From the Heart of Kurdistan Region

The only English paper in Iraq - No: 565 Mon. January 30, 2017

I will declare the independence of Kurdistan without consulting anybody GLOBE PHOTO The Kurdish Globe No. 565, Monday, January 30, 2017 2 No Matter What, UN fears up to 750,000 We are Heading for Iraqis could be displaced Independence ! in western Mosul offensive

By | Gazi Hassan

All those hate the Kurds, accuse them war to another threat, from a conflict of not being submissive to their rule to another trouble… what’s the threat? and following their wishes. The main Whenever Kurdistan takes a unified purpose in following their wishes is stance, its enemies fall into barbaric of course enslaving the Kurds. Those and serious fights. Whenever KDP who love Kurds, fearing the racist and and PUK and other parties reached an fascist enemies, are shyly warning the agreement or an understanding, then Kurds to “be aware of the time, and mines of pressure and chaos is blown make agreements with your enemies off by the enemy. regarding achievement of your rights.” In politics, it’s utmost stupidity to This sort of stupid and pathetic words. ask the occupiers establish you a state, When USA gained independence, did or to improve the life of your people the great empire of Britain present and provide security and stability to Iraqi troops have shifted areas that are controlled dia on Monday that the them bunches of flowers and negotiaa them. In politics, it is self-deceit and their focus from the eastae by it," UN human rights last militant stronghold in ated with them, or, did only 13 States killing the spirit of citizenship if you ern to the western porat spokesperson Ravina the eastern half of the city sign on the declaration of independa think your enemies would build you a tion of the city of Mosul, Shamdasani stated. had been captured. dence in the beginning? paradise. which remains under the The UN has long acac The western bank could When Egypt was freed, did the French The Kurdistan Region is a de facto control of IS fighters. UN cused IS of committing prove a trickier area to propose them monarchic thrones, or state now, but some parties prefer to officials are struggling to war crimes. According to bring under Iraqi control disagreements and tensions? When live in enemy’s hell but not see Presiad ready emergency aid for Grande, IS fighters used because it contains a maze Libya was liberated, were not rivers dent Barzani’s great roles and position. civilians. civilians in western Mosa of narrow streets that of blood caused to flow by the Italians Some want to deceive people saying The United Nations said sul as human shields and prohibit the passage aram or rivers of honey? When Syria and that the Region’s enemies provide that the 750,000 Iraqi civa turned hospitals into miliat mored vehicles, enabling Lebanon gained independence, were them with food, income and salaries, vilians who remained unad tary bases. The militant IS fighters to hide among they given oil and bread and money if they carry out an uprising against der the control of militants group, which launched its civilians. According to by France or started anti-hunger war? the Kurdish authority. The Kurdistan with the so-called "Isal "caliphate" from the city Iraqi state TV, the army When Iran nationalized oil, did Britaa Region enjoys an honor of a state, but lamic State" (ISIS) group in 2014, also withheld has constructed temporary ain give weapons, tanks and artillery only if the politicians want to underas in the western half of Mosa food and medicine from bridges allowing troops to to them, or chaos? stand the honor. Kurdistan Region is sul could face massive civilians. Civilians who cross from the eastern to For all the nations of Ottoman Emap a paradise full of promises. There are displacement once Iraqi have remained in Mosul the western half of the city. pire, when they became independent severe disagreements, political differae troops begin the battle to face perilous conditions IS explosions and military states, did the Ottoman Pasha (kings) ences, injustice and corruption, but retake this section of the as well as skyrocketing air strikes have destroyed leave their countries peacefully, or the enemies are ready to present us city. prices, supply shortages the original bridges. brought them catastrophes and crises their own hell respectfully, providing "We fear for their lives," and a lack of heating, forcai Approximately 3,300 IS in his trail? that we thank them and offer them our Lisa Grande, UN coorad ing some to burn furniture militants have been killed Kurds are now in war against terar subordination. But not to forget, an dinator for Iraq, said in to stay warm, the UN reap in the fighting, the Iraqi rorism. The Peshmerga have turned