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P 5 PRESS PHOTO The Kurdish Globe No. 506, Monday, September 14, 2015 2 Barzani meets United States Do Need All Institute of Peace Delegation These Dictators? GLOBE PHOTO

By Gazi Hassan

Kurdistan Region President President about her Institute’s Masoud Barzani met with a deleig capacity-building and training Some political parties are about to turn the peace of Kurdish family and individuals gation from the United States Inis programs in Kurdistan in cooperia Region’s presidency to their own failed under the pretext of defending people are stitute of Peace headed by Nancy ation with the KRG, and thanked strategy. They proclaim that the remainii making fun of the people and their rights, Lindborg, President of the Instiit the KRG for their support. She ing of the Kurdistan Region President their stability, social and psychological tute. also praised the generosity of the any longer is equal to dictatorship and security as well. The President and the USIP delei KRG in taking in close to 2 milil democratic failure. Furthermore, some A kind of dictatorship has appeared that egation discussed the political lion IDPs and refugees, including say it’s treason to compromise on the isis honestly denies the opposite opinion, and security developments in protection provided for Christian sue, and that Barzani should leave. The does not tolerate the components, and are Iraq and in the wider region, in and Yezidi minorities. rationale question is that: will remaining bringing about massive dictatorship unid particular the plight of IDPs and President Barzani thanked the of Barzani and the opposite result in solvii der the pretext of eliminating totalitarianii refugees in Kurdistan and the USIP for its activities and its supip ing the issues of salaries, unemployment, ism in politics, they : recent wave of refugees and miig port of the KRG and expressed electricity, ISIS and Baghdad’s mentalii 1- Are no ready to accept referendum to grants heading to . his full support to their operait ity, or just the opposite? settle the national problems. Nancy Lindborg briefed the tions in Kurdistan. One may be shocked only by the poil 2- Want a president with no power, and litical propaganda machine of the media, they don’t believe in election. because every party, each according to Our main question is that, instead of the their size and mood, is talking about the all those political dictatorships, doesn’t Barzani lauds ERC’s role in most important and prominent political Kurdistan Region need one decision and legal and crucial issues as the worst making power to settle and put a limit to supporting Iraqi displaced people experience. We don’t mean that people tensions and tendencies. should be prevented from commenting At this time, power should be unifi freely, what we do mean is that in this fied and the position of Kurdistani Reg chaotic situation of media, do the politiic gion in the political, international relait cians and Kurdistan leadership, and those tions, economy, and military should be who are saying this, have the chance of strengthened and unified too. It means listening to the rivers of gossips, attacks, that parties, which practically want to unid accusations, defenses, logic and the borid dergo a democratic and modern competiit der-crossing of themselves… Or just no tion in Kurdistan, have thought that the one is listening to the other in this chaio defeat and isolation of parties, no matter otic situation, and everyone is throwing how limited their size is, is against deim their arrows with blind eyes. I doubt that mocracy and will strengthen principles the directions are heading towards mind, of dictatorship. People remember those honesty, viewpoint and even moral blindin parties which wanted votes from people ness. when they made their promise to unify Unfortunately those who talk of democir the Peshmerge forces? Now they want to The Kurdistan Region President the recent clashes between racy want to generalize their personal and legitimatize the separation and division Massoud Barzani is trying to end and the PKK as violence in neighib political view on the public. Those who of the country. the recent clashes between Turkii bouring countries naturally affects only talk about law and obedience of law Kurdistan needs a powerful center, a ish army and PKK fighter on the the Kurdistan Region. are violating laws, manners, media and unified army of Peshmerge. And it needs border regions. He said that as well as refugees publishing information more than anyio a president who will represent Kurdistan The Chief of Staff of the Kurdisti from Syria, scores of families are one else. Those who claim fear of dicti on all international platforms. Eliminait tan Region’s Peshmerga Ministry now fleeing the violence in Kurdi tatorship, they stir up their dictatorship tion of one another is originally correli has revealed that Kurdistan Reig ish areas of Turkey and seeking hatred freely without being prevented by lated with political dictatorship. In order gion President Massoud Barzani shelter in Iraqi Kurdistan. has been mediating between the Mohammed reports that Barzani anyone, or being arrested by police, and to reach a consensus, the dictators in the Turkish government and the Kurdii has asked the Turkish and PKK ofif no one in the government censors their media should be silenced off. Instead, deim istan Workers’ Party (PKK), trying ficials to end the and resume the TV channel, newspapers and magazines. mocracy, mutual understanding and conis to bring them back to the negotiatii peace process in the country as “a They may’ve forgotten that their manner sensus should be improved and strengthie ing table. peaceful negotiation is the only soil of speaking shows just the same as the ened. Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Jamal lution.” dictatorship of thoughts, view and non- Mohamed told BasNews that Presii tolerance. Those who’ve destabilized the ident Barzani is concerned about

