknowledged that it "took some time".
The same official said that "the federal forces will spread from Makhmour south of Arbil to Vishkhabur in southern Dohuk, which is within the areas of the Blue Line." Last week, Baghdad gave Kurdish forces 24 hours to withdraw from the border area of Feshkhabur after armed clashes between the two sides used heavy guns. 
Before the deadline expires, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced on Thursday the suspension of the military operation 24 hours, leaving room for technical committees to take over the peaceful deployment of troops. In the past few days, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Osman al-Ghanmi has held intensive talks with security officials in the region.

Deployment of forces agreement 
, says a Kurdish official close to the negotiations said that "dialogues are still going on between the two sides , but there is an agreement to be announced soon." 
"The agreement will include a joint administration of the Vishkhabur crossing between the Peshmerga and the army, as well as US forces," the Kurdish official, who spoke to Mada on condition of anonymity, said. 
"The presence of foreign troops there will be a guarantor of the agreement, and the US forces are present for humanitarian reasons to transfer aid to the Syrian areas near the crossing," the official said. 
The Vishkhabur crossing is at the head of a border triangle between Turkish, Iraqi and Syrian territory. The crossing on the Syrian side is opposite the Hasakah province, which is controlled by US-backed Kurdish forces. 
The pipeline runs through the Iraqi oil pipeline to the Turkish port of Ceyhan.
Baghdad regards the area as a "border crossing", while the region says it is "not a border crossing," and that it is within the Blue Line and follows the province of Dohuk and not Ninewa. 
To end the controversy, the Kurdish official said, "We agreed on the joint administration." The joint administration will include other areas such as Sheikhan, Suhaila, Qush and Faida, which are located between Nineveh and Dohuk governorates. 
"The agreement will include a joint administration of the areas of Khazar and Kuyir, which lies between Nineveh, Erbil and the Ibrahim al-Khalil crossing with Turkey," he said. He said the deal was expected to go into effect on Wednesday. 
Meanwhile, Turkish media reported yesterday the Iraqi army's control of the main border crossing between Iraq and Turkey. 
"The crossing was handed over to the central government," Turkish Prime Minister Ben Ali Yildirim said in a televised interview. In reference to the crossing of Ibrahim Khalil (Khabour).
Yildirim said Iraqi and Turkish officials would take control of both sides of the 
border. 
The official news agency Anatolia said that the Iraqi forces deployed at the Ibrahim al-Khalil crossing along with the Turkish forces, which conducted joint military exercises with them in recent weeks. 
According to the agency, the Iraqi forces raised the Iraqi flag and dropped the flag of the Kurdistan Regional Government, which controls the crossing, noting that the crossing was closed during the delivery process, which caused the formation of long lines. There were no reports of clashes during the operation. 
"The federal forces have taken full control of the port of Vishkhabur and Ibrahim al-Khalil," said Haneen Qaddo, a deputy for Nineveh province. "However, there are still villages in the network, the Ka'kid community and the Arabs in the hands of the Peshmerga near Sheikhan," the Shabak representative told parliament.

Returning to the Arzak line 
Later, the military information cell said that a military technical team headed by Army Chief of Staff Osman al-Ghanmi conducted a field visit to the Fishkhabur crossing and Ibrahim al-Khalil. The cell said in a statement that "this came in order to see the field and determine the military and security requirements to complete the implementation of the decisions of the federal government to maintain international borders and management of federal outlets and the full deployment of federal forces in all areas to which the territory after 2003." 
For his part, Ismat Rajab, a leader of the Democratic Party Branch of Nineveh, "There is a significant positive progress in the negotiations between the Peshmerga and the Ministry of Defense of Iraq." 
"According to the agreement, there will be a full withdrawal of the Peshmerga forces to the Blue Line," Rajab, the official of the party's 14th branch in Mosul, said during a telephone call.
"The presence of the Peshmerga in the disputed areas is symbolic," David David, a member of the security committee of the Nineveh Council, expects. 
"Most of the sites will be under the supervision of the federal forces with a small number of Kurdish elements," said a soldier, a representative of the Yezidis in the provincial council. 
Two days ago, a federal delegation was traveling with Kurdish officials in Nineveh. "US troops were accompanying the delegations in all rounds between Vishkhabur and Nineveh Plain areas," a soldier said. 
"The situation is calm at the strategic crossing," he said, expecting the opening of the Sinjar-Rabia-Fishkhabour road on Wednesday.

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Much Appreciated Yota, they finally seem to be getting things done and in order, these are giant steps for all of Iraq. 

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Abadi: I persuaded the Peshmerga to withdraw from Kirkuk and the role of Sulaimani was "zero"

 Translation / Hamid Ahmed 
 

Prime Minister Haider al-Abbadi appeared victorious as he described the expulsion of his armed forces to organize a rally from his last stronghold in western Iraq. "Our progress in the march was amazing," he said in an interview with Britain's Independent newspaper in Baghdad. "We will comb all areas from their remnants to the Syrian border."

