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

[Butifldrm]

UN policy urges Baghdad and Erbil to resume dialogue "without external interference"

Twilight News   

 

 3 hours ago

 

 

The United Nations is working to prevent the development of tensions between Baghdad and Erbil and to find a common basis for a constructive dialogue that will prevent interference by external parties in this problem, UN Special Envoy to Iraq Jan Kubic said.

This came during a meeting of the Security Council of the Kurdistan Region Councilor pleased Barzani, on Wednesday, the envoy Kubic, and discussed the latest developments in the political situation in Iraq and reactions to actions following the referendum of Kurdistan.

A statement by the Kurdistan Security Council, Barzani described the reactions of Baghdad after the referendum in large amounts and unconstitutional, noting that the people of Kurdistan took a step democratic and constitutional to express his will.

He stressed that the referendum was a step to address the problems that have not been resolved through all other ways, stressing that the Kurdistan region before the referendum and then left the doors of dialogue open and wants to step to achieve the will of the people of Kurdistan through peaceful means.

For his part, Kubic said that the United Nations wants before any step to prevent the development of tensions and find a common basis for a constructive dialogue between Erbil and Baghdad and to prevent interference by foreign parties in this problem, stressing the role of the United Nations, which intends to

urge the two sides (Arbil and Baghdad) On tensions and speed up dialogue.

 

http://www.shafaaq.com/ar/Ar_NewsReader/a577035e-3df4-4b17-a2d9-a4dfb82560cd

[yota691]

Washington welcomes Abadi initiative to manage disputed areas in Iraq

Thursday, 05 October 2017 02:10 PM

Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abbadi

Baghdad

 

The United States welcomed the invitation of Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi to jointly manage the disputed areas, asking Arbil to take steps to bring the views closer to Baghdad .

"The idea of jointly managing the disputed areas is a good idea by establishing a joint security force from all sides," US Ambassador to Iraq Duklas Silliman told a press conference held Thursday at the embassy's Baghdad headquarters. For his "support ".

He added that all security forces have a responsibility to protect Iraq and the Iraqi people, stressing that all parties are working on the unity of Iraq rather than disagreement .

He called on Erbil to take steps to bring the points of view with Baghdad and that the latter do the same work for a unified Iraq and that there should be no unilateral or escalating actions on both sides .

[Wiljor]

Iraq, October 5, 2017 

The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) announced on Tuesday that it will block foreign currency transfers to Iraqi Kurdistan, and stop selling dollars to four major Kurdish banks.

The decision part of an effort to put pressure on Iraqi Kurdistan after its population voted overwhelmingly in favour of breaking away from Iraq in a referendum last week.

Baghdad has also closed Kurdish airspace to international flights.

businessnews

 

http://iraqdailyjournal.com/story-z15994790

[Wiljor]

IRAQ IMPOSES FINANCIAL SANCTIONS ON KURDS

Iraq, October 5, 2017 The Iraqi Parliament yesterday voted in favour of a resolution to impose financial sanctions on the Kurdistan region following a referendum on separation from Iraq. The decision bans selling dollars to four major Kurdish banks and all foreign currency transfers to the region. A member of the Parliament’s Finance Committee Hassan Khalati told the Anadolu Agency that “the decision provides for the suspension of any financial dealings between the Central Bank of Iraq and banks that have branches in the region and prevents private banks in the region from participating in the currency auction organised by the Central Bank.” The parliamentary decision includes the ministries of oil, finance, foreign affairs, trade, health, electricity, agriculture and transport, the Central Bank of Iraq, the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, the General Authority for Communications, the Border Crossings Authority, the National Pension Authority, the General Tax Authority, the General Customs Authority and all banks. The Iraqi government announced on Sunday that it will not enter into dialogue with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) before the cancellation of the referendum in which 93 per cent of votes came out in favour of independence from Baghdad. In a move opposed by regional and international forces, the KRG organised a referendum on secession from Iraq on 25 September which saw 3.3 million Kurds come out to vote; 72 per cent of the eligible voters. middleeastmonitor http://iraqdailyjournal.com/story-z15991951

[jeepguy]

This will not stop the Kurdistan region of getting the dollar , just a way for the central bank to put up a block, slow the effort for the kurds ,. In another article, it states , the dollar sales window is open to all banks all over , kurds can go to one of those instead! 

