Tribal Kurdish president Barzani: Iraq needs foreign troops due to ISIS activity

[Shapur Zol Aktaf]

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Iraq still requires support of the US-led International Coalition against the Islamic State (ISIS), Kurdistan Region’s President Nechirvan Barzani said on Wednesday. His statements contested the Iraqi Parliament’s “unilateral decision” to call for the expulsion of foreign troops from Iraq.

“We in the Kurdistan Region assert that we believe Iraq generally needs the support of the Coalition Forces to fight against Daesh terrorists,” President Barzani, using the Arabic acronym for ISIS, told reporters in a press conference following a meeting with top leaders of Kurdish parties.

The President’s comments were in response to a non-binding resolution voted on by Iraqi parliament last Sunday which asked the Iraqi government to have foreign troops expelled from Iraq, effectively ending Iraq’s membership in the US-led Global Coalition to defeat ISIS.

Out of 329 total seats in Iraq’s parliament, only 172 MPs attended the session. The large majority of MPs present represented Shiite blocs. Almost all Kurdish and Sunni MPs boycotted the session in tacit support for a continued Coalition presence in Iraq.

The president expressed concern that one sectarian group, Iraq’s Shiite political parties, made such a “consequential decision” on its own, asserting that the parliamentary decision didn't bode well for other Iraqis including Kurds.

Part of parliament’s justification for expelling foreign troops was the assertion that ISIS has been defeated in Iraq, so the Coalition forces are no longer necessary. However, the terrorist organization continues to engage in deadly operations against Iraqi forces, Coalition forces and civilians.

The Islamic State first swept across Northern and Central Iraq in 2014, capturing Iraq’s second largest city, Mosul, and many other cities in a blitzkrieg operation. The fight was costly in blood and resources for Iraqis, and the Iraqi Foreign Ministry formally asked the UN for assistance in counter-ISIS operations. This led to the formation of the US-led Coalition.

The US military, which had withdrawn from Iraq in 2011, returned to the country in 2014 and has been there ever since. There are now 5,000 US troops stationed across Iraq to train, advise, and assist Iraqi forces in the fight against ISIS.

The bases which host these forces have in recent months been subject to rocket attacks conducted by Iran-backed Shiite militias, the latest of which killed an American contractor and injured several service members at Kirkuk’s K1 military base. This set off a chain of escalatory actions between the US and Iran, culminating in the drone strike assassination of Iran’s top general while he was visiting Baghdad.

The Coalition on Saturday announced the temporary suspension of its training and anti-ISIS operations in order to prioritize the defense of Coalition personnel from anticipated Iranian military action.

Mounting conflict between the United States and Iran on Iraqi territory has evidently distracted all parties from the anti-ISIS operations. Due to disputes between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Iraqi federal government, and a lack of cooperation between Kurdish and Iraqi security forces, ISIS sleeper cells have been thriving in a 1000-kilometer swath of territory stretching from the Iran-Iraq border to the Syria-Iraq border.

President Barzani’s analysis of the continued need for an effective force to fight ISIS comes as attacks have been on the rise. Just in December, at least 8 Iraqi soldiers were killed due to ISIS attacks. In rural villages like Makhmur, villagers are left to fend for themselves against frequent ISIS incursions.

“From what we see in news, the security information we receive on a daily basis, we see that the operations of the terrorist forces in Iraq are increasing in a systematic manner. This is a cause of concern for the Kurdistan Region and all of Iraq,” stated the President.

President Barzani's remarks came after a meeting on Wednesday between the leadership of the Kurdistan Region's three governing bodies (the parliament, the ruling government led by the prime minister, and the presidency). The three governing bodies released a joint statement saying that the Kurdistan Region "seeks stability and peace and urges all parties to refrain from dragging the Kurdistan Region into the rivalries."

The statement further added, "The Kurdistan Region views the support of the International Coalition in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region in confronting terror as a necessity, particularly since the terrorist group's movements and actions have resurged."

https://www.rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/080120202

 

[PakFactor]

These Kurds are utter dogs of the west — did Saladin really pop out of a Kurdish women?