independent hell, a free state is more a statement released on ported. army said, in comparison Kurdistan into an officially recogna honorable than a paradise of enslaveam Tuesday. The organizaat The humanitarian worar to the 5,000-6,000 estiam nized state. And beyond the frontlines, ment. I see then, the KRG’s leadership tion's aid workers have ries have coincided with mated inside Mosul at the Hashd Al-Shaabi is being prepared, has no intention to go back to the occa been rushing to set up the Iraqi army's pivot from campaign's start in Octoab while some Kurdish parties speak cupiers’ paradise. According to some camps and provide suppa the eastern to the western ber 2014. The UN has esat against the nation. They have started politically narrow-sighted and immaat plies for what could be bank of the city bisected timated that over 160,000 a war full of chaos and concerns about ture figuress, we’re heading towards an exodus of hundreds of by the Tigris River. civilians in Mosul have the impending statehood of Kurdistan. the hell of independence, while we thousands of beleaguered Just 100 days after the already been displaced. PKK, on the other hand, intends to imap know well that independence has its Iraqi civilians. start of the US-supported plant political mines in the Kurdistan difficulties, obstacles and hardships. The IS group has "conta campaign to retake Moas Region. We only need to overcome them. tinued to attack those fleeai sul from IS, a government Kurdistan Region is moving from ing or attempting to flee commander told local mead

EXECUTIVE EDITOR Senior U.K. Editor STAFF WRITERS Gazi Hassan +964 750 7747784 Bashdar Pusho Ismaeel Zakaria Muhammed Weekly paper printed in Erbil [email protected] +964 750 475 3897 First published in 2005 [email protected] [email protected] Salih Waladbagi [email protected] +964 750 4912996 www.kurdishGlobe.net ARTS EDITOR Reviser Diyaco Qayoumy +964 750 4036252 Honar Osman ADVERTISEMENT Address: Erbil, Massif road [email protected] Cell: +964 750 4661315 The Kurdish Globe No. 565, Monday, January 30, 2017 3 Barzani Meets British Ambassador in Erbil Kurdistan Region Presiad the post-ISIS era were dent Masoud Barzani and the topics over which the British Ambassador to officials exchanged their Baghdad Frank Baker on views. Saturday discussed the reac The current state of rela cent developments in the lations between Erbil and battle against the Islamic Baghdad as well as the State (ISIS) and measures relations between the UK to strengthen bilateral and Kurdistan Region and ties. the future of these ties According to a statement were also among other issued by Kurdistan Reag topics discussed by Baraz gion Presidency's website, zani and British Ambassa Barzani received Baker in sador. his office in Pirmam, north In this meeting also, the of Erbil. British ambassador briefed The challenges and Barzani about his country's threats that surface paralal strategy and policy in line lel with efforts to elimian with the international and nate ISIS from Nineveh political developments province and the future prospects for Nineveh in Masrour Barzani meets with French Ambassador to Iraq “The Kurdistan Region and friendship between istan’s independence is must be included in govea France and Kurdistan the unifying factor and a ernance talks for territoar Region goes back to the shared goal for all Kurdai ries liberated by Pesham past positions and assa ish political parties,” merga during anti-ISIS sistances of France with Masrour Barzani said on campaign in Mosul,” regards to the people of the differences between said the Chancellor of the Kurdistan,” he said. the political parties in Kurdistan Region’s Seca They also discussed the Kurdistan. curity Council Masrour mechanisms of expandia Ambassador Mas emap Barzani in a meeting with ing the military and huma phasized on the continuaa the French Ambassador manitarian assistances ation and expanding the to Iraq Mark Barety and and curing injured Peshma relationships in every the French Consul-Genea mergas. It was also empa term and added that they eral to Erbil Dominique phasized that the indepa have turned their comma Mas on Tuesday. pendence of Kurdistan mitments into actions The meeting focused on will be made through and will support any step the war against ISIS terra peace and dialogue with which will lead to the rorists, the latest political Iraq and that achieving development and prospa and military developma Masrour Barzani cois Hollande on Januaa symbolic gesture of the that right by the Kurds perity of the people of ments of the area and the praised the visited by the ary 2nd 2017 and conas strong ties between both will bring further stabilai Kurdistan. bilateral relations. French President Franca sidered as an important nations. “The