From the Heart of Kurdistan Region

The only English paper in Iraq - No: 507 Mon. September 21, 2015 Assyrian Church Patriarch election ran in Erbil GLOBE PHOTO/Safin Hamid GLOBE PHOTO/Safin

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The newly-elected Catholicos-patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, Mar Gewargis Sliwa looks on before he is elected by the Holy Synod of the Assyrian Church of the East during a ceremony at Saint Youkhana church in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq on September 18, 2015. Mar Gewargis Sliwa was elected by a council of Prelates and will succeed to the late Mar Dinkha IV under the ecclesiastical name Mar Gewargis III. The Kurdish Globe No. 507, Monday, September 21, 2015 2 Barzani and senior US delegation Kurdistan Deserves discuss recent developments Independence GLOBE PHOTO

By Gazi Hassan Kurdistan Region President, forts to defeat ISIS in both Iraq Masoud Barzani, today met with and Syria and preparation for the In recent years, contrary to the ancient poll order to overcome the financial and econl US Ambassador to Iraq Stuart liberation of Mosul, including colo litical history of this region, the leadership nomical sanctions. Jones, US Presidential Deputy operation and coordination among of Kurdistan demanded the ancient dream Contrary to the unstable political circumls Special Envoy to the Global Coal the Peshmerga, the Iraqi, and the of Kurdistan "independence" honestly and stances that the political parties in Kurdli alition to Counter ISIS Brett McGl coalition forces. directly for the first time. The Kurdistan istan have caused concerning the issue of Gurk, and senior US military genel They also discussed the political Region President ,Masoud Barzani, works Kurdistan Region Presidency which has erals to discuss the status of the developments in the country and for the policy that leads towards economic made people concern about the situation, fight against the ISIS. relations between Erbil and Baghld and political independence on all internalt the unstable circumstance that has been They discussed the ongoing effl dad. tional platforms and national occasions, created by the media in Kurdistan for sellli though some Kurdish political parties ing their news could have shaken a little have stood against this. bit the idea and the ground making for Iraq is a divided state among Kurds, Sunnl Kurdistan independence, but as a political nis and Shias. This is becoming obvious and historical prerequisite and maintaining Barzani: Defeating IS requires militarily and politically. The radical Sunnl the balance of power by President Barzani ni Arabs who have been adopting a chaulv has been kept in mind and will be worked vinist policy for a long time, and used to on as a strategy. multilateral efforts be fiercely against the idea of federalism The negligence and catastrophe of every after 2003, are now working for a peacefl political process is that when temporary ful country far from Hashd Al-Shaabi, terlr political rivalry is set to become basis for rorism and Shia Government’s pressure in downgrading the values and strategic infl Baghdad. This is considered as one of the fluences. It’s a fatal blindness if the politilc beneficial realities in favor of Kurdistan. cal parties intend to extinguish the hopeful After U.S withdrawal from Iraq, Baghld lights for the sake of their temporary and dad’s government and Nuri Al-Maliki purls political gains. sued a sectarian policy clearly, and broke If the Kurdish political parties will not down the new voluntary unified authority. unify their efforts with one power, direclt Al-Abadi did nothing different than Al- tion and viewpoint for stepping towards Maliki for unifying the powers, cooperatl establishing an independent Kurdistan, the tion, restoring the common and real trust. rapid changes in the area and Middle East, When Baghdad’s Prime Minister started the critical situation in Iraq, and the post administrative reforms and wanted to ISIS era will bring about many new ideas, put pressure on his opponents within Al- policies and strategies. So even if the US Daawa Party to which both Al-Maliki and and some decision maker countries think Al-Abadi belong, instead of fighting corlr that Kurdish political parties in Kurdistan The Kurdistan Region President President Barzani thanked Bellg ruption, he started to fight the political Region don’t yet deserve democracy and Massoud Barzani met with a delle gium and the international coalilt partnership and weaken political position the basic principles of building a demolc egation from Belgium on Monday tion forces for standing by the of others, especially Sunnis and Kurds. cratic society, but they can’t avoid the new September 14th, headed by Senatl Kurdistan Region in the fight This is the same direction and the same reality, which is moving towards achieving tor Alain Destexhe. They discl against terrorism. He stressed that mistake Al-Maliki made. a newer and higher reality for the Kurdistl cussed the latest developments in defeating IS requires multilateral the political and security crises in efforts which tackles not only the What’s more serious, they’re economilc tan Region. the region. jihadists, but also their ideology cally urging Kurds to separate more quickll Now the alliance of Peshmerga and the The Belgian Senators praised and roots. ly from Baghdad. Al-Abadi is moving on United States, the opening of military the Kurdistan Regional Governml Barzani told his guests that the the same pathway Al-Maliki went before, centers and bases in Erbil, together with ment (KRG) and the Peshmerga Kurdistan Region has a history and has extended the economic sanctions the opening of so many European and for their effective role in protectli of peaceful coexistence, and they on the Region. This issue was being triglg Arab consulates in Kurdistan, these have ing refugees and fighting Islamic won’t participate in the sectarian gered to create differences to the level of marked a productive beginning for achievli State (IS). conflicts taking place in Iraq. splitting up against Kurdistan Region. In ing Kurdistan’s big dream. So, everyone They promised to provide more Regarding IS, Barzani said that fact this will urge the leadership of Kurdil knows that Kurdistan deserves an independl military and humanitarian suplp the refugees and internally displ istan to work more consistently than ever dent state, though it has not been finalized port to the KRG and Peshmerga, placed people (IDP) must be and with legal and political trust to step towl when and how this should be declared. pointing out the strong relationsl guaranteed a secure life once IS is wards achieving an independent economy ship Belgium has always enjoyed completely defeated. and develop crude oil-selling- program in with the Kurds.

