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The only English paper in - No: 546 Mon. August 22, 2016 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 retg policy, making the coup plottt gime, making Turkey become ters accountable for the deteriotr terrified of becoming a t secur ration of relations with Russia, rity threat on its borders. This Iran, Israel and what’s remainti 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 inteltl 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 citv torical weaknesses of Kurds in vilians. Now Aleppo has betc 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 shortsightedtn against humanity. ness, PYD is ready to cooperate The important question is, with the enemies of Kurdistan, will the rapprochement of Rusts but it couldn’t bear the preste 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 illetg will not be resold to the Kurdish autonomous office in positively or negatively. Iran batch to the Kurdistan Retg gally or lost. third party. Russia has been spread as an and Turkey insist on standti 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 Amerti tion. Russia sees the remaining process of defeating jihadti that particular case. has sent more than 30 shipmt 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 anto 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 sutp rough path ahead for the Kurds. including 1,500 rifles, 100 share of KRG by Baghdad German military adviste perpowers want to compromise Along with the internal probtl shoulder-fired 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 untd the Kurdish Peshmerga war and arrival of 1.8 miltl Also, in January 2016, Gertm Kurds are good fighters and the derstanding between the parties forces, according to Retu 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 detl 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 superpowte forces since January 2016 due to the crisis, Peshmertg Recently, Peshmerga forcte Peshmerga in Southern Kurdti 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 US-led 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 offict

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 Presitd termined to preserve the the Kurdish political partt dent Masoud Barzani once right of self-determination ties, including the KDP, again reiterated that Kurdit for them. to act responsibly and find ish independence is a messt 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 proct 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, cote to the political crisis faced also serves as the presitd 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 offt Booker and his accompatn fensive to liberate Mosul nying delegation, Barzani from the Islamic State thanked the US governtm (ISIS), which the govet ment for standing with ernment has planned to Kurds and supporting the launch this year. Peshmerga forces, sayti Kremp pledged a strontg ing that Washington’s asts ger relationship between sistance to Kurds have Germany and the Kurdti 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 sectarianti commended the assistance ism has no place to occutp and service provided to py. “Kurds will not side in the influx of refugees and the sectarian conflicts goti internally displaced perts 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 prevt that Kurds are fighting ent Resolve (OIR), Bartz 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 post-IS Mosul The German Ambassatd 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 governtm will be a key factor for his country’s support for ture of the components in Kremp, met on Wednestd the international commutn ment in Baghdad, Barzani stability in the region, Erbil as it is facing many the city. day (August 17) with nity and Germany in protv told the guests. Barzani added. challenges aside from the The pair also discussed Kurdistan Region Presitd viding continuous military Regarding the Kurdish Commending the role of war on IS. the cooperation between dent, Masoud Barzani and and humanitarian aid for independence from Iraq, Kurdistan Region and the In a separate meeting the Peshmerga forces and reiterated his country’s the people of the Kurdistt Kurdistan Region presitd Peshmerga forces in the with the outgoing Lt. Gen. US-led coalition. military and humanitarian tan Region and the KRG. dent ensured that the plan war on the Islamic State Sean MacFarland, the assistance to the region. will be through peaceful (IS), the US senator stated head of Operation Inherte Barzani Meets German According to the offitc

