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The only English paper in Iraq - No: 549 Mon. September 26, 2016

Barzani and The German Defense Minister Discuss IS and Mosul Operation PRESS PHOTO The Kurdish Globe No. 549, Monday, September 26, 2016 2 The Dangerous Game Barzani Receives UK of Some Kurdish Defense Secretary in Erbil Parties in Alliance With Nuri Al-Maliki !

The British official reit-e “Fallon expressed his the post-liberation plan-n erates his country’s con-t admiration for the brav-e ning of Mosul to be of By | Gazi Hassan tinued support for KRG ery and courage of the immense significance and Peshmerga Peshmerga forces and and that the people of UK Secretary of State stated that the United Mosul who have been Following their undercover deal ki and the four parties against KRG for Defense Michael Kingdom will continue suffering under the sava- with al-Maliki, Gorran Move-m and KDP originated from? The Fallon has vowed his to support the Iraqi and agery of the terrorists ment, PUK, the Islamic Union and parties claim defending the rights country’s continued sup-p Kurdistan efforts to for over two years des- the Islamic Group took a wrong of Kurdistan, and describe KRG port for Kurdish Pesh-m weaken and ultimately serve to lead better lives and dangerous step to put politic- and non-exist, and have joined merga forces as part of eradicate the terrorists of and look into a brighter cal pressure on the KDP through al-Maliki’s side for civil servant’s the collective efforts to Islamic State,” accord-i future. ousting HushiyarZebari, the Iraqi salaries of which al-Maliki is the defeat Islamic State (IS) ing to Kurdistan Region Commending UK's Finance Minister. These parties one is mainly accused. They intend that is a direct threat to Presidency website. assistance to the Kurd-i won’t hide it that Kurdistan is fac-i to stage public demonstrations the entirety of the free Barzani and Fallon istan Region, Barzani ing problems, thus they took those against Kurdish authority under world. also spoke of the Mosul said, “the allies' support actions against KDP in Baghdad the pretext of fighting for people’s Fallon met with Kurd-i operation and how that to the Kurdistan region with the help of al-Maliki. The needs. They want to put the situ-a istan Region President operation will drastical-l has assisted the people plot that they couldn’t carry out ation in Kurdistan under further Masoud Barzani on ly weaken the terrorists and the armed forces of inside the Kurdistan Region, they threats for the sake of alleged fight Thursday in Erbil, dis-c of Islamic State as their the Kurdistan Region want to carry it out through incit-i for people’s salaries! cussing the war on IS, presence, especially in tremendously and such ing the public and forming alliance The real question posed here is an imminent operation Iraq will become much support shall remain with Nuri al-Maliki himself. that why they want incite people to to liberate Mosul as well more limited. in the memory of the These parties are committing a stage demonstrations on the streets as bilateral ties between The Kurdish president people of the Kurdistan big mistake if they want to use al- at this complex and critical finan-c Erbil and London. also noted that he sees Region.” Maliki to settle their own internal cial situation or want to downplay problems. The game is revealed the role of President Barzani? and they could not hide their psyc- Most of us know that this shameful chological reaction. The Kurdish policy aims at erasing Erbil, de-s parties, as part of al-Maliki and stroying Kurdistan Region which regional agendas, want to use the they consider as victories to their U.S. Consul General Ken problems, financial crisis and peop- parties. They don’t hide it that, for ple’s rights as a weapon against the weakening and forcing back KDP, Kurdistan Region government and they will legitimatize every action, Gross Visits Dahuk and Lalish act as if the Region only awaits idea, relation, tool and manner as a their political and personal proj-e reaction against the KDP. In fact, On September 22, huk escaping Da’esh. more prosperous, united ects on the ground. this suicidal step is a move for fur-t the U.S. Consul Gene- While in Dahuk, Con-s Iraq and answered ques-t These parties claim they don’t ther division or power, revenue, eral Ken Gross met Dah- sul General Gross met tions on U.S.-Kurdish have power in Kurdistan while seats and returning to the local huk Governor Farhad with representatives of relations and U.S. for-e they have ministers and other re-s government and cantonizing the Atrushi and discussed the Ninewa Provincial eign policy. sponsibilities within the KRG’s areas among the four parties. After U.S.-IKR relations, the Council and empha-s En route to Dahuk, institutions. But they don’t take the emergence of the threat using IDP crisis, and ways sized the importance of Consul General Gross the responsibility, the reason why the public and ousting Hushiyar-Z to enhance coopera-t reconciliation in post- stopped at Lalish to pay some Shiia parties plan to topple Zebari with the help of the four tion between the United Da’esh Ninewa, reiter-a his respects at the Ezidi the KRG. We ask whether these Kurdish parties, KDP can no lon-g States and Dahuk. The ating the United States’ temple and learn about four parties have any alternatives ger stand still. It’s not far that it Consul General praised commitment to an Iraq Ezidi political and rel- for KRG or they just try to divide might reconsider its relations with Governor Atrushi and that is democratic and ligious leaders’ views Kurdistan into two different ad-m Baghdad. Hence, the four parties the people of Dahuk inclusive of all commun- on post-Da’esh issues, ministrations and regions. would lose a lot from their reliance for their support of the nities. With University including the return of Where have the problem and the on Erbil’s opponents. hundreds of thousands of Dahuk students, the Ezidis safely to their obvious cooperation with al-Mali-k of displaced people Consul General under-l homes. and refugees in Dah- lined their support for a

