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Following the recent terrorist attacks on the French Capital, Paris, many world cities projected the colors of the French flags in their most famous places. Erbil showed the same solidarity with Paris by lighting the main gate of the Erbil Citadel with the three colors of the French Flag. The Kurdish Globe No. 515, Monday, November 23, 2015 2 ISIS wants to put US Vice President Congratulates Barzani on Liberation out the shining sun on Eifel Tower

By Gazi Hassan

The US Vice President, rupt supply routes between Government of Iraq, and The recent week’s events turned rights in France and grown up Joseph Biden spoke with and . They the Kurdistan Regional France from the country of prospp there. Those in the Middle East Region emphasized that this pressp Government to continue President sure will continue over the to degrade and ultimately perity, openness and democracy arose as result of the terror, hunpg to congratulate him on the coming weeks and months. destroy ISIL. into a square for confronting the ger, suffering, unemployment, Kurdish succp The‎ Vice President praised Both leaders agreed on ISIS cannibals. and religious oppression, while cess against ISIL in Sinjar. cooperation between the the importance of continpu In Kurdistan, ISIS was pounded in France, they arose exploiting The two leaders noted coalition and Peshmerga ued close cooperation in that this operation is part forces and underscored the the fight against ISIL in all hard. Peshmerge did not only repp the freedom of religion, and reps of a concerted campaign to ’ strong commp areas, including the militp pel ISIS in Shingal and other arpe specting human rights. increase pressure on ISIL mitment to working with tary, economic, and politipc eas of Kurdistan, but forced them Contrary to the Middle East, the in its heartland and disrp the global coalition, the cal lines of effort. into a languishing reality. While Freedom, diversity, and absence ISIS is fading in Kurdistan, it of oppressing religious authorpi wants to put out the shining ity should not be exploited for sun on the Eifel Tower of Paris. producing radical and terrorist Leyla Zana takes her parliamentary This will surely not happen, bepc groups. So if unemployment, low cause the force of confronting income, deteriorating economy, oath in Kurdish ignorance and darkness is still oppression, control of informapt strong. What happened in Paris tion, social backwardness, failpu The Kurdish prominent is the declaration of war against ure of democratic and national of lawmaker, Leyla Zana defied custom on Tuespd France. project accelerate the machine of day, changing some of I know that President Barzani violence in the Middle East, then the words while reciting supervised Peshmerga in the in Europe and especially France her parliamentary oath, operation of Free Shingal. He’s it’s the freedom of communicapt 24 years after she inps still on the mountain drawing tion and publishing information sisted on taking her oath the plans of restoring the stapb (the ordinary and serious), freepd in Kurdish and earning herself a long jail term. bility, rebuilding the trust and dom of expression and exploiting Before taking her oath confidence to the Ezidie , the free platforms and individual at the lectern, Zana and he will succeed in doing so. rights guaranteed by law in those cheered "Biji Aşiti," a President Hollande who liberpa countries are factors of arising Kurdish expression for ates the free Europe against ISIS violent people. "Long live peace." Zana, who won a seat threats, should move his office of The front of freedom, humanpi from the pro-Kurdish "I take this oath for the of free speech across confronting ISIS and eliminatpi ity and openness should consider People's Democratpi brotherhood between the world after serving ing their supply lines onto Eifel opening a wider and more active ic Party (HDP), also the Turkish people and 10 years in prison for Tower so that he can restore the front to fight ISIS and religious changed the wording of the Kurdish people," she speaking Kurdish while confidence and stability to all fundamentalists. Thinking of the oath to "the nation of had said, earning herself taking her parliamentp French people and will make the eliminating the principles and Turkey" instead of the a 10-year prison term tary oath in 1991. She "Turkish nation." ending the anti-freedom, stability factors, then the radical groups by the Turkish governpm was ultimately released The Republican Peopp ment. in 2004 and once again and coexistence threats as a new which can be implemented afpt ple's Party's (CHP) Tuesday’s oath taking became an MP after the beginning for a better life across ter dictators of the Middle East Deniz Baykal, who was was for MPs who won June 2011 elections, altp the world. are gone, then preventing those presiding over the assp seats in the November 1 though a ban remained ISIS are strangers in Kurdistan groups to abuse the freedom of sembly as the acting snap elections – held aftp in place preventing her speaker, asked Zana to Region and the Middle East and the people for extinguishing the ter polls in June failed to from joining the countp recite the oath statement grant any party enough try’s then-main Kurdish have been imported from outps shining sun of Eifel Tower and once again, but Zana refp seats to form a governmp party, the Peace and Depm side. Some of them have abused taking steps back to the darkness fused. Her oath was depc ment. mocracy Party (BDP). freedom, diversity and individual of cannibalism. clared nullified. Zana became a symbol