Masrour Barzani: ISIS ability to threaten Kurdistan further diminished Chancellor of Kurdistan his personal account, the the victories scored by the Region Security Council senior Kurdish official revt Peshmerga forces. (KRSC), Masrour Barzani, vealed that the Peshmerga He also honored fallen said the latest territorial cleared approximately 150 Peshmerga fighters who gains by the Kurdish Peshmt square kilometers from IS sacrificed their lives “to merga forces near Mosul militants in east Mosul, inct make history.” further diminishes Islamic cluding many villages. Kurdish Peshmerga forcte State’s (ISIS) ability to “Further, the control over es early morning on Sundt threaten Kurdistan. Kanhash heights gives day launched a large-scale Describing the two-day- Peshmerga a strategic adtv operation on the Khazir long Peshmerga operation vantage over the nearby and Gwer frontline, aimti to push IS militants back enemy positions and the ing to push deeper into the from eastern Mosul areas main road connecting Mots ISIS-held areas and furtt as “another important victt sul,” Barzani said. ther isolate the extremists tory”, Barzani said it “will He also thanked the US- inside Mosul. tighten the grip around led coalition for aerial suppt According Peshmerga ISIL’s [ISIS] stronghold of port during the two-day sources, 11 villages have Mosul.” operation, saying that they been liberated during the In a series of tweets on played an "active role" in last two days. The Kurdish Globe No. 546, Monday, August 22, 2016 4 Germany’s new ambassador Prime Minister Barzani to Iraq stresses strengthening receives Kuwait relations with Kurdistan Region Ambassador to Iraq

Kurdistan Region Prime the Region against terrorti as part of the international Minister Nechirvan Bartz ism. coalition forces, for its zani met with the new He reiterated that his support and assistance to Kurdistan Region Prime of Kuwait in Baghdad expressed his wish for German ambassador to government will continue the Kurdistan Region in Minister Nechirvan Barzt and Erbil. further strengthening bilt Iraq Franz Joseph Crimp supporting the Kurdistan difficult and challenging zani received Kuwait’s He stressed that his lateral relations between and his accompanying Region in the military periods at both military outgoing ambassador to country's consulate in Erbt the Kurdistan Region and delegation. and humanitarian fields, and humanitarian levels. Iraq Mr. Ghassan al-Zawt bil can play an important Kuwait in all the fields. Ambassador Crimp extp and expressed willingness The two sides exchanged wawi, accompanied by role in developing further The two sides also extc pressed his happiness to to develop further and views on the political situta Kuwaiti Consul in Erbil. the bilateral relations changed views on the observe the prevailing strengthen the relations ation in Iraq, the anticipatte Ambassador Al-Zawawi between Kuwait and the situation in the Kurdistan stability in the Kurdistt between the two sides. ed liberation of Mosul and said that his visit is to bid Kurdistan Region. Region and Iraq, as well tan Region, for which he Prime Minister Bartz its aftermath, and the ecotn farewell to Prime Minit Prime Minister Barzani as the war against terrorit highlighted the role of its zani thanked Ambassador nomic situation in Kurdistt ister Barzani and thank thanked Ambassador ism. people, government and Crimp for his visit and tan Region. him and his government Al-Zawawi for his visit Peshmerga forces, who expressed his gratitude for for their support to the and wished him success have been able to protect the German government, Embassy and Consulate in his new position. He KRG ready to resume talks with Baghdad over oil exports, spokesman says The Kurdistan Regional istan Region. could reach a result from sides accused each other Government (KRG) said Dizayee said although which everybody can bente of failing to abide by the it is ready to resume talks the past agreement could efit,” the spokesman said. terms of an oil revenue with the Iraqi government not be realized, the diatl Following his approval sharing deal struck by oftf to reach a consensus on logue should not be abantd as minister of oil by the ficials in December 2014. the issue of oil. doned. Iraqi Parliament on August Officials from Baghdad KRG Spokesman Safin “The KRG’s policy is 15, Luaibi said it is posts and Erbil signed a revenue Dizayee, speaking with always to tackle the ists sible to come to a solution sharing deal, under which NRT on Wednesday, Autg sues through dialogue on the dispute between the the KRG would receive gust 17, 2016, said he whether it is inside Kurdti Iraqi government and the 17 percent of the federal welcomed remarks from istan Region, in Baghdad Kurdistan Region over the budget in exchange for the new Iraqi Minister of or outside the region,” he issue of oil. exporting 550,000 barrels Oil, Jabar Ali al-Luaibi, added. Tensions between the of oil per day to the Iraqi who said it is possible to “There should be an KRG and the central govte State Organization for resolve the dispute over agreement which is in the ernment hit a high in 2015 Marketing Oil (SOMO) at oil exports with the Kurdti interest of all Iraqis … We after officials from both Ceyhan Port in Turkey. 