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| ALAN | Jan 4 13, 1:58 Post #26 |
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| Russian Girenak Joseph, who visited Kirkuk in Kurdistan as a part of his tour throu the 1870 - 1873 AD, who published the results of his trip & his studies later in 1879, in the 4th volume in the Bulletin of the Caucasus department of the Royal Geographical Russian Society estimated Kirkuk's population as many as 12-50,000 people, & he emphasized that except 40 Christian families, the rest of the population were Kurds. As for The Turkmen & Arabs, they have not been already existed at the time. | |
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| the SUN child | Jan 5 13, 2:03 Post #27 |
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But there's a war between Shia Arabs and Sunni Arabs. And it will never stop. Without a dicator both groups will never live together under 1 roof. |
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| the SUN child | Jan 5 13, 2:14 Post #28 |
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True, I know what you mean. The tension between both groups is high. I’m also waiting for an explosive escalation between two groups, sooner or later it must happen. Edited by the SUN child, Jan 5 13, 2:14.
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| Kurdistano | Jan 5 13, 7:35 Post #29 |
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And you think this event wouldn't effect Kurdistan too? I hope for no civil war. Passive war against Maliki is much better for us. And its not only Sunni Arabs being against Maliki. |
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| ALAN | Jan 5 13, 2:08 Post #30 |
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It's a Kurdish name but after oil was found Arabs migrated there in bulk but still their number was small per 1921 documents by the Brits but saddam did the biggest share of bringing and settling Arabs in Hawija and Kirkuk city. Sunnis can kiss good bye kurdish Kirkuk districts and Kirkuk city if they want to continue saddam policy then they have to face our Peshmerga first but I doubt Qatar and Saudis will risk UAE interests in KRG . Once we sign deals in Kirkuk with Exxon chevron total and gazprom it's gave over for them. Since Arabs are minority after Turkmen they can do shit except take their Hawija and live their sorry as lives. Yes they can have Hawija and it does have oil in it but that's what 80 years of arabization does to your land, it would take us 80 years to reverse it I say just stuff it we just sever Kurdish Kirkuk the hell with Hawija |
| Russian Girenak Joseph, who visited Kirkuk in Kurdistan as a part of his tour throu the 1870 - 1873 AD, who published the results of his trip & his studies later in 1879, in the 4th volume in the Bulletin of the Caucasus department of the Royal Geographical Russian Society estimated Kirkuk's population as many as 12-50,000 people, & he emphasized that except 40 Christian families, the rest of the population were Kurds. As for The Turkmen & Arabs, they have not been already existed at the time. | |
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| ALAN | Jan 6 13, 12:22 Post #31 |
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Iraq Could Dissolve Parliament in 48 Hours, Sources Say By Paul D. Shinkman | January 4, 2013 (Jim Lo Scalzo for USN&WR) In a move that could draw Iraq back into the throws of religious infighting and potential civil war, the fledgling Baghdad government may be on the brink of dissolving parliament within days, a source tell U.S. News. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who leads the Shiite majority government, has used strong-arm tactics to marginalize opponents, mostly among minority Sunnis, says an official at private intelligence company Stratfor. These actions, along with some spill over from the civil war in Syria, have lead to violent protests in Iraq in recent days. The Iraq government may dissolve the parliament in as soon as 48 hours, according to Iraqi sources and media reported by Stratfor. [RELATED: Anti-U.S. Cleric al-Sadr Capitalizes on Turmoil] This was first reported by Arabic news service Al Arabiya. "It seems like there is enough momentum built up now where the resolution may be in dissolving parliament and holding fresh elections," says Kamran Bokhari, vice president of Middle Eastern and South Asian Affairs for Stratfor. Regional instability has contributed to the fragility of the Iraqi parliament, leading to deadly demonstrations in recent days. "[Al-Maliki] is seen by the Iranians and the Iraqi Shiite allies as jeopardizing their communal interests," he says. "Given the way things are heating up in Syria and the rise of Sunnis over there, I think the Sunnis in Iraq are being energized by the phenomenon across the border." [READ: Hezbollah Man Wanted By U.S. Freed By Iraq] Dissolving the parliament before the next elections in early 2014 is further complicated by the absence of much of the presidency council, which would participate in the temporary caretaker government. Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is currently in Germany for treatment following a stroke, and one of the two vice presidents, Tariq al-Hashemi, is currently in exile following murder charges. "Right now I doubt the Maliki government is easily accepting the idea there should be a caretaker government to come in in the interim and take over the elections," says Bokhari. "If that's the position of this government, and you return to sectarian fault lines, we could easily see this descending into violence if there is gridlock that continues for a long time." He also points to al Qaida operatives in Syria trying to exploit the chaotic situation there. A new sectarian fight in Iraq might prove another "fertile ground for jihadists," Bokhari says. A State Department spokeswoman declined to comment on the reports. [PHOTOS: The War in Iraq] When asked about the protests in Iraq, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Friday the U.S. ambassador meets weekly and sometimes daily with top Iraqi leaders. "We have had contacts with the Iraq government," she said. "Our ambassador in Iraq has meetings with all the key leaders, encouraging them to work with each other, to settle issues that they have through dialogue, to protect and preserve the basic tenets of the Iraqi constitution." Two Iraqi officials told Bloomberg Businessweek they did not call for dissolving the parliament, but did not deny that it could happen. When asked if the prime minister's State of Law bloc had issued the statement, lawmaker and member of the bloc Khalid al-Asadi told Bloomberg, "It's not true." "The State of Law didn't ask to dissolve the parliament," he said. "But when any party asks for dissolving the parliament and dissolve the government and call for early election, we will not stand against it." Maliki senior aide Izzat al-Shahbender told Bloomberg "this was one of options we discussed in the National Iraqi Alliance, which we have raised long ago, but we didn't issue a statement." |
| Russian Girenak Joseph, who visited Kirkuk in Kurdistan as a part of his tour throu the 1870 - 1873 AD, who published the results of his trip & his studies later in 1879, in the 4th volume in the Bulletin of the Caucasus department of the Royal Geographical Russian Society estimated Kirkuk's population as many as 12-50,000 people, & he emphasized that except 40 Christian families, the rest of the population were Kurds. As for The Turkmen & Arabs, they have not been already existed at the time. | |
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| Kurdistano | Jan 6 13, 12:45 Post #32 |
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whatever....
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| ALAN | Jan 6 13, 11:03 Post #33 |
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Anbar demonstrators stipulate 13 demands to stop their protests Sunday, 06 January 2013 14:16 Shafaq News / Shafaq News Agency obtained a letter that included the full demands of Anbar demonstrators sent to the parliament. Protesters required implementing 13 of their demands to stop their demonstrations. The demands focused on conducting a census, dissolving the operations leaders in the provinces, approving the amnesty law, the Federal Court law, release the women detainees on terror charges, stopping the executions sentences and accountability and justice law as well as achieving balance in the state institutions. |
| Russian Girenak Joseph, who visited Kirkuk in Kurdistan as a part of his tour throu the 1870 - 1873 AD, who published the results of his trip & his studies later in 1879, in the 4th volume in the Bulletin of the Caucasus department of the Royal Geographical Russian Society estimated Kirkuk's population as many as 12-50,000 people, & he emphasized that except 40 Christian families, the rest of the population were Kurds. As for The Turkmen & Arabs, they have not been already existed at the time. | |
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| ALAN | Jan 7 13, 9:56 Post #34 |
