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

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Just now, ChuckFinley said:

When this hits I am going to be like a magic show - FRIGING Gone 

 

      

 

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27 minutes ago, ChuckFinley said:

 

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NANO SECOND. We are a nano second away from going from Loser to Rock Star.  I have been in this 15 years. At first I told friends about this and after awhile people was sure I was brain dead. I was so flatline they thought I was part of the interestate.  When this hits people are going to be thinking about that guy who was talking about this 15 or 20 years ago. We are just ahead of our time.     

 

 

Well said my friend ! +1 for once again a level headed response.

 

Have a great evening CF

 

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19 minutes ago, pokerplayer said:

 

 

Well said my friend ! +1 for once again a level headed response.

 

Have a great evening CF

 

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Thanks PP, you do the same.  

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Saleh: Capital flows boost banking activity

19/10/2017 12:00 am  Referendum to transfer its public administrations to Baghdad  Baghdad / Hussein Thugb  The consequences of the referendum in Kurdistan have taken their effects economically expand to be the share of the financial sector is large, where the capital is moved without warning to Baghdad accompanied by the public administrations of banks looking for safety and stability, and the most recent Mosul Bank, which came to the general administration to Baghdad in a step to start a new phase. Financial Advisor to the Prime Minister Dr. The appearance of Mohammed Saleh told the "morning" commenting on the transfer of money and the general administration of the Bank of Mosul from Kurdistan to Baghdad: "The banks operate in a stable environment, and to get a state of confusion and instability expected in Kurdistan led to the flight of capital, especially financial capital (departments) the public)".  He pointed out that "the flow of funds to Baghdad and public administrations will enhance financial activity." A safe haven and drew Saleh that "the work of banks requires a stable working environment, and that the feet of the province to conduct the referendum generated a state of dissatisfaction with the regional environment of Kurdistan, which in turn made banks to restore their accounts and search for a safer haven and move the activity of its work and thus headed to Baghdad, Mosul. " He stressed that "

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Abadi: Security in Kirkuk is stable

19/10/2017 12:00 am  He vowed to pursue hate and racism Baghdad / Al-Sabah  Prime Minister Dr. Haider al-Abadi vowed to prosecute elements who spread hatred and racism in Kirkuk and the disputed areas, stressing that "the situation in the province is settled." These assurances came at a time when Arab and foreign countries, including the United States and France, expressed their support and support for the steps taken by the federal government in the process of enforcing the constitutional law in Kirkuk and other regions, which contributed to preserving Iraq's unity and securing its sovereignty and protecting its citizens and peaceful coexistence.   The prime minister called on Wednesday to "prosecute elements who spread hatred, racism and false videos aimed at inciting strife between citizens and endangering civil peace in Kirkuk and the disputed areas."  "Security in Kirkuk is under arrest, under the control of the local police, and in support of the anti-terrorism apparatus, and the order to prevent the presence of any other armed groups in the province," the prime minister said in a statement received by al-Sabah. He stressed that "the security forces in Kirkuk is charged with protecting the security and property of all citizens of all spectrums," noting that "the measures taken by the government in Kirkuk is constitutional and legal."  It is noteworthy that the Joint Operations Command confirmed that "the media organizations are working to confuse public opinion and fuel hatred and violence through fabrication and fabrication are clear, as the channels" Ruda "and" Kurdistan 24 "to mislead the public opinion and accusing the security forces baseless accusations And does not serve the spirit of citizenship and civil peace. " In the meantime, the media office of the Prime Minister said in a statement received by "morning" that "Abadi received a telephone call (on Tuesday evening) from French President Emmanuel Macaron," indicating that "during the discussion of the deployment of Iraqi forces and the imposition of federal authority in Kirkuk And the continuation of the fight against terrorism and the near liberation of all Iraqi territory, in addition to strengthening cooperation between the two countries, "as the French President" support his country and its support for the constitutional steps taken by the Iraqi government to maintain the unity of Iraq. " The prime minister also received a telephone call from US Secretary of State Rex Tilerson, who stressed that "Washington does not recognize the referendum in the Kurdistan region, and it supports the unity of Iraq and the steps of the federal government to avoid confrontation and impose the rule of law." On the other hand, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday, "not to forgive" the administration of the Kurdistan region because of "receiving" the PKK, while stressing that Ankara will continue "only" with the Iraqi federal government.

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Kirkuk MPs confirm the (morning) stability of the situation in the province