Turkey needs to finish the job cause these sort of nations are termites within the Ummah.

 

[Pakistani Fighter]

These Kurds are utter dogs of the west — did Saladin really pop out of a Kurdish women?

Turkey needs to finish the job cause these sort of nations are termites within the Ummah.

Nurudin Zangi was a Kurd too

 

[HAIDER]

Nurudin Zangi was a Kurd too

One more Kurd .

 

[Saddam Hussein]

These Kurds are utter dogs of the west — did Saladin really pop out of a Kurdish women?

Turkey needs to finish the job cause these sort of nations are termites within the Ummah.

Saladin was Arab, as you are Arab and as everyone in the imaginary Kurdistan is a lost Arab. It's a matter of miseducation

 

[MMM-E]

Nurudin Zangi was a Kurd too

Nuraddin Zangi was a TURK
Zangid Dynasty was a Muslim dynasty of Oghuz Turk origin which ruled parts of the Levant and Upper Mesopotamia of the Seljuk Empire

Nuraddin was the second son of Imadaddin Zangi, the Turkish atabeg of Aleppo and Mosul, who was a devoted enemy of the crusader presence in Syria

In 1148, the Second Crusade arrived in Syria, led by Louis VII of France and Conrad III of Germany. Nuraddin's Turkish Army victories and the Crusader's losses in Asia Minor

The Crusaders occupied Alexandria and Cairo and made Egypt a tributary state
Caliph Al-Adid requested help from Nuraddin and Nuraddin sent Turkish Army led by General Shirkuh and his nephew Saladin

At the beginning of 1169 Shirkuh arrived and the Crusaders once more were forced to retreat
Nuraddin gained full control of Egypt


btw Saladin was an Arab ( father Arab and mother Turk )
Saladin Ayyubi's brothers have Turkic names like Tughtekin, Buri, and Turan

 

[mangekyo]

Who cares what ethnicity someone who lived 1000 years ago had.

The fact is, Kurds who are US puppets, control the oil in Iraq. And they have 0 intention to give back the oil to Iraq central government

 

[MMM-E]

Who cares what ethnicity someone who lived 1000 years ago had.

The fact is, Kurds who are US puppets, control the oil in Iraq. And they have 0 intention to give back the oil to Iraq central government

in reality , Iran , Iraqi Kurds and Shiite Iraqis welcomed invasion of Iraq by the US and the UK to destroy sunni muslim SADDAM

OBAMA gave Iraq to Iran and now TRUMP's America is fighting for kicking Iran out of Iraq

and the West use Kurds to destroy Iraq,Syria,Turkey ( territorial integrity ) for Israeli interests

 

[Ansu fati]

Nurudin Zangi was a Kurd too

No he wasn’t

One more Kurd .

Saladin had arab and turkish heritage later his family used to have turkish name because they were impressed by turkish states victories against mongols and crudaiders
This fake propaganda is pushed recently by western brainwashing machine(BBC CNN...)

 

[PakFactor]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/topics/africa/saladin

Says he’s Kurdish and other historical records claim his father was a displaced mercenary of Kurdish origin. Though his 2 brothers were given Turkish names his remaining siblings were given Arabic names.

 

[Ansu fati]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/topics/africa/saladin

Says he’s Kurdish and other historical records claim his father was a displaced mercenary of Kurdish origin. Though his 2 brothers were given Turkish names his remaining siblings were given Arabic names.