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 Rozhgar Jafar Rasul Honar Osman ADVERTISEMENT Address: Erbil, Massif road [email protected] Cell: +964 750 4661315 The Kurdish Globe No. 549, Monday, September 26, 2016 3 Barzani and the German Defense Minister Discuss IS and Mosul Operation The Kurdistan Region will continue," said the President Masoud Bar-z French envoy in Erbil. zani and the German De-f Dominique Mas, the fense Minister Ursula von newly-arrived French der Leyen met in Erbil on Consul General in Kurd-i Friday to discuss the war istan Region, pledged in against the Islamic State a meeting with Kurdistan (IS), Mosul operation and Region President Masoud Peshmerga's role in the of-f Barzani on Tuesday that fensive. Paris will be standing with Following the high-level Kurds even after IS is de-f meeting, Barzani and Von feated. der Leyen held a press He also praised the conference in which the Kurdish Peshmerga forces Kurdish President thanked for their effective role in Germany for the military degrading IS in northern support it has been prov- Iraq and scoring remarka- viding to Peshmerga since able victories against the the war on IS erupted in group. northern Iraq. Discussing the strong Focusing on Mosul, Bar-z and historic relations be-t zani said they exchanged tween the people of Kurd-i views with the guest and istan and France, Barzani reviewed the agreement supplies to Peshmerga, pose his German counter-p recent agreement between Mosul.” pointed out that the ties between Kurdistan Re-g with over 10,000 Kurdish part did. Baghdad, Erbil and the The sides agreed that between Erbil and Paris gion’s Peshmerga Ministry troops trained by German U.S.-led coalition about along with a military plan, further grow in a steady and the Iraqi government military advisors, all of Barzani and the Mosul operation,” ac-c a comprehensive politi-c pace. for the Mosul assault. which has helped them Commander of the cording to a press release cal and humanitarian app- France, as part of the As Germany’s support fight IS more effectively. US Central Command by the presidency office. proach is needed prior to US-led anti-IS coalition for Peshmerga built up The German Minister Highlighting the “key the offensive in order to that contains 67 states, has momentum in favor of the welcomed the formation met in Erbil role” of the Kurdish Pesh-m secure the post-IS situ-a been providing the Pesh-m Kurds, their continued as-s of a joint committee be-t merga forces in the war ation and guarantee the merga forces with mili-t sistance will be of critical tween Erbil and Baghdad President Barzani on Frid- on IS, especially in the rights of different compo-n tary supplies and trainings importance for the upcom-i that aims to secure the day met with a US milit- upcoming Mosul assault, nents of Mosul. since the eruption of the IS ing Mosul offensive. post-IS Mosul and prevent tary delegation headed Votel reiterated that the rampage. by General Joseph Votel, Von der Leyen praised retaliatory actions in the Kurdish forces need fur-t French Envoy Pledges Barzani recently met the role of Peshmerga in area. Commander of the United ther support. with his counterpart, Fran-ç States Central Command, Further Military “not only containing the Von der Leyen’s visit to “The President stated Support for Peshmerga çois Hollande, in Paris to IS advances, but also def- Erbil comes a day after the to discuss the details of an that the liberation of Mos- discuss the bilateral ties, feating and pushing back imminent operation aim-i war on IS and an immi-n UK Secretary of Defense sul will be an essential "France will stay com-m the militants.” ing to liberate Mosul from nent operation to liberate Michael Fallon visited the part of the collective effort mitted to its contribution She revealed that Ger-m the IS. Mosul, the second largest Kurdistan Region capital to defeat the terrorists and to the war on the IS and many has so far provided “President Barzani and Iraqi city that is still cont- and met with top Kurdish added that there also needs its military support for the €90 million worth military officials for the same purp- General Votel reviewed to be a plan for the post-IS trolled by the IS. some of the details of the Kurdish Peshmerga forces President Barzani Receives an HDP Delegation President Masoud Bar-z zani received a delega-t tion from the pro-Kurd-i ish Peoples' Democratic Party, HDP. The delega-t tion included a number of members of the Grand National Assembly and it was headed by the co-leader of HDP, Mr. Salahattin Demirtas. The delegation also includ-e ed the former mayor of Diyarbakir and current member of the GNA, Mr. Osman Baydemir. President Barzani warmly welcomed the delegation and stated that he hopes that the peace process between the gov-e ernment of Turkey and the large Kurdish popula-t tion will resume for the benefit of all Kurds and Turks. He added that it that the Kurdistan Region the peace process for the porting the peace process the expense of the lives the Islamic State. They is only through peaceful of Iraq has consistently sake of the well-being of in Turkey and agreed that of Kurds and Turks. also spoke of the situat- means that the Kurds of attempted to convince all of the citizens of Tur-k the fighting for the rights President Barzani and tion in Syrian Kurdistan, Turkey can further obtain both the government of key. of the Kurds should be Mr. Demirtas also spoke expressing their hopes their cultural and politi-c Turkey and the Kurdish Mr. Demirtas thanked done politically and in-s of the current efforts by for a brighter future for cal rights. political forces there to the President for his past side the Parliament build-i the Kurdistan Region to the people of Rojava. The President also noted work on strengthening and present efforts at sup-p ing in Ankara and not at eliminate the terrorists of The Kurdish Globe No. 549, Monday, September 26, 2016 4 HDP Co-leader Calls for National Unity