19/10/2017 12:00 am  Baghdad / Omar Abdul Latif  The federal forces continue all their formations and non-stop the implementation of law enforcement and the implementation of the Constitution throughout the country, has completed yesterday the imposition of control and security completely on all areas of the province of Kirkuk and raised the Iraqi media in the districts and sub-districts of the provinces of Diyala and Nineveh after the withdrawal of Peshmerga forces and the entry of military units It also re-deployed in vital locations and other areas to reach the towns bordering Syria's border northwest of Mosul.       Border crossings   seized On Wednesday morning, the federal forces took over their duties in the Rabia area adjacent to the border with Syria north-west of the province of Nineveh, which includes an important border crossing.  A security official said Iraqi army forces had received the Rabia area without any clash as free of the Peshmerga elements, which withdrew on Sunday from the predominantly Arab region. The withdrawal of the Peshmerga comes within a series of withdrawals from the so-called disputed areas of Nineveh province.     Correspondent "Sabah" quoted Captain in the federal police Haider Araji confirmed that the federal forces of the 71st brigade of the 15th Division raised the Iraqi flag over the port of Rabia border after the force reached yesterday to the area of Rabia and re-seized it again and began to deploy fixed and mobile units in it as well as I received the border post, despite being closed.   This coincided with the control of the federal forces on two border crossings with Iran, according to an Iranian news agency quoted a local source as saying: These forces lifted the Iraqi flag yesterday morning crossing the Khosravi border with the Iranian province of Kermanshah, after the imposition of control on Tuesday At the Parviz Khan crossing and dropped the flag of Kurdistan from them.  Plug Mosul and Khazar  At the same time, the Iraqi army colonel Yunis al-Obeidi told us that an army force of a full regiment arrived at the Mosul dam, 40 kilometers north of Mosul, and that it was deployed in the dam's facilities. The units were distributed according to a joint plan with the Peshmerga forces. The regiment receives the western side of the dam, which extends from the basin of the dam to the control of Faw towards Zammar area, northwest of Mosul, while the Peshmerga received the eastern side of the dam, which extends to the village of Badriya north of Mosul. In an interview, Lt. Col. Anwar al-Hayali said that the Peshmerga forces withdrew their last control in Al-Khazer area east of Mosul towards Arbil for a distance of 2 km within the borders of the region, pointing out that the withdrawal was according to new understandings and that the Peshmerga started to establish another control of the sheds and the transfer of private caravans Out. The control of Khazar last point of the borders of the Kurdistan region of the province of Arbil towards Mosul. Drunken and Batnaya  The police chief of the Makhmour district, Col. Hani al-Surji, told us that joint units of the army, the local police and the Peshmerga were deployed in the streets of the district, southeast of Mosul, and that the situation has returned to normal.  For his part, the chief of operations information in Mosul, Major Imad Hussein, the entry of the Babylon Brigades of the Popular Popular Front and security forces to the town of Batnaya, a majority Christian within the district of Talif (20 km north of Mosul).  Kirkuk and around   and on the latest position on the situation in Kirkuk .. The commander of the law enforcement operations in the province, yesterday the completion of the imposition of control and redeployment in the remaining areas of Kirkuk, indicating that this included the district of Debbs and the area of the Forum and fields Khabbaz and Bay Hassan North and South Oil.  It added that the area of Khanaqin and Jalula in the northern province of Diyala has been redeployed and controlled in addition to the completion of the control and control of Makhmour, Baqiqa, Mosul, Oweinat, Sinjar, Rabia and some areas in Nineveh plain.  A local source in Nineveh province said that the main road between Mosul and Erbil was reopened yesterday, adding that the Peshmerga elements removed the earthmounds and reopened the link between the two provinces.  He said that the Peshmerga forces last Monday closed the road between Arbil and Nineveh and prevented the passage of citizens and cars between the two sides through the construction of a dirt cover in the area of Shaquli. Security Diyala areas   In Diyala stressed the police leadership of the province, that will immediately arrest all those who harm the Iraqi national flag and the Kurdish media, stressing the issuance of a series of strict instructions in the disputed areas to reassure all components.

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The International Coalition: The Best Iraqi Army in the Middle East

19/10/2017 12:00 am  He refuted the lies of Iran's intervention in the Kirkuk process  Baghdad / Follow-up morning  The international coalition refuted the allegations and lies promoted by some quarters about the intervention of the IRGC or any non-Iraqi units in the law enforcement operation carried out by our heroic armed forces in Kirkuk. He stressed that the Iraqi army is the best in the Middle East in terms of strength and professionalism. Discipline. "What happened in Kirkuk is a natural redeployment of Iraqi forces and federal police," coalition spokesman Ryan Dillon told a satellite news conference on Wednesday. "Iraqi forces are professional, disciplined and disciplined forces. We are impressed with its performance, and it is now the best in the east. Middle were keen on civilians and   Peshmerga. "  "There are no Iranian forces (IRGC) or non-Iraqi units in Kirkuk," Dillon said. "We reject Kurdish media claims that Erbil was dissatisfied with the deployment of Iraqi forces in Kirkuk." "It is clear that the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, in his deployment of Iraqi forces, was moving within the provisions of the constitution," he said. "We are proud of our friendship with the Iraqi forces and their elected and devout government acceptable locally and internationally, and its decisions are made in consultation with its Iraqi partners, not unilateral ones."  The US military on Wednesday issued the first comment on allegations of participation of units of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the operations of the province of Kirkuk, and quoted the agency "Reuters" the statement of the US military as saying: "He did not see any reports or signs of the presence of guard units Iranian revolution in Kirkuk or its surroundings. " "There is full coordination on all military movements taking place in Kirkuk and other areas," said the representative of the US president in the international coalition against "Ba'ath". "All parties are working to avoid clashes between the Iraqi army and the Peshmerga forces in those "McCarthyk said in a tweet posted on Twitter on Wednesday that" currently in Iraq, all parties are working to avoid clashes between the Iraqi army and the Peshmerga forces who participated together in the war against Daqash. "McGowork added that" the United States It works intensively to maintain stability in those areas S "and said:" We have conducted full coordination on all  military movements  . " In Tehran, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Akbar Velayati, adviser to Iran's supreme leader Ali Akbar Velayati, denied any role for his country in the process of imposing security in Kirkuk province by Iraqi forces. The official IRNA news agency quoted Velayati as saying: "The Iraqi army is efficient and has proven "Iran has had no role in the Kirkuk operations, and most of the Kurds in Iraq oppose Massoud Barzani's ambitions, and we have seen that this region has returned to the control of the Baghdad government without clashes, and that Barzani should Admits that he made a mistake and seeks to correct his mistake. "

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The referendum ends the work of dozens of investment companies