[yota691]

After cutting for days .. resume pumping hard currency to Kurdistan

OCTOBER 4, 2017 2:51 PM

After cutting for days .. resume pumping hard currency to Kurdistan

 

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The central bank has eased financial restrictions on the Kurdish region after receiving a pledge of cooperation from Kurdish banks, a source in the banking sector said on Wednesday.

"The resumption of dollar and foreign currency transfers was allowed on Wednesday with the exception of four Kurdish-owned banks," the source said.

Banking and government sources said that the central bank notified the Kurdistan Regional Government that it will stop selling dollars to the four Kurdish banks and will stop all foreign currency transfers to the region.

These measures were taken in response to the September 25 referendum on Kurdistan's secession from Iraq

[King Bean]

We knew this was coming. The Sunni's just wanted to see how successful the Kurds were, and now Abadi or next PM will have his hands full.

 

Iraqi Sunnis Seeking to Establish Self-governing Region

Basnews English

05/10/2017 - 12:24

 

 

ERBIL — Following Kurdistan Region’s independence referendum, Sunni Arabs in central and northern provinces of Iraq are planning to organize a referendum on establishing an autonomous region for their areas.

Sheikh Muzahim al-Hwet, a Sunni Arab tribal figure and the spokesperson for the Sunni tribes in Nineveh Plain, told BasNews that the Sunni region will include Nineveh, Anbar, Diyala, Salahuddin and the Sunni-majority areas in Baghdad which is called the Baghdad Belt.

Sunnis have the right to have a self-administering subdivision in order to prevent the recurrence of massacres by terrorist groups and sectarian-based atrocities by the dominant Shi’ite component against the Sunnis.

Ghazwan Dawudi, a Nineveh councilor, told BasNews “Major efforts are underway by Sunnis to discuss this issue in Nineveh and other provincial councils.”

He also noted that the Sunnis are likely to organize a referendum on creating an autonomous region within Iraq, adding that the Sunnis are pressing their officials, lawmakers, and tribal leaders to work for establishing the Sunni region.

 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/iraq/383354

[Wiljor]

[Half Crazy Runner]

54 minutes ago, Wiljor said:

 

My sentimens exactly 😣

[10 YEARS LATER]

FREEZE, GOPHER !!!!!!     

[nannab]

2 hours ago, Wiljor said:

 

   Iraq just leaves ya speechless.

[Wiljor]

1 hour ago, nannab said:

 

   Iraq just leaves ya speechless.

 

Yep, no words nannab, but, they are moving forward and very optimistic, I am 

[Spider]

Iraqi Kurds deadlocked over elections

05 OCTOBER 2017

Confusion surrounds the timing of legislative and presidential elections in aftermath of vote to secede from Iraq.

The Higher Election Commission election campaign is due to start on October 15 [Safin Hamed/AFP/Getty Images]

by

Linah Alsaafin

The Kurdish Regional Government has announced new parliamentary and presidential elections on the first of November.

 

According to the Iraqi Kurdish region's Higher Election Commission, political parties have already registered their names for parliamentary elections, with the election campaign due to start on October 15.

However, officials are in contention about whether the elections will be actually held at the announced date.

Sadi Pire, a senior official and member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan politburo, told Al Jazeera that it is likely the parliamentary elections will be held next year.

"It is possible that the current government's mandate will be extended for another year," Pire said.

READ MORE: Iraqi Kurds overwhelmingly back split from Baghdad

He cited the chaotic conditions present in the semi-autonomous region in northern Iraq.

"We have more than 400,000 people that need to be repatriated after the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group occupied their villages, in addition to 1.2 million Syrian refugees and IDP from south of Iraq," Pire said. "It is very difficult now to have a clean election under these elections."

The KRG's last elections were held in September 2013, and run every four years.

The three main parties are the Kurdish Democratic Party (KDP), the PUK and Movement for Change (Gorran).

The previous elections marked the first time the KDP and the PUK ran as separate parties since the first elections in 1992.

The Kurdish National Assembly has 111 seats, and a party needs to secure a majority of 56 seats or more.