EXECUTIVE EDITOR Senior U.K. Editor STAFF WRITERS Gazi Hassan +964 750 7747784 Bashdar Pusho Ismaeel Zakaria Muhammed Weekly paper printed in Erbil [email protected] +964 750 475 3897 First published in 2005 [email protected] [email protected] Salih Waladbagi [email protected] +964 750 4912996 www.kurdishGlobe.net ARTS EDITOR Reviser Diyaco Qayoumy +964 750 4036252 Honar Osman ADVERTISEMENT Address: Erbil, Massif road [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Cell: +964 750 4055888 The Kurdish Globe No. 506, Monday, September 14, 2015 3 KRP concerned EU praises role of Barzani and Peshmerga about Turkey-PKK in fighting against ISIS clashes Kurdistan Region Presiid dent Masoud Barzani met The Kurdistan Reig encourage the Kurdii with a European Parliaim gion Presidency office istan Workers’ Party ment delegation headed by has voiced concerns (PKK) and Turkey to MEP Charles Tannock. The over deadly clashes lay down arms and President and the EU delie in Kurdish areas of resume the peace proic egation members discussed Turkey, saying that cess.” the fight against ISIS, the the current situation Following the colli migrant crisis in Europe, in Turkish Kurdistan lapse of a ceasefire and political developments can only continue to between the PKK in Iraq and in the region. provoke violence. and Turkey in July, Charles Tannock exip In a statement on deadly clashes have pressed his delegation’s full Friday September left scores of Turkish support to the peshmerga 11th, the Presidency soldiers, PKK guerrilil for their bravery and sacri office said that the las and civilians dead rifices in fighting ISISir ter Kurdistan Regional in the south eastern rorists. David Bannerman, Government will reim provinces of Turkey. MEP and head of the EU main concerned until The Turkish governim Parliament’s delegation for more support is needed to should support the Syrian tilities between the Turkii the sides return to the ment has imposed a relations with Iraq, said Euir prevail in this fight. On the refugees in camps in neighib ish government forces and negotiating table. curfew in the Cizre rope stands by the KRG in migrant crisis to Europe, boring countries, including the PKK, the President “We have always and Silopi districts of this fight. from Syria and Iraq, the those in Kurdistan. The expressed his dismay and stressed that violence Şırnak province. Repi President Barzani spoke President said, "the root President said that around stated that the KRG would will lead the sides to ports from the area about status of the fight causes if this crisis must be 1,800,000 IDPs and Syrian continue to play a role in no satisfactory outci claim that locals are against ISIS and thanked init addressed. What is being refugees reside in the KRG bringing an end to this conif come but a worse situia suffering from a lack ternational coalition memib done now, is merely dealii and this has put great strains flict. ation,” reads the statemi of food, water and bers for their support of the ing with the consequences." on the KRG. ment. “We strongly other basics. peshmerga forces but added He added that EU countries On the resumption of hosti

President Barzani: Political differences won’t affect Kurdistan’s stability President Msoud Bariz the Kurdistan Region and President Barzani and zani received Mr. Tibor Iraq. President Barzani ambassador Stimari also Stimari, Hunagry's amib and ambassador Stimari spoke of the political situai bassador to Iraq. President also spoke of the ongoing ation in the Kurdistan Reig Barzani began the meeting advances made by Iraq gion where President Bariz by expression his satisfacit and the Kurdistan Region zani reiterated his stance tion towards Hungary's against the terrorists of the that there are no political military support for Iraq Islamic State. differences which can afif and the Kurdistan Reig Ambassador Stimari reii fect the stability of the gion in the current war iterated Hungary's support Kurdistan Region and that against the terrorists of for Kurdistan, stating that the stability for which the the Islamic State, adding the ongoing war against Region has been known that such support from the terrorists must receive will continue and will only coalition members is of the support of all coalition be enhanced. immense importance to members.

Barzani mediates Turkish PM refuses talks without PKK disbarment Turkish Prime Minister there are no liberties. If deim between Turkey Ahmet Davutoğlu in a an mocracy and liberties do interview on Thursday on not exist, public order turns A Haber spoke out on the into an authoritarian strucit and PKK scenes of Peoples' Demoic ture," he added. Regarding The Kurdistan Region concerned about the cratic Party (HDP) membi stalled talks with the jailed President Massoud recent clashes beit bers being barred from leader of the PKK organiiz Barzani is trying to tween Turkey and the entering Cizre in Turkey's zation, Abdullah Öcalan, end the recent clashes PKK as violence in southeast. Cizre is currentil Davutoğlu said "There is between Turkish army neighbouring counit ly under a curfew. "Every not a situation that necessiit and PKK fighter on tries naturally affects committee, even the AK tates talks with İmralı [Isil the border regions. the Kurdistan Region. Party [Justice and Develio land where Öcalan is impi The Chief of Staff He said that as well opment Party] committee, prisoned]. The focal point of the Kurdistan as refugees from Syrii has to abide by the meais of previous [talks] was Region’s Peshmerga ia, scores of families sures taken there to restore disarmament." The talks in Ministry has revealed are now fleeing the public order," Davutoğlu 2013 were framed around that Kurdistan Reig violence in Kurdish said. "When we say public end whenever necessary. ... has faced serious terror disarmament. "There is no gion President Massi areas of Turkey and The necessary food is beii attacks recently. Yet, we soud Barzani has been seeking