7 Kurdish youths sentenced to death in Iran, await hanging Seven young Kurdti Organization announced ing children is 15 for males ish men, that have been the identity of the convicts and 9 for females. charged with purposeful as Rauf Hassani son of According to the Conventt killing were sentenced to Mohammed Karim, Azad tion on the Rights of the death by the courts of the Mohammedzadeh son of Child, no child under the Islamic State of Iran in the Osman, Saleh Teimouri son age of 18 should be punti Kurdish towns of Mahabad, of Jalal, Khaled Rasouli ished. Sanandaj [Sina], Saqiz and son of Mostafa, Asaad Rast Iran is a member of the Miandovab. soulnejad son of Ali, Nasset International Covenant on According to a report by er Khzri son of Abdollahm Civil and Political Rights the Kordpa News Agency, and Yadollah Rahimzadeh and the Convention on the these youths have been son of Khasrow. Rights of the Child, and charged with crimes at The sentence was issued by hanging these 7 youths, ages of 15. at a time when in Iran the will be breaching the convt The Iranian Human Rights minimum age for convictti ventions. The Kurdish Globe No. 546, Monday, August 22, 2016 5 A Statement From the Kurdistan Region Presidency

With regard to the Mosul and defeated the myth of Region and the people and people of Mosul. liberation operation and ISIS. communities of Nineveh Fourth: On the role of the role of the Peshmerga Second: Liberating Mots province. There ought to Peshmerga in the Mosul forces of Kurdistan and sul is important for the be a political agreement liberation operation, the the different statements on Kurdistan Region, Iraq, among the parties in regt Kurdistan Region remains this subject, the Kurdistan Middle East and the entire gard to the administration committed to the previot Region Presidency relt world. In addition to its of the city of Mosul and ous agreements between leases the following statetm military aspect, its humanti the Nineveh province in the Kurdistan Region, the ment: itarian and political consetq order to prevent tragedies Iraqi government and the First: Currently the main quences on the Kurdistan from recurring against Coalition forces and any priority of the Kurdistan Region, Iraq and the retg members of the ethnic and other future agreement bett Region is the war against gion should be taken into religious communities of tween these three parties. the terrorists of the Islamti consideration. the Nineveh province and ic State. The Peshmerga Third: The post-liberatt to provide complete assurta Kurdistan Region Presidency forces have played their tion Mosul is of great imtp ances to the communities role over the last two years portance to the Kurdistan of the province and the 20-8-2016 Peshmerga retake dozen villages without Baghdad’s permission

The Kurdish Peshmerga command of the Kurdistan forces don’t receive orders Region Commander-in- from the Iraqi army, the chief, the President of the Kurdistan Region Governmt Region Masoud Barzani. ment (KRG) has said. The Ministry’s statement In a statement released comes as a response to the late Friday, the Ministry Deputy Spokesperson of of Peshmerga Affairs said the US State Department the Kurdish forces only Mark Toner’s speech. receive orders from the On Aug. 17, Toner said, General Command in Ertb “I think it’s absolutely imtp bil in northern Iraq. portant, and we’ve emphats Kurdish forces launched sized this all along, that an offensive Sunday on the Peshmerga and all the multiple fronts, raiding various fighting groups in and capturing villages lotc Iraq need to be under the cated south of Mosul from command and control of ISIS control, according to the Iraqi Government and Sirwan Barzani, a Senior the Iraqi military.” Commander in the Kurdti Islamic State (ISIS) ish Peshmerga Forces. fighters launched multiple Seven villages were libte attacks on Peshmerga statt erated and 120 ISIS fightet tioned in Sinjar on Tuesdt ers were killed. According day (August 16), one day to Barzani, the goal is to after Kurdish forces detc liberate areas surrounding clared they had cleared Mosul as they push closer 150 square kilometres agency correspondent rept detonating at least two car headed towards Gwer, the Peshmerga to open a new toward the city. southeast of Mosul. ported from