At the time he was criticized for being hesitant and weak, Abadi, who became prime minister in August 2014, receives praise and praise in Baghdad for leading the Iraqi state and achieving two great successes over the past four months. The first was the liberation of Mosul, On October 16 within a period of time not exceeding a few hours and without any resistance from the Peshmerga forces. 
As a man who has achieved two strong demands and plans for two great victories never achieved by the Iraqi state, the reputation and reputation of Abadi have been high both at home and abroad. 
It was particularly gratifying when Iraqi forces recaptured vast tracts of disputed land with the Kurds, with very few casualties, stretching from Syria to the west to Iran in the east.
"Orders were given to our armed forces that there should be no shedding of blood," Abadi said, noting that fighting with the Peshmerga may make reconciliation and reconciliation between the Kurds and the government difficult. 
In his quiet words, Abadi was determined to end the semi-autonomous rule of the Kurdistan Regional Government, which dates back to Saddam Hussein's time after his invasion of Kuwait in 1991. 
"All border crossings inside and outside Iraq must remain exclusively under the control of the federal state," Abbadi said.
This includes the Kurdish oil pipeline to Turkey via Vishkhabur, which Kurds once thought of as a support system" rel="">support for their economic independence, as well as the Ibrahim al-Khalil crossing the main Turkish-Iraqi border in the north-western Kurdistan region. It was the lifeline of Iraqi Kurdistan with the rest of the world for a quarter of a century. In a similar way, Baghdad may occupy the Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports, which link the Kurdistan region with the outside world. 
Abadi is in a strong position because the two major neighbors of Kurdistan, Turkey and Iran, have agreed with him to redraw federal control over the borders and Kurdish oil exports. 
Abadi said that the Turks acknowledged that they had "made a mistake" in the past when they dealt directly with the provincial government and not with the central government in Baghdad.
The Iraqi prime minister stressed that he would not be satisfied that the Iraqi government officials have "a symbolic location only at various points of border crossings, but all border crossings and flights must be under the exclusive control of the government." 
When asked whether he would have the privilege of issuing a visa, Abadi said: "This is inevitable." 
Abadi wants the Peshmerga, either to be part of the Iraqi government's security forces or as a small local force. And was eager to know the real number of Peshmerga armed personnel, and questioned the existence of 300 thousand fighters from the Peshmerga as claimed by the Kurdish authorities. 
"I have told a number of leaders in Kurdistan that there is a small fighting force and most of the others are sitting in their homes," he said.
Abadi recalled that when he became prime minister in 2014 after what he unexpectedly controlled over Mosul, he asked why five Iraqi teams had collapsed at the time. The main reason for this was found to be corruption in many units. Half of the soldiers were paid but were not there. Al-Abbadi suspects that the Peshmerga forces used the same style of corruption. 
He says this explains why "they failed to defend the borders of the Kurdistan region in front of a supporter in 2014 and were forced to seek help from the United States and Iran." 
The number of Peshmerga forces may be at odds, but Abadi said: "I am ready to pay the Peshmerga's salaries under the control of the federal government if they want to keep this small local force. They have to pay the salaries. "
"The provincial government should not become a bottomless pit from federal spending." He also expects the expense of the Kurdish government to be the same as spending in Baghdad. 
If all these changes are implemented then Kurdish autonomy will be weakened and reduced. 
Asked about Iran's influence in the Iraqi government, Abadi was furious at reports that Qasem Soleimani, director of external operations for Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, played a crucial role in the Peshmerga forces' retreat from Kirkuk during negotiations with the Kurdish leadership. 
"He certainly did not have any military role on the ground during the crisis over Kirkuk, I can assure you that his influence was zero on what happened in Kirkuk," Abadi said. 
Abadi pointed out that he called himself the Kurdish leadership and persuaded them not to fight and withdraw Peshmerga forces from the disputed areas.
Asked about the popular crowd and the claim that he was backed by Iran and his recent meeting with US Secretary of State Rex Tilerson, who said the crowd should return to their country or be resolved, he said there had been "misquoting or misunderstanding". "It seems that Tilerson was under the illusion that the IRGC was fighting in Iraq, and it is not known that the crowd is all Iraqis. 
Abadi noted that Iraq has a lot of foreign advisers from the United States, the United Kingdom, France and other countries, including Iran, but the number of Iranian advisers is only 30. 
For the crowd, the Iraqi prime minister said he must be under the control of the government and well-organized and have no political role, especially in the next general elections in Iraq on May 12, 2018, which he vowed not to be 
delayed.

[jcfrag]

My question is, did 140 get thrown out with the trash? It appears that indeed the disputes were laid to rest as to who really has control over those "disputed lands" So is 140 no longer even an issue at this point? 

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okay so they say that they will abide by the constitution...here are a couple things from the constitution...