19/10/2017 12:00 am  Erbil / Sundus Abdel Wahab The real estate market in the Kurdistan region, especially the capital of Erbil, has witnessed a significant and significant decline in the prices of selling and renting real estate, especially after the crisis caused by the referendum, which was reflected greatly on the deterioration of the economic reality and all aspects of life in the region. The economic activist Hama Hawa said in a statement to "Sabah": "The stagnation of real estate prices due to several reasons, including what happened in the recent period because of the referendum and the failure to comply with the demands of the central and popular government and regional countries and the International Alliance, and thus exacerbated the economic crisis, In various provinces of the region. " " He added that" the prices of residential units in a significant decline during this period, which overshadowed the investors and the sale of their property with the lowest possible percentage may reach the loss, "noting that" dozens of foreign investment companies, Arab and local ended its work in the region and left because of the crisis and low The level of demand for the real estate market due to the low purchasing power of  citizens. " A large number of citizens in the region resorted to travel and emigration outside the country and other provinces for security and safety for fear of after the referendum, and because of the urgent need to get the money had to offer their properties for sale cheaply does not correspond to the real value and what aspired to the owners, The owner of the property is his home to the smuggler who will smuggle him out of the country and that the smuggler will sell the property and receive his financial dues. Recession rate "The economic recession in the region has contributed significantly to the decline in real estate prices significantly," said the owner of a real estate office in the center of Erbil, Rizkhar Dashti, in an interview with Sabah. "The recession and decline in prices reached 50 percent, In the city of Erbil and its outskirts, there are many houses reached the price of 50 or 60 thousand dollars after the price during the past years to not less than 120 thousand dollars, as well as rental prices fell by half and the price of rent in residential complexes to 250 dollars after it was In the past period not less than 600 or 500 dollars. " Dashti said that "the prices of real estate in residential areas within the city of Erbil declined significantly, but not the level of residential complexes and reached between 40 to 45 percent," pointing out that "a large number of displaced from the provinces of Anbar, Salahuddin, Diyala and Nineveh left the region back to their areas after That they were freed from the terrorists and that a large number of houses they occupied in the residential compounds have become empty and this has led to a drop in prices   increasingly. " Half of the price and shared the talk Ferman Zangana owner of a house in a residential complex outskirts of the city of Arbil, saying in an interview for "morning": I offered my house for months for fear of the current situation and hold a referendum on the certainty that the economic crisis worsen day after day, pointing out that " He stressed the specialist in economic affairs Kamiran Hamza in an interview for "morning" the importance of "the initiative of the Government of the region in a positive response to the demands of the central government and dialogue and negotiations in order to reach positive results contribute to the restoration of life before it was a referendum, the air embargo at Erbil airports And Sulaymaniyah in front of international flights and the closure of border crossings with neighboring countries led to the aggravation of the economic crisis significantly and the government of the Territory to be cautious and comply with the demands of the federal government quickly and the delay is not in the interest of the region and the citizen is the one who pays the price of the   crisis.

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Kurdish opposition demands Barzani to step aside and waving the street