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President Barzani received Australia’s new Ambassador to Iraq

Kurdistan Region President, Ambassador, Langman, Masoud Barzani, received paid tribute to the bravery Australia’s new Ambassl and sacrifices of the Peshml sador to Iraq, Christopher merga forces in the fight Langman, in Erbil on Seplt against ISIS, and reiterated tember 15. his country’s commitment The President and the to continue supporting the Australian Ambassador relv Peshmerga forces as part viewed the fight against the of the international coalilt ISIS, including Australian tion against the ISIS. He contribution in the air suppl also appreciated Kurdistan port to Peshmerga, the poll Regional Government eflf litical and security developlm forts for receiving a huge ments in the country and the number of refugees and displ situation of IDPs and refulg placed people. gees in Kurdistan.

Followers of the Assyrian previous Patriarch on March 26. Patriarch-elect Sliwa, the 112th Church of the East celebrated the Patriarch Sliwa was born on patriarch of the Church of the election of Maran Mar Gewargis November 23, 1941 in Hablb East, will be consecrated at St. Syrian Kurdish III as their new Patriarch. baniya, Iraq. He was consecrated John's Cathedral in Erbil on Sunld After two days of deliberations Metropolitan of Iraq on June 14, day, September 27, and will asls refugees want Barzani in the Kurdish capital city of Erbl 1981 in Chicago, Illinois by his sume the name Mar Gewargis bil, on September 19 the Synod predecessor, Patriarch Dinkha IV. III. The Patriarchal See of the of the Holy Apostolic Catholic Since his consecration, the Metlr Assyrian Church of the East will to remain president Assyrian Church of the East anln ropolitan has made his headquartl return to Iraq after having been nounced the election of Bishop ters in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, established in-exile in the United As the talks and meeting with whatever decision the Gewargis (George) Sliwa as the and has witnessed political uplh States since 1933. between the 5 main politicl people would make.” next Patriarch. The post had been heaval, displacement and perselc cal parties in Kurdistan Relg “Around 300,000 refugees vacant since the passing of the cution of Assyrians. gion has not yet reached a have reached Europe till now solution regarding Region’s and the whole world is busy Presidency Law and extenls with them, while Kurdistan sion of President Massoud Region has accommodated Barzani’s period in office, 1.8 million refugees and the US strongly reiterates ‘support for Syrian Kurdish refugees call situation here is not change, for an immediate solution and even better. All of this for this political deadlock is thanks to the wisdom and President Barzani and Peshmarga’ and argue that it is very imlp capabilities of President portant that President Barlz Barzani.” Kurdistan Regional President to the political developments for the Government of Iraq and zani remains in his position Shahab Goran, another Syrli Massoud Barzani on September in the country and relations betl the Kurdistan Regional Governml at this critical time. ian Kurdish refugee, says 15, 2015 met with US Ambassl tween Erbil and Baghdad. ment”. Jasim Rashid, a Syrian President Barzani is imlp sador to Iraq Stuart E. Jones, The Kurdish team welcomli Ambassador Jones welcomed Kurdish refugee in Erbil, portant for all four parts of US Presidential Deputy Special ing the US delegation included and thanked President Barzani call upon the political parties Kurdistan, since in his opinli Envoy to the Global Coalition Kurdistan Regional Government for the establishment of the new to reach an agreement about ion if it was not because of to Counter ISIS Brett McGurk, Premier Nechirvan Barzani, Joint Coalition Coordination the presidency issue since President Barzani, “the Syrli and senior US military generals Minister of Natural Resources Center in Erbil, which brings togl it is not the time for some ian Kurdistan, and especialll to discuss the status of the fight Ashti Hawrami, and Deputy gether elements of the Iraqi Secl political groups to make an ly Kobane, would have been against ISIS and the latest securl Prime Minister Qubad Talabani. curity Forces and the Peshmerga issue out of this for their destroyed by now.” rity and political developments They has a productive discussl to begin planning and coordinalt political interest or for the “Kurdistan Region has belc in Iraq and Kurdistan. sion on a range of issues includil tion for the campaign to expel sake of pleasing some other come the most stable part The main focus of the meeting ing the security and economic ISIS from Mosul. people or groups. in the Middle East,” said was about the ongoing efforts challenges facing Iraq, the situatl The Ambassador also ‘highly “I am asking them to give us Goran. Kurds from all to defeat ISIS in both Iraq and tion of Iraqi internally displaced praised’ President Barzani’s a good news tomorrow [after around the world hope that in Syria and preparation for the persons and refugees, and the continued leadership in the fight the recent meeting among the dreams of the Kurds in liberation of Mosul, including important role of the Kurdish to defeat and expel ISIS. the 5 parties],” said Rashid. this part of Kurdistan come cooperation and coordination Peshmerga in the fight against Ambassador Jones also pledged “Otherwise let them go back true, so that other parts also among the Peshmarga, the Iraqi, ISIS. technical assistance to the Kurdil to their people and comply try to achieve the same.” and the coalition forces. Ambassador Jones echoed the istan Regional Government’s They also gave consideration United States’ “strong support economic ministries. The Kurdish Globe No. 507, Monday, September 21, 2015 4 US want Kurds prioritize ISIS war