The co-leader of the Peo-p racy and find solutions for their views of the Kurdist- parties in Turkey, Syria, ple's Democratic Party our disagreements," he tan Workers Party (PKK) and Iran which share this (HDP) Selahettin Demirt- told reporters in the KDP in Turkey and its goals. view. tas said Thursday that the stronghold of Salahaddin The HDP has close Demirtas said "great Kurdish parties should near Erbil on Thursday. similarities in its ideol-o responsibilities" lie with enter an accord based on Demirtas will head for ogy with the PKK, but the KDP and the HDP in national interests and pre-s Sulaimani later today af-t has maintained there are solving the lingering is-s serve "the spirit of their ter concluding his meet-i no institutional relations sues and encouraged both cooperation." ing with the Kurdish between both parties. sides to strengthen their Speaking at a joint press Prime Minister Nechirv- The PKK gave up its "spirit of cooperation." conference in Erbil with van Barzani. main demand for a Kurdi- "These historic meet-i the Kurdistan Democratic In Sulaimani Demirtas ish statehood in late ings are a great response Party (KDP) official Fazil is scheduled to hold talks 1990s and early 2000s to our adversaries," said Mirani, Demirtas said the with the Change Movem- in Turkey, and instead KDP's Mirani and added two parties would work ment (GORRAN) and the has advocated a system it that the two parties have together despite "ideo-l Patriotic Union of Kurd-i calls "democratic confed-e "many common con-c logical differences." istan (PUK). eralism." cerns" which they have "We need to ensure Relations between the The KDP on the other agreed to work out. people that although our KDP and HDP have hand has recently advo-c "This is the best way to ideologies are different, largely been stable, but cated for an independent address the shortcomings we will cooperate with the two have significant state for the Kurds in the and to mend fences," Mir- each other to deepen our differences over a num-b Iraqi Kurdistan. It also rani said. brotherhood and democ-r ber of issues, particularly supports the Kurdish FazilMirani Speaks out… Breaks the News of the Kurdish State Fazil Mirani, Secretary of who have another opinion which indicats his preci-s safi to express his opinion, the KDP Politbureau was on president of this state, sion in choosing the suit-a so that the audience can hosted in BBC’s debate the holder of the idea. able color for occasions. understand that blocking program. The analytical Baghdad’s government is Secretary of the KDP Pol- your ears with your fingers program was on referen-d practically not a federal litburo has been working is an example of Noah dum, to be discussed in government, but rather a in harshest conditions with people cited in Quran. It’s a debating Arabic mind, central one, though offic- Mustafa Barzani and his an example of those de-c with a British definition cial papers indicate a fed-e son. Idrees and Masoud cision makers who stand for new generation’s role eral state, but what do offi-c Barzani have contributed against Kurdish nation, and participation from diff- cial papers benefit with no ideological models for that the story and future ferent components of Iraq. action? We’re dutiful citi-z establishing the Kurdish of Noah and his people is Mirani first gave a brief zens and rights have been state. Thus, Mirani gave quite clear. The audience historical summary for le-g imposed on us, but bec- the example of the Kurdist- of the program, including gitimizing a referendum. absorbed or not, most im-p nation. Mirani is the kind cause of the self-imposing tan Front when they used Kurds, Christians and Ar-a Fazil Mirani attended the portantly the historical and of person who gives in the spirit. Running forward is to run the country, but abs, both men and women debate to give the quest- geographical background middle of political cam-p not bad decision, we might Saddam Hussein tried to were remained close to tions a legitimate social on Kurdish nation and paign, nor of those who take the way of confront-i destabilize its existence. Mirani’s political circle. and political decision land, then their division would speak to give other ing our opponents. With extensive linguistic Mirani has a common say-i originated from a Kurdish after which sufferings of implications. These were Mirani’s knowledge, knowing Arab- ing which say “I tell what perception. The circle of Kurdish people emerged The whole Kurdish pop-u answers, who was hold-i bic, Farsi, Turkish, Eng-l you understand”. debate demonstrated a de-v amid the negative inter-n ulation is with the Kurdi- ing the newly-to be born lish and mother tongue veloped view of the new national developments to-w ish state. Even if there are state. He had a Kurdish Kurdish, Mirani used cou-p Shamil Hamdulla. circumstances, whether wards suffocating a whole some political oppositions flag fixed on his blue suit, plets of Arabic poet Rass- Kirkuk’s Kurdish Factions Call for Provincial Elections Despite Baghdad’s Opposition Nearly all Kurdish part- by the war or massive inf- Iraq's High Electoral ties in the disputed city of flux of displaced Iraqis. Commission has ruled out Kirkuk have agreed to go A Kurdish party official the possibility of hold-i ahead with local elections in Kirkuk told reporters ing provincial elections in in their province next year Thursday that the Kurdish Kirkuk in 2017 as the coun-t despite Iraqi government's factions will likely hold a try prepares for parliament earlier decision to postpone conference in the city to and provincial polls, the voting in Kirkuk and Mos- discuss ways of finding "an Commission announced in sul due to "extraordinary alternative" to the provin-c a statement in August. circumstances.” cial polls if they are post-p The decision runs contrary Local elections are poned. to the broad agreement in planned to take place in all "As things stand now, we Kirkuk's provincial coun-c Iraqi provinces next year do not see an alternative to cil where representatives along with the country's the elections, but we have of the diverse communities parliamentary elections. appealed to Baghdad and have called for such elec-t Officials have said condi-t Erbil and the United Na-t tions to take place. tions in both Islamic State tions to discuss an alternat- Since 2003, Kirkuk has (ISIS)-held Mosul and tive," said Bakhtiar Muh- been allowed to hold only ethnically-mixed city of hammad, a communication one provincial election due religious groups in the city The Commission says in to hold a "proper election" Kirkuk do not allow fair director for the Kurdis-t to its "exceptional status" who seek to gain more its motivation that neither which is why it decides to and accurate polls as both tan Communist Party in with tensions running high votes for their own com-m Mosul nor Kirkuk have postpone such elections in cities have been impacted Kirkuk. among different ethnic and munities. the "required conditions" both provinces. The Kurdish Globe No. 549, Monday, September 26, 2016 5 PM Barzani and UK PM Barzani and US Deputy Secretary of State discuss Defense Secretary discuss liberation of Mosul and aftermath liberation of Mosul

