MESOPOTAMIA NEWS Expert: Turkey seeks to annex mountains of Kurdistan region to revive  Millî Pact against Kurdish PKK in Iraq

The expert on Turkish affairs, Dr. Muhammad Nur al-Din said that the Turkish strategic goal of the attacks on Medya’s defensive zones is to revive what he calls “the boundaries of the Millî Pact,” which guarantees the annexation of northern Syria and northern Iraq to Turkey. “

NEWS 20 May 2021, Thu – 04:03 2021-05-20T04:03:00 Beirut – Ziad Abu Ghazaleh

On the 23rd of last April, Turkey began a large-scale attack on Medya, using chemical weapons, in return the guerrilla forces are fighting heroic battles against the Turkish occupation forces, and in this context our agency conducted an exclusive interview with the expert in Turkish affairs, Dr. Muhammad Nur al-Din. The dialogue was as follows:

* Dr. Muhammad, Turkey launched a massive attack on the mountains of the Kurdistan region of Iraq in conjunction with the anniversary of its genocides against the Armenians. What does it mean?

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MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : GRÖSSTES MILITANTES PKK FLÜCHTLINGS-CAMP IN GEFAHR / SÜDKURDISTAN / IRAQ

Will der türkische Staat Mexmûr angreifen?

Dass das selbstverwaltete Camp Mexmûr in Südkurdistan dem türkischen Staat ein Dorn im Auge ist, hat zuletzt Verteidigungsminister Hulusi Akar erneut betont. Baxtiyar Çelê, Mitglied des Volksrats von Mexmûr, erläutert die Hintergründe.

  • BAXTIYAR ÇELÊ –  MEXMÛR –  Dienstag, 18 Mai 2021, 16:36 – Das Geflüchtetenlager Mexmûr in Südkurdistan (Nordirak) ist seit seiner Gründung im Jahr 1998 ein Angriffsziel feindlich gesinnter Kräfte. In den vergangenen Tagen machten die Erklärungen von Vertretern der faschistischen Machtelite der Türkei, zum Beispiel des türkischen Verteidigungsministers Hulusi Akar, die Bevölkerung Mexmûrs erneut zu einem wichtigen Teil der politischen Agenda.

Das Camp Mexmûr selbst ist nicht viel größer als eine Kleinstadt. Der Grund dafür, dass die dortige Bevölkerung derart massiven und permanenten Angriffen ausgesetzt ist, liegt in der Selbstorganisierung ihres Lebens entlang der Ideen Abdullah Öcalans.

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MESOPOTAMIA NEWS SPECIAL: Turkey has advanced up to 20km into Kurdistan Region, PKK to blame: former Iraqi military chief of staff

11 May 2021 – Dilan Sirwan  RUDAW – ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — The Turkish military has advanced up to 20 km into the  Kurdistan Region, a former Iraqi military chief of staff told Rudaw on Monday, blaming the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) for pulling Turkey into the Kurdistan Region.

“In some places Turkey has advanced 9km, but in others they have advanced up to 15 to 20 km into the Kurdistan Region,” Babakir Zebari told Rudaw’s Samia Hassan on Monday, accusing the PKK of having an anti-Kurdistan Region agenda.

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MESOPOTAMIA NEWS BACKGROUNDER : ISIS & IRANIAN-BACKED MILITIAS COMPETE TO CONTROL BAGHDAD REGION

May 6, 2021 – Eva Kahan INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF WAR – Key Takeaway:

Iranian-backed militias are increasingly supplanting other Iraqi security forces and asserting control over Baghdad and surrounding areas, creating opportunities for ISIS to infiltrate Baghdad. Iranian-backed militias are also exerting control over populations and transit routes around Baghdad in hopes to eject US forces and set conditions to maintain a long-term demographic majority. Militia activity causes other Iraqi security forces to divide their attention between countering militias and countering ISIS, reducing the effectiveness of both efforts. ISIS is exploiting this gap to build durable support zones through the Baghdad Belts from which it can stage spectacular attacks. The Iraqi Security Forces must develop better local security strategies to more effectively counter both militia and ISIS campaigns in Baghdad and the Baghdad Belts.

