Operations: The Sinjar Agreement continues.. The government is determined to implement the agreement

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Barzani: Kirkuk attack proves the necessity of coordination between Erbil and Baghdad

2021.10.31 - 12:58

 

Baghdad - people  

On Sunday, the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, offered condolences for the killing of two members of the Peshmerga, after they were exposed to ISIS, northwest of Kirkuk Governorate.  

  

  

  

Barzani said in a blog post, a copy of which was followed by "Nass" (October 31, 2021), "I was deeply saddened by the martyrdom of two heroes of the Peshmerga, Khaled Hamid Hayas Kaki, and Ako Karim Qader, in last night's attack by ISIS terrorists on Bardy. I offer my sincere condolences." My condolences to their families and companions, and I share their grief.”  

He added, "This terrorist attack once again proves the importance of coordination between the Kurdistan Region and the federal government and helping the international coalition to confront the terrorist threats of ISIS and fill security gaps in the Kurdish regions outside the administration of the Kurdistan Region."   

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ISIS attacks the Peshmerga on the Kirkuk border

2021.10.30 - 22:43

 

Baghdad - people   

On Saturday, the Kurdistan Counter-Terrorism Service announced an attack by ISIS militants on a security point belonging to the Peshmerga forces on the borders of Kirkuk Governorate.  

  

 

  

The agency said in a statement, a copy of which was received by Nass, (October 30, 2021), that "ISIS terrorists attacked Peshmerga forces in Kirkuk, which led to the death of two Peshmerga forces."  

  

He added, "ISIS militants attacked the 10th Brigade of the Ministry of Peshmerga in the Zirga area on the Kirkuk border."  

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Barzani: Kirkuk attack proves the importance of coordination between the region and Baghdad to confront ISIS threats

•  Time: 10/31/2021 12:56:22
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{Local: Al Furat News} The President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, said, on Sunday, that the Kirkuk attack proves the importance of coordination between the region and Baghdad to confront the threats of ISIS.

The Prime Minister of Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, expressed his condolences for the martyrdom of two members of the Peshmerga, following an attack by ISIS terrorists in the Bardi district (Altun Kobri), northwest of Kirkuk Governorate.

The Prime Minister wrote on his official account on Twitter, saying: "I was deeply saddened by the martyrdom of two heroes of the Peshmerga, Khaled Hamid Hayas Kaki, and Ako Karim Qader, in an attack last night by ISIS terrorists on Bardi. I offer my sincere condolences and sympathy to their families and comrades, and I share their sorrows." .

He added, "This terrorist attack once again proves the importance of coordination between the Kurdistan Region and the federal government and helping the international coalition to confront the terrorist threats of ISIS and fill security gaps in the Kurdish regions outside the administration of the Kurdistan Region."

 

 

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It’s exhausting isn’t it. Talk talk and more talk. 

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Peshmerga: There are more than 3,000 ISIS militants in Iraq and they have advanced weapons

political| 01:59 - 01/11/2021

 

 

 

 

Baghdad - Mawazine News
, the official of the National Culture and Awareness Foundation in the Ministry of Peshmerga, Brigadier Othman Muhammad, confirmed on Monday that ISIS militants pose a great threat to the region, noting that they have obtained heavy and advanced weapons.
According to Kurdish media, Muhammad said: "The President of the Kurdistan Regional Government, as the Ministry of Peshmerga warned several times, that ISIS poses a threat to the region, even that the Iraqi government has information about the dangers posed by ISIS elements, and that the elements of this organization are trying to expand their terrorist activities in Region".
He added, "ISIS wants to open a combat front against the Peshmerga forces and the Iraqi army, and this matter constitutes a serious and dangerous threat to the region, and this matter must be addressed as soon as possible, and that is more cooperation between the Peshmerga and the Iraqi army, two joint brigades have been established in the recent period, but This cooperation should increase and not remain at the level of only two brigades."
He pointed out, "The financial resources obtained by ISIS are diverse. Otherwise, how can it obtain these weapons if it is not financially supported?"
Brigadier General Othman Muhammad explained, "There are more than 3,000 ISIS elements in Iraq, and they have many advanced weapons, and they have changed their tactics during their terrorist attacks during the last period, and we are fully aware that they have obtained advanced weapons and want to play a new role in Iraq, and most of them are present in The areas of the Qara Jogh Basin, the Karmian Plain and Hamrin. Ended 29/H