Kurdistan Regional Gov-e Kurdistan Region, em-p exert all efforts to eradi-c ernment Prime Minister phasizing the need for cate this terrorist threat. Nechirvan Barzani re-c continued international He highlighted the recent ceived US Deputy Secr- humanitarian assistance cooperation between Er-b retary of State Antony to displaced people. Mr. bil and Baghdad in this Blinken accompanied by Blinken reaffirmed US regard, stressing the a political and military commitment to provide need for cooperation in Kurdistan Regional Gove- post-liberation Mosul and it would play a significant delegation. humanitarian assistance other fields, particularly ernment Prime Minister protection of all ethnic and role in the preparation of The US delegation to the Kurdistan Region. in providing assistance Nechirvan Barzani rec- religious groups. plans for post-liberation included Ambassador The US delegation in areas liberated from ceived UK Defense Secre-t Noting the close coop-e Mosul. Brett McGurk, Special stressed the important ISIS. tary Michael Fallon and his eration between the Mini- Prime Minister Barzani Presidential Envoy for role of Peshmerga forces Prime Minister Barz- accompanying diplomatic istry of Peshmerga Affairs also discussed his recent the Global Coalition to in liberating Mosul in zani pointed out that and military delegation. and the UK Ministry of visit to Baghdad where he Counter ISIL, US am-b cooperation with Iraqi due to the current dif-f In anticipation of mili-t Defense, Secretary Fal-l held talks with top Iraqi bassador to Baghdad government and inter-n ficult financial situation tary operations to liberate lon reaffirmed that the UK officials, focusing on the Douglas Silliman, Er-b national coalition forces. it would be extremely Mosul City from ISIS, the Government will continue liberation of Mosul includ-i bil Consul General Ken In this regard, they high-l difficult to accommo-d talks focused on the ef-f military training programs ing the large number of in-t Gross and a number of lighted the need for de-v date and assist addition-a fective role the Kurdistan for the Peshmerga forces. ternally displaced persons advisers and diplomats. veloping a plan for the al displaced people. To Region’s Peshmerga could Prime Minister Barzani who are anticipated to take In the meeting also at-t post-liberation era of the face this challenge, he play in cooperation with expressed his government’s refuge in the Kurdistan Re-g tended by KRG Deputy city of Mosul. emphasized the urgent Iraqi and coalition forces. gratitude for British governm- gion due to military operat- Prime Minister Qubad They also expressed need for additional in-t The talks also focused on ment support and wished tions. Talabani and a number their government’s will-i ternational assistance to of KRG senior officials, ingness to strengthen both the Kurdistan Re-g Mr. Blinken praised the bilateral relations with gion and Iraq. KRG for providing shel-t the Kurdistan Region. Prime Minister Barzani Over 211,000 tourists visited the ter, security, and services Regarding the financial also discussed his recent to a very large number of situation, they praised visit to Baghdad and the internally displaced per-s the campaign of eco-n outcome of his meetings Kurdistan Region in 10 days sons and refugees fleei- nomic reforms initiated with Iraqi federal gov-e ing the brutality of ter-r by the KRG. ernment officials. rorism. Prime Minister Barz- Regional political and He stressed, however, zani stressed that as an security developments that the battle to liber-a important part of the in-t were also discussed in ate Mosul could lead ternational coalition in the meeting. to the displacement of the war against ISIS the many more people to the Kurdistan Region will PM Barzani meets with the

The Kurdistan Region’s “82 percent of the visitors ber of tourists has revived new U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ministry of Municipal-i were from the middle and the economy and commerc- ity and Tourism announced south of Iraq and the other cial areas, helping the re-g Kurdistan Regional Government Minister Qubad Talabani, Interior more than 211,000 people 18 percent were foreigners gion manage a deteriorated Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani Minister Karim Sinjari, Government visited the Kurdistan Reg- who entered the Kurdistan financial crisis. met with Silliman Dogulas, the new Spokesperson Safeen Dizayee and the gion in just 10 days. Region through airports According to the municip- United States ambassador to Iraq. Head of Department of Foreign Relat- Newroz Mawlood, the and border crossings,” pality and tourism minister, The war against the so-called Islamic tions Falah Mustafa participated in the Kurdistan Regional Gove- Mawlood said. “We are the majority of tourists vis-i State terrorist organization, Mosul lib-e meeting. ernment’s (KRG) Municip- now trying to make tourism ited Suleimaniya during the eration, and bilateral ties topped the Ambassador Silliman, in his first pality and Tourism mini- main [source of] revenue Eid holiday. agenda of the meeting on Monday. official visit to Erbil as the top U.S. ister, said during a press for cities in the Kurdistan The city of Suleimaniya conference on Monday Region. has taken the top rank for Prime Minister Barzani expressed his envoy to Iraq, affirmed that the inter-n (September 19) the large She added a number of the number of visitors appreciation to the American people, national coalition continues its support number of tourists visited tourists came from Jordan across the Kurdistan Reg- administration and Congress for their to the Kurdistan Region and Iraq in the the Kurdistan Region bet- for Eid al-Adha. gion and the number has in-c continuous support to the Kurdistan fight against ISIS. tween September 6 and The rate has increased to creased by four in compari-s Region in the fight against terror. Mr. The U.S. Consul General in Erbil September 15. 