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. 515, Monday, November 23, 2015 3 Barzani’s role in librating Sinjar valued President Barzani large part of this city was this city on an ongoing KDP politburo meets Japanese destroyed after the occp basis”, referring to the Ambassador to Iraq cupation at the hands of importance of keeping A Krdistan Democratic terrorists, so the governmp the region stable and secp Party (KDP) politburo President of Kurdistan ment of the Kurdistan regp cure. delegation headed by Region, Masoud Barzani gion and the Peshmerga Barzani received Fazil Mirani, KDP polp discussed with the Japanp forces will be in support a delegation from litburo secretary, visited nese Ambassador to Iraq, for the reconstruction of Kurdistan Region presipd Fumio Iwai the confrontp dent in Dijla Front last tation with extremism week and congratulated and relations between the him for the liberation of two sides. Sinjar. A statement by the The delegation apprecipa Presidency of the Regp ated Barzani's role in the gion, said that the Japapn concern the security situpa and wished success for liberation process and nese Ambassador congp ation and stability in Iraq the Japanese Ambassadp paid tribute to the Kurdip gratulated the President and the Middle East.” dor in Iraq. ish fighters who sacripf of the region of Sinjar For his part, Barzani On the situation in ficed their lives for the liberation, stressing that thanked the Japanese Sinjar after liberation, sake of freedom of the his country viewed with government’s position Barzani explained that a region. Kurds say they’ve retaken territory near Sinjar Mountain in northern Iraq Kurdish Peshmerga forces supplies and rescued some "ISIS is always making say they've recaptured terpr of them. damage, killed the people, ritory near Sinjar Mounpt Thousands of steal the stuff, kidnappp tain in northern Iraq, fled on foot to . Only ping people, taking money where dramatic airdrops a few hundred are left on from people. That's what were made last summer to Sinjar Mountain. ISIS is doing, and that's the Yazidis, one of Iraq's The plight of the Yazidis, not Islam," said Peshmerpg smallest minorities. coupled with the ISIS assp ga fighter Khalid Suleypm The Kurdish military sault against Iraq's semipa men Kolaoh, who was on says it has "cleansed" the autonomous Kurdish repg the front line. area of ISIS fighters with gion, prompted the United "We're not seeing the the help of coalition airps States to begin targeted broad offensive movepm strikes. airstrikes in Iraq last Augp ment we saw in May and The operation represents gust. June," Gen. James Terry, the single biggest and Coalition aircraft conpd commander of Operation most successful military ducted 48 airstrikes near Inherent Resolve, told repp offensive against ISIS, Sinjar on Tuesday night, porters at the Pentagon on said the Kurdistan Region the heaviest concentrapt Thursday. Security Council in a news tions of airstrikes to date, He said the military is release. according to two US defp seeing signs that ISIS is Last summer, the siege fense officials. having a hard time compm of Sinjar forced the Yazipd The U.S. military says it municating with its fightpe dis, one of Iraq's smallest has conducted 1,300 airps CNN. dor from south of Zummar trapped on Mount Sinjar ers and resupplying them. minorities, to flee the ISIS strikes to slow down ISIS. The most recent airps to the Mountain Sinjar," and to provide humanitarpi There's also social media advance. In November, airstrikes strikes were aimed at suppp said Masrour Barzani, ian support, he said. traffic out of Mosul that They found refuge in the killed two top-level and porting Peshmerga fightpe chancellor of the Kurdistp ISIS fighters fled toward shows an "inability of surrounding mountains one mid-level ISIS leader, ers efforts to open a land tan Region Security Counpc the Syrian border and ISIS their self-declared caliphpa but were trapped without including Abu Bakr al- corridor from Sinjar north cil, on Thursday. strongholds such as Mosul ate to govern population food, water or medical Baghdadi's deputy and the to Dohuk in northern Iraq, The corridor enabled the and Tal 'Afar, the Kurdispt centers," Terry said. care in the heat before copa emir of Mosul, a senior officials said. Peshmerga to gain direct tan Region Security Counpc alition forces airdropped U.S. military official told "We have opened a corripd access to displaced people cil news release said. Mirani: KDP always tries to maintain unity of Kurds Kurdistan Democratic litical parties to return dialogue and understandip Party (KDP) politburo to negotiations, without ing.” secretary Fazil Mirani preconditions. He said “The meetings should calls for calming down crises facing the Kurdpi also resume because the the media campaign for istan Region should be KDP always considers the sake of creating