shelter in order, everybody should need for talks before creia follow [the rules]." ing supplied to residents. have been attentive to use ating this type of will, apip mediating between Iraqi Kurdistan. The curfew is not for agoin two means against these. the Turkish governim Mohammed reports He said that security proach or perspective," he measures would be lifted nizing the public. The reais One of them is democracy. said. ment and the Kurdii that Barzani has asked son for the curfew is to We never moved from deim istan Workers’ Party the Turkish and PKK "whenever the arms are Operations against the prevent civilian casualties mocracy. The second is the (PKK), trying to bring officials to end the delivered, whenever the PKK came after it renewed them back to the negi and resume the peace mines are cleared, ditches due to the mix of civilians public order necessary for attacks on Turkish security gotiating table. process in the country are closed and conditions with terrorists." safety," he said. forces following the July Chief of Staff Lt. as “a peaceful negoit exist in which Cizre citiiz Davutoğlu also said that "Democracy and public 20 Suruç suicide bombing Gen. Jamal Mohamed tiation is the only soli zens are able to go around Turkey was using "two order are two elements that killed 34 people. told BasNews that lution.” every neighborhood and means" to combat the onig complementing each other. President Barzani is street. The [curfew] will going violence. "Turkey If there is no public order The Kurdish Globe No. 506, Monday, September 14, 2015 4 Pope Francis wants Barzani to stay president Cardinal Louise Sako, stay in his post for another ernment for receiving over Pope Francis representait two years. 1500,000 Syrian and Iraqi tive in Middle East has The Director in Kurdii refugees who fled their directed a letter to all the istan's Ministry of Enid homes fearing from terir three presidency offices dowment and Religious rorists' attacks. of Kurdistan Regional Affairs, Mariwain Naqii According to Naqishbanid Government, Kurdistan ishbandi, said Sako wants di, Sako has also said no Region Presidency, and Barzani's term to be exti changes have to be made Kurdistan Parliament tended because he thinks in presidency post in the Presidency asking them to the Christians and Yazidi current time and Barzani extend President Masoud refugees living in Kurdisit should stay in his position Barzani's term for another tan Region want stability. because he has been keepii two years. Naqishbandi has parit ing the rights of minorities In his letter, Cardinal ticipated in Religious and promoting coexistence Sako has indicated that Coexistence Conference principles in the area. the current situations in in Germany along with Sako has also hoped Iraq Kurdistan Region requires many other representait and the other areas can good security and safety, tives around the world inic promote peace and coexii and in order the good seci cluding cardinal Sako. istence just like Kurdistan curity is maintained, Presii Sako also appreciated Region. ident Barzani is needed to Kurdistan Regional Govie Prime Minister Barzani stresses the importance of reforms In the presence of repreis implement. cessfully meet the difficult sentatives of the diplomatii PM Barzani stated that challenges we face. It is ic missions and a number this a step towards esit about enhancing efforts of Kurdistan members of tablishing a fair, effecit toward justice and proiv parliament and ministers, tive system pertaining to viding more efficient and the Kurdistan Region salaries, allowances, and effective services to our Prime Minister, Nechiriv financial assistance. To a citizens.” van Barzani, opened the great extent, it will diminii “Reform is not an isolatie ceremony of launching the ish the possibility of takii ed process independent of electronic social protecit ing undue advantage of other principles and interia tion network system, initi the government’s payroll actions. Reform is a broad tiated by the Ministry of system. This system will and long-term process that Labor and Social Affairs. greatly facilitate the adim relates to many factors. It In a speech he made, ministration of matters to cannot be seen and realii Prime Minister Barzani, better serve our citizens. ized as a mere decision of described the Ministry’s He said, “The KRG inis the prime minister or the project as part of a broader sists on continuing the council of ministers to do reform policy, which the reform process because it reform!” Kurdistan Regional Govie believes meaningful reif ernment, KRG, plans to form is important to succi Kurdistan Region officially invited to Krynica Economic Forum Krynica Economic Forum van Barzani to attend the Mr. Raouf, spoke at called “Peshmarga beit was organized in Davos, event, and PM Barzani a panel under the title tween 1961 and 2015 in Malopolska last week, assigned Dr. Ali Sindi, “Sunset or Renaissance its war against consecuit where thousands or peoip Kurdistan Regional Govie of nation states?” tive Iraqi regimes and ple including a number of ernment’s (KRG) Minisit The Kurdish delegation ISIS terrorists.” Presidents, Premiers and ter of Planning to repreis also met with a number Another activity was a ministers from around sent him in the event. of high-ranking delegates Kurdish traditional dinin Europe, and especially Minister Sindi headed from Italy, Catalonia, ner and a music concert Eastern Europe attended. the KRG delegation to Ukraine, Poland and organized by a number of Malopolska Marshal the Forum, which also Hungary. Kurdish artists including Mark Sowa officially iinv included Ziyad Raouf, Additionally, the KRG Saman Alyas, Massoud vited Kurdistan Region’s KRG Representative in representation in Poland Shams and Fadi Fazil. Prime Miniter Nechirvi Poland. organized an exhibition