Wardak, 30 bombs. target of the operation, 40 front around Mosul — the The Peshmerga Ministt The advance began aftt kilometres south-east of A Peshmerga commandte kilometres south-east of bridge crosses the Grand try’s media office released ter heavy shelling and air Mosul. er said a dozen villages Mosul. Zab River that flows into a statement explaining strikes by a United States- The militants fought had been taken from the Repairing a bridge that the Tigris. that the Kurdish forces led coalition against IS back, firing mortars at ultra-hardline Sunni militt the militants destroyed would remain under the forces, a Reuters news the advancing troops and tants as Kurdish forces in Gwer would allow the US Vows to Assist Iraqi Campaign to Defeat ISIS On August 11-14,‎ Spect political, religious and setc sure battlefield gains are up engagements over the with Archbishop of Erbil, won with essential hutm cial Presidential Envoy curity figures. durable and lasting. coming weeks. Bashar Warda, to discuss manitarian and stabilizatt for the Global Coalition Special Presidential Entv ‎In meetings with the Importantly McGurk, the importance of incortp tion support. Mr. McGurk to Counter ISIS Brett voy McGurk commended Governor of Ninewa Lieutenant General Wolff, porating Christians and noted the recent Pledging McGurk and his deputy, the Iraqi security forces Province, the Ninewa Opte and Ambassador Jones, all minority groups into Conference in Support of retired Lieutenant Gente and Kurdish Peshmerga erations Commander, and attended a joint planning these planning efforts, and Iraq held in Washington eral Terry Wolf, visited for their achievements other leaders involved in session with IKR Presidt ensure conditions can be last month, which gente Iraq for meetings with on the battlefield. He planning for the liberatt dent Barzani and the Natt established to return these erated over $2 billion in senior Iraqi government welcomed the recent adtv tion of Mosul, he emphats tional Security Advisor populations to their home humanitarian assistance and security officials. vances by Kurdish Peshtm sized the importance of a for the Government of areas as soon as possible pledges from around the Accompanied by U.S. merga east of Mosul, well-coordinated military, Iraq, Faleh Fayyad. This following their liberation world. To date, more Ambassador to Iraq Stuta and Iraqi forces south of political, and economic was the second joint meetit from ISIS terrorists. than 700,000 Iraqis have art Jones, Mr. McGurk Mosul, which are helping campaign plan. The Unitte ing between these leaders, In all his meetings, Spect returned to their homes met with Prime Minister to shape the conditions ed States and the coalition and the U.S. delegation cial Presidential Envoy in areas liberated from Haider al-Abadi, Ministt for Mosul's ultimate libte are committed to workti was encouraged by the McGurk reaffirmed the ISIS, but many remain ter of Defense Khalid al- eration and stabilization. ing with all Iraqi leaders commitment to partnerts Coalition’s and United displaced, and it is intc Obaidi, Speaker of Partl He also outlined recent to ensure this plan is well ship and ensuring close States’ commitment to cumbent upon the entire liament Saleem Jabouri, increases in U.S. and cota developed and resourced. coordination between provide assistance to the international community Iraqi Kurdistan Region alition support, including Deputy Special Presitd Baghdad and Erbil as the Iraqi campaign to defeat to help Iraqis rebuild their (IKR) President Massoud support for stabilization dential Envoy Wolff will planning for Mosul accelte ISIS on the battlefield but lives as ISIS is defeated. Barzani, and other senior in liberated areas to ents remain in Iraq for follow erates. McGurk also met also after the battles are The Kurdish Globe No. 546, Monday, August 22, 2016 6 NEWS BAR Four Suspected ISIS Killed Poll: Majority voted for in Southern Sulemani Unidentified gunmen believed to be Islamic independent Kurdistan State (ISIS) militants were discovered by Kurdish security forces on Azhdagh mountt tain in Sangaw, southern Sulaimani. All four militants were killed. “On the Tiymar-Sangaw road, a number of militants were ambushed by Asayesh [securt rity] and counter-terror forces,” a well-placed source told Rudaw late Wednesday. The source added that the militants fought back, but the security forces killed three. The fourth detonated his explosive vest. Three members of the security forces were wounded. The Peshmerga have been carrying out militt tary maneuvers in the mountainous areas of Sangaw in southern Sulaimani province. On August 14, another two militants, identified as ISIS, were killed in the area.