Kurdistan Region’s Prime towards Peshmarga Forcle should give priority to Minister Nechirvan Barlz es; however, he reiterated the war against terrorism, zani met Stewart Jones, that more support will be and hoped an agreement the U.S. Ambassador to needed in the future and is reached in the near fult Iraq, Brett H. McGurk, a strong plan for both ture. Deputy Assistant Secrelt Peshmarga Forces and PM Barzani told the tary of State for Iraq, as Iraqi Army should be dels visiting delegation that well as a diplomatic and signed to free the remainli the parties are seriously military delegation. ing areas from ISIS. working on a solution The meeting was mainly Talking about Kurdli that is in the interest of concentrated on the seculr istan’s Presidency issl the Kurdish people and rity situation and the war sue, the U.S. delegation the stability of the regl against the Islamic State called for continuation of gion, especially now as terrorist organization. the talks among the poll the counter-terrorism war The U.S. delegation litical groups and a consl is the top priority for both reiterated their commitlm sensus about this topic. the Peshmarga forces and ment to continue their colo the Kurdistan Region in PM Barzani expressed Embassy and Army for They emphasized that the President. operation and support for their war against terror. his gratitude for the U.S. their continuous support at this stage Kurdistan KDP: People should elect strong president The political parties in thorities who is elected by of Presidential Divan, who Kurdistan conducted the the people.” supervised the meeting of eighth round of talks over Eminki said that the four the five parties, stated in a presidency. The KDP parties have always tried press conference: “Today welcomed the changes in to “impose” their stance, a big door has opened belt stance of other parties regl adding that the KDP is tween the parties to resolve garding the mechanism of strongly committed to the the presidency issue. The electing the president. legitimate laws. “If the four parties have offered Jaafar Eminki, spokeslm four parties want to change Hamid GLOBE PHOTO/Safin two proposals in written man of Kurdistan Democl the laws, it should be done to the KDP. The KDP is cratic Party (KDP) of through a referendum that assumed to discuss them Massoud Barzani, has the people of Kurdistan with its politburo later.” announced that his party should vote on them.” Following the meeting wants a strong leader who The KDP, Eminki said, the political parties issued should be elected by the has been always open as statement addressing the people. it told the parties if they media outlets, asking them “We will study the prolp cannot reach an agreement to deal with the issues in a posals of the four parties, through the presidency responsible way and do not Patriotic Union of Kurdli talks, then the best solution attack each other through istan, Change Movement, is to return to the people. the media. Kurdistan Islamic Union It is worth mentioning parliament with lots of ault talks was held in Saad province of Kurdistan. “It is not acceptable that and Kurdistan Islamic that the four parties oflf thorities. The second one Abdullah Convention The KDP has told the the media outlets attack League, with respect. We fered two proposals to the proposes that the presild Center in Erbil, capital parties that it is interested the political opponents. will discuss them, but the KDP of Barzani in the last dent can be elected by the of the Kurdistan Region.. to talk with them over We are hoping that media KDP’s position is very presidency meeting. The people with ceremonial The next meeting which is the second proposal, with would be helpful in that apparent and it is the nelc first one proposes that the authorities, what the KDP set to be held in September having its own vision and regard to calm the situalt cessity of having a strong president of Kurdistan does not want definitely. 6, would be held in Sulailm view. tion down,” said Hussein. president with strong ault should be elected by the The eighth round of the mani, the second biggest Dr. Fuad Hussein, Head New school year in Kurdistan ’powerful response to adversaries’ The Kurdistan Region ters long. alongside Kurdish. modate demand, meaning began the new school The minister praised But the picture is not all shorter class periods and year this week as authorilt the people of Dohuk for too rosy, according to the greater stress for teachers. ties struggle to cope with their “hospitality towards minister, who said earll According to the direclt major economic woes refugees” last year, when lier that the region will tor of the Dohuk Educalt complicated by a flood of a half-million displaced need many more schools tion Office more than 400 refugees, financial probll people from Nineveh to cope with the growing schoolteachers have taken lems with Baghdad and province and Syria floodel number of school chilld a leave of absence and milg the war with the Islamic ed into the Kurdish provil dren. grated to the West. State group. ince from other parts of “Classrooms built to aclc “The number could be Starting the new school Iraq and neighboring commodate 20 children much higher when we year is a powerful rels Syria, fleeing the conflict sometimes hold more than complete our survey, sponse to adversaries that with ISIS. Many sought 50,” said Sadiq, adding which is ongoing now,” life in Kurdistan goes on shelter in school buildings the region needed to build said Abd Yousef, who despite hardships,” Kurdli across Dohuk. 400 schools a year over added that most teachers ish Education Minister Sadiq said the Kurdislt the next decade to resolve had left because of the Pshtiwan Sadiq told teachel tan Regional Government the shortage. double shifts and lack of ers and students in Dohuk, (KRG) had allocated According to KRG estl sufficient classrooms. refugees and displaced on a previous agreement. as more than 1.7 million three billion dinars (about timates, 36 percent of Yousef said no schools persons that have sought The two governments pupils began the first day $250 million) to renovl Kurdistan’s 5.2 million have been built in Dohuk refuge in Kurdistan from reached a groundbreakli of classes on Tuesday. vate school facilities and population is under 14 province since 2013 due other parts of Iraq and ing agreement in Delc The Kurdish governlm another 12 billion dinars years of age, and the ratio to a budget crunch, from a from Syria. cember last year, which ment is coping with nearly (around $900 million) to will likely increase, given fall in oil prices and finanlc KRG sources said last ended simmering disputes 50,000 new pupils going print much needed school the 2.6 percent population cial disagreements with month that Baghdad had between the two governlm to elementary school for books. growth rate expected over the central government in refused to send its share of ments over the share of the first time, as it fights a He said an additional the next decade. Baghdad. oil revenues from Kurdish oil revenues, but Baghdad war with the Islamic