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In northern Kirkuk, dwindling villages live under threat of ISIS
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Rudaw English
 

The quiet farming village of Liheban sits at the foot of Mount Qarachogh, in northern Kirkuk province. It and six other villages in this area are located within territories claimed by both the Iraqi federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). There is a gap between the forces of the two governments, leaving villagers to fend for themselves against militants of the Islamic State group (ISIS) who take advantage of the security vacuum. 
 
A few days ago, four gunmen claiming to be ISIS visited Liheban.
 
“They entered the house and immediately took the phone. I was very ill at the time,” recalled villager Haji Mohammed Hassan. “They tried hard to convince me to go with them, but I said, ‘I can't go with you. I feel drained.’ I had a fever and chills.”
 
One of the men spoke Kurdish and the other three were Arabs.
 
“ISIS gunmen have attacked us,” said farmer Asaad Fayaq. “They have infiltrated the village. They have been patrolling the village and entering some homes.”

This video was filmed on November 7, 2021. 

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There needs to be unified support for The Kurds by the Baghdad regime ... A show of national solidarity...! 

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Kirkuk discusses with the army command securing the governorate airport

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 Kirkuk: Nahdat Ali

 

Kirkuk Governor Rakan Saeed al-Jubouri discussed with the Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Abdul Amir Yarallah, during his visit to the province, efforts to secure Kirkuk International Airport.

Al-Jubouri recently discussed with a delegation from the Civil Aviation Authority the work mechanisms to be followed to operate the airport after completing the technical, engineering and civil requirements.

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A press statement issued by the governor's office said that "the meeting between the two sides discussed strengthening the stability of security in the province's regions, unifying efforts to secure Kirkuk International Airport, and supporting the leadership of the advanced headquarters for joint operations."

He added, "The Army Staff Command expressed its support for all efforts aimed at supporting the forces operating in the advanced headquarters of joint operations in Kirkuk to maintain security." 

In turn, a source confirmed to "Al-Sabah" that "the advanced headquarters is working to combat negative phenomena, solve citizens' problems, establish stability and reassurance, and enhance coordination and cooperation for security."

And he added, "A directive was issued to activate the direct hotline with the citizens and to set up a specialized staff of 3-4 officers of the advanced headquarters to receive complaints, and cooperate in developing solutions for each problem, while addressing the phenomena of disturbances in the streets and neighborhoods by the weak-minded when reporting them and taking legal action. regarding it after cooperating with the police and rescue patrols.”

He pointed out that the airport will provide its services to the residents of Kirkuk and the border provinces with it, such as Nineveh, Diyala and Salah al-Din, in addition to securing hundreds of job opportunities, developing and revitalizing the economy and attracting investors to the province.

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True to form....Baghdad slow to move forward even with something as vital & serious as this.

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The joint operations respond to news of the Peshmerga mobilization on the Kirkuk borders and preparing to enter it

•  Time: 11/14/2021 12:00:14
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{Umniah: Al Furat News} The Joint Operations Command responded to news that Peshmerga forces are mobilizing on the borders of Kirkuk Governorate.

Operations spokesman Major General Tahsin al-Khafaji told {Euphrates News}: "There is no truth to the entry of any Peshmerga force into Kirkuk, and the governorate is still under the control of the security forces, and there is no other security force in it."
He stressed that "everything that was circulated is incorrect."
And some media outlets quoted security sources as saying today, Sunday, that the Peshmerga forces are mobilizing in their barriers near the Altun Kubri district, and have begun work to open their barriers towards Kirkuk, in preparation for the entry of their forces into the province.
It is noteworthy that the Peshmerga forces withdrew from Kirkuk on October 10, 2017, during the process of imposing the law by the federal forces in the disputed province, which is rich in oil wealth.

