Iraqi Kurdistan on brink of civil war as hostilities brew among factions

[markb57]

6 hours ago, boosterbglee said:

That is why dictatorships seem to work over there.....nobody lives in peace!

very sad!

exactly

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On 3/3/2017 at 5:48 PM, jmartin1145 said:

Does any of this news really surprise anybody with these camel humpers?

Nope . . . I know it's just not a few of us here and there - undoubtedly we all see the Middle East for what it is and has been for thousands of years - - - JUST PLAIN NUCKING FUTS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Their Brains are Baked. Completely Psychotic, every last one of 'em !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   

It's as if they're just not " Happy " unless they're killing somebody . . . and under some of the most trivial Shiite. They wear their emotions on their sleave and are so utterly offended by literally anything. Hate, mistrust, paranoia are in no short supply over there.

[3n1]

It was foretold that lshmael would be:

“a wild ass among men; his hand shall be against every man, and every man’s hand against him. And he shall dwell over against all his brethren” (Genesis 16:12).

if one has invested in dinar we are involved in a very unpredictable people group been like this for many many years.... cheers dv 

Edited March 5, 2017 by 3n1

[mlay901]

Give them an currency that is worth more than TP and let them be distracted with wealth for a bit...here is to passing HCL!! 

Edited March 5, 2017 by mlay901
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[tigergorzow]

PKK Deploying Forces, Heavy Weapons from Syria to Sinjar: Peshmerga Command

 

06/03/2017 - 01:24

 

 

ERBIL — After the military confrontations between Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)-affiliated forces and Peshmerga forces near Sinjar last Friday, PKK continues to deploy reinforcement equipped with heavy weapons from Syria to the border Khanasor in the Kurdistan Region, said General Command of Peshmerga Forces.

It believes that the new deployment of PKK forces to the Kurdistan Region territories is to “increase tensions”.

Concerning the Friday clashes during which PKK-affiliated Sinjar Resistance Units (YBS) attacked Roj Peshmerga forces near Sinjar, the General Command of Peshmerga said the offensive occurred after the YBS and Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) blocked Peshmerga forces from a routine deployment to control the porous border and prevent widespread smuggling.

However, the statement reveals, “Peshmerga commanders delayed the deployment near Snune in favor of talks with local PKK commanders to lessen tensions and prevent violence. After second round of talks the two PKK commanders, Agid Jeviyan and Zaki Shingali, originally from Turkey with zero connections to Sinjar, confirmed that without approval from PKK's leadership in Qandil Mountains, they were powerless to make decisions.”

“Sinjar and its surrounding areas remain part of the Kurdistan Region and Iraq more generally. PKK has, for a long time now, illegally positioned fighters in the area against the wishes of Yazidis and the Kurdistan Region.”

“This is underpinned by group's well-known authoritarian policies, including in Syrian Kurdistan, or Rojava, imposing themselves against locals.”

The Peshmerga General Command also reveals that many PKK fighters in and around Sinjar continue to receive funding from Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), better known as the Shi’ite militia group of Hashd al-Shaabi.

“The Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs has embraced at least 8,000 Yazidi fighters based in and around Sinjar as part of an effort to give Yazidis autonomy over security affairs. It's also in talks to accept more,” the statement continues. “PKK affiliates remain the only armed factions operating outside of official military and security institutions.”

The statement makes it clear that Kurdistan Region “will not accept any faction to create ungoverned or armed fiefdoms. It does not intend to enter an armed conflict.”

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/kurdistan/334554

[tigergorzow]

PKK Serving Iran's Shi'ite Crescent: Peshmerga Official

Iran uses the PKK and its armed-groups to open a corridor to Syria

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06/03/2017 - 01:03

 

 

ERBIL — The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Sinjar receives salary from the Iranian-backed Hashd al-Shaabi militia group, Peshmerga official said on Sunday.

Jamal Iminiki, the Chief of Staff of the Kurdish Peshmerga forces who spoke to Kurdistan24 on Sunday said that PKK forces in Sinjar had coordinated with the Shi'ite Hashd al-Shaabi, leading to over 1,000 PKK guerrillas, including the Sinjar Resistance Units (YBS) receiving salaries from the government-backed armed group.

According to Iminiki the positions of the PKK is directed and lined by Hashd al-Shaabi, Iran and Syria in order to complete the Shi'ite Crescent in the region. He further added that regional leaders like Iran and Syria use the PKK and its armed-groups in order to open a corridor to Syria.