BCF Assists 1190 Displaced Families from Mosul

The Barzani Charity Foundation in collaboratt tion with Nineveh Governorate delivered food assistance to 1190 displaced families from Mots sul. The humanitarian task carried out on 10th Autg gust 2016 in Bamarni district and Dawde IDP camp in . Each family retc ceived a parcel of dry food which was jointly Different ethnics voted for independence in disputed areas provided by the BCF and Nineveh Governorat ate. American University of voted for (No) and eight The result in the disputed 3,300 of them voted for slamic State (IS) militants stoned a man to Duhok and Center of persons did not answered areas: (Yes), 884 participants for death for allegedly committing adultery in a Peace and Human Security the poll. Out of 1,270 participants, (No) and 16 others did not town of the Deir al-Zour province in Syria, acct launched a poll in the provit In the disputed areas, 1, 1,132 persons voted for answer the question. cording to local sources quoted by monitors. inces of Kurdistan Region 270 participants voted. Out (Yes) and 138 voted for The answer of third questt Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) and the disputed areas over of which, 1101 persons (No). tion in the disputed areas: reported that its activists were informed by local the destiny of Kurdistan voted for (Yes) and 165 The result of the second Out of 1,270 participants, reliable sources that IS stoned a married person and independence. persons voted for (No) and question in the disputed arte 1049 persons voted for to death in al-Kharita town in the west of Deir Around 6,065 persons in four others did not voted. eas: (Yes), 214 voted for (No) al-Zour province on charges of adultery. Kurdistan and the disputed Other ethnic minorities Out of 595 participants, and one person did not IS militants make use of various brutal methto areas participated in the voted as well. Out of 595 467 voted for (Yes), 127 vote. ods of punishment such as stoning, lashing, poll. According to the AUD, persons, 476 persons voted persons voted for (No) The result of the question beheading, burning, and other against the resitd the majority of the voters for (Yes), 118 voted for and one participant did not by other nations (except dents of the group's held territories. voted for independence. (No) and one person did vote. the Kurds) in the disputed The first question of the not vote. Third question: Are you, areas: poll was (Do you particitp Second question: If you as a citizen, ready to vote Out of 595 participants, ISIS Stones Man to Death on pate in a referendum for participate, would you vote for independence if some of 454 persons voted for (yes), independence?) for independence? the political parties won’t 138 voted for (No) and three charges of “Adultery” Below is the result of the The result in the Kurdistt support the project of indetp others did not answered the Islamic State (IS) militants stoned a man to question across the Kurdistt tan Region provinces: pendence for Kurdistan? question. death for allegedly committing adultery in a tan provinces: Out of 4,200 participants, The result of the third town of the Deir al-Zour province in Syria, actc Out of 4,200 participants, 3,463 voted for (Yes), 718 question in the Kurdistan cording to local sources quoted by monitors. around 3, 483 persons voted voted for (No) and 19 othet Region provinces: Syrian Observatory for Human Rights for (Yes) and 709 persons ers did not vote. Out of 4,200 participants, (SOHR) reported that its activists were intf formed by local reliable sources that IS stoned a married person to death in al-Kharita town in the west of Deir al-Zour province on charges of adultery. Agriculture Minister: Kurdistan products IS militants make use of various brutal methto ods of punishment such as stoning, lashing, beheading, burning, and other against the resitd surplus demands, need international market dents of the group's held territories. Agricultural products in can rely on itself for some Kurdish farmers have been products and encouraged Peshmerga Commander: We Kurdistan Region surplus of the main agricultural negatively affected. people to purchase local national demand and can be products. No more need for He called on the Ministry products. don’t Recognize Abbadi exported, a Kurdish official importing,” Majeed said. of Trade and private sector He pointed out that the said on Wednesday, August "Wheat is one of the exta to open factories and find ministry has had many The Peshmerga will not withdraw from areas 17, 2016. amples that surplus local an international market for achievements in the last they have liberated from the Islamic State (ISIS) In