a suitpa handled responsibly, as the Kurdistan Region’s able situation for solving a weeks-long dispute interests above everytp the political issues. among parties has paralp thing else,” he further Mirani met with Jordanp lyzed institutions, incp stated. nian General Consul in cluding the Kurdistan Mirani also urged KDP Erbil last week in Erbil Parliament. and Change Movement and discussed the politipc “The KDP always tries affiliated media outlets cal process in Kurdistan to maintain the unity to end their quarrel, in region with him. of Kurds,” Mirani said. order to deescalate the He also urged for the “KDP believes the issp situation. region’s five major polp sues will be tackled with The Kurdish Globe No. 515, Monday, November 23, 2015 4 Prime Minister Barzani meets US Under Secretary of Defense Prime Minister Nechirvan pability in the region and in order to liberate other Barzani received United help liberate other areas. parts of Iraq. States Under-Secretary of The US delegation also Prime Minster Barzani Defense for Policy Ms. offered assistance and stated that the Kurdistan Christine E. Wormuth cooperation in the reconps Regional Government, along with her military struction of the liberated KRG, will do its best in and diplomatic delegation areas. the liberated areas for recp in Erbil on Sunday, Novp Prime Minister Barzani construction and providpi vember 15, 2015. conveyed the gratitude of ing basic services. In the meeting, also atpt the President of the Kurdpi In the face of severe fipn tended by Deputy Prime istan Region, the people, nancial constraints, howpe Minister Qubad Talabani, and the government to the ever, he said the KRG the US delegation congratpu United States and other needs the support of the ulated the people and govpe coalition forces for their international community. ernment of the Kurdistan military support that enap Relations between Erpb Region on the successful abled Sinjar to be liberated bil and Baghdad, as well liberation of Sinjar. They in minimal time and with as the relations between expressed their condolencep recovery to the injured. important achievement of forces that would diminish minimal casualties. He expp Kurdistan Region and es to the families of the The delegation noted the cooperation between the the Islamic State terrorpi pressed his wish that the United States, were also martyrs and wished speedy Sinjar operation was an Peshmerga and coalition ist organization, ISIS, capp support would continue discussed in the meeting. PM Barzani calls the international community Prime Minister Barzani receives to help in the reconstruction of Sinjar Japan’s Ambassador to Iraq to the region to provide the best services to the large number of displaced people and refugees who came the region in order to alleviate the burden on Kurdistan. 7500 troops of "Peshmp merga" Kurdish forces including 5,000 Yazidis have managed to free fully, of the predominantly Yezidis, through an extensive milipt Prime Minister Nechirvp tinue its humanitarian ernment’s support to the tary operation in support van Barzani, yesterday assistance to internally Kurdistan Regional Govep Prime Minister of Kurdip includes lawmakers from of the aircrafts of the interpn received Japan’s new displaced persons, IDPs, ernment, its development istan Region, Nechirvan various political parties, national coalition and the ambassador to Iraq, Mr. that will be delivered to policies, and assistance Barzani called on the intp who praised the triumphs support of Iraqi aircrafts Fumio Iwai, and his accp Iraq in the near future. to IDPs. ternational community to of "Peshmerga" forces that cut ISIS supply routes companying delegation. He said that after the Prime Minister Barzani assist in the reconstruction against ISIS in battle to the west with the Syrian Ambassador Iwai congp liberation of Iraq in 2003, expressed his gratitude of Sinjar district northwp fronts, especially the procp Raqqa and east with Tal gratulated the people the Government of Japan for Japan’s humanitarian west of Nineveh province, cess of retaking Sinjar. Afar and Mosul northwest and the Government of had allocated seven bilpl assistance and allocation which was destroyed durpi Barzani expressed his of Nineveh province. Kurdistan Region on the lion dollars for reconps of funds for important ing its liberation from the hope that the European More than 200 square liberation of Sinjar, sayip struction and the share of projects in the Kurdistan grip of ISIS terrorist organp countries give assistance kilometers of land were ing that Japan respects the Kurdistan Region has Region. nization on Friday. for the reconstruction of freed , which was in the and values the Kurdistp been preserved, which The situation of the A statement by Kurdip Sinjar district in which grip of ISIS as 28 villages tan Region as it has been will be applied to Halap Kurdistan Region in genpe istan government said large parts of it were deps and Sinjar city were libpe successful in preserving abja water projects, Erbil eral, on the frontline in on Wednesday that PM stroyed due to the war .. erated, killing more than stability in the current wastewater project, and the war against ISIS, as Barzani met in Erbil , a calling on the internationpa 300 of