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The Iraqi army confirms its control over Sinjar..Kurdistan officials are skeptical

Baghdad

Aktham Seif El Din

November 21, 2021

 

 

The Iraqi army: There are no obstacles to normalizing the normalization agreement in Sinjar (John Moore/Getty)

 

Today, Sunday, an Iraqi military spokesman confirmed that the town of Sinjar, 110 kilometers west of Nineveh Governorate  (in the north), is under the control of the army, in the first response to previous reports that the city and its suburbs continue to be subject to the militants of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK ), despite the passage of more than a year. On the signing of the agreement to normalize the conditions of the city between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government. Since October of last year, the Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Regional Government have
concluded the normalization agreement in the town of Sinjar, which aims mainly to expel non-Iraqi armed groups from the town, in preparation for the return of its displaced, of whom about 80% still refuse to return due to the tense situation in the city. .
According to the spokesman for the Army Operations Command, Major General Tahsin al-Khafaji, "there are no obstacles to the implementation of the Sinjar Agreement. The agreement continues, and the security forces are present and will not allow any party to obstruct it."

 

Al-Khafaji indicated in a statement to the official Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "the security forces from the local army and police are deployed in Sinjar, and that all entrances and exits to the judiciary are controlled, and there are no armed manifestations inside it."
What is confirmed by the Iraqi army leadership contradicts reality, and with what the officials of the Kurdistan region say, who assert that the armed factions in the town (elements of the Kurdistan Workers Party and the Popular Mobilization) prevent the implementation of the agreement.
The Minister of Interior of the region, Reber Ahmed, had recently confirmed that "the Kurdistan Workers' Party and militias cooperating with it, as well as security agencies, bear the responsibility of preventing the implementation of the agreement to normalize the situation in the town."
And he indicated that "the agreement has been concluded for more than a year, and that Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi has confirmed on more than one occasion that his government is serious about implementing the agreement, and that it will not retreat from it."
Ahmed stressed that "Sinjar today is under occupation by non-Iraqi forces, represented by elements of the Kurdistan Workers Party, and that the party's militants are supported by outlaw Iraqi militia groups, which help the party by imposing its control and influence on the town, and that these parties impose their will on the people despite their suffering."

 

 

In the context, an official in the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government confirmed to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that "the regional government discussed the file with the United Nations envoy to Iraq, Jenin Hennis-Plasschaert, and with the American side, after the Iraqi government was unable to implement it."
The official added, "We got promises that (the United Nations and Washington) would intervene to implement the agreement," noting that "the regional government does not trust the government's promises, nor does it accept backing out of the agreement."
He stressed, "We hope for a government move to prove its ability to implement the agreement, by strengthening the official military presence, and removing the armed factions that prevent the implementation of the agreement."
The Baghdad government promises to implement the agreement to normalize the situation in the city of Sinjar, but it is facing difficulty in doing so, due to the refusal of the PMF and PKK elements to withdraw from the town, while the government avoids resorting to a policy of imposing a fait accompli, in order to avoid the consequences that may result from this and the possibility of confrontation with armed groups.

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Kurdistan Regional Government: We obtained promises that the United Nations and Washington would intervene to implement the Sinjar Agreement

political |   03:48 - 21/11/2021

 

 

 

 

Baghdad - Mawazine News
, an official in the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq confirmed that the regional government discussed the file with the United Nations envoy to Iraq, Jenin Hennis-Plasschaert, and with the American side, the implementation of the Sinjar Agreement after the Iraqi government was unable to implement it.
The official said, "We got promises that (the United Nations and Washington) would intervene to implement the agreement," noting that "the regional government does not trust the government's promises, nor does it accept backing out of the agreement."
He stressed, "We hope for a government move to prove its ability to implement the agreement, by strengthening the official military presence, and removing the armed factions that prevent the implementation of the agreement."
The Baghdad government promises to implement the agreement to normalize the situation in the city of Sinjar, but it is facing difficulty in doing so, due to the PKK elements withdrawing from the town.

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Security is absolutely required.  Who is Iraq kidding?  They can’t even operate a slingshot.

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7 hours ago, southbeach said:

Security is absolutely required.  Who is Iraq kidding?  They can’t even operate a slingshot.