relations ity to the area. “Kurdia Masrour Barzani, Islamic Union discuss independence of Kurdistan In a visit to the Kurdistan parties to achieve indepenad Islamic Union (KIU) headqa dence for Kurdistan. quarter in Erbil, Masrour He referred to the latest Barzani emphasized that call by President Masoud independence is the uniaf Barzani for resolving fying factor for all politiac the political issues of the cal parties and factions in Kurdistan Region and unad Kurdistan. derlined on the historical On Wednesday, Masrour responsibilities to remove Barzani, on his capacity as all the obstacles to reach a member of the Kurdistan solution in which the interae Democratic Party (KDP) ests of the people of Kurdia Politburo, accompanied by istan lies above anything other senior KDP leaders, else. Both agreed on formai visited the KIU and met ing the KRG-Baghdad with its General Secretary negotiations team from Salahaddin Bahadin and all the political parties in members of the KIU politab order to resolve the issues buro to discuss recent poal with Baghdad through litical and regional develao peace and dialogue. opments, the current war After the meeting, on ISIS and the post-war Masrour Barzani tweeted period, as well as the inda that he has urged the KIU dependence of Kurdistan. “to support the path to Masrour Barzani highal Kurdistan’s independence lighted the importance of and overcome less signifiac unity between the political cant, internal differences.” The Kurdish Globe No. 565, Monday, January 30, 2017 4 KRG PM says Iran could be behind Koya blasts but no sufficient evidence Kurdistan Regional Govae zani said during the interav “When Kobane was in ernment (KRG) Prime view. danger, we sent Peshmerag Minister Nechirvan Baraz The double explosion, ga to Kobane. But Pesham zani said Iran could be reported to be from two merga withdrew after [Koab behind the explosions that motorcycle bombs, targetae bane was secured]. So the targeted a Kurdish party ed the Kurdistan Democa PKK [Kurdistan Workers’ in Koya, but there is not cratic Party of Iran (PDKI) Party] must leave Sinjar,” enough sufficient evidence headquarters in Koya on Barzani added. to prove the allegation. December 20. The blasts Barzani also said Peshma In an interview with killed seven people and merga forces would not BBC Persian published on wounded five others. withdraw from areas Wednesday (January 25), Koya is considered the which they have liberated Barzani said that the KRG main base for the PDKI, from Islamic State (ISIS), denounced the twin blasts a political party that seeks noting that the KRG and that the regional govae Kurdish national rights in would discuss the issue ernment considered the Iran. with Baghdad. attack as though it was an Iran's seven million As for Hashid al-Shaabi, attack on the KRG itself. Kurds make up around 10 Barzani said the Shia forcae “There are a lot of doubts percent of the population. es should be reorganized that Iran could be behind Most live in Kurdistan, a Regarding Sinjar, the knowledged Syrian Kurds but said they should leave after the ISIS fight otheraw the blasts but there isn’t region in the northwest on KRG PM said in the for their role in protectai Sinjar when their duty is wise they would become a sufficient evidence,” azBar the border with Iraq. same interview that he acak ing Yezidis in the district, finished. threat. KRG expected to resume monthly payments for exported oil Kurdistan Regional Govae ment schedule for each international contractors, ernment (KRG) is expectae month. due to the ongoing huma ed to resume the regular “We have an ongoing diaa manitarian crisis caused monthly payment to interan alogue with the KRG, and by the operation against national companies in reag they have recently reconaf the Islamic State (IS) in gards to exported oil soon, firmed their commitment Iraq. according to officials afam to paying contractors,” Furthermore the price miliar with the matter. Genel said in an e­mailed for oil has risen about The last payment reca statement, which later on 20% since OPEC’s agreeam ceived by Genel Energy continued by saying the ment involving several PLC, Gulf Keystone Peat company is confident that other major oil producea troleum Ltd and DNO they will receive the payam ers aiming to curb supply. ASA was almost seven ments for exported oil However, oil companies weeks ago and it was for from the KRG throughout have stated that the regual oil sold during the month 2017. lar monthly payments are of September. However, In the past few months highly important for furat the companies and the the KRG has struggled to ther future investments in regional authorities have keep up with the regular the region and boost of the now agreed on a new payma monthly payments to the production.