 

Second: The responsibility placed upon the executive branch of the Iraqi Transitional Government stipulated in Article 58 of the Transitional Administrative Law shall extend and continue to the executive authority elected in accordance with this constitution, provided that it completes (normalization and census and concludes with a referendum in Kirkuk and other disputed territories to determine the will of their citizens), in a period not to exceed (the 31st of December 2007).

 

See. to be detemined by the will of their citizens

 

Article 137: Legislation enacted in the region of Kurdistan since 1992 shall remain in force, and decisions issued by the government of the region of Kurdistan - including court decisions and agreements - shall be considered valid unless it is amended or annulled pursuant to the laws of the region of Kurdistan by the competent entity in the region, provided that they do not contradict with the constitution.

 

Kurdistan is a semi-autonomous region in the constitution that has control of its borders, has its own constitution, laws, etc. There are many items that have not been implemented according to the constitution, and if abadi says their agreements will be done according to the constitution then they better address article 140 which is the disputed territories and that means to hold a referendum in those areas and the people get to decide where they belong. Then you have the regions and governants that are to receive an equitable share of the oil and they also get a portion of the grants, loans, etc from the imf, world bank, or from any country that wants to provide a loan to iraq. Everything that baghdad gets is to be divided among the regions and provinces. They havent been doing that. They havent established the federation council which are made up of reps from the regions and provinces and is the upper legislative branch of the government. They also do not have the right to take out a governor of a province without the consent or vote of the provincial government. 

 

That is why kurdistan said that iraq has violated over 50 articles of the constitution. There are many many laws that are suppose to be passed that have to do with finishing the constitution and that has not been completed yet either. If abadi wants to make some real headway then he needs to bring tremendous pressure to the parliament for the fulfillment of the laws that will finish the constitution and also the decentralization to the provinces and give them their full rights. 

 

Im sure i will get negged on this post as that seems to be the norm as of late, but i also want some to understand that although abadi is a good leader their are laws that are being broken and laws that are not being fulfilled. 

 

And to say that the peshmerga couldnt defend their borders against isis and had to resort to the u.s. and iran is really not the whole truth. Barzani went to the u.s. because baghdad would not supply them with the weapons they needed to fight with. The kurds freed the yazidi's on mount sinjar all by themselves and they are the ones who freed the disputed areas and held those areas to keep isis from being able to return. Doesnt anyone remember all the articles where the kurds were hollering for military help from baghdad and they never got it. Finally baghdad says okay but everything you give them has to come through baghdad. Well that became a debacle so the u.s. began supplying the kurds directly because baghdad was not giving them what the u.s. was sending. To say that the kurds were not one of the most instrumental parts of getting rid of isis is really just crap i guess in my opinion. When they started this campaign against isis the u.s. would only trust the kurds to call in air strikes because the iraqi forces were using the air strikes to hit kurd positions and the militias in with the iraqi army were committing atrocities against the sunni's. We cant all forget that. Abadi has been working with the kurds for over 3 years and it was the kurds vote that pushed abadi over the threshold to get him to being the prime minister and he so easily forgets that. Now all of sudden the kurds are bad, they are corrupt, they do this and that , but yet abadi lets maliki and his gang of thugs run free in that country and they put maliki as a vice president? Soleimani has been all over iraq and we have seen the pictures to prove it. Abadi is going against a un sanction in allowing this guy to step one foot on iraqi soil. The u.s. has once again bled and died in that country and he seems to forget that too. I guess i would like to just see a little more appreciation from iraq in regards to what the coalition forces have done for them along with the kurds. Now all of a sudden we have news articles saying how the citizens will be so happy because abadi is taking control of the whole country, but yet they all just voted to become independent. Sounds crazy to me. I hope for all of our sakes that abadi can push iraq to its final destination and heed the advice from his arab partners along with the u.s., and also abide by the sanctions being placed on iran and to quit making deals that only enriches the iranians at the expense the iraqi's. jmo.....

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29 minutes ago, jcfrag said:

My question is, did 140 get thrown out with the trash? It appears that indeed the disputes were laid to rest as to who really has control over those "disputed lands" So is 140 no longer even an issue at this point? 

So it would appear that 140 is now a non-issue......basically Abadi has also kicked HCL thur the uprights.....so lets see what happens next.

[jcfrag]

13 minutes ago, mylilpony said:

okay so they say that they will abide by the constitution...here are a couple things from the constitution...

 

Second: The responsibility placed upon the executive branch of the Iraqi Transitional Government stipulated in Article 58 of the Transitional Administrative Law shall extend and continue to the executive authority elected in accordance with this constitution, provided that it completes (normalization and census and concludes with a referendum in Kirkuk and other disputed territories to determine the will of their citizens), in a period not to exceed (the 31st of December 2007).

 

See. to be detemined by the will of their citizens

 

Article 137: Legislation enacted in the region of Kurdistan since 1992 shall remain in force, and decisions issued by the government of the region of Kurdistan - including court decisions and agreements - shall be considered valid unless it is amended or annulled pursuant to the laws of the region of Kurdistan by the competent entity in the region, provided that they do not contradict with the constitution.