State budget has been approved Sadiq complained that The financial crunch oil, sold through the centl has refused to abide by the (ISIS) along a border for major investment in schools had to introduce has been compounded tral government, for the terms of the deal. more than 1,300 kilomelt English-language courses double shifts to accomlm by nearly two million month of April, reneging The Kurdish Globe No. 507, Monday, September 21, 2015 5 Masrour Barzani: the area PM Barzani to establish a needs political revision school, a hospital and a mosque in Kobane after Alan’s name The father of Alan Kurdi, zani. dren. the three-year old child “I came to Kurdistan Abdulla also added that who drowned in the Agle and visited Mr. Nechirlv PM Barzani has asked ean Sea and was washed van Barzani,” said Kurdi. him to stay in Erbil but he ashore near Bodrum in “I did not feel he behaves likes to return to Kobane Turkey, is currently in like a Prime Minister, but and live near his family’s Kurdistan Region capital rather as a brother. He graves. city of Erbil. was so sad that I felt Alan Abdulla explains that he Abdulla Kurdi said after was his son too not only had heard that there is a the loss of his wife and mine.” nice village in the Kurdli two children he wants to Alan’s father said PM istan Region called Alana, Masrour Barzani says merous IDPs and refulg ture of the Middle East. stay in Erbil for a while Barzani has promised him and that he named his son that the structure of the gees by the Kurdistan This is first and foremost for some peace of mind. to build a school, a hoslp after that village. While Middle East needs revils Regional Government. the duty of the internalt Abdulla is the guest of pital and a mosque under here he would like to see sion which is a key duty “The Kurdish people are tional community.” Kurdistan Region’s Prime Alan’s name in Kobane, the village too. of the international comml humanists who are lookil The war against ISIS Minister Nechirvan Barlz and help Kobane childl munity. ing for peace and needs and the advancements of This statement of the larger assistances by the the Peshmarga were also Chancellor of the Kurdil international communilt discussed, both reiteratli istan Region’s Securl ty,” said Dr. Destexhe. ing the need of a larger rity Council came in a The meeting focused support by the internalt meeting with Belgium on the historical animosli tional community to the senators led by Dr. Alain ities and their relations Kurdistan Region. Destexhe with the parlt to the current problems The visiting delegation ticipation of Pol Van in the Middle East. On promised Masrour Barlz Den Driessch and Sonja his part Masrour Barlz zani that they will work Claes. The delegation zani shared his perspeclt hard to convince their praised the role of the tive on those problems: Senate and government Peshmarga forces in the “If we want to stabilize to elevate their assistl war against ISIS terrorli the area then we need to tances to the Kurdistan ists and hosting the nulm revise the political structl Region. Turkey-PKK conflict: Children Masrour Barzani: Iraq was caught in the crossfire born with problems Emine Cagirga has kept her, shouting her name. She from us?" three bullet casings she collapsed. 'Mama,' she said. The violence in south- found from the day her And then she died." east Turkey was sparked daughter was shot. The "I kept her body beside by a suicide bomb, which fourth was lodged in Ceml me until the morning and exploded in a Kurdish-majl mile, 10, who died instantll held her hand," Emine relc jority town and was blamed ly. calls, staring into the distl on Islamic State (IS) mililt Numb with grief, Emine tance. tants. sits in her garden, a pholt "Then I took her to the Kurds, however, accused tograph of her daughter fridge and put her inside. the Turkish government of pinned to her dress. I didn't want her to decay. colluding with IS, and the Cizre has seen some of We kept her there for two PKK (Kurdistan Workers' the worst violence since a days until we could bury Party) shot dead two Turkil two-year-long ceasefire belt her." ish policemen in response. Masrour Barzani called war against ISIS. They istan. Therefore, he exlp tween the Turkish state and Emine has now moved Turkey resumed airstrikes for stronger engagement too hailed KRG for hostli plained, the international the Kurdish rebel group, the fridge next door since on PKK positions in Turkey of the international comlm ing the IDPs and refulg community should come the PKK, collapsed in July. her other children were so and Iraq - and the tit-for-tat munity in the war against gees currently resettled forward with a larger With the town under curlf terrified of it. She takes me violence was unleashed. the IS during a meeting in the Region. “What we engagement in this war few for nine days, no ambl to see it: a grim memory of More than 120 Turkish with a European Parlialm witnessed in this visit against ISIS by helping bulance came for Cemile. her family's darkest hour. security personnel have ment delegation headed requires appreciation as the Peshmarga and other And her family could not "Cemile was an angel - since been killed by PKK by Charles Tannock from the Kurdistan Region has forces which are fighting leave their house to bury she was part of my soul," bombs and the government the European Conservl been a very successful them. her. Emine says. "How can the says hundreds of militants vatives and Reformists example compared to the As for the Iraqi probll "It was sniper fire," says government bring this pain have died. block. surrounding areas,” said lems, Masrour Barzani Emine. "Cemile was at the upon mothers? In God's The delegation comlp one member of the delle said: “This entity hasn’t front gate. I ran towards name, what do you want prised of David Camplb egation. been born naturally. It bell Bannerman from On his part, Masrour has been born with a lot the ECR, Anna Gomez Barzani briefed them of problem since its incl Corruption hotline gets 52 calls from the Social Demolc about the latest developlm ception.” crats, Javier Nart from ments and said that the “We as Kurds tried our Commission of Integrity sion, people report corruplt the commission receives the Liberal Democrats, Kurdistan Region needs best to have a federal in Kurdistan Region has tion cases through their holt information about corrupt Tamash Mazirak from EU support in terms of and democratic system launched a corruption hotll tline. However, the