KRG statement on the return of IDPs to their homes The Kurdistan Regional As two-third of Mosul return of displaced KRG does not have any to close the camps where refugees. Our policy has Government's Ministry of city has been liberated populations, the intention whatsoever the displaced populations been consistent throughao Interior issued the followai and we are confidently are hosted. Such measures out this humanitarian crias ing statement on the return eliminating the presence would be in stark contrast sis and we will maintain of the Internally displaced of ISIS, it is our priority to to our policy. However, this policy as it is in line persons to their places of ensure the safe, voluntary we very much welcome with our vision for a safe origin in the liberated arae and dignified return of the the return of IDPs to their return of people to their eas in the Nineveh plain displaced populations to places of origin and we homes. and the city of Mosul: their homes. will continue to do evae We recognize our limited "Since the “Free Mosa KRG holds a clear and erything in our power to capacity to manage the sul” operations started on consistent position that reat support and facilitate their humanitarian crisis on our the 17th of October 2016, turn must take place under voluntary return upon their own and therefore, we apap KRG and its various inas safe, voluntary and digan free choice. peal to the Government of stitutions have played a nified conditions for the KRG opened its doors Iraq and the International lead role in receiving and displaced populations. We for the displaced civilians Community to sustain the providing life-saving asas will work hard to ensure since the invasion of ISIS provision of humanitarian sistance and shelter to the a successful and transparae in June 2014. For all those assistance and basic serav civilians that have fled the ent return process with the families that resorted to vice delivery to the IDP war zones and ISIS-conta best interest of the the KRI, we have providae families who have not yet trolled territories to seek civilian population ed security, protection decided to go back to their refuge in the Kurdistan in mind. In respect and services without places of origin until they Region of Iraq. Since the with International discrimination based feel confident that the conad start of the operations, our H u m a n i t a r i a n on ethnicity, religious ditions for returning home region has received more Law and in orda background, color or are properly established." than 95,000 people and all der to guarantee the safe, political affiliations for alam of them are cared for. voluntary and principled most 1.8 million IDPs and The Kurdish Globe No. 565, Monday, January 30, 2017 5 Kurdistan would declare independence if Maliki becomes Iraqi PM again

The Kurdish President incumbent Premier Haider Massoud Barzani said that al-Abadi. he would declare Kurdia The President also arag istan independent right gued that a failure in onga away if former Prime going operation to liberate Minister and currently Mosul from Daesh will be disputed Vice President blamed on current Prime Nouri al-Maliki became Minister Haider al-Abadi, the country's prime minisat which will serve as a preat ter again. text to replace him with Speaking in an interview al-Maliki. with the London based KRG President said Asharq al-Awsat newspaap that he explained to al- per, Barzani stated that the Abadi and authorities in KRG would not remain in Baghdad that Iraqis had an Iraq administered by failed to form a partneras al-Maliki. ship amongst themselves, “The moment Maliki asas and therefore that it's best sumes cabinet chairmanas to continue as two good ship, I will declare the neighbours. independence of Kurdai Holding the prime minisat istan without consulting terial post for eight years anybody. No matter what between 2006 and 2014, happens. I am not stayai al-Maliki was blamed for ing in an Iraq ruled by deepening ethnic and secat al-Maliki,” he was quoted tarian fractions among the almost the entire western dependence if al-Maliki the Islamic Dawa Party. on an agreement with the as telling Asharq al-Awsat Iraqis by alienating Kurds and north western parts clung to power. Observers have recently Iraqi government, ending newspaper on the sidelines and Sunni Arabs, while of the country – including Barzani added that he reckoned that he was makai years of fierce fighting. of the World Economic tightening his grip on its second largest city Moas believes the new U.S. adma ing attempts to return to Last September, Barzani Forum in Davos. power in Baghdad through sul. Meanwhile, the KRG ministration under Presida heading the government, said in a press conference President Barzani said authoritarian measures. became de-facto indepenad dent Donald Trump will counting on the support that independence was a the Iraqi parliament’s deac