From the Heart of Kurdistan Region The only English paper in Iraq - No: 506 Mon. September 14, 2015 Senior Peshmarga commander injured, over 150 square kilometres cleared successfully Peshmarga regained huge ground from ISIS south of Kirkuk P 5 PRESS PHOTO The Kurdish Globe No. 506, Monday, September 14, 2015 2 Barzani meets United States Do Kurds 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 delei capacityibuilding and training Some political parties are about to turn the peace of Kurdish family and individuals gation from the United States Ini programs in Kurdistan in cooperi 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 Instii 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 deli KRG in taking in close to 2 mili 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 isi 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 uni 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 supi ing the issues of salaries, unemployment, ism in politics, they : recent wave of refugees and mii port of the KRG and expressed electricity, ISIS and Baghdad’s mentalii 1i Are no ready to accept referendum to grants heading to Europe. his full support to their operai ity, or just the opposite? settle the national problems. Nancy Lindborg briefed the tions in Kurdistan. One may be shocked only by the poi 2i 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 unii freely, what we do mean is that in this fied and the position of Kurdistan Regi chaotic situation of media, do the politii gion in the political, international relai 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 uni accusations, defenses, logic and the bori dergo a democratic and modern competii dericrossing of themselves… Or just no tion in Kurdistan, have thought that the one is listening to the other in this chai defeat and isolation of parties, no matter otic situation, and everyone is throwing how limited their size is, is against dei 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 blindi parties which wanted votes from people ness. when they made their promise to unify Unfortunately those who talk of democi the Peshmerge forces? Now they want to The Kurdistan Region President the recent clashes between Turkey racy want to generalize their personal and legitimatize the separation and division Massoud Barzani is trying to end and the PKK as violence in neighi 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 anyi a president who will represent Kurdistan The Chief of Staff of the Kurdisi from Syria, scores of families are one else. Those who claim fear of dici on all international platforms. Eliminai tan Region’s Peshmerga Ministry now fleeing the violence in Kurdgi tatorship, they stir up their dictatorship tion of one another is originally correi has revealed that Kurdistan Rei 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 ofi no one in the government censors their media should be silenced off. Instead, dei istan Workers’ Party (PKK), trying ficials to end the and resume the TV channel, newspapers and magazines. mocracy, mutual understanding and coni 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 strengthi ing table. peaceful negotiation is the only soi of speaking shows just the same as the ened. Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Jamal lution.” dictatorship of thoughts, view and noni 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 Presii dent Masoud Barzani met The Kurdistan Rei encourage the Kurdii with a European Parliai 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 deli in Kurdish areas of resume the peace proi egation members discussed Turkey, saying that cess.” the fight against ISIS, the the current situation Following the coli 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 exi 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 guerrili for their bravery and saci office said that the las and civilians dead rifices in fighting ISIS terig Kurdistan Regional in the south eastern rorists. David Bannerman, Government will rei provinces of Turkey. MEP and head of the EU main concerned until The Turkish governi 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 Eui prevail in this fight. On the refugees in camps in neighi 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. Regi 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 outi claim that locals are against ISIS and thanked ini addressed. What is being refugees reside in the KRG bringing an end to this coni come but a worse situi suffering from a lack ternational coalition memi done now, is merely dealii and this has put great strains flict. ation,” reads the statei 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 hosi President Barzani: Political differences won’t affect Kurdistan’s stability President Msoud Bari the Kurdistan Region and President Barzani and zani received Mr. Tibor Iraq. President Barzani ambassador Stimari also Stimari, Hunagry's ami and ambassador Stimari spoke of the political situi bassador to Iraq. President also spoke of the ongoing ation in the Kurdistan Rei Barzani began the meeting advances made by Iraq gion where President Bari by expression his satisfaci 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.