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Peshmerga Retake Dozen Villages Without Baghdad's Permission From the Heart of Kurdistan Region The only English paper in Iraq - No: 546 Mon. August 22, 2016 Peshmerga retake dozen villages without Baghdad’s permission PRESS PHOTO The Kurdish Globe No. 546, Monday, August 22, 2016 2 Turkish, Russian and Germany sends Iran Rapprochement 70 tons of weapons to and the Future of Kurds Kurdistan Peshmerga By | Gazi Hassan After Turkey’s failed military it maintained its undercover ties coup, Erdogan initiated a new with Russia, Iran and Syrian ret policy, making the coup plottt gime, making Turkey become ters accountable for the deteriot terrified of becoming a securt ration of relations with Russia, rity threat on its borders. This Iran, Israel and what’s remaint is considered political myopia, ing of Syrian Assad in power. because anytime changes occur So he immediately paid visits to in the interest and international Russia and is approaching Iran. relations of these countries, U.S. and Russia have agreed normally Kurds will be used a to coordinate militarily inside game, and the outset of these Syria, raising the concern of games has started to show up. some Arab countries, especially Bravery in fighting needs inteltr those who support the oppositt ligence and mindfulness and tion for overturning the Assad political farsightedness. The regime while Russia continues second point could be the histt striking the opposition and cit torical weaknesses of Kurds in vilians. Now Aleppo has bet the Middle East as a result of come the symbol of devastatt being controlled. For instance, tion, catastrophe and violations as a result of its shortsightedt against humanity. ness, PYD is ready to cooperate The important question is, with the enemies of Kurdistan, will the rapprochement of Rust but it couldn’t bear the prest sia, Turkey and Iran become a ence of other Kurdish political big factor of denying the Kurds parties and started arresting its and their rights? If no, then leaders, it also remains standing why? In his first meeting with against the Syrian opposition. Putin, Erdogan discussed U.S Any international or regional A spokesperson of German KRG’s investigation cials have signed a declaratt and Russian supply cut to PYD compromise that is sought at Defense Ministry stated showed that about 30 tion that the newly received and Kurds in Syrian Kurdistan this time for redrawing the area last week that Germany has German weapons of total weapons sent by Germany (Rojava). News of shutting the will include Kurds, whether delivered another military 28,000 had been sold illet will not be resold to the Kurdish autonomous office in positively or negatively. Iran batch to the Kurdistan Ret gally or lost. third party. Russia has been spread as an and Turkey insist on standt gional Government (KRG) Kurdish security arrested Since the beginning of IS assurance to Erdogan. Erdogan ing against the Kurdish questt in an effort to accelerate the several people involved in war in June 2014, Germany has called on Russia and Amert tion. Russia sees the remaining process of defeating jihadt that particular case. has sent more than 30 shipt ica to give up supporting the of Bashar Assad as essential, ists in the north of Iraq. Kurdistan Region has ments of armament to the idea of the Kurdish state, and while for the United States, the The spokesperson said that faced a critical financial KRG, which is 2,000 tons he’s ready to give up the idea result of the presidential electt Germany had delivered ant crisis since 2014 after the of weapons in total. of toppling Assad’s regime in tion is important. So there’s a other 70 tons of weapons cut of the federal budget In addition to weapons, return. This means when the sut rough path ahead for the Kurds. including 1,500 rifles, 100 share of KRG by Baghdad German military advist perpowers want to compromise Along with the internal probt shoulderrfired rockets, and government, drop of oil ers have provided training for one another, they want to lems, Kurdistan Region policy three armored vehicles to prices internationally, ISIS to the Peshmerga forces. exploit the weakness of Kurds. is a policy of openness and unt the Kurdish Peshmerga war and arrival of 1.8 milt Also, in January 2016, Gert Kurds are good fighters and the derstanding between the parties forces, according to Ret lion refugees and internally man Parliament decided to crucial force for the war against and components of Kurdistan in uters. displaced persons (IDPs) increase the number of its Da’esh. They’ve attracted the all other parts, at the meantime, Germany halted arm det in