I see where they’re marketing a laser attached to a new type of slingshot. Perhaps a boatload shipped to Iraq should be considered ???

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A year after its signing, the mayor of Sinjar diagnoses the reasons for not implementing the Baghdad-Erbil Agreement

 

 2021-11-22 02:13

 

Shafaq News/ The mayor of Sinjar district, Mahma Khalil Ali Agha, diagnosed on Monday the reasons for not implementing the Sinjar Agreement, despite the passage of a year since it was signed between the governments of the center and the region, with the blessing of neighboring countries and the world.

 

Ali Agha said in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency, "The Kurdistan Workers' Party, some armed factions, and outlaws who obstructed the Sinjar Agreement, to maintain the absence of state prestige, the continuation of their personal and economic gains and their continued trading in contraband that generates huge sums of money."

 

He added that "the failure to implement the Sinjar Agreement is a weakening of the state's prestige, and granting bully to the PKK and the forces that came from outside the borders and some armed militia factions," noting that "some statements that convey false information are incorrect about the real situation in Sinjar."

 

Ali Agha promised, "There is no alternative but to implement this agreement, which is a popular and constitutional demand," noting that "the recent elections demonstrated the people's desire to implement this agreement to exclude those who obstruct the agreement and tamper with the city, and to refrain from submitting to these illegal forces."

 

Agha appealed to the "federal government to implement the Sinjar Agreement with its five articles, which are administrative, security, expulsion of the Bakaka, the reconstruction of the city, the construction of major economic projects, the return of the displaced to it, and the advancement of services."

 

He stressed that "the implementation of the agreement will make everyone reap its fruits, as it guarantees the extension of security, the return of the displaced, the establishment of the principle of peaceful coexistence, the expulsion of strangers, the control of borders and the provision of services."

 

Sheikhs, dignitaries and intellectuals of Sinjar had previously called for the implementation of the agreement between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government regarding the normalization of conditions in the judiciary, revealing that "uncontrolled groups" had turned places of worship into "cattle pens."

 

On (October 9, 2020), Baghdad and Erbil reached an agreement to normalize the situation in Sinjar, providing for joint administration of the judiciary in terms of administrative, security and service aspects.

 

ISIS had invaded Sinjar district in 2014 and committed a massacre against its residents, before the Peshmerga forces retook it the following year.

 

However, the Iraqi army, backed by the Popular Mobilization Forces, invaded the region due to the tension between the region and the federal government, against the backdrop of the independence referendum in 2017.

 

The Iraqi authorities installed new officials in the judiciary to replace the elected officials who withdrew from the area to Dohuk Governorate when Iraqi forces advanced.

 

There are currently two local administrations for Sinjar, one of which was appointed by the authorities of the federal government, and the second is the elected government, which conducts its business from the governorate of Dohuk.

 

The anti-Ankara Kurdistan Workers' Party has also formed a loyal faction there called the "Sinjar Protection Units" and receives salaries from the Iraqi government as a faction under the umbrella of the Popular Mobilization.

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Barzani stresses the activation of joint security centers with Baghdad and the coalition after the martyrdom of five Peshmerga

•  Time: 11/28/2021 11:33:30
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{Local: Al Furat News} The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, stressed, on Sunday, the activation of joint security centers with Baghdad and the coalition after the martyrdom of five Peshmerga

And the regional government stated in a statement that {Euphrates News} received a copy of it, “I felt deep sadness at the news of the martyrdom of a constellation of Peshmerga heroes last night while they were providing assistance to their colleagues in the Kolgo area, and I offer my condolences to their families and loved ones, and I ask the Almighty God to bless the martyrs with his mercy and paradise.” and wishing the wounded a speedy recovery.”

According to the statement, Barzani warned of "the dangers of ISIS terrorists and the reorganization of their ranks, especially in the Kurdish areas outside the administration of the region, taking advantage of the security gaps in those areas, as they have become a serious threat to the security of the region and its residents, and joint security centers between the Peshmerga forces and the army must be activated." Iraq, in coordination with the international coalition forces against ISIS, with the aim of filling the security gaps in those areas.