73 percent in Eid al-Adha son to the previous year. Barzani also stressed the need for more Ken Gross and other American diplo-m The Kurdistan Region compared to Eid al-Fitr, Pleasant weather, tour-i planning and coordination among in-v mats took part the meeting. could earn $63 million if when 122,000 tourists vis-i ist attractions and relative volved parties, including Erbil, Iraqi Mr. Silliman has served as U.S. Am-b each visitor spent at least ited the region, Mawlood stability have made it a federal government and the coalition bassador to Kuwait, and Deputy Chief $300 USD in those 10 days, said. preferred destination for forces, for post-ISIS Mosul. of Mission in Iraq and Turkey. Mawlood said. The record breaking numb- Iraqis. The Kurdistan Region Deputy Prime The Kurdish Globe No. 549, Monday, September 26, 2016 6 NEWS BAR PM Barzani Sends a Letter to Ban Ki Peshmerga Stop ISIS Suicide Bomb Attack Moon about Nadia Murad Peshmerga fended off a double Islamic State (ISIS) suicide bombing attack on the Wanke The Prime Minister of the represented at the event by frontline on Tuesday. Kurdistan Regional Gov-e other KRG officials. “ISIS attacked two Peshmerga outposts in ernment. Nechirvan Bar-z I would like to express our Taniye village on the Wanke frontline near zani. sent a letter to the pride in Ms Nadia Murad, in the Mosul dam on Tuesday, but Peshmerga United Nations Secretary her courage, her dignity and stopped the attack,” a Peshmerga commander General, Ban Ki Moon, on inspiring ability to speak up in the Zeravani second division told Rudaw. the occasion of the appointm- for all the victims of geno-c “The fighting continued for half an hour. ment of Nadia Murad, the cide committed by the ISIS, Two ISIS bodies were left behind in the afterm- young Ezidi woman who especially the women and math but the Peshmerga had no casualties,” has survived ISIS slavery, girls enslaved by the terror-i he added. as a U.N. Goodwill Ambas-s ist group. The Wanke sub-district is located north of sador. Below is the text of As you know, the Ezi-d Mosul city. Because of its proximity to the the message: dis, along with Christians, city, ISIS routinely attacks the Peshmerga Shabaks, Kakaiis, Sabean- along this frontline. Dear Secretary General Mandeans, as well as other and education services as We appreciate the sym-b I write to thank you and Kurds and Arabs, have been our own resources at the bolism of appointing Ms the United Nations Office targeted by ISIS whose Kurdistan Regional Gov-e Nadia Murad as Goodwill Senior ISIS Leader Killed in on Drugs and Crime for app- methods of beheading, ernment remain stretched Ambassador for the Dig-n Coalition Airstrike pointing Ms Nadia Murad rape, sexual enslavement due to the large influx of nity of Survivors of Human Basee Taha UN Goodwill and mass murder, have been displaced people while we Trafficking and are confid- Ambassador and for the rightly labelled as genocide. A senior Islamic State (ISIS) leader was killed fight a costly war against dent that this young Ezidi kind invitation to attend her The Ezidis in particular ISIS. We believe that woman, who has suffered south of Mosul on Saturday, the Kurdistan appointment ceremony on have suffered unspeakable National Security Council Anti-Terror agency about 3,200 Ezidis remain more than one can imagine September 16th. crimes and injustices at the in ISIS captivity and that and has wisdom beyond confirmed on Tuesday. Regrettably, due to the hands of ISIS and deserve “In one of the coalition airstrikes senior ter-r women and girls are traded her years, will carry out the pressing security and eco-n the attention and support of in slave markets and traf-f tasks you are assigning her rorist ‘Abu Abdul-Rahman al-Shishani’ was nomic situation we face in the entire world. Currently, killed,” reads a statement from the council. ficked across borders. All with courage and leader-s the Kurdistan Region in about 420,000 Ezidis are of humanity must come to-g ship. “The senior terrorist ‘Tamas al-Shishani’ Iraq, I am unable to par-t displaced and living in the known as ‘Abu Abdul-Rahman al-Shishani’ and gether to rescue those still ticipate in this ceremony Kurdistan Region with in-a enslaved and bring an end Sincerely some of his aides were killed on Saturday, Sept- but my government will be adequate shelter, healthcare tember 17 near al-Shur area south of Mosul.” to human trafficking. Nechirvan Barzani The Kurdistan Region’s security forces, espe-c cially its special and anti-terror forces, are main partners with the global coalition in the fight Nadia Murad Slams World Failure to Save Ezidis against ISIS. The Kurdish Ezidi survivor humanity first,” the Kurdish of the Islamic State (IS) sex Ezidi human rights advocate Sinjar Officially Requests to slavery, Nadia Murad, criti-c was quoted by Reuters. cized the world leaders for After IS overrun her vill- Become Province failing to address the “causes lage near Sinjar in August of immigration” while peo-p 2014, Nadia alongside her The head of the Kurdish Brotherhood and ple from religious minorities family and other people Coexistence Bloc at the Nineveh provincial continue suffering from the from the community were council stated that the council has officially rec- brutality of the IS. taken captive by the jihad-i ceived the request from Sinjar mayoral council Murad, who has recently ists. She lost her six brothers for making the district a separate province. been named UN goodwill as well as her mother during Saido Chato, the head of the bloc, said that ambassador to the Office on the mass execution of Ezidis the people of Sinjar are insisting on having Drugs and Crime, delivered by the IS. their district become a province, noting that it a speech at the UN refugee She was later forced into will become a province of Kurdistan Region. and migrants summit on sex slavery and was traded Chato explained that the request for a Sinjar Monday and told the attende- between IS militants for a district needs to be discussed by the Nineveh ees “if beheading, sexual en-s duration