19/10/2017 12:00 am  Amid parliamentary suits for his dismissal and prosecution against the backdrop of serious violations  Baghdad / follow-up morning Kurdish voices rose to demand the resignation or dismissal of Massoud Barzani, the outgoing president of the region, and the end of his political life after the serious crisis that brought the Kurdish people, Iraq and the region after intransigence in his separatist project. The most prominent political parties to go to the street to achieve this requirement, which has become an urgent public demand in northern Iraq, several parliamentary sources announced the establishment of suits to remove Barzani and his prosecution before the judiciary because of violations over the past period and endanger the unity of the country and issues of corruption and theft of public funds.  Has called the President of the Parliament of the Kurdistan region Yusuf Mohammed, the outgoing regional president Massoud Barzani to step down from power, stressing that Barzani will provide a great service to the people of Kurdistan upon his resignation from office.  "We are all captives of a political elite working to control the country's wealth in order to expand its authority," Mohammed said in a special speech on the situation in Kirkuk. "This political elite is trading with the sacrifices of the people and the blood of its martyrs."  "The Peshmerga tournaments painted a beautiful image of resistance and sacrifice," he said, expressing his regret for "not being able to make these sacrifices the basis for a legitimate, constitutional and civilized rule." Addressing the President of the Kurdistan region, Barzani said: «You have to admit failure and let our people decide their own destiny and not determine it according to your wishes», calling Barzani «who ruled illegally and illegitimately 12 years ago at the top of the hierarchy of power, to provide a great service to his people through his resignation from His position. " Transitional government In turn, the deputy of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan in the House of Representatives called Talabani to form a transitional government in Kurdistan goes beyond setbacks headed by Barham Saleh. Talabani said in a statement received by the «morning» on Wednesday: «It became very clear that the current leaders in northern Iraq, who caused the setbacks to the Kurdish people from aborting the legitimate institutions and the democratic process and financial crises and the spread of corruption and the latest break the relations and political partnership between Baghdad and Erbil and the relationship with neighboring countries , They can no longer produce themselves again to lead the Kurdish political scene because they have lost the confidence of the Kurdish people before  others ».  Talabani added that "the solution lies in the formation of a transitional government for the region in which all the good forces are involved in order to re-understand the political partnership that will achieve the interests of the people according to the constitution." She expressed her belief that "Barham Saleh is the best to run this government." For his part, called the leader of the coalition for democracy and political justice Kurdish veteran Barham Saleh, to form a transitional government in northern Iraq, conducting dialogue with Baghdad.  Saleh said in a televised interview «morning» on Wednesday: «The citizens of Kurdistan are dissatisfied with the system of government in Erbil, because of the aggravation of the problems and the need for structural reforms».  Saleh added that "the Kurdish situation in a major change and there are new alliances and divisions on the Kurdish arena," explaining that "there was a determination in Erbil to hold the referendum despite the warnings of many international, regional and Kurdish."  Saleh said that "the Kurdish decision to hold the referendum needs to be reviewed and re-look at the analyzes that prove to be wrong." He continued that the Kurdish leader: "We are with the invocation of the Constitution to resolve the subordination of regions," and stressed that «the imposition of the status quo will not work and must resort to dialogue and legal frameworks», calling for the cessation of «conflicts absurd because bloody conflicts did not bring to Iraq only the scourges».  "The Kurdish dream of independence can not be ignored, but we must overcome the referendum and respond to the initiative of the religious authority," he said. "Baghdad was not strong and stable, and Kurdistan would be in a state of anxiety," Barham Salih said. Iraqi Haidar Abadi and exchanged views to avoid escalation in the crisis of Iraqi Kurdistan ».  illegal The deputy of the parliamentary bloc of change Hoshyar Abdullah, surprised by the failure to submit the President of Kurdistan lost to the legitimacy of Massoud Barzani resigned from office, accusing him of "clinging illegally" to the office, while calling on the three federal authorities not to deal with Barzani any "official status" .  "The Kurdish political parties and the Kurdistan street in general were expecting that Barzani after this setback and failure at all levels in the Kurdistan region, especially the issue of the referendum and the events that took place, will initiate his resignation from the position that clinging to him illegally and retire from political life completely, but we Astgrbena that instead of resigning cast blame on other parties claim that there is a particular party - referring to the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan ( PUK ) - caused the withdrawal of troops from the disputed areas  constitutionally . Abdullah added that "while we are deeply dissatisfied with these irresponsible orientations by Barzani, we call on all constitutional and legal bodies, the three authorities and the three presidencies not to deal directly or indirectly with him in any official and private capacity as president of Kurdistan, The abuse of the Kurdish people and exceeded the law and the Iraqi constitution ».  He called on all parties to "cooperate with the constitutional institutions and the Kurdish political parties to restore legitimacy and legitimacy to the political process in northern Iraq in order to start a constructive dialogue between the region and the federal government to get out of this crisis." He continued that «the existence of this person and his intransigence and his insistence on the implementation of his personal and partisan agendas There will be no solution on the horizon either in the near or distant future. "  The leader of the Movement for Change, Mahmoud Sheikh Wahab, called on the Kurdish parties to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the latest situation and the Kurdistan crisis. He added in a statement on Wednesday that «the change movement believes that the situation in the province of Kurdistan does not reconcile only to remove Barzani from the presidency of the region», He continued: «The movement of change warned of this scene before the referendum but the intransigence and adventure Barzani almost lead to disaster in the people Kurdish », stressing that« the Kurdistan Democratic Party to recognize the mistakes of the previous that created the crises in Kurdistan and announce a stage of serious dialogue with Baghdad to reform the situation and stop intransigence in making decisions ».  Resorting to the street  also urged the list of «new generation» Kurdistan led by Sashwar Abdul Wahid, Barzani to apologize to the people of Kurdistan and resign immediately and end his political life, while threatened to resort to the street. The list said in a statement received by «morning»: that «Barzani and leaders of the five parties in the region to submit their resignations immediately, because they are the cause of the current situation», indicating that «in the event that the leaders of the region are not responsible for these events, we will resort to move The street to end this failed government ».  The list added that «the events of Kirkuk has shed the curtain on the tragic situation in Kurdistan, and showed that the traditional parties have failed to deliver our people to safety, but on the contrary, they put the Kurds in a dark spiral, and failure in Kirkuk back to that political elite controlling the political life In Kurdistan since the early eighties of the last century ». "What is happening now is only the preliminary results of the referendum that Massoud Barzani insisted on on September 25, 2017, with the help of the political parties and their traditional leaders, and to go beyond the advice and suggestions of our friends at home and abroad and to make personal interests above the supreme interests of the people of Kurdistan, .  The Kurdish list demanded "the removal of the government of Nizhirvan Barzani, the acceleration of the formation of an interim government that does not include traditional political figures, and the new government in cooperation with the United Nations to prepare for the elections of the parliament of Kurdistan according to international standards." The Kurdish people face a serious dilemma, In which everyone will critically examine the new reality and hold accountable those responsible for these events. " Charges of theft In turn, accused the Kurdistan Islamic Group, the outgoing regional president Massoud Barzani, stealing oil for years in favor of his family and his party.  A member of the parliament of Kurdistan for the group in a press statement on Wednesday: «The good things of Kurdistan from oil and tourism goes over previous years for the benefit of Barzani family and the majority of the region's employees without salaries».  He added that "the one who bears the expansion of Barzani is the silence of the Kurdish parties and their mark on what is happening between the beneficiary and fear of the oppression of Barzani dictatorship." He pointed out that «the time has come after the end of Barzani's mandate to take the parties role and prevent him from expanding power and control the necks of the Kurdish people».  For his part, described the leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Delir Hassan «stuck the outgoing Kurdistan President Massoud Barzani results of the referendum of the disengagement is not true», indicating that «the best Barzani to resign during his statement on Tuesday». Hassan said in a press statement on Wednesday: "The current situation of northern Iraq has changed to the worst and in order to prevent the escalation of the current crisis, Barzani to cancel the referendum or resign from his post as President of Kurdistan to end the crisis between Baghdad and Erbil" To constructive dialogue between the center and the region to pay the risks of the crisis for the country ». Lawsuits to that, sources reported the lifting of the House of Representatives a number of lawsuits to dismiss the outgoing Kurdistan President Massoud Barzani from his post. The deputy of the coalition of state law Jassim Mohammed Jaafar said in a press statement on Wednesday: "The Kurdish people will revolt against the outgoing Massoud Barzani and his family," adding that «the fate of Barzani will be the fate of the tomb of Saddam Hussein», stressing that «the Kurdish people is the only capable of The removal of Barzani from his office attributed the reason that he was elected from the Kurdish masses and will be said by them », he says.  For her part, said member of the legal committee in parliament, Ibtisam al-Hilali: «The Iraqi Council of Representatives raised and will raise a number of lawsuits for the dismissal of the President of the Kurdistan region outgoing Massoud Barzani», stressing that «the Federal Court will be the separator in those cases», and noted that «the presence of Barzani In the post of president of the region is certainly unconstitutional or official », and pointed out that» the Federal Parliament will strive to hold accountable anyone trying to divide the country ». In turn, the deputy High Nassif, on Wednesday, moved to sue the prosecutor against the President of the illegal region Massoud Barzani on charges of "fraud and corruption," Nassif said in a statement: "The head of the illegal region, Massoud Barzani, currently known by the Iraqi law as a normal citizen And the federal laws apply to him as it applies to any citizen, and since he has violated the federal laws of fraud and corruption and violation of federal laws, I filed a lawsuit against him in the Attorney General in accordance with Article (56) », adding that« our problem lies in the inability of the federal government to implement judicial rulings Issued Courts in the region, but we are seeking through the lawsuit to obtain a resolution condemning the ruling Barzani, even if convicted in absentia ».

