Iraq, UN reject Kurdish independence

This might result in another war but we know the fragmentation of Iraq is Israel´s order executed by the US. The same applies for Syria.

Iraqi Vice President says Iraq will not accept 'another Israel'
UN rejects Kurdish independence referendum

This fragments Iran and turkey too, because that's where the other half of the Kurdish language region is, in nationalistic terms.
Will they hold a referendum there, too, or only in weakened Iraq?
 
Kurdistan votes to become a nation...
thumbsup.gif

Kurdistan starts voting in controversial independence referendum
Sept. 25, 2017 -- Residents of Iraq's Kurdistan region started voting Monday in a historic and controversial referendum on independence.
A majority is expected to vote in favor of independence -- to break away from Iraqi rule -- but opponents to the vote say the move could lead to regional destabilization and ethnic violence. More than 3 million people are expected to vote in Monday's non-binding referendum. Several nations, including the United States, has voiced opposition to the independence vote. Turkey and Iraq have even threatened unspecified "coordinated measures" if the referendum was even held.

Kurdistan-starts-voting-in-controversial-independence-referendum.jpg

An election poster, supporting independence for Kurdistan, is seen on a street in Irbil, Iraq, Sunday. More than 3 million people are expected to vote in the referendum Monday.​

Iran, Iraq's adversarial neighbor, has also spoken out against the referendum vote. "Any move damaging stability, security and territorial integrity of Iraq is wrong and inappropriate," Iranian foreign affairs spokesman Bahram Qasemi said Monday. "Iran has always respected the people in the region, particularly the Kurdish people, and it has always tried to help and support them." The Kurds, an ethnic group of 35 million people living in the Middle East, have awaited independence since the 1920 Treaty of Sevres -- which broke the Ottoman Empire into several sovereign nations and proposed an independent Kurdistan.

Kurdistan-starts-voting-in-controversial-independence-referendum.jpg

Kurdish President Masoud Barzani casts his vote Monday in a Kurdistan independence referendum.​

Kurds in Iraq, who are regarded as among the fiercest fighters against the Islamic State, have threatened for years to break away from Iraq and form a separate state. They accuse the Baghdad government of violating obligations to Kurdistan and denying them the appointed share of the federal budget. "From World War I until now, we are not a part of Iraq. It's a theocratic, sectarian state. We have our geography, land and culture. We have our own language. We refuse to be subordinates. The parliament in Baghdad is not a federal parliament. It's a chauvinistic, sectarian parliament. Trust is below zero with Baghdad," Kurdish President Masoud Barzani said in a recent interview.

Kurdistan starts voting in controversial independence referendum
 
Erdogan: “Israeli flags won’t save you!”

Erdogan threatens with severe sanctions:

“[They] will be left in the lurch when we start imposing our sanctions (…) “It will be over when we close the oil taps, all [their] revenues will vanish, and they will not be able to find food when our trucks stop going to northern Iraq.”, Erdogan stated."

The Kurds, however, said their referendum will have no actual consequences and the issue will be resolved peacefully.

"Despite this, the Iraqi national government has stated that it would not accept any results of the referendum whatsoever, as it is in violation of the Iraqi constitution and therefore illegal, according to Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. Baghdad is supported by Turkey, Iran and Syria in this statement, with Turkey already hosting joint military exercises with the Iraqi armed forces near the KRG border."

"Israeli flags won't save you!": Erdogan to Iraqi Kurdish separatists
 
This might result in another war but we know the fragmentation of Iraq is Israel´s order executed by the US. The same applies for Syria.

Iraqi Vice President says Iraq will not accept 'another Israel'
UN rejects Kurdish independence referendum

This fragments Iran and turkey too, because that's where the other half of the Kurdish language region is, in nationalistic terms.
Will they hold a referendum there, too, or only in weakened Iraq?
In Turkey, the Kurds conducted a long lasting guerilla warfare for like 20 years for an independent Kurdistan, until the Turkish army killed off 50 % of them including their leaders a few years ago. Then they built the only pipeline to connect Kurdish oil to a sea port. I don't have a good knowledge about the Iranian side.
 
And Trump will not help the Kurds as have past presidents..
The Kurds need help. They are the only Muslims that allow their girls to ditch the burka, wear makeup, and do hairstyles. I am sure Trump would understand that. Kurdish girls like western guys too, another positive for Trump.
 
And Trump will not help the Kurds as have past presidents..
The Kurds need help. They are the only Muslims that allow their girls to ditch the burka, wear makeup, and do hairstyles. I am sure Trump would understand that. Kurdish girls like western guys too, another positive for Trump.
People in Syria can wear or not whatever they like.
 
And Trump will not help the Kurds as have past presidents..
The Kurds need help. They are the only Muslims that allow their girls to ditch the burka, wear makeup, and do hairstyles. I am sure Trump would understand that. Kurdish girls like western guys too, another positive for Trump.
People in Syria can wear or not whatever they like.
Yes, once. Then they stone her. Hehehe.
What are you talking about?
 
And Trump will not help the Kurds as have past presidents..
The Kurds need help. They are the only Muslims that allow their girls to ditch the burka, wear makeup, and do hairstyles. I am sure Trump would understand that. Kurdish girls like western guys too, another positive for Trump.
Turks. I mean that is slowly disappearing because of despots like Erdogan but the Turks are pretty progressive by Muslim standards.
 
This might result in another war but we know the fragmentation of Iraq is Israel´s order executed by the US. The same applies for Syria.

Iraqi Vice President says Iraq will not accept 'another Israel'
UN rejects Kurdish independence referendum
As sad as it is the fact is that the Kurdish people are a transitory culture of herders. They have no history or country or rule over any particular stretch of land e.g. 'Kurdistan'. This is the reason that Kurdish sovereignty has never been supported fully by the UN.
 

Forum List

Back
Top