Kurdish politician criticizes PYD policies in Syria

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“The philosophy of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan that Muslim stated recently has not been used anywhere in this world and it is wrong. Today, the Kurdish dream is close to coming true. There must be a Kurdish independent state in Iran, Turkey and Syria, and this independent state is very close in Iraq.”

08.07.2014 – BasNews, Syria – Secretary General of the Syrian Kurdish Union Party, Ibrahim Bro exclusively spoke to BasNews and criticized the Democratic Union Party (PYD) for refusing a nation state for Kurds..

“We as Kurds in Syria are trying to establish a federal system as a solution for Kurdish people in the country, but this request has not been accepted by the Syrian Opposition. They come from different backgrounds, some of them were member of the Ba’ath party before and others are part of the Muslim Brotherhood. All of them have a national ideology in their mind, but despite that, we continuously say that Kurds are different nation,” said Bro.

He pointed out that although the situation in Syria is similar to Iraq they will not imitate the Kurdistan Region’s experience. He believes that even the Sunni people hold the power in Syria, the massacre will take place again and there will be tensions between Kurds and Arabs, Muslims and Christians. Thus, he stated that the solution is to establish a federal system in Syria, like the one that was established by the Alawites.

About the three Kurdish administration cantons [Syrian Kurdistan] in Syria, Bro said: “First of all, these cantons have confused Kurdish requests. We demand a Kurdish federal region in Syria. Unfortunately, these three cantons have divided Syrian Kurdistan into three pieces and none of them have Kurdistan’s name. Syrian opposition will be obliged to accept Kurdish federal region in Syria.”

He noted that demographically Syrian Kurdistan is different from the Kurdistan Region because in Syria there are Sunni Arab, Alwite Arab and Druze but there can be a federal region for Kurds, Alwite and Sunni Arab to be created.

In regards to PYD Co-Chairman Salih Muslim who claimed that nation-states are outdated, Bro mentioned: “the philosophy of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan that Muslim stated recently has not been used anywhere in this world and it is wrong. Today, the Kurdish dream is close to coming true. There must be a Kurdish independent state in Iran, Turkey and Syria, and this independent state is very close in Iraq.”

“We are under a huge historical responsibility now for those attacks carried out on Kobane city in Syrian Kurdistan. Today, ISIS insurgents are attacking Syrian Kurdistan so brutally with their heavy weapon and PYD/YPG cannot stand against them. The only way to stand against these attacks is to have unity among Kurds so that they can support each other,” added Bro.He talked about Kurdistan Region’s independence and stated: “There are no Kurds against independence, but the important point is after gaining independence. It is vital for Kurds to decide to which country they want to link themselves to as a confederal state because only a confederal system can protect Kurdish independence.” Bro mentioned that it is important for the Kurdistan Region to declare a confederal system within Iraq, if not then they can have it with Turkey and in this way none of the countries can attack or damage Kurdistan. http://basnews.com/en/News/Details/Kurdish-politician-criticizes-PYD-policies-in-Syria/26150