The PKK stated in the past that that they represent the local Yezidi population in the region of Sinjar and denied any allegations of having links with any regional countries. On Friday, the Peshmerga forces and the PKK entered into heavily clashes in the area of Khanasor in northwest of Sinjar. Both sides accused each other of initiating intra-Kurdish clashes and called for an end to the fighting.

In addition, the Peshmerga Commander explained that Sinjar and its surrounding towns were part of the Kurdistan Region, and the Peshmerga forces were free to deploy in the areas at any time.

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/kurdistan/334553

[tigergorzow]

Over 300 Yezidi Families Displaced by Latest Clashes in Sinjar

 

05/03/2017 - 14:50

 

 

 SINJAR — More than 300 Yezidi families in Sinuni subdistrict in Sinjar became displaced due to the recent armed confronations between a group afiliated to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and Roj Peshmerga forces in the area.

Naif Saido, Mayor of Sinuni, confirmed to BasNews that the latest clashes between PKK and Pehsmerga displaced over 300 families.

"The situation is stable now, but people are still scared. Over 300 families have left home and settled in the holy sites of Sharfadin and Shishmis as a result of the tensions PKK has created in the area," Saido said.

"It is yet unclear whether the displaced families will return home due to their fear of PKK," he said.

The official added that more people will face displacement if PKK continues to operate in the district.

Early on Friday, armed confrontations broke out between the Roj Peshmerga forces and Sinjar Resistance Units (YBS), a PKK-affiliated group, near Sinuni subdistrict of Sinjar in which two YBS fighters were killed with several others injured on both sides.

The incident deeply concerned the Yezidi people in Sinjar who are still suffering from the atrocities they faced at the hands of the Islamic State (IS) militants in August 2014.

Following the incident, the Yezidi Spiritual Assembly and Yezidi world representative called on the PKK forces to step out of Sinjar.

The PKK guerrillas entered Sinjar in the wake of the IS attack on the district and they have since refused to leave the area despite the frequent calls of the Yezidis and Kurdistan Region officials for their withdrawal.

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/kurdistan/334447

[tigergorzow]

Peshmerga militants arrested for not fighting Yazidi militia are transferred to Turkey

By

Paul Antonopoulos

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05/03/2017

It was originally reported that up to 70 Peshmerga fighters who refused to engage the Yazidi’s in battle days ago in Iraq’s north, were detained by the ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) intelligence known as the Parastin.

Hawar News Agency (ANHA) reported that the intelligence of the KDP transferred the detained fighters to the Turkish intelligence MIT.

They also revealed that it was 80 Peshmerga fighters who were arrested and not 70.

 

The 80 people, originally from Syria’s north in area that the Kurds mislabel as “Rojava”, were transferred to Turkey through the Khabur border crossing.

“There was a mobilization of ambulances during their transfer. We are therefore concerned over their lives”, said the source.

Meanwhile, ANF News identified four out of the 80 people KDP handed over to the Turkish MIT as;

– Nêçîrvan Mihemed Silêman from Qamishli,

– İzzettin İsa Derwîş from Hasakeh,

– Delîl Emo from Hasakeh,

– Şiyar İsmet Xelîl from Afrin.

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/peshmerga-militants-arrested-not-fighting-yazidi-militia-transferred-turkey/

[tigergorzow]

PKK Against Sinjar to Be Annexed to Kurdistan Region: Commander

The PKK commander says his party is against Kurdistan Region's independence and they are preparing for a serious war against Peshmerga 

Basnews English

06/03/2017 - 22:09

 

SINJAR — Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) will be standing against Kurdistan Region's independence at any cost and they are preparing for war against the Kurdish Peshmerga forces, said commander of PKK-affiliated forces in Sinjar known as Sinjar Resistance Units (YBS).

In an interview with the Afaq News Channel, close to Iraqi Shi’ite politician Nouri al Maliki, the commander said the last Friday’s confrontations in Sinjar was a war between the Kurdish Peshmerga and Iraqi forces.

PKK has stationed its forces in Sinjar to protect the region’s Iraqi identity, said commander Sa’id Hassan, claiming that the Peshmerga forces had intended to annex Sinjar, Tel Affar and other areas to Kurdistan Region before they declare independence from Iraq. 