General Mohammed Sabir of the Peshmerga said that the High Electoral Commission has not indicated that the elections will be postponed.

"Right now there's a lot of chaos and problems with Baghdad and regional governments," he told Al Jazeera.

"There is a possibility that the elections will get postponed but there hasn't been anything definitive yet."

WATCH: Iran, Turkey vow to stand with Iraq against Kurdish independence (2:37)

 

The confusion surrounding the timing of the elections comes in the aftermath of an independence referendum last month, which received an overwhelming support of 93 percent of votes.

However, Iraq's central government in Baghdad has decried the non-binding referendum as unconstitutional and refused to recognise the result.

Furthermore, it responded by imposing a number of punitive measures, such as banning international flights to Erbil Airport in the Kurdish region and halting foreign currency transfers to the northern region.

According to Iraqi Kurdish researcher Abdulla Hawez, the government in Baghdad is likely not to interfere in the elections, unless they take place in the disputed territories in the northern region, such as Kirkuk.

"The central government has limited options given the weakness of the Iraqi state at the moment," Hawez told Al Jazeera, mentioning the ongoing fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIL, known as ISIS) group and the growing intra-Shia rivalry.

As for the presidential elections, a big question remains over the fate of the current president, Massud Barzani, who has held the role since 2005. Barzani, whose mandate finished in 2013 but was reelected by parliament for a further two years, still has publicly announced in 2016 that he will not run for re-election, but still holds the position.

Hawez said that the question is not about who will run for the presidential elections, but whether they will happen in the first place.

"October 3 was the last day for a candidate to register for the presidential elections, but only one condition from the Gorran party has done so," he said.

READ MORE: A look into Iraq\'s disputed Kirkuk before referendum

He explained that there has been conflicting news on whether the High Electoral Commission has accepted his candidacy due to the issue of the deadline.

"If the election commission rejects the opposition candidate, it means the presidential elections won't take place," Hawez said.

"If the commission accepts the candidate, it means he will mostly likely win, which will raise the question of how effective the Kurdish political institutions, such as presidency and parliament, are going to be."

However, Hawez said that new parliamentary elections, the first after the referendum vote with the addition of new political entities and a severe economic crisis, will have an effect on the political landscape in the autonomous Kurdish region.

 

"The new parliament may lead to a broader coalition to form a new government and that may lead to more accountability and flexibility in negotiations with Baghdad," he said.

Source: Al Jazeera

http://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2017/10/iraqi-kurds-deadlocked-elections-171004141225312.html

[nannab]

3 hours ago, Wiljor said:

 

Yep, no words nannab, but, they are moving forward and very optimistic, I am 

 

Yes Wiljor an optimistic and hopeful bunch we are.    It is just soooo long in coming. 

[jcfrag]

8 hours ago, King Bean said:

We knew this was coming. The Sunni's just wanted to see how successful the Kurds were, and now Abadi or next PM will have his hands full.

 

Iraqi Sunnis Seeking to Establish Self-governing Region

Basnews English

05/10/2017 - 12:24

 

 

ERBIL — Following Kurdistan Region’s independence referendum, Sunni Arabs in central and northern provinces of Iraq are planning to organize a referendum on establishing an autonomous region for their areas.

Sheikh Muzahim al-Hwet, a Sunni Arab tribal figure and the spokesperson for the Sunni tribes in Nineveh Plain, told BasNews that the Sunni region will include Nineveh, Anbar, Diyala, Salahuddin and the Sunni-majority areas in Baghdad which is called the Baghdad Belt.

Sunnis have the right to have a self-administering subdivision in order to prevent the recurrence of massacres by terrorist groups and sectarian-based atrocities by the dominant Shi’ite component against the Sunnis.

Ghazwan Dawudi, a Nineveh councilor, told BasNews “Major efforts are underway by Sunnis to discuss this issue in Nineveh and other provincial councils.”

He also noted that the Sunnis are likely to organize a referendum on creating an autonomous region within Iraq, adding that the Sunnis are pressing their officials, lawmakers, and tribal leaders to work for establishing the Sunni region.

 

http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/iraq/383354

Looks an awful lot like Saddam Hussain to the far left !!!!   