ISIS terrorists durpi difficult situation. the Deralok Dam projpe well as the political situap delegation from the Auspt al community to provide ing two days of armed Ambassador Iwai reitpe ect. ation in Iraq were also trian Parliament, headed humanitarian assistance to clashes. erated that the Japanese Ambassador Iwai expp discussed in the meeting. by Andreas Schieder and increase humanitarian aid Government will contp pressed his and his govpe Kurdistan Regional Government statement regarding English court decision The Kurdistan Regional Govep ants’ application was set aside a way forward in the light of the its of, and has no effect on, the ernment (KRG) refers to a decisp by the Court in January 2015 prevailing circumstances as othep KRG’s substantial counterclaims sion of the English Commercial due to the Claimants’ failure to er International Oil Companies against Dana and others in the Court of 20 November 2015. comply with provisions of the have done, Dana maintained its on-going arbitral proceedings. The Court’s decision does not State Immupn aggressive stance and pursued Those counterclaims have now relate to the substantive merits of nity Act 1978 applicable to the its application to the Court. been partially and provisionally the claims and counterclaims in KRG. The Court awarded indp The KRG strongly resisted quantified by the KRG’s experts the on-going arbitration between demnity costs to the KRG and Dana’s application. Following a at more than $3 billion. Whereap the KRG and Dana Gas PJSC, against the Claimants. hearing on 28-30 October 2015, as the Claimants have previouslp Crescent Petroleum Company After this, the Claimants re- the Court made a further order ly sought to dismiss the KRG’s International Limited and Pearl issued their application to the based on the arbitral tribunal’s counterclaims as fabrications, Petroleum Company Limited Court. The KRG feels that October 2014 interim order. the Claimants have now been (collectively, “the Claimants”). this further escalation was unpn Further issues arising from the forced to accept the plausibility The order relates to an interim necessary and could have been Court’s order, including any of those counterclaims. payment of $100 million decidpe avoided. Dana was fully aware application for permission for The KRG has incurred significp ed by the Tribunal last year on of KRG’s financial difficulties appeal, will be addressed subsp cant damages as a result of the a provisional and reversible basp and its need to maintain its effp sequently. The Court emphaps failure of Dana and its affiliates sis, because of the purportedly fective fight against ISIS terrorip sized that the arbitral tribunal’s and principals to honour their precarious financial condition of ism and support for the more interim order, which formed the obligations. The KRG will contp Dana. than 1.8 million refugees and basis for the Court’s order, did tinue vigorously to pursue its Following this interim order internally displaced persons in not contain a decision on the claims for damages and other in October 2014, the Claimants the Kurdistan Region. Regretpt parties’ substantive rights. relief against the Claimants in made an application to the Court tably, rather than working conps In particular, the Court’s decisp all appropriate fora. in December 2014. The Claimap structively with the KRG to find sion does not address the merip The Kurdish Globe No. 515, Monday, November 23, 2015 5 Hashd al-Shaabi not Kurdish MP recognized as Arab needed in Khurmatu World Woman of the Year A spokesperson for the A Kurdish Iraqi Parliament Kurdistan Region’s Presip Member has been selected idency Office has insistpe as woman of the year in ed that the region's own the Arab world in a specp Peshmerga and security cial ceremony was held in forces are sufficient, and Dubai where famous faces the assistance of Shi'ite and actors from around the militia Hashd al-Shaabi Arab world participated. is not required. Lebanese Foundation In the November 18 “Takreem Initiative”, statement, the office did which hold its annual however stress that the awards in the fields of inpn Peshmerga and Hashd novation, human rights, al-Shaabi can work togp sciences and technology gether against terrorism for women across the Arab wherever there is a threat world, this year recognized posed. Barzani’s office said forces can defend them Yazidi politician Vian Dakp But such cooperation that the Kurdistan Repg alone. khil. cannot be interpreted Before receiving the the world since. next step is to free all the gion president believes Clashes took place “But today I’m very happp Yazidi girls and women as permission for the that there is no need for between the Peshmerga award, a video highlighted Shi’ite militias to ocpc the impact of Dakhil since py, and it's not for receivpi still held captive by the jihp Hashd al-Shaabi in Tuz and Shi’ite militia forces ing this award, however for hadist group. Dakhil said cupy Kurdish areas such Khurmatu and other on November 12th, killpi Islamic State (IS) captured as Tuz Khurmatu, reads her hometown Sinjar in the liberation of my town that some 3,600 Yazidi areas, as the Kurdish ing several civilians. Sinjar,” said the emotional women and girls are still the