August Report - KRG continues direct oil export despite sabotage attempt on pipeline In August, direct oil export to the port of Ceyhan in Regional Council for Oil from Kurdistan Region Turkey. This is an 8.5 per and Gas Affairs expects continued despite saboit cent decline comparing to the first tranche of regular tage and attempted theft on 16,019,090 barrels which payments to the producing the export pipeline inside were exported in July. IOCs to be made available Turkey borders, which occi The decline, according during the first half of Septi curred on 27 July and exit to the report, was due to tember 2015. tended to the first week of nine days of downtime for In an earlier statement August. the export pipeline which by KRG ministry of Naturi According to the Kurdii mostly occurred at the beig ral Resources it was urged istan Regional Governim ginning of the month. that as oil export is expectie ment, KRG, Ministry of Of the exported amount, average of 119,322 bpd. The monthly export reip to pay down debts acic ed to rise in early 2016, the Natural Resources Oil fields operated by the KRG In August, the Kurdistan port said that in August, cumulated in 2014 from KRG envisages making Export Report, in August contributed 10,958,817 Regional Government deil the KRG “continued its diir pre-payments for direct additional revenue availia Kurdistan Region has exip barrels, an average of livered a total of 1,579,004 rect oil sales in Ceyhan to oil sales” the report highil able to the IOCs to enable ported 14,657,798 barrels 353,510 bpd, while fields barrels, an average of compensate the Region for lighted.” them to begin to catch up of crude oil, an average of operated by the North Oil 50,936 bpd, to the Iraqi the budget shortfalls from Last week, KRG Ministry on the past receivables 472,832 bpd, through the Company, NOC, contribui State Oil Marketing Comip the federal government in of Natural Resources conif due under their production Kurdistan pipeline network uted 3,698,981 barrels, an pany, SOMO. Baghdad and to continue firmed that the Kurdistan sharing contracts. The Kurdish Globe No. 506, Monday, September 14, 2015 5 Masrour Barzani: Some parties want parliamentary dictatorship system

Masrour Barzani, member fied on the account of you istan is a parliamentary of the Kurdistan Democratii and the KDP. However, dictatorship system,” Bariz ic Party Political Bureau, instead of being thankful, zani added. “I can prove says in a meeting with his they are using it against that, and the KDP is callii party’s 2nd Branch memib the KDP.” ing for a balance among bers last week, that the The KDP official told the executive power, i.e. KDP wants the powers to his party’s members “you the government, legislative be distributed in a way that know how some parties power, i.e. the parliament there is a power balance. won their seats and have and the judicial power, i.e. Talking about elections, entered the government the courts; and that each Barzani said election is with your efforts and votes of these three powers have like a competition, and and have been given so equal powers in the Kurdii whoever is stronger wins. much power.” istan Region. However, the “We, the KDP, have aliw Barzani said this was not parties asking for a parliaim ways won the elections we a mistake, and the KPD mentary system want the have participated in,” said does not regret that since parliament to have authorii Barzani. “However, the KDP always puts the nati ity to control the judiciary, results have never been tional interest at the top. presidency and the minisit treated as they are, but othie “The system that some terial council.” er people have been satisfi parties are asking in Kurdii Masrour Barzani: Economic reform should not be on the account of political reform Masrour Barzani, Chanic volved in the drawing the significant role of the KRG cellor of the Kurdistan borders of their country, in the equations and stated Region Security Council so it is not an easy task to that his visit to Kurdistan states that the major probli bring them together. is because he thinks Kurdii lem in the region is the “Therefore the internait istan is part of the equait structure of Iraq and the tional community needs to tion and the solution and deep distrust among its play a more effective role “you [Kurds] are a model components and political and deal with the situation in the region.” groups, and hence unconiv with a modern policy.” Discussing the current ventional solutions should The two parties talked military, humanitarian and be sought. about the Iraqi Prime Minii political situation in Kurdii In a meeting with Speic ister’s reform strategies istan Region, Barzani said cial Representative of the and Barzani said these the differences among the United Nations Secreit reforms should be carried political parties is a sign of tary-General for Iraq Jan out after consultation and democracy and their conif Kubis, in Erbil on Thursid coordination with all the flicts have not impacted day, September 10, 2015, components and economii the warfronts against ISIS Masrour Barzani said that ic reform should not be reform, but rather “they parallel to prevent the exii from deepening.” terrorists. the people were not iniv on the account of political should be carried out in isting gaps and differences Kubis talked about the Peshmarga regained huge ground from ISIS south of Kirkuk Senior Peshmarga commander injured, over 150 square kilometres cleared successfully