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Iraqi army fire live bullets to disperse protest in Mosul![]() Monday, 07 January 2013 13:20 Shafaq News / A local official in Nineveh province revealed that the Iraqi army fired live bullets to disperse a protest downtown Mosul. The source told "Shafaq News”, that” more than two hundred and fifty people tried this afternoon to storm Ahrar Square in the centre of Mosul to protest in it, but the Iraqi army stopped them and fired live bullets in the air to disperse them. " Security forces in Mosul are preventing for the third day demonstrating in Ahrar Square. The protests in Mosul have started after it starting in Anbar demanding to release detainees and delaying the anti-terrorism law as well as accountability and justice laws. |
| Russian Girenak Joseph, who visited Kirkuk in Kurdistan as a part of his tour throu the 1870 - 1873 AD, who published the results of his trip & his studies later in 1879, in the 4th volume in the Bulletin of the Caucasus department of the Royal Geographical Russian Society estimated Kirkuk's population as many as 12-50,000 people, & he emphasized that except 40 Christian families, the rest of the population were Kurds. As for The Turkmen & Arabs, they have not been already existed at the time. | |
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| ALAN | Jan 8 13, 11:12 Post #35 |
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Iraqi army fire live bullets to disperse protest in Mosul Monday, 07 January 2013 13:20 Shafaq News / A local official in Nineveh province revealed that the Iraqi army fired live bullets to disperse a protest downtown Mosul. The source told "Shafaq News”, that” more than two hundred and fifty people tried this afternoon to storm Ahrar Square in the centre of Mosul to protest in it, but the Iraqi army stopped them and fired live bullets in the air to disperse them. " Security forces in Mosul are preventing for the third day demonstrating in Ahrar Square. The protests in Mosul have started after it starting in Anbar demanding to release detainees and delaying the anti-terrorism law as well as accountability and justice laws. |
| Russian Girenak Joseph, who visited Kirkuk in Kurdistan as a part of his tour throu the 1870 - 1873 AD, who published the results of his trip & his studies later in 1879, in the 4th volume in the Bulletin of the Caucasus department of the Royal Geographical Russian Society estimated Kirkuk's population as many as 12-50,000 people, & he emphasized that except 40 Christian families, the rest of the population were Kurds. As for The Turkmen & Arabs, they have not been already existed at the time. | |
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| ALAN | Jan 8 13, 11:13 Post #36 |
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Al-Iraqiya liken Maliki's coalition statements to Izzat al-Duri's speech Monday, 07 January 2013 14:53 Shafaq News / AL- Iraqiya List described on Monday, the statements of the members and MPs of state of law coalition as “bad as Duri’s speech ," the former Vice President Izzat al-Duri, noting that the primary beneficiary of Duri’s appearance is those trying to thwart the demonstrations in some provinces of the country. The spokeswoman of al- Iraqiya List, Maysoon al-Damloji said in a statement in which "Shafaq News" received a copy of it that her coalition "denounces and is surprised from the statement launched by some members of State of law coalition , which is not less worse than the previous statement of Izzat al-Duri." "It is better for those to demand the Prime Minister explain to the citizens how Duri managed to reach Babel province heavily secured by the security services of the General Commander of the Armed Forces Office." " AL- Iraqiya List leadership has personalities that struggled against dictatorship for decades and sacrificed everything precious to make Iraq get rid of Republic of Fear, on the contrary some who were doing their best to gain the consent of the rulers in the past , claiming the opposite today." Damluji stressed "al-Iraqiya keenness on the continuing peaceful, independent demonstrations “. Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri appeared in a video last Friday as he said that he is in Babel province and accused the current Iraqi government led by Nuri al-Maliki of implementing what he described as "Persian project to divide Iraq into states since 7 years ago." Duri announced his support for the protests in the country, while vowed to target civilian and military supporters of what he called "as Safavid Project”. Moqtada al-Sadr, the leader of the Sadrist movement called on Sunday, the Iraqi army to support the existing peaceful demonstrations in the country, and suppresses what he called as "the offensive Baathist vioces" like al-Duri and anyone who supports him. Iraq has witnessed many crises and sit-ins taking place in Anbar, Salahuddin and Nineveh, which demands a radical change in the policy of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who faces numerous criticisms by the Kurds |