statement. Peshmerga and security August last year, and her efforts to promote the Dakhil. living under IS control. plight of her people around She said she hopes the U.S. Embassy hails Peshmerga Austrian Parliamentarians Visit in liberating Sinjar In a statement of which training, and equipment merga-led operations in Kurdistan Parliament a copy was sent to The have played in Sinjar Sinjar. Kurdish Globe, The U.S. and other areas of Iraq," “The liberation of Sinjp Embassy in Iraq commp read the statement jar is important because mends the Kurdish Repg In support of Operation it severs the main transpp gional Government and Free Sinjar, the U.S-led portation link between the Peshmerga for the Coalition conducted 54 AlRaqqa and Mosul and successful liberation of strikes since November will restrict Da’esh’s Sinjar. 11 and nearly 300 over ability to move fightpe "U.S. Embassy would the past month across ers, supplies, and equippm like to note the imporpt northern Iraq. Coalipt ment between these tant medevac support tion airstrikes destroyed two hubs,” said Colonel role that the Iraqi milipt VBIEDs, Da’esh-conpt Steve Warren, the Coalipt tary played in Operation trolled buildings, weapop tion military spokesperps Free Sinjar. The United ons caches, vehicles, son. “Working in tandem States and the Coalition equipment, fighting with Iraqi forces, we are proud of our partnerps positions, and staging continue to degrade and ship with the Iraqi Secupr areas. Additionally, Coap defeat Da’esh throughpo A delegation from the was to gain a better undp visited a refugee camp as rity Forces, including the alition-provided training out the country, includpi Austrian Parliament visip derstanding of the develop well. Peshmerga and the role and equipment proved ing in Sinjar, Bayji, and ited the Kurdistan Parlp opments on the ground, The Kurdish Parliament that Coalition airstrikes, essential to the Peshmp Ramadi.” liament on November the challenges facing the members asked their Austp 11 and met with Deputy region, and to learn more trian counterparts to follp Parliament speaker, Jaafer of the achievements of the low up on the cases of French Consul General congratulates Imenki. Kurdistan Region during Kurdish youths drowning The delegation included the past several years. in Austrian seas while tryip Peshmarga minister on recent victories members of the parliapm The living condition of ing to move to Europe. ment Mr. Andreas Schiepd displaced people in the The possibility of internp der, Dr. Reinhold Lopatpk Kurdistan Region and reaps nationally recognizing the ka, Mr. Gernot Darmann, sons behind immigration Sinjar massacre as genocp Mrs. Berivan Aslan and of Kurdish young adults cide was another topic Mr. Lukas Mussi. to European countries of the discussion in the Mr. Schieder said that were also discussed the meeting. the purpose of their visit meeting. The delegation

Mir Tahsin Bag expresses happiness for liberation of Sinjar Mir Tahsin Bag, the prince lease by Tahsin Bag. “Our of the Yazidis in Kurdistan religion is peaceful and and the world, states that against violence, random On November 16, 2015 talked about the security ulated the Peshmerga the liberation of Sinjar revenge and looting. Our Lieutenant General Jabar situation in the region, forces with the great vicpt by the Peshmarga forces religion has prohibited Yawar, Secretary Genpe Iraq and Kurdistan repg tory in Sinjar. headed by President Massp all these and throughout eral of the Kurdistan Regp gion, and both Sheikh Alain reassured that soud Barzani placed happp history, we have never gion’s Ministry of Peshmp Jafar Sheikh Mustafa France will continue piness in the hearts and offended or attacked anypo marga welcomed Alain and Jabar Yawar convp supporting the Peshmergp faces of all Yezidis and one.” Guépratte, French consul veyed their condolences ga forces. humanity as a whole. In the press release Tahsp general, and his wife in for the terroristic attacks Lt. Gen. Jabar Yawar “Everybody should work sin Bag calls for the identp presence of Sheikh Jafar on Paris. thanked the French milipt hand in hand to protect the tification and punishment Sheikh Mustafa, compm Alain Guépratte tary advisors, which had victories by Peshmarga of anyone who has commp mander of the 70 forces thanked Kurds in general a great role in all the forces, led by President mitted crimes against the of MOP. for their mental support fights. Barzani, over the Islamic innocent Yezidi Kurds. In the meeting they to France, and congratpu State,” reads a press relp The Kurdish Globe No. 515, Monday, November 23, 2015 6 NEWS BAR A Man Supports the Peshmerga with His Taxi Cab

21 mass graves found in Sinjar The director of Yazidi Affairs at the Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) Ministry of Endowment and Religious Affairs, Hadi Dubani said that 15 mass graves have been discp covered by Peshmerga forces in Sinjp jar since the town was liberated. According to Subani, searching process is continuing as 21 other mass graves are expected to be dispc covered. Dubani asked people not to touch the graves as special teams are asps signed to deal with the graves. "We want the remains to become evidencpe es for recognizing Sinjar massacre as internationally.