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MESOPOTAMIA NEWS KURDISTAN – IRAK – Berichte: PKK greift erneut kurdische Peschmerga-Truppen an

In der Autonomieregion um Erbil habe es erneut Zusammenstöße zwischen den kurdischen Peschmerga-Truppen und der PKK-Terrororganisation gegeben.

Von NEX24 – Mai 10, 2021 Erbil – In der Autonomieregion um Erbil habe es erneut Zusammenstöße zwischen den kurdischen Peschmerga-Truppen und der PKK-Terrororganisation gegeben.

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MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : KURDISH KDP INTEL  NOT INVOLVED IN SOLEIMANI KILLING !

 

Official Kurdistan Counter Terrorism Directorate Denies Involvement in US Operation that Killed Iranian Top General

Basnews English 2021/05/09 – 17:32 ERBIL — The official Kurdistan Counter Terrorism Directorate, which is part of the Kurdistan Region Security Council (KRSC), has denied any involvement in the US operation that led to the killing of Iranian top general Qasem Soleimani on 3rd January 2020.

The directorate issues a statement on its official Facebook page on Sunday to make it clear that the “Kurdistan Counter Terrorism Group” or “CTG” referred in an investigative report published on Yahoo News earlier the day was on the forces affiliated under the command of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), and not related to the official security council of Kurdistan.

The article, entitled “ ‘Conspiracy is hard’: Inside the Trump administration’s secret plan to kill Qassem Soleimani”, written by Jack Murphy and Zach Dorfman, revealed details about the operation after interviewing “15 current and former U.S. officials”, saying that operatives from the Counter-Terrorism Group (CTG) had entered the Baghdad airport with the help of the US forces long before the operation.

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MESOPOTAMIA NEWS OVERVIEW KURDISTAN IRAQ- Kirkuk Minute May 6, 2021

A weekly brief of events that occurred in the Kurdish regions of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey.
Kirkuk 

  • Three peshmerga were martyred and two others were injured in an ISIS (Da’esh) assault on two military posts north of Kirkuk on Saturday. The attack began when Da’esh operatives covertly gathered near the two posts and fired on the Peshmerga, sparking clashes that lasted about an hour. Following the attack, Kurdish officials again warned of Da’esh’s ongoing exploitation of the security vacuum in Iraq’s “Disputed Territories” that was greatly exacerbated when Iraqi forces and Iranian-backed militias took control of the area following the events of October 16, 2017. Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi met with Iraqi and Peshmerga officials to discuss ongoing security issues in the region. According to the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs, Jabar Yawar, al-Kadhimi agreed to facilitate improved coordination between Iraqi forces and the Peshmerga in an attempt to counter the ongoing Da’esh presence.
  • On Sunday, Da’esh attacked a federal police position near Rashad sub-district west of Kirkuk. Additionally, Da’esh terrorists attacked Iranian-backed Turkmen militants in the vicinity of Bashir, south of Kirkuk city. The attack resulted in the death of one Turkmen militant and three others being wounded.
  • In Daquq district, Dae’sh terrorists attacked the Iraqi Army and the federal police on multiple fronts including near Tmour village. On the same night, the federal police were also attacked near Zandana (Zenana) village east of Tuz Khurmatu.
  • On Wednesday night, Da’esh terrorists blew up two oil fields (Fields 177 and 183) of Bai Hassan near Dibis district. As a result, an oil company police officer was killed.
  • As a result of increased terror attacks by Da’esh, security forces launched large scale raids on several homes in Kirkuk in attempts to arrest wanted terrorists including those hiding among the displaced people from Tikrit and Diyala. Furthermore, the Iraqi Minister of Defense transferred three brigades of Iraq’s 31st army division from the Kurdish Shwan sub-district to Hawija district in the western part of the province while four more army brigades from Baghdad have been stationed near Sargaran sub-district to protect the oil installations.
  • On Thursday, local police forces arrested several Iranian-backed Turkmen militants for attacking police officers on the streets Wednesday night. Initially the attackers refused to surrender to police which led the security forces to rally more forces surrounding the Turkmen Front headquarters building. The Iranian-backed Turkmen militants attackers are part of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) and members of a group known as “Kirkuk Shield.”
  • Due to an increase of coronavirus cases in Kirkuk, at least 27 people died last week. Despite lockdowns, the virus has spread largely in the province amid poor health services.