a press conference demand by 45 percent. the Kurdistan Region surtp year in spite of the tough fint in the Nineveh Province said Hamida Afandi, in Suleimaniya, Kurdistt Some of the other surplus plus products and decrease nancial crisis the Kurdistan Pehsmerga Commander in Mosul area respondit tan Regional Government products are poultry, beef, the damage caused to the Region. ing to earlier comments from Iraqi Prime Minti (KRG) Agriculture and herbs, zucchini, potato, onti Kurdish farmers. Majeed stated that Agrict ister Haider al-Abadi. Water Resources Minister ion, and mushrooms," he Moreover, Majeed added culture and Water Resourcte “We receive commands from Kurdistan Retg Abdulsattar Majeed stated acknowledged. that in 2015 alone, Kurds es Ministry has not received gion President Masoud Barzani. We don't retc that two years ago locals According to Minister have spent more than US its budget in the past three congnize Abbadi. The Peshmerga will continue were unhappy that Kurdistt Majeed, the price of lotc $1.2 billion on poultry imtp years, yet it has improved their advances and will not retreat from the tan Region had insufficient cal agricultural products ported to the Region. He significantly. areas they have recently liberated from the Istl agriculture products. has dropped due to the called on local farmers to lamic State in Mosul,” Said Afandi “Now, Kurdistan Region increased supply and so improve the quality of their The Kurdish Globe No. 546, Monday, August 22, 2016 7 Sports News Two Kurdish journalists killed in Barca Starts La Liga with Vitory Iraq in two days Luis Suarez scored a hat trick and Lionel Messi added two more goals as Barcelona started its Spanish league title defense in IPI calls on authorities to do more to ensure journalists’ safety style by routing Real Betis 6-2 on Saturday. Suarez, who led scoring in La Liga with 40 The International Press Ints neighbourhood of Duhok working in the region are At least four journalists goals last season, helped to put the result beyt stitute (IPI) today expressed City, 75 km north of Mosul, able to carry out their work have been killed in Iraq so yond doubt before halftime and struck twice concern over the deaths and found dead on the side without fear or intimidation. far this year. afterward to complete the demolition. of two Kurdish journalists of a road around mid-day “Advocacy groups have Saif Talal, a TV correspondt – one murdered in Duhok the same day. reported dozens of cases of dent for Al-Sharqiya TV, City in Iraq’s Kurdistan Retg Ali’s body displayed setr violations against journalists and cameraman Hassan al- City Closing in on gion, the other killed while rious wounds and bruises, in the Kurdistan Region in Anbaki were killed while rett covering fighting between including severe injuries to the past year alone, includti turning from a reporting trip Bravo Signing Kurdish Peshmerga forces the head, which suggested ing threats, beatings and artb on Jan. 12. The men were on and Islamic State group milti that he had been tortured betf bitrary detention, almost all their way to the Miqdadiyah Robert Fernandez revealed that the club is in itants near Mosul – within a fore he was killed. A motive of which have been committt area, northeast of Baghdad, talks with the Etihad Stadium outfit for the period of just two days. for the killing was not imtm ted with impunity,” he said. as part of an Iraqi general’s 33-year-old's signature, as Pep Guardiola Mustafa Said, a cameraman mediately known, although “A free, pluralistic and indetp convoy when their vehicle inches closer to signing his man. for Kurdistan TV, a satellite Ali’s family reportedly has pendent media is crucial to lagged behind. Masked militt Barcelona technical secretary Robert Fernt television channel owned by accused the city’s security any democratic society. We tiamen stopped the journalti nandez has confirmed Manchester City has the Kurdistan Democratic forces of murdering him betc urge authorities in the Kurdit ists’ car, forced them to exit "a beginning of an agreement" to buy Claudt Party (PDK), was killed on cause of his work. istan Region to conduct a and executed them. dio Bravo. The Chilean is a target of City manager Sunday during a military opte According to the journalti thorough investigation into One month later, Islamic Pep Guardiola at the Etihad Stadium, as the eration against the Islamic ist’s brother, Darband, Ali Mr. Ali’s murder and to do State group militants publitc former Catalans' boss looks to replace Joe State group in northern Iraq. was killed by the security everything possible to bring cally executed Wathiq Abtd Hart. His colleague, correspondt