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Baghdad .. An arrest warrant against the Vice President of Kurdistan

2017-10-19T10: 37: 43Z

The court considered Rasul's statements insulting and inciting the armed forces

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Abu Dhabi - Sky News Arabiaissued an Iraqi court on Thursday, an arrest warrant for Vice President of the Kurdistan Region, First Deputy Secretary-General of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Rasool, for describing the Iraqi forces entered Kirkuk as "occupied."

The spokesman of the Supreme Judicial Council Judge Abdul Sattar Birqdar: "The Court of Inquiry Rusafa issued an arrest warrant for Kosrat Rasul on the backdrop of his recent statements, which considered the forces of the federal police in Kirkuk province occupying forces."

"The court considered Rasul's statements insulting and inciting the armed forces, and issued an arrest warrant in accordance with Article 226 of the Iraqi Penal Code."

Iraqi forces have declared full control of the disputed areas with the Kurdistan region before 2014.

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The Ministry of Oil plans to raise the production of Kirkuk fields to one million barrels per day

Date of release: 2017/10/19 12:29 • 132 times read

[Ayna-Baghdad] 
announced the Ministry of Oil, on Thursday, it plans to reach oil exports from the fields of Kirkuk province of one million barrels per day, "stressing that" the current production of about 300 thousand. "

"The Ministry of Oil agreed earlier with international companies to prepare studies on increasing oil production in the fields of Kirkuk, but because of the unstable security events after 2014, and the control of the Peshmerga forces on oil fields, was the spokesman of the ministry Asim Jihad said in a press statement. Stop those studies temporarily. " 
Jihad said that "the ministry asked the British company [BP] to resume work in the oil fields of Kirkuk," stressing that "the plans aimed to raise oil exports from Kirkuk from 300 million barrels per day." 
"The Ministry of Oil will conduct a comprehensive assessment of all wells and other facilities in the province of Kirkuk, after it has been restored by the federal government."
The oil ministry announced in 2013 reached an initial agreement with the British company to develop the oil field of Kirkuk, and include [Baba Karkar] and Jambour and [Khabaz] and [Khormal] and [Bai Hassan] and Havana. 
It is estimated that Kirkuk's total reserves of oil, amounting to 13 billion barrels, or 12 percent of Iraq's oil reserves.

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Abadi: Expectations of the end of Iraq in 2014 proved wrong after three years

Release date: 2017/10/19 8:58 • 165 times read

[Ayna-follow-up] 
Prime Minister Haider Abadi said that the expectations that spoke in 2014 about the end of Iraq proved wrong after three years, a reference to the Iraqi armed forces and the Iraqi people.

He wrote in an article in the New York Times published on Wednesday evening that he believed he could exploit the weakness of the Iraqi state but "underestimated the overwhelming desire of the Iraqi people for unity." 
He considered that the Kurdistan region to organize a referendum on independence contrary to the Constitution. 
Abadi said that the recent steps taken by the government, from the control of oil crossings and exports and the redeployment in Kirkuk and other areas, conform to the constitution. 
Abadi called on the international community to help Iraq by contributing to the restoration of services and reconstruction of liberated cities.

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Ambassadors of Europe affirm their support for the unity of Iraq and the imposition of security in Kirkuk

Date of release: 2017/10/19 11:01 • 155 times read

[Oan- Baghdad] 
met with Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al - Jaafari in Baghdad , the ambassadors of the European Union countries, permanent members of the Security Council and countries, and were reviewed during the meeting of security developments, political and taking place in Iraq, and to contribute to the reconstruction of Iraqi cities in the next stage after the elimination of terrorism, And the repercussions of the referendum of Kurdistan.

Al-Jaafari appreciated the efforts made by the European Union countries to support Iraq in the humanitarian, service, security and intelligence fields. "The world arena has not been lined up in history, as has happened in the world's countries alongside Iraq in its war against terrorist gangs. support the friendly countries of the Iraqi people, and contribute to the reconstruction of the infrastructure of Iraqi cities, 
and that "Iraq has faced a world war was the war against terrorists who appealed to those who targeted the continents of the world," adding, "We have not reached what we have reached Of victories against terrorism without the unity of the Iraqi people, and support friendly countries with air cover, logistical support, and all the peoples of the world the right to be proud of the global victory achieved by Iraq in the face of the common terrorist threat.
"The issue of the Kurdistan referendum has appeared on the Iraqi scene and has undermined the efforts of all in the fight against terrorism despite the rejection of the United Nations, the Security Council, the Security Council, The League of Arab States and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation " 
He pointed out that" the international community confirmed its rejection of the referendum of Kurdistan, and promised a step is not legitimate, and does not contribute to support the security and stability of Iraq and the region, and all officials in the region acknowledged this rejection, but insisted on it. 
And "The imposition of the law by the Iraqi government and its forces in Kirkuk did not target civilians, but targeted security, the land was occupied by the federal forces in accordance with the law, and the protection of citizens from all segments of society in Kirkuk," he said.
Jaafari stressed that "Kirkuk for all Iraqis, and an integral part of Iraq, and the right, but the duty of the government to extend security, and the maintenance of airports and government institutions," stressing that "Iraq today contributes to everyone and no siege, nor marginalization, Community layers". 
He expressed Iraq's commitment to preserving the democratic process, eliminating terrorism, preventing it from exploiting political differences, striking Iraqi cities, solving outstanding problems peacefully, and adopting dialogue in accordance with the constitution. "The 
ambassadors of EU countries and permanent members of the Security Council Their countries on the unity and sovereignty of Iraq, expressing their rejection of the referendum of Kurdistan, and regretted this action, praising the Iraqi government to extend security, and the protection of civilians in accordance with the law and the Constitution.