Muhammad Haji Mahmi the northern province of State positions, providing moud, a well-known Kirkuk, and by early afit close air support to the Kurdish Peshmerga comim ternoon, Peshmerga forces Peshmerga and destroying mander and leader of the had taken an area of over a suicide car bomb, the Kurdish Socialist Party, 150 square km (60 square Security Council said. was among the wounded miles), the Security Counci The Peshmerga have near Daqouq in Kirkuk cil of the autonomous emerged as an important province as forces recapit Kurdistan region said in a ally for the coalition, pushii tured four villages south statement. ing the insurgents back in of the city on Friday from According to Rudaw the northern Iraq and effecit the Islamic State group Peshmerga forces pushed tively expanding their reig (IS). back IS militants from 13 gion in the process. That Military sources said villages. has seen them encroach on Mahmoud was injured At least 40 insurgents areas over which Baghdad along with a group of 21 were killed in the offenis claims jurisdiction. Peshmerga in the village sive in the Daquq area, Last summer, the Kurds of Albu Muhammad, some some 175 km (110 miles) took full control of the dispi 30 kilometres south of north of the Iraqi capital puted city of Kirkuk after Kirkuk. His wounds were Baghdad, the Security the Iraqi army abandoned not life threatening. Council said. Of around its bases there, but western Kurdish forces backed 1,500 Peshmerga who parts of the province such by air strikes from a U.S- took part, four lost their as Hawija remain under led coalition drove Islamic lives, according to Kurdii The Kurds already conit pose a direct threat to their said the Peshmerga had Islamic State control. State (IS) militants out of ish fighters who took part trol much of the territory region. taken control of the strait In the last six months, the nine villages in northern in the battle. they claim as their own, The Security Council tegic Dusera heights and Peshmerga have cleared Iraq on Friday, Kurdish Most of the front line beit and have little incentive to said Friday’s operation a stretch of the main road more than 530 square km authorities said. tween Peshmerga and Isil push further into predomiin would “further weaken from Kirkuk to Baghdad. south of Kirkuk in a series The assault began at lamic State has not moved nantly Arab towns and vilil IS’s ability to threaten the Coalition warplanes tarig of offensives. dawn on two fronts in in months. lages, except where they Kurdistan Region”, and geted dozens of Islamic The Kurdish Globe No. 506, Monday, September 14, 2015 6 NEWS BAR Turkey’s vicious cycle of conflict can be broken Several Iraqi officials By Bashdar Pusho Ismaeel to face trial A week-long curfew in Cizre recent comments that the miliit opening. By leaving the Kurdii in June. The burning question is Due to be involved in corruptions, was finally ended on Saturday tants can be “wiped out from ish question merely to a terrorii whether AKP can woo nationia several Iraqi senior government ofif but the fallout is likely to linger the mountains”. ism problem – the only door alist votes as it has sought by ficials are expected to be tried. much longer and serve as fuel It’s an age-old problem of cutit that remains wide open is that scrapping any peace deal with Ahamd Chalabi, Head of Finance for more violence. ting branches versus addressing of decades of more conflict. the PKK. Committee at the Iraqi Parliament, Since the ceasefire was shatit the roots. For every rebel that The success of the Peoples' At the same time, with the esic said on his Facebook page that a tered in July, the war between is taken down from the mounti Democratic Party (HDP), the calating violence, Erdogan has large number of files have been sent Ankara and the Kurdistan tains, many more are keen to first Kurdish party to break the attempted to tie the PKK noose court for investigation as high ofif Workers’ Party (PKK) has init join the mountains. 10% threshold and enter paril around the HDP and ultimately ficials have been involved in many tensified threatening to return The Kurdish populated areas liament, could have been the portray the HDP as a “terrorist” corruption cases. Turkey to the dark days of the have long been disenfranchised springboard to kick start the party to dilute their voter base. The officials include the former 1990’s. and impoverished compared to peace process. In contrast, it The crisis over Cizre, where Iraqi prime minister's son Ahmad With every death come new the rest of Turkey. The high can be argued as the governim the Council of Europe had Nuri al-Maliki, Baha Aeraji, Abdulqi fuel for vengeance and a new percentage of unemployed ment motive for the new round urged Turkey to grant access to qadir Obeidi, former Defense Minsi score to settle. As the past three youths needs jobs and prospects of violence. independent observers, servers siter, Mohammed Tamimi, former decades has proven, the end resi of a brighter future, away from HDP gains at the polls were to intensify the polarisation of Education Minister, Adel Mohsen, sult is a vicious cycle that benei the appeal of militancy. clearly to the loss of the Justice Turkey. auditor at the Health Ministry and efits no side. One can only imagine what and Development Party (AKP) The only solution is the proim 300 others. If there was a military soluti could have resulted in the Kurdii who as a result of the HDP motion of a new Turkey where tion to the conflict, it would not ish areas if the billions spent on gains in parliament lost their Turks and Kurds are equally have taken many decades and the war were spent on the local majority. represented. The south east billions of dollars to achieve economy and infrastructure. Turkish President Recep must be allowed to come out Sunni personalities one. The need for greater Kurdii Tayyip Erdogan become emib the shadows of the west with The underlying problem is ish rights and constitutional broiled on a quest to reclaim investment, employment, infrais demand a united entity that the Kurdish issue has been amendments goes beyond the lost votes when snap elections structure and renewed hope. invariably tied to the PKK dili PKK question – Kurdish disenic beckoned after many doubted If the Kurdish question is not for Kurds and Sunnis lemma. Kurds have become chantment and disillusion goes that coalition talks would sucic addressed, Turkey will retain a stuck between punitive governmi back long before the PKK arir ceed with a fine balance of handicap that will continue to Some Sunni leaders and personalities ment policies and the PKK. rived on the scene. votes and