Tuz-Khurmatu

  • After continued attacks by Da’esh, the Iraqi security forces launched a new security operation in Saladin province, mainly in areas bordering the Hawija and Tuz Khurmatu districts. On Sunday, four army personnel were injured due to an IED explosion north of Tuz Khurmatu.

Khanaqin 

  • Due to frequent terror attacks, at least 23 Kurdish villages have been vacated since 2019 as residents were forced to flee. The vacated villages are located in the Aliawa and Bawa Mahmud areas. Da’esh has launched a number of attacks on Khanaqin’s western and southern areas including the kidnapping of shepherds.

Makhmour

  • In Mahmudia village of Qaraj Sub-district, a Da’esh IED severely wounded Iraqi army personnel on Sunday. Iraq’s second Brigade of the 14th army division has been in charge of the security in the area.

Shingal (Sinjar)

  • On Sunday, members of the Sinjar Resistance Units (YBS) arrested an Iraqi army officer in Snuny town near Shingal. The officer was held for one day before the YBS released him. Arresting the officer came as retaliation for the detention of two YBS members by the Iraqi army last week. Tensions remain high in the Yazidi region between a number of different security forces stationed there including Iranian-backed militias.

 

MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : KURDISH PKK Abducts Six Civilians, Forces Families to Speak Against Their Children

Basnews English 2021/05/08 – 16:56 ERBIL — The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has abducted six civilians in the Qandil area of Kurdistan Region and now forces their families to speak against the abductees.

PKK-affiliated media outlets have published statements from several people who commend the PKK for abducting their children on alleged spy charges.

In the statements, a woman, said to be the mother of one abductee, says her son “is paying for his mistake”, a controversial statement that is rather to legitimize the unlawful actions of the PKK against the people of Kurdistan Region.

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MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : – Drought conditions threaten Kurdistan’s rice cultivation as rain remains scarce

Hiwa Shilani The Harir and Batas Plain in Erbil province. ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The Harir and Batas Plain is one of the most famous areas for rice production in the Kurdistan Region, but the effects of drought are now causing fears that this year’s harvest will be much less than in previous years.

Water from irrigation projects in the area may not be enough to save this year’s harvest, especially as the Kurdistan Regional Government has declared 2021 a “year of drought,” and are preparing a plan to confront the lack of rainfall.

The drought could bring about one of the worst rice crops in years.

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MESOPOTAMIA NEWS ESSENTIAL QUESTION : Does EU have a political interest in Turkey’s Kurdish question?

Zana Kurda  – RUDAW – 7 May 2021 –  The European Union (EU), as an international body, does not have a long history with Kurdish issues compared to world powers such as the United States, Russia, France, and the United Kingdom. The first time the EU engaged with the Kurdish question was in the late 1980s. Between 1989 and 1994, the European Parliament passed a series of resolutions of unanimous support for Kurds in northern (Turkey) and southern (Iraq) Kurdistan. In the south, Saddam’s regime used chemical gas against the Kurds. In Turkey, military rule, which came to power in a coup d’état, followed a policy of fire and iron against the Kurds. These two events, one a genocide and the other a steady massacre, introduced the Kurdish cause to the Europeans.

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