| Russian Girenak Joseph, who visited Kirkuk in Kurdistan as a part of his tour throu the 1870 - 1873 AD, who published the results of his trip & his studies later in 1879, in the 4th volume in the Bulletin of the Caucasus department of the Royal Geographical Russian Society estimated Kirkuk's population as many as 12-50,000 people, & he emphasized that except 40 Christian families, the rest of the population were Kurds. As for The Turkmen & Arabs, they have not been already existed at the time. | |
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| RawandKurdistani | Jan 12 13, 10:20 Post #37 |
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Yes, but there is a long way for the liberation of Northern Kurdistan. Otherwise i do agree with you. Kurdistan is located in a very strategic area. |
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I am confused by God's wisdom: In this world of States Why have the Kurds remained Stateless, dispossessed, What for have they all become fugitives, condemned? Ahmad Khani Feed the hungry and visit a sick person And free the captive If he be unjustly confined Assist any person oppressed Whether Muslim or non-Muslim - Prophet Muhammad Ibn Abdullah (PBUH) | |
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| ALAN | Jan 12 13, 7:26 Post #38 |
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i need translation for this video please from kurdish to arabic and some1 post it possibly on ssc !? its Arabs pf Hawija demoing against Milki and ask for withdrawal of dijla thugs, seems now the sunnis know the real reason behind dijla which at first they thought it was to save them lol |
| Russian Girenak Joseph, who visited Kirkuk in Kurdistan as a part of his tour throu the 1870 - 1873 AD, who published the results of his trip & his studies later in 1879, in the 4th volume in the Bulletin of the Caucasus department of the Royal Geographical Russian Society estimated Kirkuk's population as many as 12-50,000 people, & he emphasized that except 40 Christian families, the rest of the population were Kurds. As for The Turkmen & Arabs, they have not been already existed at the time. | |
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| ALAN | Jan 12 13, 11:30 Post #39 |
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Mosul respite al-Maliki three days and threatens of civil disobedience Saturday, 12 January 2013 15:04 Shafaq News / Civilian activists confirmed on Saturday, that demonstrators of Mosul gave three days for Prime Minister, Nuri al-Maliki as a respite to respond to their demands, threatening from civil disobedience if he rejects these demands. The civil rights activist, Haitham al-Abadi said in an interview for "Shafaq News", that "the crowd gathered in the main central area of Mosul gave the central government a maximum period of three days to respond to their demands," stressing that “they threatened to resort to civil disobedience if the government did not respond to these demands." He explained that "the civil disobedience would lead to the closure of shops and street in addition to other measures", Abadi preferred not to disclose it now. Abadi added that "he was subjected to beating a few days ago by unknown men because of his activity in Ahrar Square", adding that "hundreds of people came out today to protest near the building of Nineveh province, heading to Ahrar Square in the center of Mosul." It is noted that a number of Iraqi provinces, including Mosul is witnessing demonstrations and sit-ins demanding the government to release prisoners, cancel the accountability and justice law and anti- terrorism act 4 law and this is something rejected by the government and is not of its powers based on the constitution. |
| Russian Girenak Joseph, who visited Kirkuk in Kurdistan as a part of his tour throu the 1870 - 1873 AD, who published the results of his trip & his studies later in 1879, in the 4th volume in the Bulletin of the Caucasus department of the Royal Geographical Russian Society estimated Kirkuk's population as many as 12-50,000 people, & he emphasized that except 40 Christian families, the rest of the population were Kurds. As for The Turkmen & Arabs, they have not been already existed at the time. | |
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| ALAN | Jan 13 13, 3:47 Post #40 |