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First Published: 2017-10-19

Baghdad warns of the conclusion of oil contracts with Kurdistan

Al-Allaibi warns international oil companies from contracting with any party in Iraq without returning to the federal government in response to the agreement of Russian company Rosneft with Arbil.

Middle East Online

Baghdad first BAGHDAD - The Iraqi Oil Ministry on Thursday strongly warned all countries and international oil companies to contract or agreement with any party within the country without reference to the federal government. Russia's Rosneft said on Wednesday it had signed production-sharing agreements in five oil fields in Iraqi Kurdistan, the region that recently entered into a dispute with the central Baghdad government after it decided to secede from Iraq. "The irresponsible statements made by some officials inside and outside Iraq or by foreign companies about their intention to conclude oil contracts with this or that side within the country's geographical borders without the knowledge of the federal government or the Ministry of Oil is a blatant intervention," said Oil Minister Jabbar Ali al-Laibi. In the internal affairs of Iraq and a violation of national sovereignty and a clear violation of international norms. " The Iraqi minister explicitly refers to the agreement between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Russian company. The minister stressed that "the federal government and the Federal Oil Ministry are the only entities that have the constitutional and legal powers in the conclusion of contracts and agreements that relate to the development and investment of oil and gas wealth." "Otherwise, these agreements and contracts are illegal and non-binding to the Iraqi state and give the government and the ministry the right to take legal action in domestic and international courts to protect national wealth. "The government and the Ministry of Oil are keen to provide a safe environment for the work of international companies and to protect their investments throughout Iraq, including the northern provinces," he said. Rosneft said in a statement it would pay up to $ 400 million for 80 percent of the project as part of an agreement with the autonomous Kurdistan region in Iraq, although half of that value could be paid as crude oil from the patches. A joint oil exploration program will be launched next year, and if it is fruitful, Rosneft will start developing oilfields in full in 2021, according to the Russian company. Rosneft says the recoverable oil reserves from the five patches are around 670 million barrels, describing them as "conservative". The deal comes at a time of escalating conflict between Erbil and Baghdad, which has regained full control of the disputed areas between Kirkuk and its oil wells rich hands of the Peshmerga forces.

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The judiciary issues an arrest warrant against the deputy head of the Kurdistan region Kosrat Rasul

 

 

 

On Thursday, the Rusafa investigation court issued an arrest warrant against the deputy head of the Kurdistan region and the first deputy of the PUK secretary general Kosrat Rasul. 

The spokesman of the Supreme Judicial Council Judge Abdul Sattar Birqdar, said the Court of Inquiry Rusafa issued a warrant for the arrest of Kosrat Rasul against the backdrop of his recent statements, which considered the army and federal police in the province of Kirkuk forces occupying. 

According to Birqdar, the court considered the statements of the messenger of humiliation and incitement to the armed forces and that the arrest warrant was issued in accordance with Article 226 of the Iraqi Penal Code. 

The deputy of the coalition of state law, high Nassif, Thursday, the remarks of the Deputy Secretary-General of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Kosrat Rasul, attacking the Iraqi forces and the popular crowd, indicating that they reflect political bankruptcy and an attempt to re-marketing the idea of struggle in the mountain to present himself as a Kurdish leader.

The deputy head of the Kurdistan region, the First Deputy Secretary-General of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Kosrat Rasul, on Wednesday, the current events in the north of the country as another Anfal operations against the Kurds, describing the security forces of the federal government as an occupier, accusing persons not named in cooperation with those forces.

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Barzani's Failed Kurdistan Project: A Deathblow To The Partition Of Iraq And Syria

 

 

by Tyler Durden

Oct 19, 2017 4:14 AM

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Submitted by Elijah Magnier, Middle East based chief international war correspondent for Al Rai Media

The project to divide Iraq was dealt a deathblow by a decision of the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi to send the Army and the security forces to recover all Iraqi territories controlled by the Kurds of Massoud Barzani. The Kurdish leader was riding the horse of Iraqi partition (in fact, a lame horse) to establish a Kurdish state in the northern part of the country. Following the failure of Barzani’s project in taking advantage of the fight against ISIS and therefore declaring his “state”, every country in the Middle East is abandoning him because no one likes to be associated with failure.

Barzani sent envoys (I personally met some) around the globe who returned with apparently promising results: “over 80 countries promised to recognise the new State of Kurdistan”. These promises turned out to be false (“no friends but the mountains”), other (existing) political alliances turned out to be stronger and Barzani was left alone with his empty promises and unreliable advisers.

Iraq forces in the office of the departed Kirkuk Governor, October 16, 2017. The photo spread widely on social media after Iraqi national forces entered Kirkuk city.

Countries of the region – France, Saudi Arabia and the Emirates to start with – are now establishing a clear and unambiguous relationship with Baghdad’s government. Abadi, following an authorization of parliament, used a fist of iron to fragment the partition project – not only of Iraq – but of the entire region, that was supposed to be sparked off by the Kurds in Iraq and in Syria and via the regime change attempt in the Levant.