forces because of his contn the perpetrators to justice.” dulwahab by firing squad dent Hayman Nanqli, was nection with the PKK and Iraq continues to be one of in Mosul on Feb. 9. Abdulwt seriously wounded in the attt the fact that he worked for a the most dangerous countries wahab, a reporter for the lotc tack. news service affiliated with in the world for journalists cal newspaper Hadbaa, was Neymar Secures Historic Said’s death occurred the group. The brother said to carry out their profession. reportedly detained by the during a major offensive security forces had summt According to IPI’s Death group after attempting to Olympic Title for Brazil launched by Kurdish forcte moned Ali multiple times Watch, at least 47 journalists photograph a detention centt The Selecao captain scored a sublime free- es near the Islamic State and had asked him to quit have been killed in relation tre in Mosul’s Sukkar neightb kick before coolly slotting home the wintn group’s stronghold of Most the PKK and work for them to their work in the country bourhood. ning penalty in a historic defeat of Germany sul, some 400 km north of instead. since the withdrawal of U.S. On July 13, , Ali Mahmud, at the Maracana Baghdad. He was reportedly Duhok security forces military forces from Iraq a television cameraman The boy is a man. And the man is now a leget killed by a mortar round fired have denied any connection was officially completed in for Al-Ghadeer, was killed end. into a village recently taken with the journalist’s murder December 2011. when a roadside bomb The wait is finally over, the trophy cabinet by the Peshmerga. The jourtn and police said they have Of those 47, at least 36 detonated near the vehicle complete. Neymar has done it. Brazil is nalists were embedded with launched an investigation journalists were targeted in which he and two other back. Peshmerga forces involved into the killing. because of their profession, journalists were travelling The five-time world champions have ended in the operation southeast of IPI Director of Advocacy many of them publicly exetc in the Qayyarah area, north their long wait for Olympic glory, their goldte Mosul. and Communications Stetv cuted by Islamic State group of Baghdad. The two other en boy hitting the winning penalty to secure The incident came one day ven M. Ellis condemned militants for “spying”, journalists with Mahmud, the last major title the Selecao were yet to after Wedat Hussein Ali, 28, Ali’s killing and called on “spreading propaganda” Ali Jawad and Ali Muftin, claim. a reporter for the pro-Kurdit the Kurdistan Regional against the group, or violatti were injured, but survived And he did it against Germany. Where the istan Workers Party (PKK) Government (KRG) to bring ing the group’s regulations. the explosion. slump started two years ago with that infamt news agency RojNews, those responsible to justice The other 11 journalists mous 7-1 defeat. was abducted by unidentitf and to implement measures were killed covering armed By: IPI fied armed men in the Malta to ensure that all journalists conflict. Kurdish Football Team Aims at Swedish League KRG: Peshmerga forces do their best to protect people’s properties Kurdistan Regional Governtm The coalition bombards the ment (KRG) denied rumors IS positions inside cities and that Peshmerga deliberately villages which inflict significt causes property damage in cant damage to the city. war zones and explained And when ground troops how the liberation process go through the final stages works. of liberating the IS-held When the 15-year-old Remezan Qizil started Dindar Zebari, head of the areas more properties are a mostly Kurdish football club in the Swedish KRG Committee for Monitt damaged, Zebari clarified. city of Örebro in 2004, his ambitions were toring International Reports, Peshmerga engineering relatively modest and hardly far-reaching. in a press conference on team personnel risk their "I just wanted to connect to my heritage Wednesday revealed that lives to defuse the bombs and celebrate my Kurdish identity through sports," says Qizil, now 27 and manager of there are three reasons that and booby traps in the liberta the Dal Kurd football club in Sweden. cause the destruction of a ated areas, but some of the Qizil and eight other Kurdish teenagte number of houses in some bombs detonated, destroy Region President Masoud man Rights Watch (HRW), ers founded the club in a country with over of the liberated areas even civilian houses and martyr Barzani issued instructions in a report released on April 100,000 Kurdish residents and hoped it though “Peshmerga forces Peshmerga forces, Zebari for Peshmerga forces and 22, praised