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Ahrar MP criticizes demonstrations support government Added by Baghdad Iraq on January 12, 2013. Baghdad - MP, Hussien al-Mansouri, of Ahrar bloc criticized the demonstrations launched in Baghdad to support the Government on Saturday. He stated to Iraqi News (IraqiNews.com) “The demonstrations that were launched in Baghdad on Saturday are paid by the Government,” noting that “The demonstrators are paid about 30 to 40 $.” Parodying these demonstrations, he said “These demonstrations are useful to eliminate the unemployment.” He continued making fun of these demonstrations mentioning “The Government must continue paying these demonstrations in all the provinces to end the unemployment.” Baghdad witnessed demonstrations supporting the government on Saturday. |
| Russian Girenak Joseph, who visited Kirkuk in Kurdistan as a part of his tour throu the 1870 - 1873 AD, who published the results of his trip & his studies later in 1879, in the 4th volume in the Bulletin of the Caucasus department of the Royal Geographical Russian Society estimated Kirkuk's population as many as 12-50,000 people, & he emphasized that except 40 Christian families, the rest of the population were Kurds. As for The Turkmen & Arabs, they have not been already existed at the time. | |
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| ALAN | Jan 13 13, 3:48 Post #41 |
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credit goes to our Swedish member
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| Russian Girenak Joseph, who visited Kirkuk in Kurdistan as a part of his tour throu the 1870 - 1873 AD, who published the results of his trip & his studies later in 1879, in the 4th volume in the Bulletin of the Caucasus department of the Royal Geographical Russian Society estimated Kirkuk's population as many as 12-50,000 people, & he emphasized that except 40 Christian families, the rest of the population were Kurds. As for The Turkmen & Arabs, they have not been already existed at the time. | |
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| Kinematik | Jan 13 13, 5:16 Post #42 |
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Think this is true? https://twitter.com/inKurdistan/status/290134315591942144 |
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| ALAN | Jan 13 13, 8:39 Post #43 |
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kak brendar can you tell me what this says ? it was like bombarded on a kurdish group in FB !!??
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| Russian Girenak Joseph, who visited Kirkuk in Kurdistan as a part of his tour throu the 1870 - 1873 AD, who published the results of his trip & his studies later in 1879, in the 4th volume in the Bulletin of the Caucasus department of the Royal Geographical Russian Society estimated Kirkuk's population as many as 12-50,000 people, & he emphasized that except 40 Christian families, the rest of the population were Kurds. As for The Turkmen & Arabs, they have not been already existed at the time. | |
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| ALAN | Jan 13 13, 8:45 Post #44 |
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Mosul demonstrators begin the countdown of their deadline to the government Sunday, 13 January 2013 11:10 Shafaq News / Hundreds of demonstrators in Ahrar square in the central of Mosul in Nineveh province gathered on Sunday , marking the start of the countdown to their 72 hours deadline that they give to the government so that It would respond to their requests, while renewed their threat of civil disobedience if it refused to respond, they demanded the rest of the Iraqi provinces to support their claims. Shafaq News reporter in Mosul said that "hundreds of demonstrators came out today in Ahrar square in the centre of Mosul renewing their demands, which they have made since more than eighteen days ago." The demonstrators of Mosul gave the Iraqi government three days to meet their demands and threatened of civil disobedience declaration if it didn’t respond to them. "The leadership of Nineveh operations allocated Ahrar Square in the center of Mosul a gathering place for demonstrators to express their demands after the elders and preachers called to for a unified prayer," pointing to "the call to assemble on Friday in Ahrar square and Nuri great mosque in the right side of Mosul and Sedeq Rashan mosque in the left side.” He added that "the elders and notables of Rabia sub-district expressed support for the demands of the demonstrators in Mosul, Anbar and Diyala provinces." Anbar, Nineveh and Salahuddin provinces are witnessing since 25 of December 2012, demonstrations demanding the release of innocent prisoners and women detainees, correct the course of government, approve the amnesty law, and cancel the accountability and justice law and the law of 4 terrorism. |