 

Kurdistan is a semi-autonomous region in the constitution that has control of its borders, has its own constitution, laws, etc. There are many items that have not been implemented according to the constitution, and if abadi says their agreements will be done according to the constitution then they better address article 140 which is the disputed territories and that means to hold a referendum in those areas and the people get to decide where they belong. Then you have the regions and governants that are to receive an equitable share of the oil and they also get a portion of the grants, loans, etc from the imf, world bank, or from any country that wants to provide a loan to iraq. Everything that baghdad gets is to be divided among the regions and provinces. They havent been doing that. They havent established the federation council which are made up of reps from the regions and provinces and is the upper legislative branch of the government. They also do not have the right to take out a governor of a province without the consent or vote of the provincial government. 

 

That is why kurdistan said that iraq has violated over 50 articles of the constitution. There are many many laws that are suppose to be passed that have to do with finishing the constitution and that has not been completed yet either. If abadi wants to make some real headway then he needs to bring tremendous pressure to the parliament for the fulfillment of the laws that will finish the constitution and also the decentralization to the provinces and give them their full rights. 

 

Im sure i will get negged on this post as that seems to be the norm as of late, but i also want some to understand that although abadi is a good leader their are laws that are being broken and laws that are not being fulfilled. 

 

And to say that the peshmerga couldnt defend their borders against isis and had to resort to the u.s. and iran is really not the whole truth. Barzani went to the u.s. because baghdad would not supply them with the weapons they needed to fight with. The kurds freed the yazidi's on mount sinjar all by themselves and they are the ones who freed the disputed areas and held those areas to keep isis from being able to return. Doesnt anyone remember all the articles where the kurds were hollering for military help from baghdad and they never got it. Finally baghdad says okay but everything you give them has to come through baghdad. Well that became a debacle so the u.s. began supplying the kurds directly because baghdad was not giving them what the u.s. was sending. To say that the kurds were not one of the most instrumental parts of getting rid of isis is really just crap i guess in my opinion. When they started this campaign against isis the u.s. would only trust the kurds to call in air strikes because the iraqi forces were using the air strikes to hit kurd positions and the militias in with the iraqi army were committing atrocities against the sunni's. We cant all forget that. Abadi has been working with the kurds for over 3 years and it was the kurds vote that pushed abadi over the threshold to get him to being the prime minister and he so easily forgets that. Now all of sudden the kurds are bad, they are corrupt, they do this and that , but yet abadi lets maliki and his gang of thugs run free in that country and they put maliki as a vice president? Soleimani has been all over iraq and we have seen the pictures to prove it. Abadi is going against a un sanction in allowing this guy to step one foot on iraqi soil. The u.s. has once again bled and died in that country and he seems to forget that too. I guess i would like to just see a little more appreciation from iraq in regards to what the coalition forces have done for them along with the kurds. Now all of a sudden we have news articles saying how the citizens will be so happy because abadi is taking control of the whole country, but yet they all just voted to become independent. Sounds crazy to me. I hope for all of our sakes that abadi can push iraq to its final destination and heed the advice from his arab partners along with the u.s., and also abide by the sanctions being placed on iran and to quit making deals that only enriches the iranians at the expense the iraqi's. jmo.....

I think a lot of Abadi's hesitation to do to much for the Kurds was Barzani's ability to drive the Kurds to straight into bankruptcy. It would be hard for the Prime Minister to go along with anything Barzani was asking for knowing good and well how much Barzani was pulling off the top of the Kurds income, and to what extent Barzani was breaking laws, making deals, and stealing oil from Iraq, as well as money from his own constituents. Not to mention that when his term was up 2 years ago he choose to stay in as long as he wanted and further dismantled the Kurdish Parliament to make it so! In essence there was indeed no Kurdish government for Abadi to even work with. He was working with the King of Kurdistan. The Barzani family made all of the decisions. What Kurdish Constitution are you referring to. The same one Barzani himself disreguarded??? Then there was the issue of drawing up a new map of the Middle East to satisfy Barzani's dreams of a Kurdish State, apparently to include the Syrian and Turkish Kurds also? I'm sure Turkey's concerns were not imagined...  There was so many things in play in that huge mess in the disputed areas that someone had to do something beside step aside for the King of Kurdistan to do as he pleased...  imho

[Spider]

3 hours ago, mylilpony said:

okay so they say that they will abide by the constitution...here are a couple things from the constitution...

 

Second: The responsibility placed upon the executive branch of the Iraqi Transitional Government stipulated in Article 58 of the Transitional Administrative Law shall extend and continue to the executive authority elected in accordance with this constitution, provided that it completes (normalization and census and concludes with a referendum in Kirkuk and other disputed territories to determine the will of their citizens), in a period not to exceed (the 31st of December 2007).