number acts through many other the Green and Dlawer helping IDPs and refugees in Iraq, but the deep histl line since more than a year of reports and calls from channels, including newslp Azhgayi the Represenlt and in the war against torical differences, unlr ago. people is extremely low papers, copies of doculm tative of the Kurdistan ISIS and the other unresl resolved political issue Since the announcement compared to the scale of ments and proofs, letters Regional Government to solved issues in the area. and the continuation of of the hotline numbers, the corruption in the region. and some other ways. the European Union. The He reminded the delegalt a failed political system commission has received Rashid says people are According to statistics delegation applauded the tion of the thousands of have divided Iraq practilc calls from 52 people about not yet aware of the hotll available at the commisls Peshmarga forces of the ISIS terrorists who come cally and the other Iraqi corruption cases. line and do not know the sion, they have received Kurdistan Region for the from every corner in the parties are the reasons for According to Mushir numbers to contact the 157 corruption reports security and stability and world towards the Middle this situation,” concluded Rashid, Director General commission. since 2013 through the expressed support in the east and borders of Kurdli Barzani. at the Integrity Commisls In addition to the hotline, various channels. The Kurdish Globe No. 507, Monday, September 21, 2015 6 NEWS BAR AUDK; A Project for the Betterment of Community Nassif resigns from By Dr Honar Khoshavi Issa* State of Law Coalition Less than two years ago, HE tablishing a profitable project. needed to gain accreditation. two semesters. Of equal imporlt Masrour Barzani, the Chairlm Ever since its establishment, This will be an arduous procl tance in terms of social impact A special source close to Aliya man of the Board of Trustees AUDK has enjoyed an outls cess but it is essential to guarla is AUDK’s positive contribult Nassif, stated that Nassif declared (BOT) of the American Univerls standing start up as a center of antee high quality education at tion to the economy and the that she has quitted working with sity Duhok Kurdistan (AUDK), education and research. The AUDK. Schools of Nursing, improvement of the commuln The State of Law Coalition. She has broke ground to begin building university currently offers five Medical Science, Engineering, nity by offering professional apologized for not being able to work the main campus of the univerls programs: Computer Science, Education and Liberal Arts, and development programs such as with coalition any longer. sity. During his speech at the Design, Management and Filn Art and Cinema are planned for the training of teachers, nurses, "The resignation of Nassif from the ground breaking ceremony, nance, Media Studies, and Polli future expansion in order to managers and professionals, Coalition is due to disagreements Chairman Barzani promised itics and Public Policy. Within meet the learning needs and aslp including English as Second she had with Ali Adeeb, a prominent the people of Kurdistan that these five programs, there are pirations of students and to devl Language. member of the alliance," revealed the AUDK would open its doors to 20 majors that are generally velop their intellectual abilities. Thanks to the vision of HE source students the following year. In not offered by any other instilt It will also help to satisfy marlk Masrour Barzani, AUDK has Nassif is now working on forming less than one year that promise tution in the region. These incl ket demands. AUDK intends to recently introduced the “Muslt a new entity in the parliament which was fulfilled. clude Digital Forensic Science, forge long-lasting relationships tafa Barzani Honors Scholarls is supported by former Iraqi Prime At the beginning, many peopl Fashion Design, Digital Animl with people of different walks ship”, the “Chairman Barzani Minister Nuri al-Maliki. ple had the mistaken idea that mation, Logistic and Supply of life within the community Honors Scholarship” and the AUDK would be an investment Chain Management, Hospital through establishing “AUDK “President’s Merit Scholarls project whose main objective and Healthcare Management, Foundation”. ship”. These scholarship prolg Ahmed Chalabi: Iraq would be to turn a profit. Howel Insurance and Risk Manageml In accordance with its comlm grams will focus on the top is moving toward ever, HE Masrour Barzani, the ment, and Security and Stratelg mitment to change people’s students in the region as part of main benefactor of the project, gic Studies. lives for the better, AUDK oflf the strategic plan to attract high income loss envisioned turning AUDK into The BOT has recently aplp fers diverse programs to the quality students to AUDK. a high quality educational instilt pointed Professor Michael community. It has recently eslt AUDK stands as a landmark In a statement posted on his social tution which would attract top Mulnix as the new president of tablished the “Center for Peace project in higher education, one network of Facebook account, the caliber scholars and talented AUDK. Dr Mulnix has an outls and Human Security” which which aims to educate future Iraqi famous politician Ahmed Chall students. As an academic figure standing academic record and aims to address the issues of leaders of the community and labi said "A few years ago I declared and a leader, Chairman Barzani strong leadership skills. He is the local community and to to pave their way to the pinln that the Iraqi income is distributed has decided to make AUDK a drawing up a long-term stratelg approach them academically. nacle of knowledge and excelll based on satisfying different people not-for-profit institution to unld gic plan to ensure the success AUDK is the first institution in lence. and there has been no economic plan derline his vision of promoting of university. That plan will enlt the region to offer a “Peace and in distributing the income. For that a high quality system of educalt tail future expansion, self-suffilc Community” course of study * Member of the Board of Trustle reason Iraq is moving toward income tion in the region which far exlc ciency, sustainability and it inlc as part of the general education ees, AUDK loss," ceeds the mere the notion of eslt cludes initiating the procedures that students take during first Consultant, SHC