| Russian Girenak Joseph, who visited Kirkuk in Kurdistan as a part of his tour throu the 1870 - 1873 AD, who published the results of his trip & his studies later in 1879, in the 4th volume in the Bulletin of the Caucasus department of the Royal Geographical Russian Society estimated Kirkuk's population as many as 12-50,000 people, & he emphasized that except 40 Christian families, the rest of the population were Kurds. As for The Turkmen & Arabs, they have not been already existed at the time. | |
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| Kinematik | Jan 13 13, 9:28 Post #45 |
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What do you think Talabani will say? |
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| ALAN | Jan 14 13, 12:51 Post #46 |
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our soldiers killed in armed attack in Samarra Sunday, 13 January 2013 14:45 Shafaq News / A source in the local police in Samarra in Salahuddin province said on Sunday that four soldiers were killed in insurgents attack belonging to al -Qaeda, near Samarra. The source, who asked not to be named, told "Shafaq News", that "The gunmen in two cars carried out an armed attack by a grenade at a checkpoint army from the northern side of the entrance to the district and was followed by an attack with automatic weapons on them and caused the deaths of four Iraqi soldiers at the checkpoint ". The sources said "the attack is considered the toughest to take place against the military forces during the current year which looked an action to active al- Qaeda cells “. Salahuddin is one of the hot provinces from the security side as gunmen who belong to al- Qaeda and the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the remnants of the former regime are active there, according to security sources in the province. |
| Russian Girenak Joseph, who visited Kirkuk in Kurdistan as a part of his tour throu the 1870 - 1873 AD, who published the results of his trip & his studies later in 1879, in the 4th volume in the Bulletin of the Caucasus department of the Royal Geographical Russian Society estimated Kirkuk's population as many as 12-50,000 people, & he emphasized that except 40 Christian families, the rest of the population were Kurds. As for The Turkmen & Arabs, they have not been already existed at the time. | |
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| ALAN | Jan 15 13, 3:31 Post #47 |
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Elder of Jabour clan killed in Mosul Monday, 14 January 2013 18:58 Shafaq News / Sheikh of Jabour clan was killed after gunmen opened fire towards him in Mosul city, according to local police in Nineveh. An officer in the police told "Shafaq News" that "the Sheikh of Jabour clan, Muhammad Tahir Jabour Abed Rabbo was killed after an armed group fired him and fled to an unknown destination." He noted that the leader of the clan was killed in Badush area. http://www.shafaaq.com/en/ |
| Russian Girenak Joseph, who visited Kirkuk in Kurdistan as a part of his tour throu the 1870 - 1873 AD, who published the results of his trip & his studies later in 1879, in the 4th volume in the Bulletin of the Caucasus department of the Royal Geographical Russian Society estimated Kirkuk's population as many as 12-50,000 people, & he emphasized that except 40 Christian families, the rest of the population were Kurds. As for The Turkmen & Arabs, they have not been already existed at the time. | |
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| ALAN | Jan 15 13, 3:36 Post #48 |
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Protests of Kirkuk Arabs against the central government![]() Protesters during their Friday prayer - Photo: Ahmad Shwani Contrary to the programs that the Arabic Political Council was showcasing, the Arabs of Kirkuk have protested not against the Peshmarga forces, but rather against the Iraqi army and the Tigris operations. The Sunni Arabs of Kirkuk marched on the streets showing their support for the protests going on in Saladin, Nainawa, and Anbar. The protests started after the Friday prayers from Quds street, as they were holding to the mottos against Nouri al-Maliki’s government, and showed their support for the protests in the other Sunni provinces of Iraq. Their main demands were the withdrawal of Article four of the Terror Laws, a special judiciary regarding the termination of the Baath, and the release of the prisoners. Another demand of the protesters was for the withdrawal of the Tigris operation forces from the province as the protestors view them as the source of the problematic issues and troubles in the area. The Arab Political Council held a press conference on Thursday, January 10, and according to the statements they gave at that time, the demands of the protests were supposed to be against the