of three months be-f provincial council and it also requires the ap-p slavement, child rape, if all fore she managed to escape. proval of the council to become a province. those acts will not force you Ezidis and all those suffer-i introduced a new type of She said during Monday’s The border of the district and its area as well to act, what will?” ing from the IS atrocities. barbarism the world has not summit, "I wished that the as the number of population needs to be de-t She called on the Iraqi gov-e “We must put an end to seen before. rapes I endured by 12 ter-r termined before it is officially recognized as a ernment to demand the Unit-e war. We must bring to just- "We have to address the rorists were 12 bullets in my separate province, he said. ed Nations Security Council tice all those perpetrators of causes of immigration, not flesh." The request will be passed on to the Iraqi to intervene and stop the war crimes,” Murad urged just the immigration itself... council of ministers and then to the parliament crimes against the Kurdish them, insisting that IS has We have to end wars and put to issue the order of provincializing the Sinjar district at the request of its people. According to the official, a referendum should be held in the area upon the case. Ezidi Kurd Elected to Russian Parliament for Fifth Time The Ezidi Kurdish politician Zelim-k member parliament in a landslide vict- khan Alikoevich Mutsoev made it to tory in the September 18 legislative Shi’ite Militias Seeking to Get the Russian State Duma, the lower elections. Involved in Hawija Operation house of the Federal Assembly, for the Russia has a sizeable Ezidi Kurdish fifth time in a parliamentary election minority in tens of thousands who in Hadi Amri, the Commander of the Shi'ite mili-t on Monday. early 20th century fled Ottoman Turk-i tia Hashd al-Shaabi arrived in Kirkuk province Mutsoev, 57, was reelected to the ish persecution. on Wednesday and met with the governor of Russian Parliament with 47 percent Ezidis in Russia and other former the province as well as a number of Peshmerga of the votes in his constituency of Soviet countries including Georgia commanders for discussions over the involve-m Sverdlovsk Oblast, east of the capital and Armenia speak Kurmanji dialect ment of Hashd al-Shaabi in the operation of lib-e Moscow, said a Kurdistan24 reporter of the Kurdish language. erating Hawija town in the west of Kirkuk. there. It is not clear how many Kurds A military source from Kirkuk told BasNews A civil engineer by profession, the live in Mutsoev's electoral district of the Russian Ezidi politician urged that Amri is trying to persuade the Peshmerga Georgian-born Kurd has been a memb- Sverdlovsk. unity among Kurdish parties in the commanders to approve Hashd al-Shaabi's part- ber of President Vladimir Putin's Mutsoev is a former Deputy Chairp- fight against the Islamic State (IS) that ticipation in the battle of liberating the town. United Russia, the largest and ruling person of the State Duma Committee in August 2014 overran the town and Kamal Kirkuki, the commander of Peshmerga party in the Russian Federation, since on International Affairs in charge of environs of Shingal (Sinjar) in Southe- forces in southeastern Kirkuk, who also at-t 2005. Middle Eastern relations, according ern Kurdistan, massacring thousands tended the meeting, is not likely to agree with The United Russia secured 54 perc- to his personal website. of men and enslaving thousands of Amri's request, said the source. cent of votes and 343 seats in the 450- In an interview with Kurdistan24, women belonging to the Ezidi faith. The Kurdish Globe No. 549, Monday, September 26, 2016 7 Sports News Kurdish National Congress … Zidane: No players bigger Than the Club Strategic and Current Aspirations No player is bigger than a club like Real Madrid – and that includes Cristiano Rona- aldo. The Portuguese forward was surprisi- ingly substituted by Coach Zinedine Zidane at Las Palmas and muttered to himself in annoyance as he trudged off the pitch. But By Ghafour Makhmouri Part I he needs to understand that the team comes first. Introduction unity. It’s also necessary to on political and social level there and help them to pro-t Ronaldo had helped to set up Madrid's seco- Twenty first century is have representatives from each day. We should support tect their national identity as ond goal and what looked like the winner for a change century; many other ethnicities who live in them by all means. well as developing Kurdish Karim Benzema against the Canary Island-e oppressed nations have Kurdistan; as they are citi-z Western Kurdistan: West-e language and culture among ers, but was brought off moments later. The achieved their dreams zens living with us. ern part of Kurdistan is in Kurds from Middle Asia. 31-year-old seemed anything but amused as through these changes. We Holding a national congress a very critical and sensitive We should support all the he walked past his coach. as Kurds should get benefit and Kurdish preparation and situation, we should help cultural and artistic centers Zidane, who had earlier sent on Benzema from the changes, especially drafting national strategy for them in the following ways: for this purpose. in an inspired change which resulted in the in such a time that the entire Kurdish national liberation First: Working to stop on-g Kurds from Lebanon and vital breakthrough, was then perhaps left to Middle East is in a very fragi- movements areurgent needs going blood shedding of Jordan: There are a reason-a rue taking off Ronaldo when Sergio Araujo ile situation and many new at this stage for the Kurds. our brothers in the western able number of Kurds living came up with a late leveler as the fixture fini- The meeting of the politi-c Kurdistan. among Lebanon and Jordan ished 2-2. changes and possibilities are expected. Kurds should cal parties from all parts of Second: All other parts of community. There are some think about their national Kurdistan on 22 July 2013 Kurdistan should provide other Kurds also living in Arsenal Produced a Devastating interest and be ready for the that was arranged and re-q help and assistance for the Egypt and Palestine. We changes and possibilities. quested by MasoudBarzani, Kurds in the western