the Region. soldiers in the Kurdistan world’s sympathy with their it maintains balanced coordinatt liveries to the Peshmerga It is worth mentioning that Region from 100 to 150. bravery. The success stories of tion with the word’s superpowt forces since January 2016 due to the crisis, Peshmert Recently, Peshmerga forct Peshmerga in Southern Kurdt ers. But what’s happening in following the media reports ga forces did not receive es with the support of the istan and the women fighters Syrian Kurdistan is moving to showing that some of the their payments for several UStled coalition cleared 11 in Western Kurdistan has had crisis, a crisis that eventually German weapons sent to months while fighting the villages from ISIS in the a global echo. In Rojava, the will be controlled by Turkey, Peshmerga to fight Islamic biggest terrorist organizatt east of Mosul in less than PYD put the Kurdish card into Iran and Russia, none of which State (ISIS) militants were tion in the north of Iraq. two days. the hands of its enemies when favors Kurdish progress. sold in black market. Moreover, Kurdish offirt 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 J. Watt ADVERTISEMENT Address: Erbil, Massif road [email protected] Cell: +964 750 4661315 The Kurdish Globe No. 546, Monday, August 22, 2016 3 Barzani: Kurdish Independence Is a Message of Peace Kurdistan Region Presit termined to preserve the the Kurdish political partt dent Masoud Barzani once right of selftdetermination ties, including the KDP, again reiterated that Kurdt for them. to act responsibly and find ish independence is a mest He stressed that “except a solution to the disputes sage of peace that aims to independence, there is no that have led the political put an end to the fighting other way” to help Kurdistt process in the region to a and chaos in the region. tan Region to defend itself deadlock for the past few It is not intended to be a and end the challenges it is months. threat to others. facing. He also extended his In a written statement to “Kurdish independence party’s readiness to prot mark the 70th anniversary is absolutely not a threat ceed with the talks until of Kurdistan Democratic to any other side… it will the sides reach a solution Party (KDP), Barzani, who be a factor of stability, cot to the political crisis faced also serves as the presit existence and brotherhood by the Kurdistan Region. dent of the party, ensured in the region,” reads the the people of Kurdistan statement. Region that he is fully dett Barzani also called upon US Commends Peshmerga Role in Fighting ISIS Exchanging views with cial website of the KRP, the US Senator Cory the two discussed the oft Booker and his accompat fensive to liberate Mosul nying delegation, Barzani from the Islamic State thanked the US governt (ISIS), which the govt ment for standing with ernment has planned to Kurds and supporting the launch this year. Peshmerga forces, sayt Kremp pledged a stront ing that Washington’s ast ger relationship between sistance to Kurds have Germany and the Kurdt played a significant role in istan Region in various Peshmerga victories. fields, the KRG website Barzani said that Kurds reported. are a peaceful nation The German ambassador among whom sectariant commended the assistance ism has no place to occut and service provided to py. “Kurds will not side in the influx of refugees and the sectarian conflicts gort internally displaced pert ing on in the region,” KRP sons (IDPs) the Kurdistan official website quoted the Region is hosting, and Kurdish president. he noted the stability and Despite hosting a huge prosperity in the region number of Syrian refugees talks which aims to pret that Kurds are fighting ent Resolve (OIR), Bart Ambassador to Iraq compared to other areas and Iraqi IDPs, Kurdistan vent the further deepening terrorism on behalf of the zani reasserted that a prior in Iraq. Region has been denied of the disputes. world. plan for the posttIS Mosul The German Ambassat Barzani expressed gratitt any financial assistance Kurdish independence Booker also reiterated is crucial to secure the futt dor to Iraq, Franz Josef tude to coalition countries, from the central governt will be a key factor for his country’s support for ture of the components in Kremp, met on Wednest the international commut ment in Baghdad, Barzani stability in the region, Erbil as it is facing many the city. day (August 17) with nity and Germany in prot told the guests. Barzani added. challenges aside from the The pair also discussed Kurdistan Region Presit viding continuous military Regarding the Kurdish Commending the role of war on IS.
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