presence of the Peshmarga forces and the security forces of Kurdistan in the province as well as the release of the Arab prisoners in the penitentiaries of the Kurdistan region. One of the organizers of the protest, Benyan al-Ubeidi, told Kirkuk Now that they demand the withdrawal of the Tigris operation forces and the twelfth division of the Iraqi army because according to him, the forces were brought to the province to suppress the Sunni Arabs. Similar to the protesters in Kirkuk, numbers of Sunni Arabs gathered in Hawija to show their support for the recent protests in Iraq but the officials of the district did not allow the protesters to proceed with their rally. ![]() Scene of the protest - Photo: Ahmad Shwani Mazin abu-Galal, a leader in the Iraqi National Accord told Kirkuk Now “We really appreciate the security forces as they treated us properly and tried to protect us and proved they are neutral regarding political issues but despite permission being granted for protests in Hawija, the Iraqi army didn’t allow people to participate in the protest, which is really something to worry about.” One of the protesters named Ismail al-Hadidi told Kirkuk Now that they have rallied to show their support for the other protests in other Sunni provinces of Iraq. He also added that they do not want to cause troubles and raise tensions in the province but to protest for their rights “in a civilized manner.” Ahmad Shwani – Kirkuk Now |
| Russian Girenak Joseph, who visited Kirkuk in Kurdistan as a part of his tour throu the 1870 - 1873 AD, who published the results of his trip & his studies later in 1879, in the 4th volume in the Bulletin of the Caucasus department of the Royal Geographical Russian Society estimated Kirkuk's population as many as 12-50,000 people, & he emphasized that except 40 Christian families, the rest of the population were Kurds. As for The Turkmen & Arabs, they have not been already existed at the time. | |
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| ALAN | Jan 15 13, 3:47 Post #49 |
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SOON the wrath of Sunni arab world will unleash on maliki and his puppet followers, they are gonna be SO SORRY that they didnt solve their issues with the Kurds. iraq minister 'escapes assassination' [16:57] 13/Jan/14 PNA-IRAQ'S finance minister, locked in dispute with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, has escaped an apparent assassination attempt when his convoy was struck by a roadside bomb. Rafa al-Essawi's convoy had been travelling between the towns of Fallujah and Abu Ghraib, west of Baghdad, on Sunday when the bomb went off, two security officials said. No one in Essawi's entourage was harmed but some of the vehicles were damaged, the officials said. The blast comes amid a political crisis. Weeks of anti-government demonstrations in Sunni Arab majority areas have hardened opposition against the Shi'ite prime minister. Maliki is at loggerheads with his erstwhile government partners in the Sunni-backed Iraqiya bloc over its accusations of authoritarianism and sectarianism in the run-up to key provincial polls. The demonstrations in Sunni areas have decried alleged misuse of anti-terror laws to hold members of the minority community, and claim Sunnis are being targeted by the Shi'ite-led authorities. The prime minister has countered with a threat to order security forces to disperse the protests, which were sparked by the December 20 arrest of at least nine of Essawi's guards. Essawi is a leading member of the Iraqiya bloc, which, while a member of Maliki's unity government, has called for him to quit. Powerful Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, whose movement counts 40 members of parliament and five ministers among its ranks, has also publicly opposed Maliki. The protests come with barely three months to go before provincial elections, a key barometer of support for Maliki and his opponents ahead of a general election next year. |
| Russian Girenak Joseph, who visited Kirkuk in Kurdistan as a part of his tour throu the 1870 - 1873 AD, who published the results of his trip & his studies later in 1879, in the 4th volume in the Bulletin of the Caucasus department of the Royal Geographical Russian Society estimated Kirkuk's population as many as 12-50,000 people, & he emphasized that except 40 Christian families, the rest of the population were Kurds. As for The Turkmen & Arabs, they have not been already existed at the time. | |
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| Kinematik | Jan 15 13, 7:14 Post #50 |
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In what way Alan ? |
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