He added, "We directed the Ministry of Peshmerga to be ready and take the necessary measures to end the threats of ISIS terrorists, and to prevent losses to the Peshmerga forces and the people of the region."

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A call to activate the joint centers following the martyrdom of 5 Peshmerga

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 Baghdad: Abdul Rahman Ibrahim 

 

The Peshmerga forces entered a state of maximum alert after the martyrdom of 5 of them in a terrorist attack launched by ISIS terrorist gangs, amid calls to activate the joint security centers between Baghdad and Erbil.

The attack took place in the Kalan area of Koljo district of Kifri district in Diyala governorate, as ISIS terrorist gangs carried out an attack on a Peshmerga infantry outpost in this area, wounding 4 of those forces, who responded and forced the terrorists to flee.

As a result of this attack, another force of the Peshmerga went to support and was bombed and targeted, killing five, including two officers.

The day after the attack, Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani issued a statement in which he said: "The expansion and continuation of ISIS attacks and attacks is a serious and dangerous message, threat and real danger to the region. Therefore, more cooperation and coordination between the Peshmerga and the Iraqi army with the support of the international coalition forces is an urgent, current and priority necessity."

Barzani stressed the need to activate the joint security centers between the Peshmerga forces and the Iraqi army in coordination with the international coalition forces against ISIS terrorist gangs, with the aim of filling the security gaps in those areas, stressing that he directed the Peshmerga Ministry to be ready and take the necessary measures to end the threats of ISIS terrorists. Preventing losses to the Peshmerga forces and the people of the region.

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The Peshmerga sets "exceptional" security plans and measures to confront ISIS

 

 2021-12-02 09:08

 

 

Shafaq News/ A military commander in the Peshmerga revealed, on Wednesday, exceptional military plans and procedures that have been prepared to confront the attacks of ISIS elements against the Peshmerga forces, noting that the Peshmerga's withdrawal from the disputed areas behind "forbidden areas" exploited by the organization.

 

The commander of the second axis of the Peshmerga (Qarah Tabeh - Hamrin), Major General Mardan Jawshin, told Shafaq News Agency, "Exceptional security plans and measures have been prepared to confront the guerrilla war waged by ISIS against the Peshmerga points and the federal forces in general."

 

And he indicated that "the terrorist attacks in the Garmian regions were caused by the presence of forbidden and vacant areas left by the Peshmerga since its withdrawal from its partitions in 2017, specifying places based on military terminology that contain ISIS hotbeds and a launching point for its attacks in the regions of Koban, Balkanah and Qora Shai in the Hamrin Basin."

 

Gaushin pointed out that "the voids of the Peshmerga cannot be controlled and their duty recedes to the borders of the lines of contact with the Peshmerga in the disputed areas and leave taboos."

 

Yesterday, Tuesday, the Minister of Peshmerga in the Kurdistan Regional Government, Shorsh Ismail, recommended to the leaders of the brigades affiliated with the ministry, the need to pay attention and deal with new war plans and tactics, to confront and defeat the terrorists, according to a statement received by Shafaq News Agency.

 

Last Saturday evening, ISIS launched a massive attack on Peshmerga positions in Koljo district, Kifri district, which resulted in 6 casualties and 3 wounded.

 

Then the organization attacked the Peshmerga forces again on Sunday evening, without causing any casualties.

 

Earlier on Monday, the Peshmerga launched a combing operation in Kifri district to hunt down the remnants of the organization.

 

As a result of these attacks, the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government announced that the Peshmerga forces had entered a state of alert and ready, and on Monday, the Peshmerga forces launched a combing operation in Kifri district to pursue the remnants of the organization.

 

The militants of the organization take advantage of the security voids between the Peshmerga and the Iraqi army in the disputed areas to launch violent attacks on the Peshmerga forces between different periods.

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Report: Islamic State attack on Iraqi village leaves 12 dead

• ASSOCIATED PRESS • DECEMBER 3, 2021

 

 

IRBIL, Iraq — An attack by Islamic State militants on a village in northern Iraq killed at least 12 people, including a number of Kurdish forces, Kurdish media reported Friday.