In less than 48 hours, the Iraqi army, with all its security services (army, popular mobilization units, Counter-Terrorism, Federal Police), extended its control over Kirkuk, Khanaqin (Diyala), Bashiqa, Makhmour (Nineveh) and Sinjar - the city that leads to the borders with Syria. All territories that were established for Baghdad’s control under the US administrator Paul Bremer in 2003-2004 (with the limits of Kurdistan) are back now in place.

Abadi forced the Kurdish Peshmerga to return to the old areas they controlled in 2003 after they took advantage of the “Islamic State’s” (ISIS) occupation of large Iraqi territories in the north and north-east and north-west of Iraq in 2014.

Most importantly, the Baghdad government has started its recovery of territory (following Kurdistan referendum) from the rich province of Kirkuk – which produces more than 65 percent of Iraq’s northern oil (about 500,000 bpd) - a region which accounts for about 40 percent of Iraq’s total national oil production. Kirkuk includes the oil fields of Tawke, Peshkabir, Atrush, Shaikan, TaqTaq, Khurmala Dome Avana Dome, Bab Jambur, BaiHasan: all were recovered and are now under Baghdad’s central government control.

Thus, by recovering Kirkuk (and its oil fields), Abadi stopped the rise of the “State of Kurdistan”, which cannot exist with the remaining northern oil without substantial financial support from Baghdad to pay the salaries of the army (Peshmerga) and official employees, and this as long as Erbil delivers the full production of oil: in exchange 17% of its revenue will be due to Kurdistan. Massoud Barzani will have to withdraw from the political scene because he will be unwilling to beg for the return to the archaic relationship with Baghdad government and obey the Prime Minister- this might prove just too humiliating.

Pavel Talabani, the son of the Iraqi ex-President Jalal Talabani, declared that the Kurdish army in the eastern regions of Khanaqin-Sulaymaniyah was under the command of the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, the Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, thus taking his distance from Erbil, further isolating the Kurdish Leader Masoud Barzani: who is in fact the biggest loser today in Iraq.

The first to abandon Barzani was Turkey, which has announced that it will close its border (after days of hesitation awaiting the concrete results of Massoud’s separatist rejection of biding by the constitution and Baghdad’s reaction to it) with Kurdistan and handed over the main crossing point between the two countries to the central government in Baghdad and its forces. Saudi Arabia followed immediately with direct contact with King Salam, who offered his congratulations to Abadi and rejected Barzani’s rebellion.

With the collapse of the Barzani project, the United States had much less hope than before of pushing Syrian Kurds towards independence from Damascus. Baghdad has regained control of the crossings between Iraq and Syria in Sinjar – Rabi’a. Two more crossings remain outside of Baghdad’s control: Tanf under US control temporarily and al-Qaem under ISIS. This means no support, no exit and no entrance will remain legally available to the Syrian Kurds. The new situation will lock down the airspace from Syrian al-Hasakawhich is surrounded by Turkey in the west, by the forces of Damascus in the south and by the regular Iraqi forces in the east.

Nope. Recent events dealt a deathblow to partition:

The Sykes-Picot agreement, which divided the Levant in the wake of World War I, was revived after analysts and diplomats called for the redrawing of the borders of the Middle East region, especially Iraq and Syria, the creation of a new state called Kurdistan (Iraq and Syria), a new Sunnistan (for Sunni in Anbar-Iraq and Idlib – Syria) and Shiistan in south of Iraq.

Turkey has begun to review its policy with Iraq and it will certainly find common ground with Baghdad so that it withdraws its troops from Bashika and other areas now that Abadi has showed his teeth against Erbil’s decision and his willingness to wage war against those who want to divide Iraq (and without considering the cost).

The attractive commercial relationship, that has been at the centre of the attention of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will prevail, and will encourage Iraq and Turkey to re-establish good neighbourly relations ( Turkish-Syrian relationships will certainly follow after the war ends in Syria).

The US will be forced today to reconsider its presence in the north-east of Syria because such a presence has now become meaningless. The US forces are stationed in al-Tanaf without any strategic purpose and in al-Hasaka/Raqqah with the Kurds, whereas ISIS has been defeated in its Syrian capital. In fact, it is possibly easier for its own proxies – the Syrian Kurds – to give up this alliance in time, before this same US drops them. Kurdish interests don’t lie with Washington but with Damascus, ready to establish a constructive dialogue with them if they stop being seduced by the US’s temporary interest in the Levant.

And lastly, Haider al-Abadi gave himself the political impetus he had missed in recent years. Yes, Iran played a key role in warning Masoud Barzani, a day before the start of the Iraqi operation to recover all territories from the Peshmerga: the commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Qasem Soleimani alerted Barzani to the gravity of the situation (but in vain). He pressed the Iranian-Talabani ally to stand down and take distance from Barzani, and to support Abadi in countering Kurdistan’s “partition plans”.

But it was Abadi’s final decision to act. He rendered a huge service to Syria and to his own country. Abadi has secured himself a strong place in the Iraqi political arena and the upcoming elections as a Prime Minister for a second term. It will be very difficult to compete with him, he who destroyed ISIS but, above all, the “hero” who exploded the biggest danger of all: the partition of Iraq … and Syria.

 

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-10-18/barzanis-failed-kurdistan-project-deathblow-partition-iraq-and-syria

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Consultations between Kurdish political parties to form a transitional government in Kurdistan

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Consultations between Kurdish political parties to form a transitional government in Kurdistan

 

Baghdad / Baghdadiya News / ... Revealed coalition of democracy and justice, headed by Barham Salih, on Thursday, consultations on the formation of a transitional government in the Kurdistan region, noting that the functions of the transitional government will be confined to the stability of the situation and improve matters of citizens and dialogue with Baghdad.

"Coalition for Democracy, Justice and Change Movement and the Kurdistan Islamic Group are involved in the proposal to establish a transitional government in the Kurdistan region," said the spokesman of the coalition Ripuar Rashid. "There are consultations between the three parties to achieve this goal."