“This is not acceptable for us,” the PKK commander stressed out.

The controversial statement comes after a group of PKK-affiliated YBS forces opened fire at a Roj Peshmerga brigade in Khansor subdistrict of Sinjar last Friday, sparking a deadly clash which lasted for hours.

However, the PKK commander has made it clear that the war has not ended as the issue remains unsolved up to the moment. “It has only been halted,” he added.

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/kurdistan/334752

[tigergorzow]

No Peshmerga-PKK Interactions in Makhmour: Mayor

Basnews English

06/03/2017 - 22:19

 

 

MAKHMOUR — The mayor of Makhmour has rejected reports claiming that Kurdistan Region Peshmerga forces and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) guerrillas have set up military lines against each other in the district.

Rizgar Muhammed confirmed to BasNews that the forces from both sides are on their previous positions with no mobilization notices in the area.

“The situation is stable and as before. We hope no unwanted issues arise,” he added.

BasNews previously reported that since the Islamic State (IS) attack on Makhmour district, 65 km south-west from Erbil in 2014, Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has been in control of the Turkish Kurds refugee camp in the district and has turned the civilian camp into a military one.

According to the information and photographs obtained by BasNews, PKK has also established around 20 military posts on Qarachogh mountain near Makhmour, hoping to further expand its military influence in the area.

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/kurdistan/334756

[sandfly]

One day it will happen 

[markb57]

all these countries gave billions to Iraq to rebuild infrastructure just so the Kurds can blow it up again. the middle east truly are barbaric 7th century animals that will never civilize.

[gregp]

My monies on the peshmerga. They ain't taking no Shi'ite from anyone.

[adhoc10]

Next big step....pass the HCL - quit being a$$hats and share the wealth. Private funding (or lack of wealth) is what is keeping these factions alive. 

Edited March 7, 2017 by adhoc10

[tigergorzow]

PKK Retains Money Collected for Yezidi Victims: Official

They have used the money to buy a building for its media in Germany

 

Basnews English

07/03/2017 - 11:52

Kurdistan

 

ERBIL — Lalish Cultural and Social Center for Yezidis in Sinjar revealed that Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) used the financial aid they collected for Yezidis in Europe to buy a building in Bielefeld city in Germany for the party's media.

Khalat Sheikh Murad, Head of the Lalish Cultural and Social Center, said "when the Sinjar catastrophe took place in August 2014, the PKK began to collect financial assistance for the Yezidis," noting that "PKK notified them about 1.25 million euros (approximately $1.324 million) they had collected for the Yezidi victims, however, the assistance was never delivered to Yezidis."

"According to our information, PKK has used the money to buy building in Bielefeld city in Germany for its media outlets," Murad said. However, the city's municipality did not allow the building to be utilized for the media purposes, he added.

He explained that PKK collected the money from the Kurdish community in Germany.

Apart from the genocide of Sinjar by the Islamic State (IS) extremist group in 2014, PKK also raised 500,000 euros ($529,678) for the Yezidi victims of the 2007 terrorist attacks in Siba Sheikh Khidir and Gir Uzeir areas in Sinjar, but in the same pattern, PKK retained the money, Murad divulged.

He added that some political sides are not ashamed of exploiting the Yezidi genocide for their own interests.

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/kurdistan/334838

[tigergorzow]

PKK commander says resumption of clashes in Sinjar would create Kurdish civil war

By

Paul Antonopoulos

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07/03/2017

A top commander of the armed wing of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Iraq’s northern Sinjar area has warned that if clashes resume between his militia and the Peshmerga, the fighting forces of the ruling political party in Iraq’s Kurdistan, that would spread across the entire region.

Speaking to Kurdish daily Yeni Ozgur Politika on Sunday, Egid Civyan told the Kurdish daily Yeni Ozgur Politika on Sunday that they will take full precautions against possible clashes.

“All the people of Kurdistan should know this: resumption of clashes in Shingal [Sinjar] will not just remain here but spread across Kurdistan. If Kurdish people do not take a stand against the Turkish state and KDP’s mercenaries then we will be faced with losses for another hundred years.”

 

The ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and its associated Peshmerga forces, dominate Iraq’s Kurdistan and has healthy and functioning ties with Turkey. Turkey recognizes the PKK as a terrorist group.