Kurdi- should consider them as our Display to Chelsea Kurds should work for na-t president of Kurdistan, was istan. brother and sisters, and help tional unity in order to prove a milestone of such a nation-a Third: Forming a nation-a them to protect their national Alexis Sanchez took advantage of Gary Ca-h their existence in the area al unity. Meanwhile it was a al committee for solving identity as well as language hill's error to race clear and lift a composed and step out towards a bright historical and ideal event in the conflicts and problems and culture. Supporting their finish over Thibaut Courtois after 11 minu- the Kurdish history. It was among the political par-t civil and cultural activities is utes, and Theo Walcott completed a brilliant future as well as to achieve move to steer in Hector Bellerin's pass three their legitimate rights. The the first time to hold such ties, and achieving national our duty. minutes later. main factor for achieving a meeting at this high level agreement. Kurdish Community in Di-a Mesut Ozil then left N'Golo Kante trailing our dreams is unity. and on the Kurdish soil to Fourth: Supporting admin-i aspora: There are a big numb- to expose Chelsea on the counter-attack and Undoubtedly, it’s the age meet and decide on holding istrative cantons in the west-e ber of Kurds living in differ-e steer home Arsenal's third five minutes bef- of freedom for oppressed a national congress. After a ern Kurdistan and trying to ent countries of the world. fore the break, after an exchange with San-c nations under the occupation long waiting, Kurds look at achieve the international They can be considered as chez. and dictatorship. Dissolvi- the national congress with recognition Kurdish lobby. Kurdish lob-b It was little more than damage limitation for ing former Soviet Union in hope to fulfill their dreams. Eastern Kurdistan: We by outside is not organized, Chelsea after that as they fell to their sec-o the last century gave many Strategic and current aims of should work together to so it’s very important to work ond league loss in a row as rampant Arsenal nationsan opportunity to the national congress should bring all political parties for establishing a strong nat- moved third in the table. declare their independence be clarified at the national from the eastern Kurdist- tional lobby. If there is a and have their own national level. tan together and forming unified and strong Kurdish state. At the current century, one strong front in order to lobby outside working, they Chicharito Scores Hat-Trick revolution and uprising of Kurdish Current have better influence on the can have great influence on Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez is showing the Arab nations have started Aspirations at the political ground. Also we sending Kurdish message to no signs of a sophomore slump with Bayer against oppression, injustice National Level need to support them to find the superpowers channels of Leverkusen. and dictatorship from Africa a way for the progress of the world. The Mexican striker took his total to four and reached our territories, In the sensitive and fragile their struggle in this part of goals in four Bundesliga matches in 2016-17 this will have its own influ-e situation that Kurdish na-t our country, as well as open-i Kurdish Strategic with a hat trick in a 3-2 win over Mainz on ence on the strife of the opp- tional liberation movement ing a gate for peace process Aspirations on the Saturday. pressed nations. is ongoing through; each part to achieve legitimate rights National Level The 28-year-old scored in the 32nd and 66th Kurdistan National Libera-t of Kurdistan should have for the Kurds in the eastern minutes as Leverkusen appeared to be on its tion Movementat the level its own agenda and know Kurdistan. Undoubtedly, achieving way to an away draw, before the club's star of great Kurdistan can take their demands. Undoubt-e Southern Kurdistan: There our current objectives is a striker netted a header off the bounce in stop-p benefit from these changes edly achieving current aims is a Kurdish authority in the step towards achieving our page time for a dramatic win. and opportunities. We should is a step forward towards southern Kurdistan that is strategic ones. For this, all step up towards Kurdish achieving strategic aims. So the hope for all Kurds. Kurds types of the efforts, moral Messi Needs Rest before freedom and independence; Kurds need to work for the should support this authority and material, should be ex-e we need a common national achieving current aims care-f on the national level. We are erted to achieve these stra-t coming Back Strong idea for this. Having that at fully. We believe that Kurds all should work for the pre-s tegic goals. This should re-f the level of great Kurdistan should work for each part of serving and progressing all flect in all our activities, and is a historical and essential Kurdistan as stated below: the entities of the southern should be put above all other need. Holding a national Northern Kurdistan: Peace Kurdistan. interests. Hence, a National congress with the participa-t process exists on the north-e Despite its progress, there Congress is necessary to set tion of all the political par-t ern Kurdistan that we are all are attempts to create prob-l the road map for achieving ties from all parts of Kurd-i should support it. We should lems for southern Kurdistan these strategic objectives istan, representatives of civil look at it as if the success of by many parties. Iraqi gove- which should be the agenda society organizations, Kurd-i peace process in the northe- ernment threats in a hand, for our national struggle. ish people from diaspora ern Kurdistan pushes Kurds fighting against ISIS terror-i Thus, we have to pinpoint and other patriotic Kurdish question forward at the level ist group on the other hand our strategic goals in seve- people is the best national of great Kurdistan, in the has put southern Kurdistan eral points. Strategically, we Everyone from Argentine national coach Ed-g in a difficult situation. Reg- gardo Bauza to Andres Iniesta has comment-e effort. In this congress the same time it’s a factor of fixi- have to work on the followi- ed on the injury yet the man himself took to situation