 

See. to be detemined by the will of their citizens

 

Article 137: Legislation enacted in the region of Kurdistan since 1992 shall remain in force, and decisions issued by the government of the region of Kurdistan - including court decisions and agreements - shall be considered valid unless it is amended or annulled pursuant to the laws of the region of Kurdistan by the competent entity in the region, provided that they do not contradict with the constitution.

 

Kurdistan is a semi-autonomous region in the constitution that has control of its borders, has its own constitution, laws, etc. There are many items that have not been implemented according to the constitution, and if abadi says their agreements will be done according to the constitution then they better address article 140 which is the disputed territories and that means to hold a referendum in those areas and the people get to decide where they belong. Then you have the regions and governants that are to receive an equitable share of the oil and they also get a portion of the grants, loans, etc from the imf, world bank, or from any country that wants to provide a loan to iraq. Everything that baghdad gets is to be divided among the regions and provinces. They havent been doing that. They havent established the federation council which are made up of reps from the regions and provinces and is the upper legislative branch of the government. They also do not have the right to take out a governor of a province without the consent or vote of the provincial government. 

 

That is why kurdistan said that iraq has violated over 50 articles of the constitution. There are many many laws that are suppose to be passed that have to do with finishing the constitution and that has not been completed yet either. If abadi wants to make some real headway then he needs to bring tremendous pressure to the parliament for the fulfillment of the laws that will finish the constitution and also the decentralization to the provinces and give them their full rights. 

 

Im sure i will get negged on this post as that seems to be the norm as of late, but i also want some to understand that although abadi is a good leader their are laws that are being broken and laws that are not being fulfilled. 

 

And to say that the peshmerga couldnt defend their borders against isis and had to resort to the u.s. and iran is really not the whole truth. Barzani went to the u.s. because baghdad would not supply them with the weapons they needed to fight with. The kurds freed the yazidi's on mount sinjar all by themselves and they are the ones who freed the disputed areas and held those areas to keep isis from being able to return. Doesnt anyone remember all the articles where the kurds were hollering for military help from baghdad and they never got it. Finally baghdad says okay but everything you give them has to come through baghdad. Well that became a debacle so the u.s. began supplying the kurds directly because baghdad was not giving them what the u.s. was sending. To say that the kurds were not one of the most instrumental parts of getting rid of isis is really just crap i guess in my opinion. When they started this campaign against isis the u.s. would only trust the kurds to call in air strikes because the iraqi forces were using the air strikes to hit kurd positions and the militias in with the iraqi army were committing atrocities against the sunni's. We cant all forget that. Abadi has been working with the kurds for over 3 years and it was the kurds vote that pushed abadi over the threshold to get him to being the prime minister and he so easily forgets that. Now all of sudden the kurds are bad, they are corrupt, they do this and that , but yet abadi lets maliki and his gang of thugs run free in that country and they put maliki as a vice president? Soleimani has been all over iraq and we have seen the pictures to prove it. Abadi is going against a un sanction in allowing this guy to step one foot on iraqi soil. The u.s. has once again bled and died in that country and he seems to forget that too. I guess i would like to just see a little more appreciation from iraq in regards to what the coalition forces have done for them along with the kurds. Now all of a sudden we have news articles saying how the citizens will be so happy because abadi is taking control of the whole country, but yet they all just voted to become independent. Sounds crazy to me. I hope for all of our sakes that abadi can push iraq to its final destination and heed the advice from his arab partners along with the u.s., and also abide by the sanctions being placed on iran and to quit making deals that only enriches the iranians at the expense the iraqi's. jmo.....

 

 

 

That's why we need

 

1. Mr. Donald Trump a.k.a The President of the United States send back all person who created Iraq Constitution back to Iraq and make conference to 'school' back all Iraqi politician about Iraq Constitution.

 

2. All law related with Iraq wealth including Hydrocarbon Law and Oil National Company Law must be presented at House Of Representative, vote, pass and implement as soon as possible (as soon as tomorrow, sound joke right) to prevent all catastrophe incident like today happened again. United Nation must enforce this mandatory to Iraq Government before end of 2017.

 

3. Reinstate back Iraq Dinar as soon as possible to give back wealth to Iraq citizen. Nobody complaining if they get their wealth back. They already suffer enough for 40-years of war and mismanagement. Let's end this before end of this year, Mr. Haider Abadi a.k.a Iraq Prime Minister.

 

4. Then, start back reconstruction of Iraq into state of the art country.

 

Of course, all of this can be done if Iran don't interrupt Iraq to move on. After that complete, if Iran want to have bilateral trade due to economic sanction not affected border trade, just move on.

 

If we see back, Iran is currently at level of poor country due to economic sanction and mismanagement. Why Iraq want to rely to such country? That's no need for that. Iran suppose to rely to Iraq, not the other way.