The commander also claimed that the Peshmerga forces who had arrived in the Khanasor neighbourhood of Sinjarwere not really Peshmerga fighters but mercenaries trained by the Turkish government, Kom News reported.

“The way they came here and deployed, their arms, vehicles and numbers revealed their true intentions. When they began preparing to attack, the YBS (Yazidi Shingal Resistance Units) approached them for dialogue. But they reacted angrily and threatened the YBS fighters,” Civyan said.

The commander also rejected claims by Peshmerga Forces Spokesperson Helgurd Hikmat that their forces had been prevented from entering the area.

“Peshmerga forces have never been prevented in areas under the control of the YBS or PKK. But these mercenaries are paramilitary gangs; there are former ISIS and Al-Nusra members responsible for the Yazidi genocide amongst them, as well as elements who participated in the war against Kurds in northern Kurdistan (southeast Turkey).”

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/pkk-commander-says-resumption-of-clashes-in-sinjar-would-create-kurdish-civil-war/

[tigergorzow]

Four PKK Commanders Killed in Last Friday Clash with Peshmerga

The party refuses to announce the deaths

Basnews English

07/03/2017 - 22:29

Kurdistan

 

SINJAR — Four military commanders of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) have been killed during the Friday confrontations with the Kurdish Peshmerga forces near Sinjar, said a source.

The PKK has so far refused to announce the death of its four commanders, the source, who wished not to be identified, told BasNews.

The real names of the killed PKK commanders is unknown, but they are known by nom de guerre (Chako, Orhan, Firaz and Tekoshin).

They are all from the Kurdish areas of southeastern Turkey, according to the source.

Before being deployed to the suburb of Sinjar, Chako and Orhan have served in Qandil and Khwakurk bases of the PKK in Kurdistan Region.

Earlier on 3rd of March, a group of PKK-affiliated fighters, known as Sinjar Resistance Units (YBS), attacked the Roj Peshmerga forces in Khansor subdistrict of Sinjar. The clashes resulted in the death and injuring of several people.

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/kurdistan/334991

[funinsun]

My monies on the peshmerga. They ain't taking no Shi'ite from anyone.

I'm with you Gregp on this for sure.

[tigergorzow]

Roj Peshmerga Has the Right to Defend Sinjar: Peshmerga Official

 

No one can reject Sinjar's annexation to Kurdistan Region, Sheikh Jaafar Mustafa says

 

Basnews English

08/03/2017 - 16:31

Kurdistan

 

 

 

 

ERBIL — Sheikh Jaafar Mustafa, a senior Kurdish Peshmerga official, stated that they reject fratricidal war between the Kurdish parties, describing the latest confrontation between Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and Peshmerga in Sinjar as an inapt act.

Mustafa, who is also a member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) politburo, said "we will prevent such (fratricidal) wars from recurring."

Speaking to BasNews on the sidelines of Sulaymaniyah Forum at the American University of Sulaymaniyah, Mustafa said the Kurdish political leadership has prohibited fratricidal war through the Kurdistan Region parliament, stressing that no such armed conflits will break out again in Sinjar.

Earlier on 3rd of March, a group of PKK-affiliated fighters, known as Sinjar Resistance Units (YBS), clashed with the Roj Peshmerga forces in Khansor subdistrict of Sinjar, causing several deaths and injuries.

Regarding Roj Peshmerga, the official said "Roj Peshmerga is a Kurdistan Region force and has the right to defend Sinjar and other Kurdish areas".

In response to a PKK commander who has recently said they reject annexation of Sinjar to the Kurdistan Region, Mustafa said "No one can claim that Sinjar should not be annexed to Kurdistan Region as the district's history and geography prove the area is Kurdish."

 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/kurdistan/335132

[tigergorzow]

Baghdad Supports PKK to Create Tension in Sinjar: Mayor

 

The central government is responsible for any conflict PKK causes, Mahma Khalil says

Basnews English

08/03/2017 - 18:46

Iraq

 

 

 

 

SINJAR — The central government in Baghdad is encouraging the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to create tension in the Yezidi town of Sinjar, said the mayor of the city.

Mahma Khalil told BasNews on Wednesday that the recent military confrontations between the PKK affiliates and Peshmerga forces in Khansor subdistrict of Sinjar were provoked by the Iraqi central government in a bid to prevent the Yezidi areas join the Kurdistan Region.

Khalil believes that the majority of Kurdish Yezidis will vote in favor of joining the Kurdistan Region if a referendum is held.