reluctant participants prove a detriment to its growth, direct a message to Kurdistan Region The quest to eradicate the rebei As the doors to the peace proci to any coalition. stability and immense potenit Presidency asking President Barzani els has lost perspective and this cess appear firmly shut, Ankara Proposed snap elections on tial. to head the Sunnis as well. is highlighted by Turkish Prime will make a big mistake by 1st November will prove even The Sunnis presented a project in Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu’s equally shutting the Kurdish more crucial than the elections the message in which they ask for forming a federal authority among Kurdistan Region and six other Sunin ni provinces. And they want Masoud Can ISIS war benefit the Kurdistan Region? Barzani to become the president of the united authority. By Dr. Anwar Anaid * ISIS’s attack on the Kurdistan tion- state is building the state The main obstacle on the way in the Middle East. Region has accelerated the evoli itself. The essential process in of the concentration of power Separating political and miliit Abadi’s reform is conss lutionary processes underlying building of a state is the moni in the Kurdistan Region is the tary powers is an evolutionary "nation" and "state" building, nopolization of power by the fragmentation of the Peshim process, so is the concentrait spiracy against Kurds the two core developments that state. In fact Max Weber, the marga forces along party lines. tion of power in the hands of Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi are necessary to build a "nation- famous German sociologist, Through the unification of the state. However, for the sake di introduced a series of sweeping state" in the modern times. defines "state" as an entity with Kurdistan’s Peshmarga forces, of nation-state building and reforms designed to fight rampant ISIS war has brought to being an exclusive monopoly over the KRG can monopolize Region’s strengthening the Kurdistan corruption in Iraq and strengthen new Kurdish national memoir legitimate means of power. military capabilities. Peshmarig Region’s defensive capabiliit the government against the Islamic ries, such as those of the heroic The necessities of the ISIS ga’s integration as a unified ties, in an increasingly volatile State group onslaught, including the resistance in Kobani and a uniif war have created structural force will boost KRG’s internal and insecure Middle East, these dismissal of some of the highest offi fied Kurdish front in the fight pressures for concentrating the legitimacy and international resi processes need to be acceleria ficials in government. against this medieval force. power in the hand of a single spect for being the sole authorii ated. Kurdish politician, Mahmoud Othim Therefore, as Thomas Erickis authority in the Kurdistan Reig ity in the Region. man said the reforms will end against son argues, national identities gion. Such pressures, along with Merging all Peshmarga forces * Department of Politics and Inti Kurds' interests, since many crucial are strengthened because such systematic efforts by Kurdish will also increase their effecti ternational Relations positions which are filled in by Kurdi ‘shared memories’ are created. politicians, can accelerate the tiveness in fighting ISIS and The University of Kurdistan- ish officials have been removed. Another core process that process of state-building in the will further support a force that Hewler "Abadi's decision to reduce the leads to the building of a nati region as well. is inclusive and anti-extremist number of the positions is done hapih hazardly is against the constitution." Said Othman Germany’s Benevolent Rise By J. Watt Baghdad owes Ask any German and they will including Iraq. While some work, this week while watchii grate refugees. As one watches tell you that much of Germain countries are confronting them ing groups of Syrian refugees Angela Merkel influence her Kurdistan Region ny’s national image over the with walls and military presie pour out into Munich Central European peers, it’s no wonder A member of Economy and Investim last 80 years was shrouded ence along borders, Germany Station to thunderous applause, the British magazine,Monocle, ment Committee at the Iraqi Parliami with the darkness and shame is rising forth as a true place of well wishes, and offerings of placed Germany at number ment, Najeeba Najeeb, said Iraqi is that came from two world wars refuge, opportunity, welcomein food, it was crystal clear that 2 (only after the US) in their facing a financial crisis due to loweri and one wicked dictator. Yet ness, and altruism. Of course the primary motivation of the rankings of countries with the ing the oil prices in the market. She in recent years, particularly there are others generously German people is a moral resi most soft power or influence. said the government needs 4.5 milil through Angela Merkel’s bein helping refugees, particularly sponsibility to offer refuge to Each day, Germany steps furti lion US dollars for paying governmi nevolent leadership in the curir Austria and Sweden, but it those in need. ther and further away from the ment employees monthly. rent refugee crisis, Germany cannot be denied that Merkel’s In the one of the great humanii darkness of the second world She also said Kurdistan is supposed is rebuilding its international Germany is giving leadership itarian crises since a German war. As Germany prepares to to get 17 percent from the Iraqi genie name as a land of goodwill and for all of Europe through its tyrant devastated the European welcome 800,000 refugees in eral budget, but the Iraqi government innovation. greatest refugee crisis since continent, the German people 2015 (more than the entire EU has never sent this amount. Headlines worldwide are World War Two. are stepping up and leading did last year), Merkel’s words According to Najeeb, Iraq owes 43 following the perilous mass While some may rightfully their