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The Kurdish Peshmerga condemned the Iraqi takeover of Kirkuk as a “flagrant declaration of war,” Rudaw news agency reports, citing a statement by the Peshmerga General Command. Kurdish forces warned the Iraqi prime minister he would pay a “heavy price” for initiating the conflict.
The Iraqi military has been deployed to “impose security” in the resource-rich province of Kirkuk. Iraqi troops have seized control over several key Kurdish Peshmerga-held positions near Kirkuk and continue their advance, Reuters reports, citing the Iraqi military.
The Turkish president then warned that Israel’s support would be insufficient to sustain the Iraqi Kurds’ drive for independence and would not save them from international isolation. Erdogan added that Tel Aviv does not exercise sufficient leverage over the world community.
Things are certainly accelerating in Iraq between the Iraqi government and the Kurds attempting to claim independence. It is going to be very interesting to see how this all plays out considering that they do not have any allies in the area.
originally posted by: intrptr
a reply to: elementalgrove
Things are certainly accelerating in Iraq between the Iraqi government and the Kurds attempting to claim independence. It is going to be very interesting to see how this all plays out considering that they do not have any allies in the area.
Time to suppress the Kurds again.
When Saddam did that he used Nerve gas suppled by the uS gubment.
originally posted by: buckwhizzle
Keep ‘em fighting so that the U.S. can sell weapons to both sides.
originally posted by: the2ofusr1
a reply to: elementalgrove
Tagging your thread . In following this two things come to mind . Trumps declaration of calling the Iranian military a terrorist group which they are not and rumor that some Kurds are joining Iraq while Kurd forces are fleeing . MoA has a good piece up www.moonofalabama.org...
Iraqi forces had moved into several major oil fields north of Kirkuk, as well as its airport and an important military base, according to Iraqi sources. Kurdish party headquarters inside Kirkuk had been abandoned. Baghdad said the Peshmerga had withdrawn “without fighting”, but clashes were reported south of Kirkuk. While politicians and authorities led by Barzani’s Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) have said they will stand their ground and fight, their rival Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) has been more amenable to an agreement to allow Baghdad to enter. Supporters of KRG President Masoud Barzani blamed the PUK for a lose of Kirkuk and US for an absense of the support.
originally posted by: the2ofusr1
a reply to: elementalgrove
There is good reason to believe that a lot of those ISIS fighters are actually Kurds . So a change of clothing is no big deal .
originally posted by: the2ofusr1
a reply to: elementalgrove
There is good reason to believe that a lot of those ISIS fighters are actually Kurds . So a change of clothing is no big deal .
Turkey is a very big question mark for me . After giving support to alquada for years they just moved into Idlib with no fighting and took up positions to block the Kurds ...Now although Syria is making noise about it the Russians and Iranians seem to be quiet so something is up with that .
OR they could be turks wearing ISIS colors. they dont wear arm patches so we dont know.
originally posted by: the2ofusr1
a reply to: yuppa
Maybe that would be worth looking at right after they deal with Palestine don't ya think .
The UN precursor Organization Screwwed them out of their own country as well. Maybe its time to go back and correct such a miscarriage of justice hmm?
The Jewish rebellion is what lead to the war that drove all jews out of not only their home land but other parts of the Empire . The Romans tried to work with them but they would not . eta also the Bible teaches that the Hebrew were a mixed bag of peoples ...how far back do we want to go ?
YEah the ROMANS renaming JUDEA into palestine and stealing it from the JEws would be a good place to start. And the truth is "palestinians" according to Yasser arafatt(the greates PAli of all btw) and former PLO leadership they are a made up people thought up by them and th eKGB to try and destabilize a US ally.
originally posted by: starwarsisreal
a reply to: elementalgrove
Well it's not just the Iraqi government that don't want the Kurds to break away. Iran and Turkey doesn't want it either. Also, the TPTB doesn't want it either because it will lead to a domino affect where other separatists movement around the world want to break away.
originally posted by: AndyFromMichigan
There are some Kurdish sympathizers in another thread. They think they're going to be like Israel: defeating the entire damn Middle East in a war and defending their little state indefinitely.