Edited November 1, 2017 by Spider

[yota691]

Ankara: The Iraqi government controls all border crossings between the Kurdistan region and Turkey

 

 From 2017-11-01 at 11:53 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad Mawazine News

Turkish Prime Minister Ibrahim Kalan said Wednesday that the Turkish government is not prepared to impose a blockade on the Kurdistan region, adding that the border crossings will be controlled and managed by the Iraqi government.

"The Iraqi government must protect the lives of the Turkmen and rebuild the district of Tal Afar and the city of Mosul and return the Turkmen families to their areas," Kalin told reporters.

On the border crossings between Iraq and Turkey, Calin said that "the Iraqi government controls all border crossings between Iraq and Turkey."

On the relations between the Kurdistan region and Baghdad, a spokesman for the Turkish presidency told reporters that "Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet in a timely manner with the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Najirvan Barzani and hold an important meeting with him."

[yota691]

Kurdistan Parliament: From today the post of president of the Kurdistan region is vacant

 

 From 2017-11-01 at 10:28 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad Mawazine News

The Kurdistan Regional Parliament announced on Wednesday the entry of a decision to withdraw the President of the region Massoud Barzani to take effect.

MP Bari Mustafa said in a statement to "Mawazin News," that "from today the position of the President of the Kurdistan region is vacant, and powers divided on the three presidencies of legislative, executive and judicial within the region."

Mustafa added that "all sections and departments and the body of advisers attached to the presidency of the region have been canceled, until elections are held after 8 months."

She pointed out that "the blocks of change and the Islamic Group and the deputies of the National Union are considering the idea of abolishing the presidency of the region is final, and be dealing in the fateful decisions of the Parliament of Kurdistan."

In a letter to Barzani sent to Parliament on Sunday, October 29, he said: As for the post of President of the Territory after 1/11 I refuse to continue in this post, and may not amend the law of the presidency of the Territory and there is no extension of the presidency of the Territory.

[gregp]

GM, Yota,

 

Abadi is On steroids. 

 

Now that Barzani is on Fantasy Island, 

 

Our time has finally come.  

 

Thanks. 

 

Edited November 1, 2017 by gregp

[yota691]

Al-Issawi: The Federal Court is able to change the course of events between the center and the region

Release date: 2017/11/1 10:22 • 107 times read

[Ayna-Baghdad] 
A member of the Political Bureau of the current national wisdom, Abbas al-Issawi, the Federal Court to take its role and resolve outstanding issues between the center and the Kurdistan region.

"The Federal Court is able to change the course of events between the center and the region, and can cancel the referendum and get involved, which will open the doors for the return of dialogues and negotiations again," Issawi said in a press statement on Wednesday. 
He added that "the court in the event that took this step, it will end the debate on the referendum, especially as the region is looking for a way out of the predicament that was placed in it because of the result of the referendum." 
"The road to dialogue is open," al-Issawi said. "It is likely that it will be positive if the obstacle to the referendum is eliminated." 
He praised "some of the suggestions and positive statements issued by personalities in the region, trying to contain the situation and acknowledged that the referendum step was wrong and not calculated."

[yota691]

Abadi sets the date for the start of dialogue with Iraqi Kurdistan

Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi has set the date for the start of dialogues with Iraqi Kurdistan.

By گzarc Bolton News , Ebadi said the dialogues will begin after the stability of the situation in the disputed areas, border control and ports and cancel the referendum final.

This came at a time when he stressed that Zuf Bushra was freeing all Iraqi lands from the hands of the Wahhabi group. He said at his weekly conference on Tuesday evening: "The focus is now on settling the situation in the disputed areas, controlling the borders and then starting political and official dialogues. Between Baghdad and Erbil, according to the conditions that have been put recently, including the cancellation of the referendum in a final, not postponement or freezing, and be dialogues according to the Constitution and one Iraq.

Abadi added that "the Constitution is clear and provides for the maintenance of the border by the federal authority exclusively, and yet there are understandings on the deployment of joint detachments in some areas where our citizens are Kurds to increase confidence."

Abadi warned of "the presence of media in Kurdistan incited and incite the killing of federal forces," stressing that "the preservation of the lives of all Iraqis without exception, and we directed the forces not to collide and reduce as much as possible."

However, Abadi renewed the emphasis on "the need for the deployment of federal forces in all areas that are called according to the constitution is disputed, in addition to the maintenance of border crossings, as happened in Fishkhabour was raised Iraqi flag, and also was seen at the Ibrahim al-Khalil crossing from the Turkish side, The government will soon be able to pay the salaries of the Peshmerga and all employees of Kurdistan.

[yota691]

US congressmen launch campaign to support Kurdistan region

Against attacks by militia groups on the province ...

 

 arabic

 01/11/2017 - 12:28

 

 

 

A number of members of the US Congress on Wednesday launched a campaign to support the Kurdistan region against attacks by factions of the Iranian-backed popular militia and Iraqi forces.

Ron Disentis, Trent Franks, former US President Trump's foreign affairs adviser Sabastian Gorka, as well as a number of politicians and military personnel.