Baghdad is responsible for any sort of tensions caused by PKK in Sinjar as the party’s guerrillas are enjoying support from the central government of Iraq, the mayor of Sinjar added.

 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/iraq/335163

[tigergorzow]

PYD Arrests Dozens of Politicians from Rival Parties

 

The detention has been stepped up after the PKK-Peshmerga clash near Sinjar 

Basnews English

08/03/2017 - 19:11

Middle East

 

 

 

 

ERBIL — The ruling Democratic Union Party (PYD) continues to detain politicians and activists from the rival political parties across the Syrian Kurdistan, better known as Rojava in Kurdish.

According to the information obtained by BasNews, at least 42 people have been recently arrested by the Syrian Kurdish internal security forces affiliated with the PYD.

BasNews has also prepared a list of the detained politicians and activists, most of whom are members of the Syrian Kurdish National Council (ENKS) or Kurdistan Democratic Party of Syria (KDP-S).

The opposition parties blame PYD of undemocratic policies, pressure on rival parties and preventing them from having a role in the region’s political process.

The arrests have been stepped up by PYD after the eruption of military conflicts between the Sinjar Resistance Units (YBS) — an affiliated group to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) — and the Roj Peshmerga forces near Sinjar, northern Iraq.

PYD is said to be PKK’s offshoot in Syria.

 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/middle-east/335168

[tigergorzow]

Hashd Al-Shaabi Against Expulsion of PKK from Iraq: Spokesperson

 

Basnews English

09/03/2017 - 16:39

Iraq

 

ERBIL — The spokesperson for Hashd al-Shaabi Shi'ite militia in Iraq stated that they will oppose the expulsion of Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) forces from the Yezidi majority district of Sinjar.

On the sidelines of Sulaimani Forum on Thursday, Karim Nuri, Hashd al-Shaabi's spokesperson told BasNews that they have some military units in Sinjar and that they have good relations with PKK in the area.

The official argued that the Iraqi constitution prohibits any foreign forces posing threats to the neighbouring countries.

"We are not against the presence of PKK forces in Sinjar, but meanwhile we will not allow them to be a threat to the neighbouring countries," he said.

He added that they would not allow the expulsion of PKK from Iraq, calling on Turkey to find a solution for the case.
 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/iraq/335354

[tigergorzow]

PKK Presence in Kurdistan Against Iraqi Constitution: Official

Basnews English

09/03/2017 - 17:25

Kurdistan

 

ERBIL — Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) presence in Kurdistan Region is not legal, said a Kurdish official.

“According to the Iraqi constitution, the presence of any armed forces in Kurdistan Region, outside the control of Peshmerga Ministry, is against law and not allowed,” Halgord Hikmat, Peshmerga Ministry spokesperson, told Kurdistan24.

The PKK has begun an armed struggle mainly against the Turkish government since 1984; however, after 33 years, the party is yet to make any significant progress in the case of Kurds in Turkey. PKK’s main stronghold is located in Kurdistan Region’s Qandil mountainous areas, although its affiliates are operating in other areas of Kurdistan Region.

Head of Kurdistan Region’s Department of Foreign Relations, Falah Mustafa, has also commented on the issue, stressing that every Kurdish political party from other parts of Kurdistan must comply with the laws of Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) as long as they are stationed in the Kurdish region.

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/kurdistan/335365

[tigergorzow]

PKK Sends Reinforcements to Sinjar

PKK is apparently preparing for another confrontation with Peshmerga

 

Basnews English

09/03/2017 - 19:17

Kurdistan

 

SINJAR — Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has increased the number of its forces and deployed further military equipment in Sinjar.

According to the information obtained by BasNews from a confidential source, PKK has deployed further reinforcement to Khanasor area in Sinuni subdistrict of Sinjar on Thursday. The deployment of forces by PKK follows the confrontation that broke out last Friday between PKK and Peshmerga in the area.

The source revealed that the PKK deployment consisted of three humvees, two armoured vehicles as well as five military pickups all of which were brought from Rojava (Syrian Kurdistan).

Previously, Saeed Hasan, the PKK commander in Sinjar, told Afaq TV that the clash that emerged between the PKK forces and Roj Peshmerga in Sinjar is not over yet, noting that they are preparing for a greater confrontation.

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/kurdistan/335382

[boosterbglee]

What a cluster!