330 ISIS members killed in British strikes The Irony of 21st Century About 330 ISIS fighters have been killed in British air strikes since the Fundamental Terrorism Royal Air Force began carrying out raids against the group in September By J. Watt last year, Britain’s Defense Secretary Michael Fallon has said on Thursld The terrorist group Boko What do I mean? heavily into laboratory and is right: creativity, music, art, day. Haram and ISIS both share The internet, which is the technology research. discovery, learning and edulc “This figure is highly approximate, an animosity towards modernl most important propaganda Research exists, yes, for inln cation. Yet somehow they try not least given the absence of UK nity and, in particular, westle machine of both of these terrl novations like the internet or to prohibit this in the name of ground troops in a position to obsl ern education systems. ISIS rorist groups, was created in other breakthroughs that have God. serve the effects of strike activity,” has reportedly banned several the late 1960’s by western come along. But at an even Through terrorist propaganda Fallon said in a written parliamentary subjects from schools in Mosl educational institutions for the deeper level, in the core of resl machines, we are seeing those statement. sul and the name Boko Haram purposes of sharing academic search there is a value that is who hate science and innovatl “We do not believe there have been actually translates as “Westel information for greater colll also foundational to Western tion hijack the internet—the any civilian casualties as a result of ern Education is sin.” In their laboration. The internet began Education: the joy of discovel result of 21st century science UK strike activity.” war on creativity, free thinkli as a “network of networks” ery. Discovery is exactly what and innovation—for their Britain has regularly conducted atlt ing, and innovation, an attack within universities, specifilc offends Islamic fundamental wicked purposes, polluting it tacks on ISIS targets in Iraq as part on western education is their cally beginning at the Universl terrorist groups to the point with anti-education rhetoric. of U.S.-led air strikes, but does not main front. sity of California Los Angeles. of banning the sciences and Ironically, terrorist leaders take part in raids in Syria after Prime Yet, in an ironic way, 21st Furthermore, the internet was music. The easiest apologetic would do well to stop their Minister David Cameron lost a 2013 century fundamentalist terroril not only created by universitl against the Islamic State is that crusade against western educalt parliamentary vote to approve mililt ist groups have actually relied ties, but is the byproduct of a in education they stand against tion because if western educalt tary action against Syrian President on western education for their culture that fosters creativity everything our hearts—or tion really was forbidden these Bashar al-Assad. rise, recruitment, and funding. and innovation by investing what I believe, God—tells us groups may not even exist.

Shiite Militias confiscate Christians’ properties HDP’s spokesman hails KDP’s attempts A security source in Baghdad stated that some Shiite Militia leaders have for prompting peace confiscated the houses of the Christl Ayhan Bilgen, the pro- During their visit, KDP's delel for these issue. We are pleased sides from anywhere for the tians who have left the city due to insl Kurdish Peoples' Democratic egation met with HDP leaders with any efforts made by any sake of replacing fighting with stability of security situation. Party's (HDP) spokesperson and discussed the Kurdish isls side for helping ease the tenls peace and dialogue. Earlier, Iraqi Vice president, Nuri talks about the importance of sues and questions in all parts sions," "When two sides do not reach al-Maliki said that the Christians' Kurdistan Democratic Party's of Kurdistan. Bilgen also said the openness solutions and agreements for lives and properties are guaranteed (KDP) delegation visit to his Concerning Kurdistan Region process for creating dialogue easing their tensions, the third to be safe, but his promise was not party's office in Ankara. KDP's President Masoud Barzani's for all the sides and nations are party is required to present kept. delegation visit came after the peaceful message about the isls not only useful for Kurds, but suggestions. The third does not Emad Yohanna, an Iraqi parliament office in the city was attacked sues between PKK and Turkey, it is good for the reputation of necessarily have to be a politilc member from Christian entity, said a few days ago. He says the Bilgen said "it is important to Turkey as well. cal party as sometimes the civil the Iraqi Prime Minister, Haider Abbl visit meant a lot to HDP and try promoting peace and cole Bilgen declared that his partl society organizations can play badi promised to follow up the case he describes it as a message for existence principles regardll ty is ready for accepting any that role." He divulges but nothing has been done so far. coexistence and peace. less who makes the attempts propositions presented by any The Kurdish Globe No. 507, Monday, September 21, 2015 7 MAN Truck & Bus The bad economic situation is Opens New Showroom & Service Centre in not such a bad thing after all! Erbil in Partnership By Swara Kadir with Terramar Is there any good to be had barrel of light crude oil. Members of Parliament are economy that can face the from the bad economic Those heydays are over and being cut by a considerable future in a better way. situation that Kurdistan is the government is having to amount. Oil prices are not going facing? What will the new adapt. The easy money of oil is to stay low for ever. In the Kurdish economy look like In order to pay off the no longer flowing through end, the black gold is limli after the facelift that it's wages of over a million the state coffers and it's eflf ited in supply and is a non currently undergoing? Kurds who are living on fecting the whole way the renewable resource. Sooner There is no denial that the government payroll country is being run and this or later oil prices will start Kurdistan is currently exlp the Kurdistan Regional not a bad thing. It's similar rising again. If Kurdistan periencing a bad economic Government (K.R.G) is to a fat man going to a doclt learns a good economic lesls situation. Oil prices are as applying austerity meals tor and being told he must son from its