Baghdad Kurds feel unsafe A Kurdistan Democratic Party senp After barbaric attacks by ISIS terrorists. Therefore, people ating with security forces to Peshmerga this way—this is nior official in Baghdad said that the in the Kurdistan Region and of Kurdistan are proudly maintain the stability of their a part of my national duty. At Kurdish residents in Baghdad are not the bravery of the Peshmergp supporting Peshmerga forces city and country. the same time I support secupr feeling safe as most of the Shiite mepd ga, the security forces and as a national duty and to confp Tahseen Bestun, a Kurdpi rity forces and call on everypo dia outlets and Hussainiya temples volunteers to stand against front terror and show support ish citizen who settled in one according to their ability are sending threats to the Kurds livip ISIS, people of Kurdistan are and solidarity to Peshmerga the Netherlands and is now to show their support to the ing in the city. each doing what they can to forces. working in the American Peshmerga and security forcep The KDP official said further said provide support to Peshmergp Since the beginning of School in Hawler, wrote on es for defeating the terrorists that the KDP fans and member are ga forces. the war on ISIS, teachers his taxi cab “free for Peshmp and maintaining the stability targeted by the Shiite people. He attp The Peshmerga has become are supporting children of merge and security forces.” of Kurdistan.” tributed Shiite threat against Kurds the symbol for defending Peshmerga through teachpi This is one of the clear expa Along with the many indipc the victory the Kurds achieved in freedom and the coexistence ing them. Mothers show amples of a Kurdish citizen’s cations of success, there is Sinjar. of different ethnic and relipg their support to Peshmerga solidarity and support to a high morale amongst the gious groups in Kurdistan. It through cooking food and Peshmerga. Kurdish people that proves is considered as the identity taking it to Peshmerga frontpl There are still many chancpe Kurdistan’s victory. During of Kurdistan in Europe and lines. Journalists support es and opportunities for the hard times, everyone becp America. Peshmerga through sharing people of Kurdistan to show comes a Peshmerga and suppp Abadi did not consult The Peshmerga has signp the news about Peshmerga’s their support to the Peshmergp ports Peshmerga. They think with Masoum about nificantly defeated ISIS and heroic and bravery. People ga. Bestun told the Kurdish of one future, one power and limited the brutality of the also support them by cooperap Globe, “I can support the unity during the hard days. removing his deputies Iraqi President Advisor, Khaled Shwani said that Prime Minister, Haider Abadi did not consult with Why the US Should Embrace Syrian Refugees Iraqi President Fuad Masoum when he decided to remove his deputies. Shwani said Abadi should have By J. Watt sent a proposal about removing his deputies in their position to President Masoum. "Abadi sent the proposal This week in the United States, portunity to work and be edupc universities. If we are to close streamed across borders in such to Council of Minister, and then he Republican presidential candipd cated. Despite overblown fears the door on Syrian refugees numbers that it’s nearly impossp decided to remove his deputies. Then dates, governors, and bipartips of refugees living off welfare, (who otherwise have literally sible to keep track of who has a letter of the removing decision was san members of Congress sent they are typically some of the no where else to go) then one come from where. What fearful sent to Masoud to sign. Masoum a strong message to President greatest contributors to a socp would imagine we’d close our lawmakers don’t realize is that signed at the end just to respect the Obama to uninvited Syrians ciety. America itself was built doors to tourists and students America’s position on the other Council," who have fled their country up on the settlement of refupg from these countries who, statp side of the world allows much looking for refuge (particularly gees who were fleeing religious tistically speaking, pose a far more checking and vetting bepf Syrian Muslims) from setpt , seeking a new greater risk. Adding the fact fore bringing refugee families tling in America. I can’t more life, and went on to found the that five of the seven Paris atpt into the country. I've witnessed strongly stand against this inpc Massachusetts Bay Colony. If tackers were European citizens, how thorough this process can Christians receive consistent stance that stands we close our doors (especially not refugees, it’s clear to me be and, believe me, it's much contrary to historic, American if we did so based on religious our greatest threat isn’t helpless safer than anyone being able to support from Peshmerga moral values. grounds) we have ceased being refugees. pay a smuggler a few thousand to defend their areas First of all, Syrian refugees are the land of the free. Furthermore, IS propaganpd dollars to get where they want, families, orphans, and widows Second, fears of Syrian ISIS dists would be overjoyed by which is in fact what's happened After Christian villages dotting the who are refugees because they members among the refugees the potential for recruitment if in Europe. Nineveh plains fell to the Islamic are fleeing terror. While most of aren't well thought out because the West fed their narrative by I