***** Barzani: We will raise the independence of Kurdistan on John Kerry, and on al-Maliki to step down

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Thursday, June 24, 2014 10:37


Twilight News / said Massoud Barzani, President of Kurdistan Region, said that the situation in Iraq can not be sustained as the current, adding that the Iraqi government did not ask them to fight Daash, but stressed that they would defend Kurdistan against any aggressor.



He spoke Barzani, in an interview with Christiane Amanpour, about the future of Iraq and the sectarian divisions in the country, at a time when he said that Iraq is no longer the same, and that the State is witnessing "a new Iraq."

Barzani pointed out that Iraq suffers from a "collapse of the clear," and that "the central government has lost control of everything."

He continued by saying, "We did not create the collapse of Iraq, but we changed the reason, we can not remain hostage to the unknown," adding, "It is time to identify the Kurdish identity and their drawing for their future."

Independence has always been a dream to the Kurds, and although the Kurdistan region characterized by self-rule over the two decades, but they did not indicate a desire to achieve that dream of independence.

But recent events and it seems to have helped in moving this issue, as Barzani said, "We are seeing a new Iraq is different from Iraq, which we knew from before ten days or two weeks went."

"The recent events in Iraq, confirmed that the Kurdish people have to seize the opportunity now, and that the Kurdish people to determine their own future," adding that he will present the independence of Kurdistan and the U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, during his visit to Iraq on Tuesday.

He pointed out that Barzani will ask a question to Kerry said: "How long must the Kurdish people to stay on this case?" He said, adding, "The Kurdish people have the right to select their own destiny alone."

Barzani emphasized that reconciliation can take place in the state, the condition of it, "the existence of an understanding between Shiites and Sunnis, although there was a guarantee for a real partnership in power, he said," but the situation is very complicated, and responsible for what happened he must step down, "and when asked if the Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, this meant, he replied: "Of course, he is the Commander in Chief of the Army, has built himself an army of supporters personally, and not supporters of the state, has been manipulated power and strength, and led the army, and this was the result."

Barzani replied in the negative when asked if the student-Maliki, Kurdish military forces, or Peshmerga, fighting alongside the Iraqi army, saying, "The Prime Minister asked us to fight, but on the contrary opposed any request for assistance."

He added that the Iraqi government has warned of the threat Daash, months before the imposition of regulatory control of the city of Mosul, near the Iraqi border, Kurdish, which is the second largest city in the state, Barzani added that he has witnesses to warn him.

Barzani also pointed out that not everything that happens is because of the organization "Daash" alone, but he took advantage of dissatisfaction with the Iraqi people from al-Maliki, stressing "the need to distinguish between the legitimate rights and what the terrorists are trying to achieve."

When asked about the possibility of change at the hands of advisers of the 300 sent by the United States, he replied: "I do not think so, I do not think that it can achieve a balance of power, and this can not be resolved militarily, it is a political issue and must be resolved politically, and then it can be a military solution is the easiest, if there was a political agreement. "

Peshmerga forces that could have taken advantage of the opportunity, when it took control of the city of Kirkuk recently, which is the oil-rich region, which considers Kurds an integral part of the territory of their region.

Barzani said, "We did not have a doubt at any time that Kirkuk is part of Kurdistan," noting that the Kurdistan tried to include Kirkuk to ten years ago, commenting, "We have not seen any seriousness of the central government, and since I started the events in Iraq now, it has returned Thread of the re-re-launch of Kirkuk to Kurdistan. "

It is noteworthy that in his meeting with Barzani, the Kurdish parties in the region clung Kirkuk, stressing that it does not return to the pre-events of Mosul, in a sign that they will not give up Kirkuk.


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Washington urges Kurds to save Iraq from collapse

Thursday, June 24, 2014 15:29


Twilight News / conducted and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry talks with the leaders of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq on Tuesday, urging them to stand by in the face of Baghdad, gunmen attacked Daash and his allies threatens to cut apart the country.

alt The fight is going on between Iraqi forces and Islamist militants for control of the largest refinery in the country, which lies more than 200 kilometers from Baghdad, has become threatened two weeks ago when militants seized control of several cities in the north of the country.

Kerry arrived to Iraqi Kurdistan after spending the previous day in Baghdad as part of his urgent in the Middle East to rescue Iraq following the sudden progress of gunmen led by organizing Daash.

U.S. officials believe that persuade the Kurds to uphold the political process in Baghdad is necessary to prevent the partition of Iraq.

A senior U.S. State Department official told reporters on condition of anonymity, "If he (the Kurds) to withdraw from the political process in Baghdad, it will accelerate much of the negative developments."

The leaders of the Kurds that the agreement that keeps Iraq a unified state is threatened at this time.

The head of the Kurdistan region, Massoud Barzani, in the beginning of the meeting with Kerry that the Iraqis are facing a new reality, according to Reuters reported and seen by "Twilight News".

Earlier threw Barzani blamed the "wrong policies" of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and carry responsibility for what Iraq is witnessing acts of violence and asked him to resign, he said, adding that it is very hard to imagine the survival of a unified Iraq.

Two days after the control of Sunni fighters to Mosul, the largest city in northern Iraq, Kurdish forces took control of Kirkuk, which Kurds consider it an integral part of the Kurdistan Region after the defection of the Iraqi army of them.

A number of Kurdish officials in private conversations that their commitment to Iraq no longer exists and that they are waiting for a chance to push for independence.

In an interview with CNN. Said. Said Barzani reiterated his threat to hold a referendum on secession from the rest of the country. He said that the time has come to determine fate of the Kurdish people.

And pinning its hopes on Washington and the formation of a new Iraqi government include more communities to deal with the militants. Kerry aims to persuade Kurdish leaders to join them.

In Baghdad, Kerry said on Monday that al-Maliki confirmed his commitment to the convening of the parliament elected two months ago by the first deadline of July to begin the formation of a government. He sought to stay in power despite the criticism against him because of militant attacks.

Baghdad time and raced with the provisions of the gunmen grip on Sunni provinces lost as Iraqi forces over the past three days for control of the entire western border region with Jordan, Syria, and so dominated by fighters on a number of the most important trade routes in the Middle East.

For the insurgents control of the border is considered an important step toward the goal of removing the boundaries of the modern era and the establishment of the Faculty of succession on both sides of the Syrian-Iraqi border.

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