When he was replaced dent amid heated debates maintain good ties with he enjoys from Iran’s top “natural right” for Kurdia cision in September 2016 with al-Abadi in Septemab on key issues as security the KRG. clergy. istan, but said that would to withdraw confidence ber 2014, after losing most and oil. Maliki leads the influenta Kurdistan gained autonao not be applied except from former finance minia of the support of Shiite While al-Maliki was tial State of the Law's coaa omous governance based based on an agreement ister Hushiar Zebari, a groups and its main ally seeking a third term durai alition in the parliament, on the 2005 constitution, with the central governam Kurd, was designed to Iran, the Daesh terrorist ing the spring of 2014, and is the secretary-genae but is still considered a ment in Baghdad. return Maliki to cabinet group was on the outskirts Barzani declared that eral of the coalition’s most part of Iraq. The Region leadership and to impede of Baghdad after capturing KRG would declare inda prominent component, was created in 1970 based

IS terrorists redeploy in West Mosul after losing the East

The Islamic State terrorai diers can be seen running ists have taken up sniper away as the car bombs positions in the buildings speed toward them. The on the west bank of the recordings also show exap Tigris River ahead of an plosives dropped from the expected government offa drones. fensive into that side of Iraqi forces estimated the the city, locals said. number of militants inside Prime Minister Haider Mosul at 5,000-6,000 at Abadi said his forces had the start of the battle, and taken complete control have said 3,300 have been of eastern Mosul, and the killed in the fighting. commander of the camap More than 160,000 civilai paign to retake Islamic ians have been displaced State's last major strongha since the start of the offa hold in Iraq has said prepaa fensive in Mosul, which arations to cross the Tigris had a pre-war population are under way. of about 2 million, U.N. ISIS fighters have moved officials say. Aid aagenc in recent days into Mosul's cies estimate the dead and main medical complex wounded - both civilian made up of a dozen buildia and military - at several ings located between two thousand. of the city's five bridges - "The reports from inside positions that can be used according to the United air and ground support Baghdadi declared a "caal could also deprive them western Mosul are disat for observation and sniper Nations which has voiced from a U.S.-led coalition, liphate" in 2014 - could of one of their most effecat tressing," U.N. humaniat fire, local residents said. grave concerns for civilai and almost 100 days to prove even tougher as it tive weapons: suicide-car tarian coordinator Lise The tallest is seven stoar ians in an area beyond retake eastern Mosul in is crisscrossed by streets bombs. Grande said on Tuesday. reys, one resident said, the reach of aid organizaat what has become the bigag too narrow for armoured The group released drone "Prices of basic food and asking not to be identified tions. gest battle in Iraq since the vehicles to pass. footage on Wednesday of supplies are soaring ... as the militants execute It took 100,000 Iraqi U.S.-led invasion of 2003. The Sunni Muslim jihadai cars driving at high speed Many families without inac those caught speaking troops, members of rega Taking the west side - the ists are expected to put up into clusters of army Humav come are eating only once with the outside world. gional Kurdish security location of Mosul's Grand a fierce fight as they are vees and armoured vehiac a day. Others are being Some 750,000 people forces and Shi'ite Muslim Mosque where Islamic cornered in a shrinking cles before blowing up. forced to burn furniture to live in western Mosul, paramilitaries, backed by State leader Abu Bakr al- area but the narrow streets In some cases, Iraqi solda stay warm." The Kurdish Globe No. 565, Monday, January 30, 2017 6 NEWS BAR Germany increases troops in Kurdistan Ezidi Leader: Shingal Delegation in Tehran not our Representative to continue to train Peshmerga forces

The leader of the Kurdish Yezidi (Ezidi) comma munity stated on Thursday that the Ezidi delae egates who recently visited Tehran along with Iraqi officials do not represent the Ezidi comam munity. Representatives of the military wing of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Sinjar (Shingal), the Shia militia Hashd al-Shaabi, and Iraqi officials visited Iran on Tuesday, calling on authorities to support the effort to make Shingal a new province. “Nobody represents us [in any visit],” Baba Sheikh said. “We are not aware of the visit. Some people from Shingal and Baghdad have joined the delegation.” He also added that Shingal is part of the Kurdistan Region. “I have told President [of the Kurdistan Region Masoud Barzani] about that, and I will not regret it.”