According to the correspondent of Kurdistan TV 24 "will participate in the campaign today a press conference."

The campaign aims to pressure US President Trump to support the Kurdistan region and protect it against attacks by factions of the militia backed by Iran, and participants will demand increased support of the Peshmerga forces to be able to protect all components of the Kurdistan region.

Relations between Erbil and Baghdad have deteriorated recently after Kurdistan held a referendum on independence last month, which Baghdad called "unconstitutional" and resorted to holding current alliances with Iran and Turkey to besiege and pressure Kurdistan.

Baghdad imposed collective punishment on the territory of Kurdistan and used military force and took over a lot of Kurdish areas outside the administration of the region, which was under the control of the Peshmerga, especially Kirkuk.

Popular militias have taken control of Kirkuk and its environs since the middle of this month and the city is witnessing an unprecedented security breach when the city was under the control of the Peshmerga.

Tens of thousands of Kurds have fled the city since the Popular Popular militia and its allies took control of the city and its environs, while scores of violations by Kurdish militants against Kurdish civilians and others have been reported in those areas.

Talabani, the son of Jalal Talabani, Lahore and Aras Sheikh Janki, the nephew of Talabani, a PUK official, held a secret agreement with the Popular Popular Army and the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. They withdrew large forces from their wing inside the Kurdistan National Army from contact lines with Iraqi militia and Iraqi security forces The other in Kirkuk on the 16th of this month without a fight that allowed the advance of these hostile forces towards Kirkuk and take over after the collapse of the Peshmerga defenses as a result of this treason.  

[yota691]

Barzani's meets with Papier and delegation to Baghdad to top the talks

 

 

Twilight News    

 

 55 minutes ago

 

 

"The President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Nechirvan Barzani, met in Erbil with the emir of the Islamic Group Ali Babir. 

Barzani is discussing security and political developments with Babir, and recent developments on the attack on the headquarters of the party in Dahuk by unknown. 

According to Masar identical. Barzani will also discuss with Babier the preparation of a political delegation to hold talks with Baghdad. 

Barzani announced a political initiative for dialogue with Baghdad, including a freeze on the results of the referendum on independence held recently. 

The US State Department announced support for the Barzani government and called on political parties in Kurdistan to cooperate to resolve the problems with Baghdad within the framework of dialogue according to the Iraqi constitution.

 

Keywords: 

[yota691]

01-11-2017 02:34 PM

What Barzani said in his first statement after the end of his term ??

 

 

 

Former Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani on Wednesday issued a statement on the killing of journalist Arqan Sharif in the province of Kirkuk, saying it 'a model of the Chauvinist curriculum'. 

Barzani said that "on the night of 29/30 of October 2017, the journalist and photographer in Kurdistan TV Arkan Sharif in the district of Daquq, which is under the control of the gunmen of the popular crowd, was brutally murdered inside his house by a group of armed masked. 

He added that 'the assassination of the journalist Arkan Sharif is a very clear example of the Chauvinist approach, which imposed itself by force of arms and wrongly on the Kurdish areas outside the administration of the region,' he said. 

"Barzani said that 'the responsibility for the assassination of the pillars of Sharif and the torture of the citizens of this region rests with the forces that imposed themselves on the region contrary to the law and the Constitution'.

[yota691]

The decision to step down Massoud Barzani from the presidency of the region came into force

01-11-2017 02:29 PM

Readers

 

Baghdad News -

 

 

The Kurdistan Regional Parliament announced on Wednesday the entry of a decision to withdraw the President of the Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani.

 
MP Bari Mustafa said in a press statement, that 'from today became the head of the Kurdistan region vacant, and powers divided on the three presidencies of legislative, executive and judicial within the region'.

 
Mustafa added that 'all departments and departments and the advisory body attached to the chairmanship of the region have been canceled until the elections are held after 8 months.'

She pointed out that 'the blocks of change and the Islamic Group and the deputies of the National Union are considering the idea of abolishing the presidency of the region is final, and be dealing in the fateful decisions of the Parliament of Kurdistan'.

In a letter to Barzani sent to parliament on Sunday, October 29, he said: As for the position of the President of the Territory after 1/11 I refuse to continue in this position, and may not amend the law of the presidency of the region and there is no extension of the presidency of the territory.

[jcfrag]

On 10/20/2017 at 11:45 AM, yota691 said:

 

Wish there was a way to delete a post.......

Edited November 1, 2017 by jcfrag

[jcfrag]

8 minutes ago, jcfrag said:

 

Yeah, ditto......

Edited November 1, 2017 by jcfrag

[tigergorzow]

Barzani's departure leaves Nechirvan faced with reconciliation

November 01 2017 05:21 PM

Barzani's departure leaves Nechirvan faced with reconciliation

 

Iraqi Kurdish President Masoud Barzani departed office on Wednesday, leaving his nephew Nechirvan Barzani to reconcile with the central government in Baghdad, with regional neighbors and with rival Kurdish parties after the recent referendum on independence, according to Reuters.