understand fear. We all experp State last summer, thousands of peopp them are fleeing the terror of the most of those who are fighting discriminating against Muslp rience it from time to time. But ple fled from the ISIS. Assad regime, many are fleeing for ISIS in Syria aren’t even lims in allowing only Christian we can’t draft legislation on it Now many of the villages are still undp ISIS—the very force Americans Syrian. The greatest number refugees. This would give much and deprive thousands of bropk der Islamic State control. Over 300 are afraid of. I’ve met families of foreign ISIS fighters come credence to what they've been ken families the opportunity to Assyrian Christian fighters, trained who are grateful just to be alive from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and telling marginalized would- begin a new life in safety. After by Peshmerga forces, formed a unit because they’ve survived grepn Tunisia, among others. Some of be recruits—that the West is the Paris attacks, lawmakers in to defend their people and area. They nade attacks, bombings, and the these countries have incredibly against them. Washington need to take a deep are hoping to retake the villages that like. The last thing they want is free travel to the United States, The administration’s plan to breath, let go of their fears, and have been occupied by ISIS in order to let their children get caught with an overwhelming amount accept refugees is far differpe move on to do the right thing. people can go back to their homes. up in that. They want to begin of students coming from the ent from what’s happened in a new life, in peace, with oppp Middle East to study in our Europe, where people have The Kurdish Globe No. 515, Monday, November 23, 2015 7 Sports News Prime Minister Barzani conveys condolences Kurdistan Football League at Consulate General of France Accompanied by a Kurdistp may start soon tan Regional Government delegation, Prime Minister Kurdistan Football Association president, Nechirvan Barzani, yesterpd Safeen Kanaby, said that he has met with day visited the Consulate representatives of the Kurdistan Sports clubs General of France in Erbil to to know if their football teams are ready to express solidarity with the participate in this year's Kurdistan football French people. league. On behalf of himself, the "Half f the clubs have showed their readipn government, and the people ness to take part in the new season of the of the Kurdistan Region, Kurdistan League, while the other half have Prime Minister Barzani not decided yet," said Kanaby strongly condemned the Due to financial crisis the clubs are sufferpi Paris terrorist attacks. He ing from, Kurdistan football league has not conveyed condolences to the started yet. French people, their governpm "As soon as all the clubs showed their readipn ment, and the President of ness to participate, we will start league." France. Said Kanaby Prime Minister Barzani expp pressed his sympathy to the families and friends of the Signs a new victims and wished the injp France. istan during difficult times. friendly relations between jured a speedy recovery. Prime Minister Barzani The French Consul Genep France and the Kurdistan footballer He also conveyed the said that the people of the eral, Mr Alain Guépratte, Region. He affirmed that condolences of Kurdistan Duhok Football Club signed a contract with Kurdistan Region are united expressed his appreciation France and the Kurdistan Region President Masoud Peshmerga Club youth player, Abdulkareem with the people of France, as for Prime Minister Barzani’s Region will remain suppp Barzani to the people, govep Saer. France has always been suppp visit, saying that the visit portive of each other and ernment, and President of After Duhok assigned Ashti Mustafa as the porting the people of Kurdip highlights the strong and friends. new manger of the team, several changes have been made in the lineup so far. The club wants to depend on Kurdish youth players rather than relying upon outside players. A syrian Kurdish nurse volunteer helps Peshmarga Saer is expected to play for Duhok at the Iraq Football league and at the Iraqi Football Cup as well. on Mount Sinjar for 15 months A female nurse from Syria’s the Peshmargas respect and Kurdistan is caring for the love her so much. Barcelona thrashes sick and wounded in Mount “All what I have done was Sinjar despite a constant because I am a Kurd and my Real Madrid threat from the Islamic State love for the Peshmargas and group’s militant extremists. President [Massoud] Barzani Khansa Shamsaddin works has been the drive behind my in a clinic on Mount Sinjp service. There are currently jar, treating patients includpi more than 15,000 displaced ing Peshmerga fighters and persons on Mount Sinjar and members of the local Yezidi I provide them with medical residents. and health services.” Shamsaddin says immedipa Shamsaddin says that now Barcelona thrashed Real Madrid to win the ately after the occupation of as Sinjar is liberated, the first El Clasico fixture of the season 4-0. Sinjar by ISIS, she went to Peshmargas and the locals Goals from Luis Suarez (twice) Neymar and mount Sinjar by helicopter ask me to stay there and conpt Andres Iniesta ensured the reigning Spanpi to provide the Peshmargas honor,” says Shamsaddin. sure the health of the babies tinue helping them, and that ish champion would secure its fifth straight and the civilians with medipc “At the time