of Kurds from the ing peace in the Middle East. gional countries pressure ing: Facebook to update supporters. middle east and Kurds from Despite Kurdish efforts for and internal disputes also Drafting a Unified -Nat "I now have to rest for a few days before Lebanon, Jordan and other the success of peace process cause many crises for south-e tional Strategy for the Great coming back even stronger. Hugs to every-o places should be taken in to in the northern Kurdistan, ern Kurdistan. A national Kurdistan. one," Messi explained. consideration and have their Turkey is always creating dialogue is needed for solv-i Drafting a (National Trea-t After it was confirmed he will miss three own representative from the obstacles and calls for war ing the problems as well as ty) weeks with a groin strain the 29-year-old congress. under different pretexts. We bringing all the different Delivering a Message of also moved to thank upcoming Champions They are our brothers, sist- have to have one common parties together. Peace. League opponents Borussia Monchenglad-b ters and relatives. It’s also discourse and let interna-t Kurds from Middle Asia: Establishing a (National bach for their support. necessary good to invite in-d tional and regional entities A big number of Kurds livi- Council) or (National Deci-s "Many thanks to Borussia Monchengladbach dependent national persons, to be aware of it. ing in the countries of for-m sion Centre) for their message of support, it was a really especially Dr. Jamal Nabaz, mer Soviet Union and Midd- nice gesture from the club." He said Kurdish strive in the northe- Selecting a Kurdish Na-t Dr. Jawad Mulla and all oth-e ern Kurdistan steps forward dle Asia. We should support tional Leader. ers who fight for Kurdish our brothers and sisters MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN ERBIL WEATHER 32 35 32 30 31 33 31 FORECAST 16 14 11 10 12 15 16 The Kurdish Painter Muhammad Qadir The Kurdish Painter Muhammad Qadir was born in 1972 in Southern Kurdistan. He’s spent his life in Kirkuk, then moved to Erbil. He’s studied primary and secondary school in Kirkuk. He’s expertized in the Realist Schools of art in Kurdistan, which is illustrated by painting nature, sea, villages, folk scenes, mountains, portraits and the humble life of the Kurds. As his paintings show, he has extensive experience within painting , espe-c cially the detailed realist painting of the days when people live in villages, towns and cities of Kurdistan. Colors of Muhammad Qadir give psychological coolness to human, one can never get bored in looking at his painti- ings. He has considerable contribution in the exhibitions of Kurdistan and abroad. He has opened many exhibitions and his drawings have presence at many homes and galleries. His work with oil, acrylic, gouache and water colors are lively instruments of Qadir. In his works, the forms are so simple and represent a humble life that one may feel closeness to the spirit of his artwork. Muhammad Qadir is director of art in Erbil. He’s built good relation with artists across Kurdistan Region, whether as art coopera-t tion, or organizing art work for Kurdish artists in the Medya Hall where the artists conduct most of their art activities. Having a look at Qadir’s art work, we know that his works have special characteristics that distinct them from others’ works. How child lives on street, how he makes a living, or how a Kurdish women with Kurdish dress have provided a cultural background to his art work. How simple people lead their lives in the villages and on streets, because the artist has been influenced by nature, adding that the historical sites have become form and plans of his work. So for one work, tens of sketches, colors and photographic images become bas- sis. The measures of his work are large, some-t times lack of space become a major problem, but in spite of the problems Muhammad Qadir has extensive presence in the halls and galler-i ies of Kurdistan. By Ashti Garmiyani Rudaw Female Journalist Attacked by PYD On 22 September 2016, and she was picked up Rudaw Media Network and the rights of women the security forces from by her father. condemned the attack. and children to raise their the Western Kurdistan However, as she reached "Unfortunately, this is concerns against this vio- (Rojava) prevented Rud- the bus station she was not the first time the olation and violence and daw’s journalist Rengin summoned by the Asayi- journalists from Rudaw to put pressure on the off- Shero from visiting her ish (security forces) from Media Network in Weste- ficials in the Rojava can-t parents and her relatives the Cizre Canton, they ern Kurdistan have faced tons to put a limit on the in Dugrga village, near told her that she should violence and humiliation. harassment and violence the town of Grke Lage, not visit the Western It is clear that Rudow's journalists face there. in Hasakah province. Kurdistan and told her journalists are paying Concerning the attack, Rengin Shero, crossed to go back to Southern the price for their profess- the Kurdistan Parliament the Pishxapur-Simalka Kurdistan. Meanwhile, sionalism in reporting Member, Amina Zkri, border crossing from the the security forces used events in Rojava." Read said that beating and hum- Southern Kurdistan (Iraqi abusive language against the statement. miliating journalists have Kurdistan) to Western her and Rudaw itself. to visit her family, a male even though they knew Rudaw Media Network become PYD security Kurdistan solely in order As Rengin Shero told Asayish and a number of she was pregnant. They calls on Kurdistan and forces' career. Zkri asked to visit her family, not them that she did not want female Asayish members then sent Shero back to international organiza-t female PYD members for any journalistic work. to go back to Southern from the Cizre Canton Southern Kurdistan via tions which work on to raise their voice and The border officials, from Kurdistan, since she foll- attacked her. They tore boat. protecting human rights, condemn this attack. Rojava’s Cizre Canton, lowed the correct proce-d her clothes and were In a statement released the rights of journalists, finished her paperwork dures to cross the border very violent with her, on September 22, the freedom of expression