Nechirvan Barzani, who has served alongside his uncle as prime minister, will now be the main authority figure in the executive of the Kurdish autonomous region, following Masoud Barzani’s departure as president, Kurdish officials said.

“The prime minister will be the key person during this transitional period,” said Hoshyar Zebari, a former Iraqi foreign minister, now advisor to the Kurdish government and senior member of the ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP).

The elder Barzani, a 71-year-old veteran guerrilla leader, had run the Kurdish autonomous region with a firm hand since 2005, during which it prospered while the rest of Iraq was mired in civil war.

But he announced his resignation on Sunday, effective on Nov. 1, after a Sept. 25 referendum on independence backfired, prompting the central government to send troops to recapture territory held by the Kurds in Kirkuk.

The referendum and government backlash have also revealed deep divisions among the Kurds themselves. During his resignation speech, Masoud Barzani accused several political figure of “high treason” for yielding territory without a fight.

His nephew Nechirvan, 51, who has served as prime minister for all but three years since 2006, is seen in Kurdish politics as a less polarising figure, having warmer relations than his uncle with rival Kurdish parties.

Good relationship with Erdogan

He also has a close working relationship with Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan, who has backed Baghdad in the central government’s dispute with the Kurds since the referendum.

The Kurdish regional parliament voted on Sunday to divide the president’s powers among parliament, the judiciary and the cabinet, until parliamentary and presidential elections are next held. The elections were originally scheduled for Nov. 1 but postponed last month until next year.

Before the referendum, Barzani’s son Masrour was seen as his likely successor, but he has been damaged by his backing of the secession vote, which soured relationships with Baghdad and regional powers who opposed it.

On Monday, the United States commended Masoud Barzani for stepping down and said it would actively engage with Nechirvan Barzani and his deputy, Qubad Talabani, a member of the rival political faction with whom he maintains a good relationship.

UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson also spoke with Nechirvan Barzani on Monday to encourage dialogue with Baghdad. He also met with met with the French and Germany ambassadors to Iraq, Bruno Aubert and Cyrill Nunn, on Tuesday.

As prime minister, Nechirvan Barzani has been central to brokering the semi-autonomous region’s oil dealings, now in jeopardy following Iraq’s recapture of disputed territories on Oct. 16, including the oil-rich city of Kirkuk.

Despite no longer being president, Masoud Barzani will not be retreating from public life, government officials said.

In his televised address on Sunday announcing the end of his presidency, Barzani said that he would remain a Peshmerga, or Kurdish fighter, and will continue to battle for his people’s lifelong dream of independence. He will also remain head of the ruling party and will still sit on the High Political Council, a non-governmental body which emerged after the referendum.

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/19063/Barzani-s-departure-leaves-Nechirvan-faced-with-reconciliation

[tigergorzow]

Barzani's abandonment of Kurdistan presidency is just tactical step

November 01 2017 11:41 AM

Barzani's abandonment of Kurdistan Presidency is just tactical action

 

Massoud Barzani's abandonment of Kurdistan region Presidency is just a tactical action, Al-Hayat newspaper reported.

It added that the decision of Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), whose members control most of the security, financial, and political institutions in the region, will stay in Barzani's hand.

Earlier on Sunday night, Kurdistan Government President Massoud Barzani decided to relinquish the chairmanship and fight among Peshmerga forces for achieving the rights of the Kurdish people.

 

http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/19047/Barzani-s-abandonment-of-Kurdistan-presidency-is-just-tactical-step

[tigergorzow]

Masrour Barzani: Iraq’s Measures Against Kurdistan Unconstitutional

 

Barzani met with Frank Baker, the UK Ambassador to Iraq 

Basnews English

01/11/2017 - 16:10

Kurdistan

 

 

 

 

ERBIL — Chancellor of the Kurdistan Region Security Council (KRSC) Masrour Barzani stated on Wednesday that Iraq’s measures taken against Kurdistan Region are political and unconstitutional.

Barzani received on Wednesday the British Ambassador to Iraq Frank Baker and his accompanying delegation.

The British diplomat said that his country is willing to further strengthen its relations with the Kurdistan Region. He hoped that the military conflicts between Erbil and Baghdad come to an end and both sides engage in dialogue to settle the pending issues under the Iraqi constitution.

Barzani stated that Baghdad has been using the military to suppress the legitimate aspirations of Kurds for a century, arguing that all the military efforts were futile.

Baghdad should consider peaceful solutions and dialogue rather than imposing itself with military force, Barzani said.

Barzani also pointed out that the measures taken by Baghdad against Kurdistan are politically motivated and clear violations of the constitution.

“If Iraq’s constitution is supposed to be implemented, then it has to be implemented in its entirety,” he said.

The Chancellor Barzani hoped that the military negotiations between Erbil and Baghdad would soon be shifted to political and administrative talks and the tensions come to an end.

 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/kurdistan/389857