European neighbors—and this week will continue to ring trillion Iraqi Dinars to Kurdistan Regi movement of devastated refuig argue that Germany’s aging even other world powers—in a true: "The world sees Germain gion from since 2003. gees into Europe from conif population may have economic comprehensive approach for ny as a country of hope and flict areas of the Middle East, gain from refugees coming to how to register, settle, and inteig chances." The Kurdish Globe No. 506, Monday, September 14, 2015 7 Sports News Iraqi Shiite militia claims kidnap Ronaldo become Real Madrid’s record La Liga scorer of Turkish workers, lists demands An Iraqi militia group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of 18 Turkii ish construction workers in Baghdad and listed demands for their release, including for Turkey to stop sending troops to Iraq. The group, which appeared to be Shiite, also called for Cristiano Ronaldo scored five goals and Turkey to “stop stealing oil” became Real Madrid’s all-time top scorer through Iraq’s semi-autonoim in La Liga as he inspired Los Blancos to a mous Kurdistan Region and thumping 6-0 win at Espanyol. to end sieges on Syrian vilil The Portugal forward’s impressive haul lages with majority Shiite saw him move ahead of Alfredo Di Stéfi populations, according to a fano and Raúl in one afternoon to amass video posted on social meid a total of 229 goals in 203 matches – one dia on Friday. ahead of Raúl, who needed 550 games to Turkey has bombed Kurdii reach his tally ish PKK fighters, including its bases in the Kurdistan Region, in recent weeks following the collapse of a Chelsea continue three-year truce. It has also launched airstrikes against Syria, and withdraw Turkish men, who told them that the *All that is happening is a losing points Islamic State in Syria in troops from Iraq. The video hostages are in a safe place, result of Erdogan’s mistakes support of the U.S., while showed the 18 hostages with but they want their condiit and his hostile policies in the Chelsea's early-season woes continued President Recep Tayyip a number of masked gunmen tions to be fulfilled in addiit region. as substitute Steven Naismith's hat-trick Erdogan’s desire to depose behind them; all are shown tion to a ransom to be paid *Erdogan has to correct inspired Everton to a 3-1 victory over the Syria’s President Bashar standing against a poster which they can use to arm his policies because we are champions at Goodison Park. Hafez al-Assad has also angi with Shia slogans. The Turks themselves further. a nation who want to live in The result condemns Chelsea to their gered some Iraqis. spoke about the issue in their Media outlets reported peace. worst league start since 1988 - they now Turkey this week sent about mother tongue. from a security source saying Demands that Erdogan has have four points from their opening five 200 troops, including special “Death Groups” also deim that Iraqi forces knew where to meet in order to release games - and the 12 goals they have conic forces, in pursuit of PKK manded a halt to the influx the hostages are being held the hostages: ceded is more than anyone else in the Preim fighters fleeing into Iraq iaft of armed men from Turkey from the first day, but they *Halt the influx of armed mier League. ter the killing of 16 Turkish to Iraq, and for humanitarian did not want a military conif people from Turkey to Iraq. soldiers on Sunday. Prime aid to be allowed to reach frontation, especially after *Halt the flow of stolen oil Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Shia regions of Aleppo and the failure of an attempt to from Kurdistan via Turkey. said on Thursday that a maji Idlib. “If Erdogan and his release them, during which a *Direct your militias (Al- Thiago extends jor ground offensive against party do not meet these demi soldier was killed and others Fatah Army) to lift the siege the PKK fighters in Kurdisit mands, Turkish interests in were injured. on Fua’a, Kafrayya, Nabl Bayern Munich contract tan was possible. Iraq and its agents will be and Zahraa and allow the Addressing Turkish Presiid crushed in the heaviest posis See below translation delivery of aid to these areas Spanish international midfielder Thiago dent Recep Tayyip Erdogan sible way,” they warned. of the 'Death Squads' as a first step in this file. has extended his contract with Bayern in a video, the group deim Iraqi government forces atit *If Erdogan and his party Munich to 2019, the Bundesliga champioi manded that Turkey should demands: tempted to free the Turkish *The Turkish government do not meet these demands, ons said Thursday. stop importing Kurdish oil, hostages, but retreated in the we will crush Turkish interie Thiago, 24, joined Bayern from Barceloin lift the siege on Fua’a and has to seek our release and face of heavy gunfire. Negoit carry out these demands. ests in Iraq using all means. na in 2013 and has added two more years Kafrayya and other areas in tiators then spoke to the gunmi to his previous deal which was due to expi pire in 2017. "We are happy that Thiago has decided to stay with Bayern long-term," Chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge told 3rd Duhok International Film Festival opens the club homepage. "He is young The third Duhok Internait Sissako, and “Memories on and an important player for the future of tional Film Festival launched Stone,” directed by Zakho the club." Wednesday with the planned native Shawkat Korki, will participation of several diir also be screened. rectors and film producers The film festival’s logo this from and Israel in Conig year is a grape leaf and evil De Gea signs new deal gress Hall at the University eyes, representing Duhok of Duhok. standing strong against all with Man United Reports say 45 countries odds. have planned to participate A major task of the festival The Spain goalkeeper was expected to in the festival, with 100 is to build a bridge between move to Real Madrid this summer but, actors, directors