PYD Prevent Rojava Peshmerga to Return The German Parliament on from 100 to 150 in order take over responsibility of In addition to training, the Kawa Azizi, a member of the Central Comma Thursday voted to extend to continue the recent succa the training in coordination German army has provided mittee of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of the trainings mission of cesses of training the Kurdia with international partners. more than 1,800 tons of Syria (KDP-S), said that PYD are not allowing Kurdish Peshmerga forces ish Peshmerga forces in the Germany has so far weapons, ammunition and Kurdish Peshmerga to return to Rojava. for another year and inca fight against Islamic State’s trained over 4,800 Kurdish equipment to anti-ISIS forcea He said PYD know that peshmerga's aim in creased the number of Germa (ISIS) extremists. Peshmerga soldiers both in es in Iraq since 2014, worth returning to Rojava is to defend their land and man soldiers to 150. “Military successes such the Kurdistan Region and more than 70 million euros. people, but PYD do not want that and this unaa The training includes the as the recapturing of the in Germany, which also inca “I welcome the extension acceptable. handling of chemical weapoa town of Sinjar, have shown cluded training for religious of the support provided by He also said if Pehsmerga do not go back to ons, medical skills, logistics that the Peshmergas are well minorities such the Ezidis Germany, but I hope that defend in Rojava, the Kurdish stance will get and weapons, the German equipped and well-trained and Kakayis. Germany will provide even weakened in the area. government said. fighters,” the German govea The German government more help for the KRG in The German government ernment said in a statement said that the Iraqi army and the future. Medicines, field underlined that the training on Thursday. Kurdish Peshmerga forces hospitals with staff and fina support is provided at the The German army has have succeeded with suppa nancial support for the IDPs request of and in agreement trained Kurdish Peshmerga port of the international and refugees are essential,” Iraqi Officials Say to Arrest with the Iraqi government forces for at least two years coalition to push ISIS on said Tobias Huch, a polita and the Kurdistan Regional as part of the Kurdistan the defensive, and that the tician of the Liberal Free Former Mosul Governor Government. Training Coordination Cenat German government will Democratic Party (FDP) Moreover, Germany inac tre (KTCC)–established in continue to provide stabial who regularly visits Kurdia A high-ranking Iraqi army commander rean creased the number of its the summer of 2015. lization, assistance and deav istan. newed an already existing arrest warrant for soldiers in Iraqi Kurdistan The German army will velopment support. Atheel al-Nujaifi, the former Nineveh Provinac cial Governor and the current Commander of Nineveh Guard Force on Saturday, if he enters the liberated eastern Mosul. “[An] arrest warrant has been issued against KRG: trained Peshmerga former Mosul Governor Atheel Nujaifi in case if he is present in the left side of Mosul and that will be handed over to the judicial authorities [in Baghdad],” said Brig. Gen. Yahya Rasool, to fight IS in Rojava spokesperson of the Iraqi Joint Operations Command, at a press conference on Saturday. The Kurdistan Democratic Relations between the Rojava Peshmerga to go against the ISIS in Syria and Party of Syria (PDKS), an PDKS, which is largely back to Syria. “I have said it enjoy the support of both opposition group mainly supported by the Kurdista time and again that Kurdish the KRG and the US-led based in the Kurdistan Rega tan Regional Government blood should never again be coalition. Suicide Bomber Kills gion, is preparing to deploy (KRG) and the ruling Kurdia shed by fellow Kurds. Othea “The deployment depends its Peshmerga forces to the ish Democratic Union Parta erwise we would have sent on the outcome of peace Two in Hawija Kurdish enclave in Syria, ty (PYD) in Rojava have them back a long time ago. talks in Astana and the plans also known as Rojava, after remained strained as the But everything has its own for the future Syria that will A bomb-laden vehicle was detonated by a the anticipated peace talks PYD-led government has so limits. Like Arabs say 'even be determined in the talks,” suicide bomber at the western entrance of in the Kazakh capital Asta far refused entrance for the patience has its limits’." Azizi said. Fallujah, killing two soldiers, and injuring tana next week. PDKS Peshmerga forces The PYD has recognized Russia and Turkey have two security personal, sources told Anadolu The PDKS senior official into the Kurdish enclave in its own armed wing of jointly announced that a Agency. Kawa Azizi told Rudaw Syria. People’s Protection Units new round of peace efforts The attack also caused damage to the the full deployment of the Last Thursday, President (YPG) as the only legitiam will take place on January checkpoint and surrounding area. Peshmerga unit could take Barzani told Rudaw in a mate military force in Rojaav 23 in Astana for the first No group has claimed responsibility yet place as early as in June this joint interview that the Roja va and said the PDKS Pesham time after the failed Geneva for the attack. year when the formation of java Peshmerga have not merga would