current hardls low as they can be at around sures. These measures are go on a serious diet and exle ships, then later on in the fifty dollars for a barrel of coming in the form of incl ercising regime to improve more prosperous future it light crude oil. Kurdistan’s creased taxation and tolls his health and get in shape. will be better able to use oil primary source of national on consumer products and Similarly once Kurdistan money to create long lastli New facility to act as central income is crude oil and so it services. Also several anti- shapes up and faces the ecoln ing economic growth. distribution hub for countrywide has been adversely affected corruption measures are nomic hardships with new by this big drop in oil price. being applied. What's more economic measures and poll sales and service network Just over a year ago, it was the accumulated salaries of litical changes, iIt will end [email protected] over a hundred dollars per high ranking officials and up having a leaner healthier MAN Truck & Bus in collaboration with its partner Terramar launched a new state-of- the-art showroom-cum-service centre in the Iraqi city of Erbil to create a world-class infl frastructure for supporting commercial vehicl Kurds and Baghdad struggle to cle customers in the region. The high-profile inauguration ceremony was attended by Mr. Dieter Lamlé, Consul General of Germany in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq; Mr. Volker control oil-rich Kirkuk Wildner, Director of the German Liaison Offl fice for Industry and Commerce in Iraq; Nihl The Iraqi government summl kill him. After this the inlt added. Ahmed said. had Qoja, Mayor of Erbil; and senior execult moned Kirkuk’s police telligence forces went and Local Turkmen and Arabs He complained that the tives from MAN Truck & Bus and Terramar chiefs to Baghdad for inlv fired on a person. After the fear the move is another atlt Kirkuk Kurdish police along with a number of agents, partners and vestigation after Kirkuk’s investigation we found out tempt by the Kurds to assert head Jamal Tahir was not customers. Kurdish Governor Najmaldl there were no terrorists, control over Kirkuk’s instilt dismissed by the governor, The new facility consists of three fully din Karim sacked the locl and that the person who tutions. despite the prison escape equipped repair bays and one diagnostic bay cal Iraqi intelligence head, was killed was a civilian,” Last October, Arabs and of 19 al-Qaeda members in that adhere to European standards for tools, Brigadier General Orhan Halkawt Abdullah Aziz, the Turkmen protested at the March 2012, and an al-Qaeld equipment, and management systems. Also Khalil, whose unit was aclc head of Patriotic Union of opening of an office of the da attack in December 2013 part of the new set-up is a 400 square melt cused of killing civilians. Kurdistan (PUK) security Kurdish government in on an intelligence building ter spare parts warehouse designed to ensure A dispute erupted between police in Kirkuk told MEE. Kirkuk. Many Kurds oppl that killed at least 11 peolp uninterrupted supply of genuine MAN spare the Shia-controlled Interior According to a statement pose the appointment of a ple, in addition to having parts including filters, lubricants and more. Ministry in Baghdad and released by the Kirkuk govel Shiia Turkmen by Baghdad over 10 people held hostage “The opening of our new center in Erbil is the Kurdish governor this ernor, the civilian was killed as the head of the state run in the Jawahir mall. a further demonstration of MAN’s commitlm month over who is in charge when intelligence forces North Oil Company (NOC) “The governor did not ment and support for the region and our custl of the security forces in the intervened in a small fight. in Kirkuk, which is seen as sack him for this, but when tomers,” said Franz von Redwitz, Managing province of Kirkuk, followli Furthermore, the Kirkuk close to Shiia militias. the Turkmen intelligence Director of MAN Truck & Bus Middle East. ing a clash between Iraqi governor accused the police “The Kurds want to conlt director makes one mistake, “Our customers appreciate the existence of intelligence forces led by intelligence of torturing a trol all the headquarters in he is dismissed,” Ahmed such a reliable set-up to meet their needs for Shiia Turkmen and Kurdish civilian and forcing him to Kirkuk. The last remaining added. state-of-the-art sales and service support in civilians in Kirkuk. confess as being a part of a ones are intelligence, edulc Intelligence chief Khalil spite of the challenging social and political Although officially the “terrorist group”. cation and the NOC,” said told MEE that so far Baghld environment in Iraq. The new facility will act Iraqi police controls inner “After that the civilians Mohammed, a Sunni Arab, dad has not replaced him, as the central distribution hub for Terramar’s Kirkuk, in reality the police sued the intelligence offilc who uses a pseudonym for but he cannot enter the Iraqi countrywide sales and service network.” force is Kurdish-led and cer and the governor who security reasons. police intelligence building For the second half of the year Terramar alrl additionally the efficient is the head of the Security On 4 May, armed Kurdli that is under full control of ready plans the inauguration of a second new Kurdish internal security Council asked the police ish students forced the the Kurdish Asayish. showroom in Baghdad. force, known as Asayish, intelligence chief to hand Baghdad-appointed head Kurdish leaders say that Beside the extension of the sales and service operates in the city. Meanlw over the killers. But they of Kirkuk University, Dr they will never hand over network, Terramar is also actively contributli while, the Peshmerga and a refused,” said Mam Ghafur, Abbas Taqi, to sign a letter Kirkuk to Baghdad’s conlt ing to the knowledge transfer of commercial small group of Shiia mililt the deputy head of the PUK of resignation. “The Kirkuk trol since Kurdish fighters vehicle engineering. As part of a series of tias fight IS on the outskirts in Kirkuk. University is now under have secured the area themls technical lectures at the University of Technl of Kirkuk. “Najmaldin Karim, the full control of them [the selves. nology in Baghdad, the company has sponls On 3 September, a clash Kirkuk governor, is a strong Kurds],” he said. “The disputed territories sored and supported the educational program erupted between Iraqi intelll proponent of