Peshmerga

[Rando]

(this picture is sad. it was taken in the peshmerga-turkish army operation where they caught 5 PKK soldiers)

[alan131210]

[alan131210]

[diako_ber]

Why did the peshmerga help the Turkish army?

[Rando]

Why did the peshmerga help the Turkish army?

http://www.todayszaman.com/news-274836- ... ation.html

[unitedkurdistan]

Why did the peshmerga help the Turkish army?

http://www.todayszaman.com/news-274836- ... ation.html

This is why Barzani is pissing me of right now, if we want the kurdish question alive in N.K we need PKK alive. When will it come that he stops thinking of the best interest in just S.K.

[hevalo27]

Why did the peshmerga help the Turkish army?

http://www.todayszaman.com/news-274836- ... ation.html

This is why Barzani is pissing me of right now, if we want the kurdish question alive in N.K we need PKK alive. When will it come that he stops thinking of the best interest in just S.K.

todayzaman is a turkish news agency and near by the turkish government. the turkish government controle all important news agencys and thats just propaganda. dont trust them

[talsor]

Why did the peshmerga help the Turkish army?

http://www.todayszaman.com/news-274836- ... ation.html

Wow , since when do we trust Turkish sources ? They publish garbage like that to create division among Kurds and our debate here is evidence of that .

[alan131210]

March 29, 2012

ERBIL-Hewlêr, Kurdistan region 'Iraq', — Kurdistan region president Massoud Barzani called to establish a defense and security network in Iraq's Kurdistan.

This comes within the framework of the reforms to be made in the political, administrative and security spheres.

In a statement received by Aswat al-Iraq, he declared the general outline of reforms strategy in Kurdistan, which shall be published openly before the Kurdish public opinion with its finer details to be presented for further discussion.

He added that the reform strategy will combat corruption, through common consultations among Kurdish establishments and intellectuals.

"Transparency shall be the main guide for this strategy," Barzani clarified.

Barzani confirmed that the strategy will include the general free elections, including the financing of the political parties and exposing their financial resources.

Commenting on Kurdistan Peshmerga and the security forces, he called to continue the present achievements with the hope of unifying these two institutions before the end of this year,www.ekurd.net in addition to preparing a suitable and modern defense apparatus for the region.

Among other things contained in the statement, Barzani confirmed the independence of the judicial system and law implementation with justice.

The reforms will include the administrative question that is related to appointments and retirement, in addition to salaries without any discrimination of race, sex and loyalty.

Barzani confirmed the necessity to lay out a political policy that coincides with market economy, as well as active participation of the non-governmental organizations, as concluded by the statement.

aswataliraq.info

[alan131210]

police castle

[alan131210]

KHANAQIN, Iraq -- Jasim Muhammad, a Kurdish resident of Saadiya, fled his hometown -- under persecution from “terrorist groups” -- and settled in Khanaqin.

"The security situation in the city improves for a few days every now and then, but then it deteriorates again,” he says.

Following a series of attacks on Kurdish families by armed groups in Diyala province, the Iraqi government and authorities of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) agreed to send a joint patrol of Iraqi and Peshmerga forces to the area.

Residents of Saadiya and Jalawla complained that the deployment of forces did not reduce the level of violence, and as a result hundreds of families fled for the safety of the Kurdish region.

Recently, the Iraqi army replaced its units and sent in new troops, which has given hope to some residents that it may improve security.

According to Jabbar Yawar, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Peshmerga, troops are building outposts in Saadiya.

“We will deploy our forces to the city as soon as the construction work on the outposts is done," Yawar said.

The Peshmerga outposts will be located in Jalawla, Saadiya, Qaratapa and Khanaqin -- towns that are home to hundreds of Kurdish families.

Baghdad has often been against the deployment of Peshmerga forces to Diyala province, arguing that it falls outside the territories of the autonomous Kurdistan Region.

But Yawar maintained that Iraq has agreed to the deployment of Peshmerga in the area.

“We have signed an agreement with the Iraqi Ministry of Defense that allows the Peshmerga troops’ 3rd Division to be stationed on the outskirts of Jalawla and Saadiya," he said.

Meanwhile, some security officials believe posting Peshmergas on the outskirts of the city won’t improve the security situation.

Salah Ismael Dalo, director of Garmiyan Security Forces (Asayish), told Rudaw, "Placing Peshmerga troops outside the cities does not help stability in the city. All the outposts are being built outside the cities."

In response to demands from Kurdish residents of the area to send Peshmerga forces into the city to protect their lives and businesses, Yawar said, "The law does not allow us to station our troops in the cities. But we are in talks with Baghdad to ensure that 32 percent of policemen in the city are from the Kurdish community."

In late February, several explosions rocked Saadiya’s Maaskar neighborhood, killing five Kurds and injuring more than 10.

Residents say that, following the explosion, 200 Kurdish families left the city and more families are still leaving.

According to Salah Ismael Dalo, since the fall of Saddam's regime more than 700 Kurdish families have fled to Khanaqin.

But Muhammad believes the number is closer to 1,500 families.

Data from the local offices of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), on the other hand, suggests that 8,000 Arab families have since moved to the area from the rest of Iraq.

ekurd.com

[alan131210]

[brendar]

Kak alan, i have a question:

Why doesnt KRG unite all the peshmerga forces, including PDK, YNK, and the rest?

What is exactly the situation and isnt this one of the points that needs to be passed in the kurdish parliament? or is it illegal to do so because of the iraqi law!

[alan131210]

Kak alan, i have a question:

Why doesnt KRG unite all the peshmerga forces, including PDK, YNK, and the rest?

What is exactly the situation and isnt this one of the points that needs to be passed in the kurdish parliament? or is it illegal to do so because of the iraqi law!

They are , 8 bridges have been united 4 are under unification as we speak and 4 more will be done before years end . Then we will have a unified army under govt control and just few days ago barzani asked once unification is done we have to equip our army with modern weapons

[Rando]

Jabbar Yawar, denied the Secretary General of the Ministry of Peshmerga in Kurdistan Regional Government, reported by some news media, that the central government agreed to pay the salaries of the elements of the Peshmerga.

Yawar said in a statement received (and independent Iraqi news agency) that "the central government did not seem to approve the exchange Rotb for 70 thousand members of the Peshmerga, and all the news published on this topic is incorrect."

"The budget of the Ministry of Peshmerga allocated annually from the budget of the Kurdistan region which is estimated at 17% of the Iraqi budget, the General has directed the budget allocated to the Ministry of Peshmerga to the Ministry of Finance and awaits ratification in parliament of Kurdistan."

Yawar said that the Peshmerga forces, according to the Constitution of Iraq, is a force in the Iraqi defense system, and the central government must secure the budget for it."