[Synopsis]

11 hours ago, King Bean said:

Iraqi Sunnis Seeking to Establish Self-governing Region

 

Thank You, King Bean, for posting this article! 

 

A democratic Iraq has always been a fragile alliance with a dysfunctional government. I still believe that due to the strategic location in the Middle East with the vast resources, there will be internal and external forces that will want to keep Iraq united and then prosperous. One strategic factor favoring a united Iraq is the land trade routes. Multiple entities in the trade route could be more complex with a significant drag on commerce.

 

...............pst..................

 

Here's a thought. Maybe now that Kurdistan made all that raucous with the Kurdistan referendum they actually got something really, really good that is not in the news and now that the Sunnis got wind of it, they are.................................................

 

      

 

Maybe give it a while for a major milestone to be reached like the total retaking of ISIS controlled areas in Iraq. Although a fair chunk of Iraq, seems like the remaining areas held by ISIS are less of an issue that Tal afar and Hawija.

 

I still think the opiate of prosperity will quell a lot of the propensity to cause significant disruptions in Iraq. The infrastructure and government just needs to be cohesive enough for the tsunami of foreign investment for reconstruction and economic development leading to prosperity to commence. I don't think putting this off for months will favor a stable Iraq.

 

Just a thought and my 

 

And.....................OH, YEAH, BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...............................

 

Go Moola Nova!

[fancy]

Spot on Synopsis, oh yeah the US wants Iraq united and to succeed. And the US will do what we can to make it so 

[yota691]

New crisis in parliament awaiting a judicial decision!

 

 Since 2017-10-06 at 12:58 (Baghdad time)

Baghdad Mawazine News

The political crisis escalates between Baghdad and Erbil, without a glimmer of hope in the opportunity for dialogue and solving problems at the negotiating table because of the hardening of the positions of both parties after the independence referendum on the Kurdistan region on 25 September last.

It came to the request of Iraqi Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jubouri to hold the Kurdish deputies involved in the referendum judicially, and to guide a letter to the Federal Court in this matter, to cover the question about the future of the Kurdish deputies after this judicial escalation.

MP Mahmoud al-Hassan member of the parliamentary legal committee said, "The House of Representatives addressed the book to the Federal Court in this regard and awaits a response."

 "Any action or step coming from the Iraqi parliament depends on the opinion of the Federal Court and the measures that it will recommend against those who participated in the referendum, which resulted in supporting independence," al-Hassan told al-Hurra.

• What is the opinion of the law?

"The constitution put a formula for the section, which express the commitment to the independence of Iraq and the maintenance of the Constitution, and therefore could be a basic rule resorted to the Federal Court to give an interpretive opinion of the House of Representatives regarding the position of the deputies who participated in the referendum," says Iraqi legal expert and Maitham Handal.

"It is likely that the federal court based on the state order issued by the unconstitutionality of the referendum before it," and see in the act of deputies violation, and therefore the right to exercise accountability procedures in the House of Representatives or even trigger complaints in other jurisdictions may be adopted by the prosecution.

On September 27, prosecutors demanded that legal proceedings against those responsible for holding the referendum in the Kurdistan region be held before the Central Investigation Court, the official spokesman of the Supreme Judicial Council, Judge Abdul Sattar Birqdar, said.

Judge Birkdar said that "the action came on the basis of the decision of the Ministerial Council for National Security approved by the House of Representatives, and to contravene the decision of the Federal Supreme Court."

"The prosecutor asked the Ministerial Council for National Security and the competent authorities a list of persons violating the Constitution and the decision of the Federal Court to take legal action against them according to the law."

• Expected scenarios

"Constitutional laws are legal texts regulating political work," he said, noting that the federal court would "take into account" this aspect in its recommendations in a manner that does not impede political action in the government.

The "suspension" of the membership of the parliament, according to Hantal, is likely until the matter is decided, while ruling out the abolition of membership, because it disrupts the work of the House of Representatives.

He explains that the decision of the Federal Court expected, may give the House of Representatives powers to take action within certain mechanisms.

Among the expected measures, "lifting immunity by the House of Representatives and then follow the rest of the proceedings, or may be the formation of commissions of inquiry within the House of Representatives, or refer the matter to the ordinary judiciary and the public prosecutor to move complaints against them," Hantal predicted.

