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From the Heart of Kurdistan Region The only English paper in Iraq - No: 561 Mon. December 19, 2016 Masrour Barzani: Why Self-determination Allowed for Others, Forbidden for Kurds? GLOBE PHOTO The Kurdish Globe No. 561, Monday, November 19, 2016 2 Who Splits the US and KRG ask PKK to leave Sinjar soon Kurds…? By | Gazi Hassan US State Department for [the PKK] to stay in forces with the help of spokesman John Kirby Sinjar under the guise a U.S.pled coalition last The Kurds have always compp Baghdad. says the PKK should not of protecting the Yazidi year. plained of the history for not One of the major principles that have a role in Sinjar. people," Barzani said. Ankara has repeatedly granting the chance of succeeding made Kurdistan Region’s selfprelip The United States and "Our SyrianpKurdish raised concerns that the in establishing a constitutional and ance is the Peshmerga force, which the Kurdistan Regional brothers helped us rep PKK is eyeing Sinjar as political entity, and criticize the has been acting independently Government (KRG) in garding Sinjar and we its headquarters in the fact that Kurds’ enemies have been away from political conflicts and Iraq on Thursday asked thanked them but the region, a threat that Anp the PKK group to leave PKK should not stay kara warns would have so tyrantpminded that haven't let disagreements, and proved itself the Kurdish town of Sinp there. They are the source dire consequences in the Kurds take the opportunities that to be a powerful force in the fight jar. of destabilization in the region. have showed up. Even the future against ISIS by defending the sovp US State Department region." Barzani went on In addition, Kurdistan generation of Kurdistan may repp ereignty of Kurdistan. While Gorp spokesman John Kirby to say the people of Sinp Regional Security Counp peat the same statement in evaluatp ran and those who are flared with said, "The PKK should jar are unable to return to cil Chancellor Masrour ing the current situation of Kurdp hatred towards KRG intend to have no role in Sinjar." their homes because of Barzani spoke at the istan. However, we see in reality penalize Peshmerga through 2017 Speaking during a the PKK. Washington, D.C.pbased that the matter is quite the opposite Iraqi budget bill that is an attept conference in the town The PKK has also atp think tank the Wilson this time. As a result of conflict to reduce their number. This is a of Dohuk in the semip tempted to gain a foothold Center on Dec. 8, saying between themselves, the Kurdish political illness that may lead to autonomous Kurdistan in Kurdish areas, having the PKK should leave the political parties are about to split a huge political headache for The Region of Iraq, Barzani established a presence Sinjar region of northern said the PKK also needs in the mountainous outp Iraq because the militant Kurds and consequently lose all Region. to retreat from the region skirts of the northeastern group is complicating the the opportunities for the sake of Bernard Kushner said that it’s surrounding Sinjar in Nineveh province since situation there. their political narrowpsightedness. now time to set Kurdish people’s Kurdistan. Daesh was driven out Some political parties, which determination to independence. "It is not acceptable by Peshmarga and local could be called narrowpsighted Zalmay Khalilzad said that some and politically immature and are states were born without having flared up with hatred towards the the positive aspects to deserve inp political and historical role of their dependence compared to Kurdisp political opponents, are obviously tan. He called on Kurds to have a KRP: Those Threaten Kurdistan shouting that Kurds are yet to be wellpdrawn plan for declaring inp ready and have the ability to build dependence and called upon Kurdp a Kurdish state. These parties only ish officials to put aside the small will have same ISIS Fate reserve the right to speak on behalf games and focus on the major isp of their parties, not all people of sues. The Kurdistan Region zani.” clear their position from Presidency (KRP) stated The KRP spokesperson Khazali’s,” Sabah said. Kurdistan. Gorran and some of its These were statements of some on Wednesday that those stated that Khazali has The KRP spokesperson frightened allies call for submisp friends of Kurds which were prep threatening the Kurdistan made some indecent rep explained that the people sion to Baghdad instead of reachp sented in American University in Region will not have a marks about Kurdistan, of the Kurdistan Region ing mutual understanding and Duhok last week. The