Today they are stealing Saladin tomorrow they will steal Erturgul and say that he was displaced kurdish mercenary
Classical zionist way of twisting history
There is reason why fakestan(kurdistan) is called israel 2.0 EVEN BY WESTERN SOURCES the same sources you cite about this topic i wonder why if he was kurd he didn’t pointed that out?? Every muslim/christian ruler revealed his ethnic(tribe at that time) identity only saladon didn’t and now almost 1000 years later western historians are attributing/giving identity because it suits their agenda
I have no doubt that by 2025 or maybe sooner Wikipedia will portray nuradin zangi as kurd i am old enough to remember that 10 years ago Wikipedia didn’t have non-turkish names for TURKISH CITIES but now almost every city is given fake name isn’t it a bit hypocritical when new york or madrid have only english and spanish names but suddenly they have added new names for turkish cities in the last 5-7 years
I am intentionally quoting Wikipedia about zengi because they will change the ethnicity of nuradin zangi very soon
Despite all of this written my question for you is why saladin didn’t claimed his ethnicity himself but others(westerners since 2010s almost 1000 years after) are determining his identity?

 

[mangekyo]

Does Kurds have historical buildings or anything historical?

Today they are stealing Saladin tomorrow they will steal Erturgul and say that he was displaced kurdish mercenary
Classical zionist way of twisting history
There is reason why fakestan(kurdistan) is called israel 2.0 EVEN BY WESTERN SOURCES the same sources you cite about this topic i wonder why if he was kurd he didn’t pointed that out?? Every muslim/christian ruler revealed his ethnic(tribe at that time) identity only saladon didn’t and now almost 1000 years later western historians are attributing/giving identity because it suits their agenda
I have no doubt that by 2025 or maybe sooner Wikipedia will portray nuradin zangi as kurd i am old enough to remember that 10 years ago Wikipedia didn’t have non-turkish names for TURKISH CITIES but now almost every city is given fake name isn’t it a bit hypocritical when new york or madrid have only english and spanish names but suddenly they have added new names for turkish cities in the last 5-7 years
I am intentionally quoting Wikipedia about zengi because they will change the ethnicity of nuradin zangi very soon
Despite all of this written my question for you is why saladin didn’t claimed his ethnicity himself but others(westerners since 2010s almost 1000 years after) are determining his identity?

They even claim that Shah Ismail was a Kurd, and that the Zoroastrian founder was a Kurd.

 

[Mr.NiceGuy]

Unfortunately most of Kurds nothing but hairy pigs who serves for imperialists.

There are small number of Kurds who are always beside Muslims and show their dignity but their number is very low...

 

[Ansu fati]

Does Kurds have historical buildings or anything historical?



They even claim that Shah Ismail was a Kurd, and that the Zoroastrian founder was a Kurd.

First of all “kurd” is fiction in iraq we have barzanistan which is run by barzani clan who have jewish origins(this fact is even confirmed by Wikipedia-number one turkish antisource) in turkey “kurds” are actually armenians who have taken this new fabricated identity after they were punished for betrayal during WW1 so in order to stat they had to adopt new identity even armenian pages are saying this openly in iran/persia during WW1/WW2 when it was weak and controlled by foreigners foreign missionaries(read agents) have managed to convince persians living near iranian-turkish borders that they are have separate identity and gave them the “kurd” name so that they can have fictional ethnic group in all four neighboring states(turkey syria iraq iran) which could be used whenever they need
Now when you see the map you can see that if they successfully make fakestan then China’s B&R 1 trilion project will be stopped

 

[Saddam Hussein]

First of all “kurd” is fiction in iraq we have barzanistan which is run by barzani clan who have jewish origins(this fact is even confirmed by Wikipedia-number one turkish antisource) in turkey “kurds” are actually armenians who have taken this new fabricated identity after they were punished for betrayal during WW1 so in order to stat they had to adopt new identity even armenian pages are saying this openly in iran/persia during WW1/WW2 when it was weak and controlled by foreigners foreign missionaries(read agents) have managed to convince persians living near iranian-turkish borders that they are have separate identity and gave them the “kurd” name so that they can have fictional ethnic group in all four neighboring states(turkey syria iraq iran) which could be used whenever they need
Now when you see the map you can see that if they successfully make fakestan then China’s B&R 1 trilion project will be stopped

Kurds are very racist, when they controlled Kirkuk every street and corner used to have a Kurdish flag. It turned into a clown scene.