there were and the mothers.” she is willing to do that. league victory and move six points ahead cal services. some 12,000 Yezidis includpi She added that she has been She also added that many of great rival Real at the top of the La Liga “The place was very dangp ing 550 pregnant women the only girl who fought parents in Sinjar have named standings. gerous at that time, but I there, and I was caring for along with the Peshmargas their new babies after her for A late red card for Real substitute Isco added took this responsibility with them on a daily basis to ensp for liberating Sinjar, and that their love to her. further insult to the host's injury. Ibrahimovic wants Is it time to forget Arsenal transfer Zlatan Ibrahimovic wants to sign for Arps about crude oil? senal as he targets a move to the Premier League, according to reports. By Swara Kadir Ibrahimovic has been strongly linked with an exit from Paris Saint-Germain in coming Crude oil price is getting at below 50 US dollars per a million and a quarter in and tourism. These have days, with England mentioned as a possible lower and lower. The Kurdpi barrel for light crude oil, the Kurdistan are government been ignored because of the destination. istan economy is slowing Brent type. Many experts paid, and since the recesps quick and easy money compi He appeared to rule out a switch last week down more and more. What forecast that this would sion their payments have ing from oil revenues. Many by insisting he’s left it to late to move to is the solution? Is there be a passing phase, but it's been delayed for several former farmers whose propd England, but the Sunday People say that’s another way to revive the now been more than a year months and some haven't duced a lot of agricultural nonsense. economy? Is the economy and there are no promising got paid at all. products opted to become The paper says Ibrahimovic is keen on a doomed to stay down unpt signs of a quick recovery of If prices stay low then a government paid wage transfer to the Premier League and Arsenal til crude oil price rises up prices. an alternative must come earner rather than spend the are his favoured destination. again? This has been hurting an forth otherwise there would day tiling the land and propd It’s claimed Gunners chief Arsene Wenger The crude oil based econpo oil based economy like that be no hope of a recovery. ducing from the sweat of is interested in a deal when the 33-year-old’s omies like the OPEC countp of Kurdistan and Iraq. The Luckily for Kurdistan there the brow. contract expires at the end of the season. tries have been holding their big loss of revenue is in billp are other 'hidden treasures' Ibra would be a free agent so without a breath for prices to go up lions of dollars, which has which are yet to be utilized transfer fee to pay, Arsenal could offer high again. The global economy considerably slowed down as viable means of national [email protected] wages to tempt the striker. is stubbornly keeping prices the economy. More than revenue namely agriculture MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN ERBIL WEATHER 22 21 20 19 19 19 18 FORECAST 4 4 4 8 9 10 9 Kurdish Painter Khoshi Shawqi

The Kurdish painter Ms cially as she started acadp ture. Kurdistan’s trees, Khoshi Rizgar Shawqi demically then moved mountains, snow, rain was born in Suleimani, to specialty in the domp and spring are very colop having been brought up main—particularly in orful in one’s mind and in an artistic family. She graphic, posters and colop feelings and she presents completed the Academy or choice. The dream of a these with special techpn of Fine Arts Department free Kurdish society has nique as displayed in exhp of Graphic and Design been an inspiration for hibitions in Europe. in Baghdad in 1988. She her since her beginnings Her presence in the intp became a teacher in the in art. Kurdish villages, ternational art scene has Institute of Fine Arts in cities, traditional clothes, given much recognition Suleimani from 1988 to and daily instruments of Kurdistan cultures and 1990. Shawqi devoted have their own special national identity to natp her life to art— a world topics of his country tivities through courses, in Hawler and Suleimani characteristics and are tions of the world. to display her domains of Kurdistan. She has since giving lectures in art, exhp galleries. frequent centerpieces of design, graphic, choosip then gained experience in hibitions and workshops. One notices distinct her art in addition to impa ing colors and cultural Germany through her actp She’s also been featured phases in her art, especp ages of Kurdistan’s natp By Ashti Garmiyani

Documentary on Shingal to be Shown in London

On November 13, 2015, Duhok while his parents film at Duhok Internapt the 9th International are still in Shingal. And tional Film festival. The Kurdish film festival begp this Peshmerga goes to film also participated in gan—featuring 31 films, Syria and then to mount the latest film festival by among them a film about Shingal to find his eppar BBC in London. Shingal. ents at the mountain.” The festival activities Rekesh Shabaz, the prodp The film has been and events will continue ducer of #73 said: “The shown at 15 international for a week. story revolves around a festivals and has won Peshmerge member durip several awards, most recp ing the ISIS attack on cently taking the prize By H.G. Hassan Shingal, he’s in duty in for best documentary