The attack took place late Thursday in a village in the Makhmour region, triggering a confrontation with Kurdish peshmerga forces. Among the dead were nine peshmerga and three civilians, private broadcaster Rudaw said on its website.

Masrour Barzani, prime minister of the semi-autonomous Kurdish-run region, offered condolences to the families of the dead in a statement Friday. He said ISIS has become "a real threat" in territories disputed between the Kurdish region and the federal government in Baghdad.

This requires "strong and firm cooperation between the Peshmerga, the Iraqi army and the (U.S.-led) international coalition as soon as possible," to stop ISIS expansion and organization.

Makhmour is located across a band of disputed territory in northern Iraq where ISIS militants have exploited security gaps to launch attacks.

 

There was no claim by Islamic State militants for Thursday night's attack and details were not immediately available.

ISIS was defeated on the battlefield in 2017 but attacks targeting Iraqi security forces — including Kurdish peshmerga fighters — remain common. Militants are still active through sleeper cells in many areas, especially across a band of territory in the north under dispute between federal Iraq and the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government.

The U.S.-led coalition to defeat ISIS has announced the end of its combat mission and said troops will withdraw from Iraq by the end of December. Advisers will remain to continue to train Iraqi forces.

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The KRG is fully prepared to cooperate with Baghdad to fill the security gaps in the conflict areas

 

 2021-12-03 06:40

 

Shafaq News/ The Kurdistan Regional Government expressed on Friday its full readiness to cooperate and coordinate with the federal government in order to bridge the security gaps in the disputed areas between Erbil and Baghdad, which are covered by Article 140 of the Constitution.

Government spokesman Jotiar Adel said in a statement today, condemning the attack launched by ISIS in Makhmour, that "in order to put an end to the ongoing terrorist attacks of ISIS in the Kurdistan regions outside the administration of the Kurdistan Region and to fill the security gaps in those areas, the federal government must coordinate and strengthen joint action." With the Kurdistan Peshmerga forces, as the Kurdistan Regional Government has expressed its full readiness to do what is necessary in this regard.

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Iraq: 10 dead, the death toll from the "ISIS" attack on the "Peshmerga" and calls for the intervention of the international coalition

Baghdad

Aktham Seif El Din

December 03, 2021

 

 

Kurdish calls for increased cooperation with the Iraqi army renewed (Mahmoud Hassan/Anadolu Agency)

The death toll of the attack launched by the terrorist organization "ISIS" , on Thursday night, on members of the " Peshmerga " in the north of the country, rose to 10, most of whom were "Peshmerga", which renewed Kurdish calls for increased cooperation with the Iraqi army and the  need for the intervention of the international coalition forces .

Yesterday night, members of the extremist organization attacked a Kurdish village in Makhmour district, Nineveh Governorate (a disputed area between the Baghdad and Erbil governments), causing casualties among Kurdish civilians, while the "Peshmerga" forces intervened to repel the attack.

This attack is the second of its kind in less than one week, as the organization had previously attacked a force of "Peshmerga" in Diyala Governorate (northeast of Baghdad) on the 27th of last month, killing and wounding 10, which prompted the "Peshmerga" to enter a state of alert. .

According to a statement from the Ministry "Peshmerga" issued on Friday, the "attack toll on the village Numbness Khgejeh at the foot of Mount Kara Geauga rose to 10 dead , " adding that the attack inflicted first 3 dead civilians, after which the "peshmerga" forces to address elements of the " Daesh " However, the explosion of an explosive device planted by the elements killed 7 of its fighters.

The ministry called for "coordination and cooperation between the Peshmerga and Defense Ministries and the international coalition, to get out of this stalemate and rush to carry out joint military operations against ISIS, and not to allow the terrorists to have their own places in the region."

A call for the intervention of the international coalition against ISIS
For his part, the President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani , called for the restoration of security calculations, and the intervention of the international coalition to carry out security operations against the elements of the organization.

Barzani said in a statement: "We strongly condemn the brutal attack launched by ISIS terrorists last night in the Sarkaran and Qarjoog areas on the Makhmour border, which resulted in civilian and Peshmerga casualties," stressing that "the daily threats and attacks by ISIS terrorists "It requires strong responses, and the adoption of sober defensive and military measures from Iraq and the Kurdistan region, and requires an end to the crimes and acts of terrorists."