If the participation of these deputies in the referendum according to the laws followed, "then the right of defense will be guaranteed to all."

In the end, he believes that the escalation in the crisis between Baghdad and Erbil "will continue until a political solution to the issue is reached, and therefore no action will be taken at this stage."

[yota691]

An unprecedented Iranian warning about the referendum in the Kurdistan region

Release date: 2017/10/6 9:08 • 1019 times read

[Ayna-Follow-up] 
The head of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, Alaeddin Boroujerdi, said there was a clear relationship between the developments in the Kurdistan region and the lack of a sufficient capacity.

"There is a clear relationship between the developments in the Kurdistan region of Iraq and the lack of an encouraging ability because the United States and the Zionist entity are trying to destabilize the security of this sensitive region of the world so that all of the world is depleted," Boroujerdi said at a press conference held Thursday evening in the Syrian capital Damascus. The possibilities of the region within it instead of mobilizing to confront the Zionist entity. " 
"When we say that the unity of Iraq is a red line for us, we know that we will not stand idly by and look at the crossing from this red line," he said. 
He said that "the transfer of fuel to the Kurdistan region of Iraq has stopped and flights to Erbil International Airport has also stopped and set the common border that was held by the province at the disposal of the Iraqi central government."
"This is not the first time that a referendum has been held in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, which was conducted once in 2005 and failed, and it certainly will fail this time too," Boroujerdi said. 
He considered that "the Zionist entity behind this measure in the public scene and America from behind the curtain, but neighboring countries will not allow the implementation of this Zionist scheme." 
"We attach special respect to the Kurds in Iran and the neighboring countries, and we have the best relations with them over the years even before the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran," he said, referring to the Kurdistan region's president Massoud Barzani. 
He said that "supporting the Zionist entity and its pleasure in the referendum process is a clear message to the region, and this fact is sufficient to explain what this step is."
He said that the task of talks at various levels have been taken decisions necessary for practical steps on the basis of need , "he said , adding" that except for the moves of public there were contacts unannounced at high levels between the Islamic Republic of Iran, Turkey, Iraq and Syria. " 
He said these contacts at this level of the Political and military as it sends a clear message to the region and the Kurdistan region of Iraq, "noting that" the talk of the leader of the Islamic Revolution during his meeting with the Turkish President on Wednesday sent a clear message in this area to the world. "

[yota691]

Washington: Economic measures on a unilateral referendum must be in accordance with the constitution

 

Thursday, October 5,

 

 

 

BAGHDAD ( Reuters) - The United States on Thursday stressed the need for a "unilateral" economic decision on a referendum on Kurdistan under the Iraqi constitution.  The US ambassador to Iraq, Duklas Silliman said in an interview with Alsumaria News that "the adoption of unilateral economic measures must be in accordance with the Constitution and serve the citizen and the Iraqi people," and called for "dialogue between the parties to address the problems for a unified Iraq."   "The United States understands Baghdad's discontent with the referendum process, and we understand the resentment of the people of Kurdistan that the world has stood against the referendum, but the United States wants Iraq to be one unified and prosperous," he said.  "The US is unhappy with Kurdistan's holding of the referendum and we are concerned about that, especially since this would affect the results of the battle with a supporter," he said.  The Kurdistan region and some of the disputed areas (September 25, 2017) witnessed the referendum on the secession of the region as an independent state from Iraq, despite the rejection of Baghdad, regional states and the international community, as well as Kurdish parties calculated for the risks resulting from this step.  The Electoral Commission and the referendum in the Kurdistan region, Wednesday (September 27, 2017), the preliminary results of the referendum on the secession of the province of Iraq, noting that more than 92% of the proportion of participants voted "yes" On September 27, 2017, Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi pledged to impose the "rule of Iraq" in all areas of the Kurdistan region by what he called "the power of the constitution." He stressed that his government will defend the Kurdish citizens inside and outside the region.  It is noteworthy that the international air traffic from the Kurdistan region and to it stopped, on Friday evening (September 29, 2017), after the central government imposed a ban in response to the region's vote on the referendum on independence.