the governorla Ahmed, a Turkmen, who are all in safe hands now,” with an extensive lecture on latest technololg ligence forces and Kurdli ate's rights to coordinate refused to be further idenlt said Sirwan Barzani, the gies of diesel engines. ish civilians in the Hay al- security operations as inlt tified, told MEE that some General Commander of the The lecture was given by Eng. Ali Zainy Askari district in Kirkuk. A tended in the provincial of the Turkmen feel unsafe Kurdish Peshmerga forces from Terramar and more than 70 professl civilian was killed. powers legislation,” Milc after Kurds increased their on the Makhmour-Gwer sors, teachers and students of automotive “Three young men kidln chael Knights, an analyst control. frontline. engineering attended the event, among those napped one of our staff at the Washington Institute “We feel no confidence, “These areas are safer where Mr. Amin Douai Thamer, the president and the intelligence forces for Near East Policy, told especially after the Peshlm now, so why give it back of the University of Technology and his vice came to help him,” Khalil, MEE. merga control of the city, to them?” he said. “If they president, Mr. Abdul Hassan Karam Allah the Shiia-Turkmen head of “Kirkuk is probably the and we know full well they want a referendum by the and Mr. Muaaid Razuky the Head Master of Iraqi intelligence, told Midld leading province in Iraq in will turn Kirkuk after a constitution on the future of the Mechanical Engineering Department. dle East Eye. terms of commanding its period of time into a fully Kirkuk, they are welcome. MAN and Terramar plan to organize a “One of the intelligence own security forces. This Kurdish city. The Kurds If not, we are here to stay,” similar training program in Erbil soon where members called his friend naturally causes tensions also did this before to Erbil, he told Middle East Eye. professors, students and technicians will get saying that there were some with both Baghdad and the the capital of the Kurdistan an opportunity to learn about diesel engines terrorists and they want to Kurdish leadership,” he region of Iraq in the 1990s,” from MAN's top-notch experts. MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN ERBIL WEATHER 38 38 35 36 38 38 37 FORECAST 20 18 18 18 19 18 18 The Kurdish Caricaturist Ali Darwish (1966 - ) Caricature is one of the issues in newspapers, big problem on a paper effective and important magazines and exhibilt without writing and could arts and the expression tions. Due to the political attract the attention and method that conveys the and social circumstance feelings of millions. This general political, cultural, of Kurdistan Region then, is what I call innovation social and art message the art of caricature was a of art. easily to the audience much more effective tool, The artist Ali Darwish and people. It also finds so quarrels and headla lives a simple and humlb solutions for many of the aches with the artist was ble life in Kirkuk. It’s his world’s problems, wherela something concerning. In dream when he gets inspilr as there are also times that spite of that, Ali Darwish, rations for new drawings, it creates various crises. known as Bamo, carried forms and ideas so as to The Kurdish painter Ali on his work and the issl be able to put a smile on Darwish was born in 1966 sues didn’t make him stop faces of thousands with in the city of Kirkuk. his plans and agendas to his ideas and brushes. He studied primary and showcase his works. Expressionism is part of secondary schools in the Ali's personal and spirilt his drawings and works city. He had a good skill tual sufferings were exlp for which he finds spaces in painting, especially pressed in caricatures. in large and medium canlv during the eighties when He describes all the suffl vases in various materila he opened many exhibilt ferings and catastrophes als. His courageousness tions in Kirkuk and has that Kurdish people have is a great; his art works taken part in many others seen during various times are many times much in other cities of Southel in history and according stronger and effective ern Kurdistan. A different to the daily developments than political messages method and school of art in Kurdistan. The form and announcements. can be seen in his works. of caricature art is not as From the beginning of easy as composing a form 1991 and on, he carried of a drawing. I think that By: Ashti Garmiyani on his art works by design it’s difficult that an l arti and caricatures on social ist could find space for a

“The Big Restaurant” enters Drama Film Festival competition "The Big Restaurant," a madi and Mukhtar Bahlm short film directed by the mani did the acting, and young filmmaker Muhl produced by Muhammad hammad Tawriwariyan TawriWriyan. The film is enters the competition of 5 minutes long, shot in the the International Festival city of Sina-Iran using D5 of Drama’s 21st round digital camera. that is held in Greece. The “I’m happy that the film event takes place between enters the 21st round of Hamid GLOBE PHOTO/Safin 14 and 19th of September Drama Films Festival in in the Cultural city. Greece” says Muhammad The plot of the short film TawriWiryan. He said that is written by the filmmakle he will attend the festival er Soran Fahim, and pholt because "It’s one of the tographed by Muhammad best and oldest festivals of Nuri. short films in the country. The film is about making My attendance will give money by illegal means, me new experience to my when people intend to get life in art." a sum of illegal money The Filmmaker and dilr and gain it by illegitimate rector Muhammad Tawrilw means they have dispute wariyan was born in 1990 over it that consequently in the city of Sina. He no one of them will have studied Television Unilv a sounding staff. He’s also directors. He’s recently and "Silence of Ants" by by Bejan Zaman Pira. it. versity in Iran, sounding worked as assistant sound worked as a sounding dirl Soran Ibrahim, "the End In the film, Hasan Taraqi, department. He’s particilp director for 25 long films rector for some short films of Third Season" by Soran By H.G. Hassan Dniya Guftari, Majd Ahlm pated in five long films as along with famous Iranian including: "Lost in Dust" Fahim, and "Roots in Soil"

Childbirth statistics in Erbil Dates: 1-31 August, 2015

Boys Girls Twins Neonatal mortalities Surgical deliveries Natural deliveries Total

1504 1409 Boys 62 Boys 36 Boys 541 Boys 963

Girls 46 Girls 22 Girls 484 Girls 925 2913