He called for "a review of the military situation and capacity, and quick and immediate steps to increase effective cooperation between the Iraqi army and the Peshmerga with the participation and support of the international coalition to bridge the security and military gap, especially in the areas between the Peshmerga and the Iraqi forces."

He stressed that "politically, the Iraqi forces and parties should know that if the course of the political process is not corrected, and if calm and political stability is not achieved in the country, the terrorists will take advantage of the situation more. Therefore, the national responsibility requires us to overcome the political conflict, and to confront We are all against terrorism, and we are working to establish security and stability."

In turn, an officer in the "Peshmerga" forces said that "the security situation in the disputed areas is unstable, and we need understandings with Baghdad that impose an increase in the number of the army and the Peshmerga in it," assuring Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that "the Peshmerga forces are on alert, and that their plans to protect These areas require an increase in numbers.

And he stressed that "the Iraqi Ministry of Defense must push for an increase in forces, according to the field data that dictates this."

 

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Al-Kazemi's military spokesman: The attack on the "Village of Khadrjija" will not pass without retribution

 

 2021-12-03 07:06

 

Shafaq News/ The military spokesman for the Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, confirmed on Friday, that the ISIS attack on a village south of Erbil will not go unpunished, stressing that the Peshmerga forces are working side by side with their brothers in our valiant armed forces to secure the cities.

Major General Yahya Rasoul Abdullah, Special Forces, mentioned in a statement received by Shafak Agency; "The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces followed with great interest the cowardly attack carried out by ISIS terrorist gangs on the village of Khadrjija near the Qarachogh Mountains, which resulted in the death of a number of civilians and the Peshmerga forces, between a martyr and a wounded person."

Messenger added; "While the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces mourns these righteous martyrs and consoles their families and loved ones with this incident, His Excellency confirms that this treacherous attack will not pass without the just retribution of the terrorist criminals who committed this cowardly act." 

Rasul quoted the Commander-in-Chief as confirming, "The Peshmerga forces are within the national defense system and work side by side with their brothers in our valiant armed forces to secure cities and regions."

Al-Kadhimi stressed, according to a statement by his military spokesman; However, "terrorist gangs, after suffering major defeats in various regions of the country, are trying, in one way or another, to carry out treacherous acts, after they were unable to confront our security forces. 

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces stressed the need to close ranks and not to underestimate the pockets of ISIS terrorist gangs. 

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Kurdistan Region provides the United Nations with evidence and information about ISIS financial resources

 

 2021-12-03 04:51

 

Shafaq News/ The coordinator of international recommendations in the Kurdistan Regional Government, Dindar Zebari, said on Friday that the Kurdistan Regional Government provided the United Nations investigation team to enhance accountability for crimes committed by ISIS (UNITAD) with the necessary evidence about the financial resources for financing the extremist organization.

Zebari said in a press statement circulated to the media, including Shafak News Agency, that "to help the investigation team, the institutions of the regional government provided several documents and information related to ISIS and its financial resources to that team."

He explained that "the information exchange mechanism was established between the Kurdistan Regional Government and (UNITAD) to archive email related to ISIS crimes, which is in line with Iraq's compliance with UN Security Council Resolution No. 2379 to prosecute the organization in light of international crimes."

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The US Embassy in Baghdad renews its country's military suppor t to the Iraqi forces

 

 

 

Baghdad, Dec. 4 (Petra) - The US embassy in Baghdad renewed on Saturday its country's military support to the Iraqi forces to confront the challenges of terrorism.
The embassy said in a statement, that the United States is deeply concerned by the attack that took place in northern Iraq, which killed 10 members of the Peshmerga forces and three civilians. She added, "Washington renews its commitment to support the Iraqi security forces, including the Peshmerga forces, while continuing the fight against ISIS to ensure its enduring defeat."
Yesterday, the Peshmerga forces in northern Iraq were attacked in the Qarachogh area, which killed a number of Peshmerga members and civilians.
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