[yota691]

Sulaymaniyah passports announces the resumption of issuance and renewal of passports

 

Twilight News    

 

 15 hours ago

 

 

The Directorate of Passports of the province of Sulaymaniyah, on Thursday, it informed the citizens in the province and its surroundings as it resumed issuance and renewal of passports.

A statement issued by the Directorate, read by Shafak News, that the lines were activated as of the fourth of October and was started to follow the transactions of citizens.

The statement pointed out that citizens can review the Directorate to walk their transactions, pointing out that there is no problem left there to prevent the issuance and renewal of passports according to the new system.

It is noteworthy that the lines between the Kurdistan Region and Baghdad have been suspended days before the referendum held in the Kurdistan region on 25 September last was suspended and the issuance and renewal of passports and after about 10 days was resumed work in the issuance and renewal of passports in the region.

 

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[yota691]

a new position of Turkey .. "We will not close the Kurdish oil line only Baghdad request"

 

 Twilight News    

 

 8 minutes ago

 

 

Turkish Foreign Minister Mouloud Zhaoshoglu said that his country will not submit to the closure of the oil pipeline from the province only at the request of Baghdad. 

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that the neighbors of Kurdistan to close the oil pipeline, saying that this will negatively affect the global market. 

In an interview with France 24, Oglu said that the referendum in Kurdistan does not give additional rights to the Kurds. 

And on his country's threats to Kurdistan on the closure of oil spout carrier, "Sglgl if Baghdad requested it." 

The Kurdistan Region voted on September 25 at nearly 93 percent for independence in a non-binding referendum. 

The referendum was followed by the imposition of sanctions by the capital Baghdad, including stopping international flights to Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports, as well as imposing sanctions on Kurdish banks and stopping foreign currency transfers to the region.

Erdogan had said Wednesday that he will take more steps and actions, against the Kurdistan Iraq after the referendum.

 

Keywords: 

[Synopsis]

1 hour ago, yota691 said:

but the United States wants Iraq to be one unified and prosperous," he said. 

 

This is an excerpt from the third to last article. I suspect the Kurdish and Sunni issues will be resolved in a way the Kurds and Sunni can tolerate under a unified Iraq. I suspect money and the opiate of prosperity will put things in order. Barzani was wanting international guarantees so maybe an amenable agreement is being or has been reached. The Sunnis could be opportunists and want to take advantage of the same available international guarantees. This may be more of a survival strategy for the Sunnis due to Saddam Hussein being a Sunni and ISIS being radicalized Sunnis.

 

All in All, time is a wastin' before more onerous sectarian strife and Civil War take hold so the game clincher appears to need to be applied for the game to be won or winning the game may be in the future a ways if significant sectarian strife kicks in leading to a Civil War.

 

1 hour ago, yota691 said:

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that the neighbors of Kurdistan to close the oil pipeline, saying that this will negatively affect the global market. 

 

If there are issues with a reduced oil supply or conflict in a significant oil producing area, the oil prices could very well go up. If this is the "negatively affect the global market' ole Puttie is talking about, there could be a rise in oil prices. Hey, hopefully they'll to $60/barrel that is the upper end of what Iraq wants for their budget purposes!

 

Just my opinion and 

 

Go Moola Nova!

[10 YEARS LATER]

20 hours ago, Wiljor said:

 

Yep, no words nannab, but, they are moving forward and very optimistic, I am 

 

This part of the planet 🌎 is just ate up with the most catastrophic case of Dumb Azz I have ever seen !

[King Bean]

37 minutes ago, 10 YEARS LATER said:

This part of the planet 🌎 is just ate up with the most catastrophic case of Dumb Azz I have ever seen !

Maliki was allowed to ignore HCL and Article 140, now look at this mess. If Baghdad DOES closes off Kurd oil through Turkey, then SOMO loses any income derived from that....and we know they are hard pressed for $$$. The GOI wants to remove Kurds from parliament seats, but force them to stay part of Iraq. Now the Sunni's are talking referendum. So what is Baghdad going to do, expel them all so the Shia can govern everyone?? It's a mess. Address oil HCL and profit sharing and Article 140. Get a handle on this Abadi. And fast. Elections are coming and nobody wants to see Maliki in the mix again. Just my humble opinion anyway.