statements better fate than the Islamic Peshmerga, Kurdistan and the Peshmerga have solving the problems as two fedp clearly tell us that Kurds’ problems State (IS). Region President and the never tried to occupy eral components. That proves that are homepmade and the general Omed Sabah, the spokespp postpIS stage and propap anyone's land, adding that these parties would be rather facp matters should not be sacrificed person of the KRP, released gates that "Kurds are the “Those who have the inp a statement on Wednesday biggest issue in Iraq after tention to occupy the land tors of losing self-confidence and a for political interest, narrowpsightp in response to the Iraqi IS.” of people of Kurdistan will fragile future. The political catasp edness and hatred among the parp Shia militia leader. “This is not the first eventually vanish.” trophe is that Gorran’s steps come ties. It’s time for Kurds to work for Qais alpKhazali the time Khazali makes such “Khazali and those who as a reaction to the KDP instead of regaining the trust among themp founder and leader of threats against people of think like him and want making efforts to maintain rights selves and not to stand weakly and Asaib Ahl alpHaq, an Irap Kurdistan. We hope the to threaten Kurdistan will of The Region as a constitutional surrender to Baghdad so that the nianpbacked Shia militia in statements are only his and not have a better fate than entity to provide the economic, adversaries will not use the Kurdp Iraq in an interview on an his groups’ opinion. We IS extremists… they will Iraqi TV, stated that “The believe that he represents not be allowed to slaughp political and military principles for ish parties against the Kurdish aup biggest issue that Iraq is the alpHashd alpShaabi,” ter people in Kurdistan selfpreliance. Together with Gorp thority itself. So if the Kurds won’t going to face will appear the KRP spokesperson based on their identity and ran some other parties attempt to split the Kurds, who else would after the war on IS, is the added. faith,” the KRP spokespp hand all the achieved capabilities dare to destroy the unity of Kurdp Kurdish problem and spep “We call upon the Hashd person concluded. to AlpMalikip led Shiia authority in istan??!! cifically Mr. Masoud Bar-p alpShaabi leadership to 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] Cell: +964 750 4661315 The Kurdish Globe No. 561, Monday, November 19, 2016 3 PM Barzani: PKK Must Leave Shingal The Kurdistan Workp decide on their future," in a remote area. ers Party (PKK) should not any other political “If you look at the area, leave Shingal as it has party, Barzani stressed. you notice the distance created instability in the In August, the PKK between Shingal and the region and deterred peopp leader in Shingal, Agid Kurdistan Region is 70 ple from rebuilding their Civian, told a Kurdish kilometers,” Barzani expp town, said Nechirvan news agency that only afp plained. “We were not Barzani, Prime Minister ter “all of Shingal is libp present anywhere bep of the Kurdistan Regionp erated and rescue the Yep tween these two. This al Government (KRG) on zidis who are still in ISIS meant as it was an island Thursday. captivity” would they open to the enemy and Speaking at a conferp then discuss whether or this created a big probp ence titled “Future Indepp not they should leave. lem to us.” pendence of Kurdistan” “We are here on a hup But, he noted, “The libp at the American Univerp manity basis, morality eration of Shingal was sity of KurdistanpDuhok, and national duty,” said Present Masoud Barp Barzani said “one of the Civian. zani’s main objective.” main reasons which have ISIS captured Shingal Barzani also discussed deterred the rebuilding of on August 3, 2014. It was the current situation in Shingal is the PKK, and liberated in November Rojava, northern Syria, this is a fact.” 2015 by a coalition of calling the authority runp He said the people Kurdish forces, includp ning the selfpautonomous of Shingal are hesitant ing KRG Peshmerga and zone, the Democratic about their future as long PKK fighters. Union Party (PYD), a as the PKK is present Some people have “dictatorship.” in the region and that is blamed the Peshmerga “They do not allow why “they do not rep for allowing the town to any other political party construct the town. The be taken by the PKK, acp to work there,” he said. affairs, Barzani said, “we prisoner” of the PKK’s will not have any future PKK should understand cusing the Kurdish forces “What we ask them is to want them reach their “wrong policies” that in Syria,” he warned, acp that and, for the good of of abandoning the area.