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| Kurdistan Region-Iraq News in brief. June 13, 2013 Ministry of Peshmerga: Statement by Commander of Dijla Operations meaningless. Erbil: The Ministry of Kurdistan Region's Peshmerga undermined the statement made by the Commander of Dijla Operations, General Abdul Ameer al-Zaidi, saying that such statements are meaningless, and the Ministry is not going to response to any court request. In a statement to the press on Wednesday, June 12, Secretary General of the Ministry of Peshmerga, Jabar Yawar, rejected statement made by Abdul Ameer of bringing officers and soldiers of the Army's 16 Brigade to court on charges of not carrying out orders... Read More » Iraqi Kurdistan struggles to cope with Syrian refugees DUHOK, Kurdistan region 'Iraq',— With the continuously deteriorating security and political situation in Syria, and the growing fighting between government and opposition forces, many Syrian citizens — particularly Syria's Kurds — have been forced to seek refuge in the Iraqi Kurdistan region. This resulted in a wave of displacement that local authorities in Kurdistan did not expect. The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) set up the Domiz camp — which is the only camp for displaced Syrians in the Kurdistan region — to accommodate nearly 10,000 refugees. Yet, with the massive influx... Read More »BDP chair says phase 1 is OK, time for phase 2 in Turkish-Kurdish peace process ANKARA,— The first phase of the withdrawal of the members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is now complete and it is time to move on to the next phase, a co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) has said, adding that jailed Abdullah Öcalan, the leader of the PKK, had also declared that the withdrawal was done to a great extent. Selahattin Demirtaş also noted that they are supporting the Gezi protests in the name of freedom. Demirtaş said now that the initial phase was done, the second phase of introducing regulations for democratization was necessary, so it was... Read More »Southern Kurdistan, towards the past or future? By Aziz Sheikhani: Southern Kurdistan is one part of Kurdistan that has been ruled by the Iraqi state since the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. This part of Kurdistan, compared to the three other parts; North (part of Turkey), East (part of Iran) and West (part of Syria), since the creation of an Iraqi state has had much greater opportunities. According to formal documents up to 5 million people who live there, had been given a better condition to study their mother tongue. In addition, they were recognised as a nation formally, by the Iraqi state documentation many decades ago. There was... Read More » | ||||
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