be allowed to negotiations last year. ISIS regularly targets civilian areas outas the troop is completed. been sent back to northea enter the enclave only under Ankara has refused to inav side of the areas it controls, even after losing “For the moment we have ern Syria in order to avoid the YPG command, fearing vite the PYD and the YPG most of the northern and western territory around 7,000 Peshmerga bloodshed among Kurds, conflict between the two riva to the meeting, calling the group seized in 2014. fighters in the unit which but he warned that there are valing groups if the PDKS the group an extension of The security situation in Baghdad in parta includes both male and fema limits to his patience. led forces were redeployed Kurdistan Workers’ Party ticular has been deteriorating since Iraqi auat male forces but it will be "Not yet,” President into the enclave. (PKK). thorities announced the removal of military deployed to Rojava when Barzani said when asked Azizi said the Peshmerga checkpoints in the city on December 20, and another 7,000 troops are whether the KRG have unit will be participating in the capital sees bombings nearly daily. added,” Azizi said. opened the doors for the what he called the final push The Kurdish Globe No. 565, Monday, January 30, 2017 7 Sports News Yezidi MP: Maliki supports PKK in Sinjar Serena sets record with Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has formed Special 23rd Grand Slam title Force in the town of Sinaj jar The special force the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has formed in the town of Sinjar, Nineveh province, is very "dangeroa ous, backed by Iraqi VP Nouri al-Maliki, said a Kurdish MP. Speaking to BasNews on Tuesday, Sheikh Shama mo said the PKK force in Sinjar has been formed in coordination with Baghda dad security agencies and from PKK members who There was a great deal at stake for Serena Willa are not Sinjar locals. liams in the Australian Open final on Saturday News outlets affiliated of State of Law Coaliat against the security of Sinaj Sinjar, saying "PKK has night, far more than having to push aside her with PKK reported that the tion (SLC) Leader Nouri jar and an indication that a message, that is, it does older sister. For Serena, the 6-4, 6-4 win to party has formed a special al-Maliki and a regional the PKK does not intend not wish to leave Sinjar." hoist the Australian Open trophy for a seventh military unit called 'Sinja country and receives the to leave the town." Earlier reports suggested time establishes a brand new record. At 35, she jar Special Force' which salaries [of its recruits] Shamo doubted the creaa the PKK, a pro-Kurdish is the only player – man or woman – to win 23 has received training on and its financial aid from ation of the force by PKK party of Turkey, is seekai Grand Slam singles titles in the Open Era. Mount Sinjar. Baghdad," said Shamo. at a time when some PKK ing to establish an official Now that Williams has Steffi Graf in her rear- "This force has been He described the PKK leaders have stated the party in Sinjar. view mirror – the two were tied at 22 Grand formed with the support force as a "great threat PKK will withdraw from Slam titles since Wimbledon last year – she can look ahead to the next record to break. US Physicians Treat Patients Voluntarily in Duhok MRGS Volunteers conducting heart surgeries in Kurdistan Chelsea Wins over Brentford A delegation consisting of Chelsea's display of its squad strength bodes 29 surgeons from Mersey well for the pursuit of a double. Research Group of Surag A 4-0 victory over Brentford in the FA Cup gery (MRGS) arrived in fourth round on Saturday appeared routine, Duhok province in the with Willian, Pedro Rodriguez, Branislav Ivaan Kurdistan Region to volua novic, and Michy Batshuayi scoring. untarily conduct surgeries But with nine changes made to the side that for the patients with conga beat Hull in the English Premier League last genital heart defects. weekend, this was an exhibition of strength in Dr. Shawkat Miro, dira depth. And more significantly, youth from the rector of Azadi Centre league leader. for Heart Disease and Surgery, told BasNews a group of US surgeons Tiger Woods Misses Cut at from MRGS international organization consisting of Farmers Insurance Open 29 members will be carryai ing out heart surgeries for have brought with them MRGS society said in a be doing two types of surag Tiger Woods missed the cut at the Farmers Inas children with inborn heart equipment and medicine press conference on Januaa geries; open-heart surgery surance Open, as England's Justin Rose mainat diseases. necessary for the surgerai ary 25 at Duhok health and cardiac catheterizaat tained a one-shot lead. "The physicians will be ies," Miro said. directorate that during the tion. The 14-time major champion, playing in staying for a week and The chairman of the one-week-stay they will his first full PGA Tour event for almost 18 months, carded a level-par second round of 72, but missed the cut by four shots after his first-round 76. World number one Jason Day and US Open The Next Big Thing champion Dustin Johnson also missed the cut at Torrey Pines in San Diego. Overnight leadea er Rose carded a one-under 71 to put him on in Kurdistan eight under. Canada's Adam Hadwin and USA's Brandt By Swara Kadir Snedeker are tied in second on seven under, while US PGA