He added that "the formation of a transitional government to manage the situation in the Kurdistan region is necessary at the current stage," pointing out that "the task of the transitional government is limited to the stability of the situation and the organization and improve the living conditions of citizens and a serious and transparent dialogue with Baghdad."

 

http://www.albaghdadiyanews.com/?p=68893

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Kurdistan cabinet holds meeting to discuss developments in Kirkuk

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13:20 19.10.2017(Updated 13:26 19.10.2017)

The Kurdistan Regional Council of Ministers held a meeting on Thursday on developments in Kirkuk and the Kurdistan region, according to the website "Dawaruz" Kurdish.

The agency said that the meeting will discuss the current situation in the province of Kirkuk and Kurdish areas outside the administration of the region, after the entry of Iraqi forces and popular mobilization to many areas.    
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Consultations between Kurdish political parties to form a transitional government in Kurdistan

SECTION: SLIDE NEWSOCTOBER 19, 2017 2:14 PM

Consultations between Kurdish political parties to form a transitional government in Kurdistan

 

Baghdad / Baghdadiya News / ... Revealed coalition of democracy and justice, headed by Barham Salih, on Thursday, consultations on the formation of a transitional government in the Kurdistan region, noting that the functions of the transitional government will be confined to the stability of the situation and improve matters of citizens and dialogue with Baghdad.

"Coalition for Democracy, Justice and Change Movement and the Kurdistan Islamic Group are involved in the proposal to establish a transitional government in the Kurdistan region," said the spokesman of the coalition Ripuar Rashid. "There are consultations between the three parties to achieve this goal."

He added that "the formation of a transitional government to manage the situation in the Kurdistan region is necessary at the current stage," pointing out that "the task of the transitional government is limited to the stability of the situation and the organization and improve the living conditions of citizens and a serious and transparent dialogue with Baghdad."

 

http://www.albaghdadiyanews.com/?p=68893

 

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Abadi: Kurdistan is close to bankruptcy and must recognize the authority of the Constitution

The political scene  Thursday, October 19, 2017 Time: 14:42 pm (عدد المشاهدات 902)

Abadi: Kurdistan is close to bankruptcy and must recognize the authority of the Constitution

 

 

 Baghdad / Sky Press:

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Thursday that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) was "close" to bankruptcy because of the corruption of a few officials and their families, calling on them to recognize the authority of the Iraqi constitution and engage in dialogue on this basis.

"Iraq should be able to demonstrate its ability to use the democratic foundations to resolve internal conflicts," he said in a newspaper article published in the New York Times. "The Kurdistan Regional Government must recognize the authority of the constitution and engage in dialogue on this basis."

Abadi said that as prime minister in Iraq, he must act in accordance with the constitution to protect all the Iraqi people and keep the country united.

 

"To achieve this, the government has strengthened and extended its federal mandate, the federal authority on national borders, oil exports and customs revenues," he said, adding that "the redeployment of Iraqi forces this week to parts of Kirkuk and other areas in northern Iraq agree With this approach. "

 

"The elements of the federal forces of the army and the fight against terrorism, police and rapid deployment units come from many ethnic and religious groups in Iraq, including the Kurds, and the spread was not an attack on Kurdish citizens or the city of Kirkuk," noting that "it was An Iraqi federal process aimed at restoring federal authority to areas under government control until 2014. "

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Source: Negotiations between Baghdad and Erbil on the delivery of border crossings reached a "positive phase"

 

BAGHDAD / Al-Ghad Press: 
A source in the authority of border crossings, on Thursday, the arrival of negotiating teams with the Kurdistan region to positive stages on the delivery of border crossings to the federal government. 
The source said in an interview with "Al-Gharab Press" that "the negotiations between the relevant authorities in the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government, reached the stages of positive progress, on the receipt of the Baghdad government to manage those outlets."

 

He added that "the teams that are scheduled to manage the ports are currently present in the Turkish and Iranian sides, and consists of employees of ministries and agencies that manage the border crossings in accordance with the law of the Commission." 
He pointed out that "the Authority does not object to who will manage the ports and supervisor of the passports and passports, provided that the owners of the Border Ports Authority and receive instructions from the federal government, indicating that" the coming days will see the delivery of ports after the completion of negotiations between Baghdad and Erbil. "

 

https://www.alghadpress.com/news/اخبار-العراق-السياسية/124101/مصدر-المفاوضات-بين-بغداد-وأربيل-بشأن-تسليم-المعابر

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Buti and Yota.......many thanks for keeping us informed! 

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Thanks yota , BD ......#patiently waiting 

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The provincial government announced its acceptance of Abadi's proposal to start the dialogue

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The provincial government announced its acceptance of Abadi's proposal to start the dialogue

 

BAGHDAD / The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) held a meeting on Thursday on the latest developments in Kurdistan and Iraq.

"The meeting at the beginning of the meeting conveyed their condolences to the Deputy Prime Minister, Qubad Talabani, for the departure of President Mam Jalal," said a statement from the government. "Kubad Talabani thanked all the participants."

The statement added that "the meeting highlighted the events in the province of Kirkuk, the areas of Article 140, and the current situation in Kirkuk, offering condolences to the families of martyrs and expressed hope for the speedy recovery of the injured."

On the other hand, the meeting discussed "differences between Erbil and Baghdad, confirming the approval of the proposal of the Federal Prime Minister Haider Abadi, to start dialogue on the basis of the Constitution, in the framework of partnership and consensus."

Abadi, in an article in the New York Times, called on the provincial government to dialogue on the basis of the constitution

 

http://www.albaghdadiyanews.com/?p=68944

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WOWZERS!!!   Pulling out the dancing shoes, spats, cane, and top hat!

Ding Dong! The Kurdish King Is Dead!!!!