and film Kurdish film production following the bizarre breakdown of his producers from around the and worldwide filmmaking. transfer, has now signed fresh terms at world. Organizers hope to create Old Trafford. Kurdistan Region’s Prime a launch platform for films David de Gea has signed a new four-year Minsiter, Nechirvan Barznai, the sufferings of its people love stories, the story of from Kurdistan, taking the contract with Manchester United, with the was among the attendants of are very good and valuable each Yezidi girl kidnapped pulse of new tendencies and option to extend for a further year. the first day of the even. material for cinematograip by ISIS and the story of Ayli offering the opportunity to The 24-year-old Spain international, who PM Barzani opened a phoit phy,” said Barzani. “If Kurds lan Kurdi, would have been explore contemporary filmim arrived from Atletico Madrid in 2011 was tographic exhibition at the were lucky like other world the stories of the best movies making. expected to seal a return move to La Liga beginning of the event, and nations and the situations in the world.” According to the reports, to join rival Real Madrid this summer. he also delivered a speech were good, now hundreds The festival is a seven-day there will be 14 awards, and However, following the move collapsing later on during the opening and thousands of the stories event with 143 scheduled the most important one is the on transfer deadline day due to documents ceremony of the festival. of Kurdistan such as the anic film showings, including 44 Yilmaz Güney Award given arriving late, De Gea has opted to sign “Cinema has conveyed the cient revolutions and wars, Kurdish films. to the best film in the festiiv fresh terms at the Premier League club. voices of many oppressed Anfal, chemical attacks, the Two Oscar contenders, val. nations around the world, Peshmarga stories, displaceim “Timbuktu” from Mauritani and the Kurdish history and ments, mass immigrations, nian director Abdurrahmane MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN ERBIL WEATHER 40 39 39 38 38 42 40 FORECAST 24 23 22 22 22 19 17 The Kurdish Painter Aziz Pirdawud (1961 - )

The Kurdish Painter Artists in Kurdistan. He’s of his works, especially artist. Surrealism works Aziz Pirdawud was born opened many exhibitions as the artist is seeking for are part of this artist’s in 1961 in Pirdawud area and taken part in almost the cultural personalities history in which the life in Hawler. He’s speic all exhibitions of artist in who can present someti in Kurdistan finds itself in cialized in painting and the cities of the Kurdistan thing to the culture and the schools of surrealism. workshop. He he’s an arti Region. Aziz Pirdawud tistic designer too. He’s has a considerable exip studied at the Academy perience in types of art, of Fine Arts in Baghdad. and has a good skill in During the eighties, he composing the drawings, played an important role forms and art works, espi in taking part in art acit pecially designs which is tivities in Hawler. He is of importance to the artist a member of administratii as an academic principle. ing staff in Syndicate of Portrait is a live example

heritage of Kurdistan and In 1987, Aziz opened his those who have passed first exhibition in Saidawa away. He composes his School in Hawler and he art works in a special has participated in those way, anyone who sees exhibitions that have his works will recognize been arranged by artists them easily. of Kurdistan. He participi Drawings of Aziz expi pated in Halabja comim press the life and nature memorations and various an artistic workshop in ence to authors, artists and beauty of Kurdistan. numbers of galleries like Zamo gallery in Sulaimia and cultural figures of The Kurdish folklore and Serdam in years of 1984 anya. Kurdistan. culture have always been and 1985. From 1999 to Aziz’s latest portraits, the main themes of the 2002 he participated in besides its artistic value, are expressions of reverei By: Ashti Garmiyani Hisham Zaman’s ‘Letter to the King’ is in Duhok “A Letter to the King” is than 40 international the permission to visit the a Kurdish film. It is one of awards. This was a turning capital, . In the end it the most successful prodiu point and the beginning of appears that each one of ucts of for 2014- Zaman’s works in cinema. them has different reasons 2015 which has particiip In 2013, Zaman with behind walking around pated in many important the movie ‘Before Snowif Oslo. international festivals and fall” opened the 2nd Init All of the 5 refugees face has won big rewards. ternational Film Festival various destinies like hapip Hisham Zaman, from in Duhok and won three piness, humiliation, finding Kirkuk from South of awards of the festival. love and taking revenge. Kurdistan, graduated from This movie won the most The story of the5 people the Norway’s Film School awards on the level of is connected to 83 year-old and is one of the country’s Norway in 2013. Among Mirza who tries to hand a well-known directors. these awards, he was got letter to the King of Norwi With many other big init the best cinematography in way by himself. ternational awards, he has the Tribeca Film Festival. Zaman and the film’s left his fingerprints on the And he is the only director main actor Nazmi Kirk Kurdish and Norwegian who was able to win the participate in the Duhok cinema. Dragon Festival award for International Film Festival “Father”, produced in two consecutive years for and in the ceremony of red 2005, is a very successful the movies “Before Snowif carpet specially for “A Letit which is a product of Norwi Festival is the candidate life of 5 refugees who short film by Hisham Zami fall”, in 2013 and “A Letter ter to the King.” way that participates in for 6 awards. live in a refugee camp in man which was warmly to the King” in 2014. Duhok International Film This movie talks about Norway. One day they get welcomed and won more This year Zaman’s film By H G Hassan