Barzani’s dect would soon attract sponsors and enthusiastic do their best to protect peopt added. other security forces regardti cisions to prevent human footballers. ple’s properties.” IS extremists destroyed ing protecting civilian lives rights violations. The team started at the bottom of the Swedti The destruction is unfortt 330 houses that belonged and properties during the “We are the first governtm ish league pyramid, but after continued antn tunate but inevitable while to the local security forces military operations against ment in the region to be nual successes, the Dal Kurd is now playing eradicating a vicious force personnel and government IS and formed a committee praised in such a way espetc at the top level and hoping to enter the ultitm like IS. Extremists plant employees in Zummar area investigate the alleged viotl cially since we are in a very mate level, the Swedish professional league, numerous IEDs and booby even before Peshmerga libte lence in the newly liberated complicated war against Allsvenskan. traps that detonate and dets erates the areas. areas. Dae’sh,” he added. stroy. On March 17, the Kurdistan According to Zebari, Hutm MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN ERBIL WEATHER 44 44 44 44 44 46 44 FORECAST 23 23 23 22 25 26 26 The Kurdish Sculptor Rebin Haidari

The Kurdish sculptor studies at the Academy of Rebin Haidari was born in Sculpture in Tehran and 1978 in the city of Bokan went on to study at the in Eastern Kurdistan. His University of Yafa in Philta preferred style of painting adelphia, Pennsylvania. In is with natural elements, 1994, he opened a series of such as mud, rock, or exhibitions in Italy, Denmt plaster. He completed his mark, and Sweden. This

followed several sculpture presented authentic Kurdti exhibitions he participated ish art to the world, espect in in the USA. cially the craft of sculpting He went on to found as real, yet artistic, renditions academy of art in the city of Kurdish singers, artists of Bokan, Eastern Kurdti and historians. His exhitb istan. In recent years, bitions have been known his works have proliferta to draw large crowds and ated to the extent that his in many parks and public sculptures can be found in places of Kurdistan, Rebt Tehran and well as many bin’s work will continue Kurdish cities of Iran. He on display for many gente has also crafted several erations. portraits of famous intertn national and Kurdish writte ers, artists, and historians. By Ashti Garmiyani Rebin Haidari has truly ‘Memories on Stone’ Feature Film, Kurdistan Cultural Ministry of Alan sacrifice everything Regional Government Kurdistan Regional Govte to keep filming. But t bes Iraq / Germany ernment, Medienboard side all problems on the Director: Shawkat Amin Berlin-Brandenburg,The production side, the main Korki Post Republic Berlin, Vist issue remains Hiwa who Screenplay: Mehmet sion Sud Est, Doha Film becomes increasingly Aktaş, Shawkat Amin Institute, Enjaaz - A Dubai jealous and frustrated with Korki Film Market Initiative Sinor’s devotion to this Production: mîtosfilm work, which he still cantn Cast: Hussein Hassan, After Saddam’s collapse not understand. He also Nazmi Kırık, Shima Motl in Iraq, childhood friends feels the pressure of Uncle laei, Rekesh Shahbaz, HUSSEIN and ALAN Hamid, who is blaming Hishyar Ziro, Suat Usta, decide to produce a film Sinor to destroy the famit Bangin Ali, Salah Sheikh about the Al Anfal Kurdit ily honour. Then, in a Ahamdi, and many more ish genocide. But making tragic twist, Hussein is beti Development Support: a film in post-war Kurdist ing shot during the shootit ASIA PACIFIC SCREEN tan isn’t easy and reveals young, beautiful and passt cannot decide on her own: way to achieve this is by a ing of the final scene. He AWARD – Script Detv itself as an odyssey. The sionate about the project, her cousin HIWA and his marriage-deal with cousin survives heavily injured velopment Price 2011, most difficult task of all since her own childhood father, UNCLE HAMID Hiwa whom she doesn’t but the production is suspt GÖTEBORG FILM FESTt seems finding the lead act is deeply affected by the control her fate. Howet love. The shooting starts pended. TIVAL – Best Project tress. But in the moment Al Anfal campaign and ever something seems to but behind the scenes Award (APM Busan IFF they think that they will by the main location, the be pushing Sinor to play the problems never end. 2011) never find her, suddenly old prison where the film in the film, even as it betc As they run out of time By H.G.Hassan Production Support: SINOR enters the stage: will be shot at. But Sinor comes clear that the only and money, Hussein and