champion Jimmy Walker Electronic commerce also ing the profit potential There is a need to deva ISIS threat is no longer missed the cut as he finished on three over. known as e-commerce is and are quickly jumping velop the basic infrastructa present and market activity Woods is playing in just his second tournama worth over $22 trillion dolal on the bandwagon. The ture of e-commerce before is slowly returning. ment since 15 months out with a back injury. lars worldwide. This can be main Kurdish e-commerce it spreads. Banks are not Many countries have benea the next economic big thing developments are online widely used and with the efited tremendously from in Kurdistan. shopping sites that conna economic depression, peoap e-commerce, Kurdistan can The global economy is nect buyers and sellers for ple have been holding on benefit too. The governam Welbeck Shines for Arsenal fast changing to a digital a small fee. to their dear cash at home ment needs to encourage Starting for Arsenal for the first time in nine one. Day by day governma The challenge in Kurdai rather than trusting finanac it by restoring confidence months today, Danny Welbeck is clearly not ments and businesses are istan is the lack of digital cial institutions. in financial institutions and bothered any more by the knee injury that kept fast shifting towards e- financing. For example However things are lookia raising public awareness so him sidelined for so long. commerce. It's profitable, credit cards are still not ing up for Kurdish e-comma Kurdish entrepreneurs can Welbeck scored the first two goals of the day fast, efficient and very conva circulated. When payments merce if the opportunity is go digital. and helped out on the third to put Arsenal up venient. are made on these Kurdish used. Internet connectivity 3-0 over Southampton in the FA Cup, showia Kurdistan is slowly catchia online shopping sites, moab is getting faster and faster ing his excitement with a little celebration à ing on. Young Kurds with bile prepaid card numbers and prices are much lower [email protected] la Salt Bae. some information technolao are sent as a form of payam compared to a couple of ogy know-how are seeia ment. years ago. In addition, the MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN ERBIL WEATHER 8 8 6 4 8 10 12 FORECAST -1 -1 -6 -5 -3 -2 0 The Kurdish Painter Osman Qadir Osman Qadir is a famous Kurdai ish artist who’s been documentia ing the Anfal and genocide of Kurdish people for 20 years into a project and gained PhD through it. Osman Qadir Ahmed was born in Sulaimanya. He completed the Institute of Fine Arts there,department of paintia ing in 1981. He’s also completea ed the Academy of Fine Arts in London. Osman has succeeded in reaching the most popular galleries of painting in London. He managed to show the audiae ence and officials of that counat try the catastrophes Kurdish people has faced through his art and designs. Osman Qadir is a hard-working artist. He could find his abilities in this respect. Techniques of his work started from the academic basis. The insa structors of department of paintai ing in the Institute of Fine Arts helped him lay the foundation, then he took the difficult route ed also portraits, landscapes, After gaining his PhD, he’s now and promised to reach the parla village life and bazzars. Then he teaching art at the Academy of liaments and governments of the continued with the catastrophes Fine Arts in Sulaimanya. In adda world through participation and faced the Kurdish people, such dition, he has continued to be showing his dramatic artworks as using chemical weapon and active and opens exhibitions in the galleries of UK, Europe mass exodus of people to the to show his creative pieces of and Kurdistan. Osman’s tworks mountains. Osman has based his unique art. are comprised of water and oil work on academic principles, color work, design with all insa then he moved to realist-expressa By Ashti Garmiyani struments. In the beginning, he sionism. He’s a member of many was inspired by various motifs international and national art from the Kurdish which he illa organizaat t i o n s . lustrated on his canvasea es. He paintea

The Scholar’s Union calls for banning the film “Mohammad: The messenger of God” in Kurdistan

The Kurdistan Islamic of Culture to halt showia should totally avoid actai Scholar’s Union calls on ing the film, because the ing roles of the prophets. halting ‘Mohammad: The high committee of Fatwa “Acting the role of messenger of God’ film in Kurdistan has made the prophets by any actor will in one of Erbil’s cinemas, decision over unsuitability diminish the prestige and stating that the film has of the film in a meeting. respect of those prophets been produced in Iran and The high committee of in the heart of Muslims, is being shown in Kurdia Fatwa in Kurdistan Reag because as seen before in istan without referring gion has also issued a letat many dramas, the actors back first to the KRG’s ter regarding acting the will play other inapproap religious scholars. reads a role of prophets and mesas priate and unsuitable roles statement issued by Kurdai sengers, stating that directai in other dramas” reads the istan Islamic Scholar’s ing and broadcasting such letter. Union. art products is considered The Scholar’s Union has illegal by Sharia law and officially asked Ministry untruthful, and artworks By H.G. Hassan