KRG - Sliced off areas (disputed areas)

[alan131210]

both Saddams decisions on Kirkuk's land that were taken and given to various ministries and Arab settlers are CANCELLED !!


In a meeting headed by Hadi Al Amri head committee of 140 , he decided to cancel all the decisions made by Saddam which are "North file , and Revolution council" that had taken away land and properties from Kurds and Turkmen which were given to Arab settlers and various ministries in contract methods.

Kaka Rash Sediq Kirkuk head committee of article 140 said "the decision was made and all those contracts were cancelled and they've been sent to Iraqi parliament to be passed".


source: Knwe

[alan131210]

PUKmedia 02-11-2011 12:02:11

Kurds Confirmed their support for President Jalal Talabani’s plan to re-demarcation borders in provinces covered by Article 140 of the Iraqi Constitution, before the U.S. troops withdrawal from the country at the end of this year.

President Talabani submitted a draft law to the Iraqi Parliament to re-demarcation of administrative borders of the provinces covered by Article 140 of the Constitution in order to return them to what they were, before their change in the era of the former regime.

Adel Barware , a Kurdish Adviser to the Prime Minister Nouri al- Maliki , in a press statement said that the President’s project is not a violation of the constitution which provides the necessity to implement Article 140 , solve the outstanding problems and the demarcation of provinces and Separated Areas borders.
We, the Kurds are keen to activate Article 140 and re- demarcation of the Separated Areas before the U.S. troops withdrawal which still control those areas, Barware added.

[alan131210]

2011-11-16
Shia Alliance in the iraqi parliament confirm their support for the project as their lands were also taken by force and its time they are returned to the administrative boundaries in 1968.
Ala Talabai an MP from KB told (Kurdistan nwe): according to the constitution , the Iraqi Pres. has the power to revert the administrative boundaries back to their origin status in 1968 which were done during the Ba'ath ruling, specilly Chamchamal , Kalar , Kifri and Khurmatoo, at the moment the project has been submitted to the parliament to be voted on, but as the KB we have formed groups to discuss the project with the other parties and this is important, because in the past few times the Pres. submitted the project but his 2 former deputies kept rejecting it by using the power of veto .

Regarding which parties will vote to pass the project Ala said "majority of Iraqiya list oppose the project specially Saleh Mutlaq , and this required political discussions , but the SLC , National Alliance and the Sadrists dont oppose to vote on the project", she said once the project is passed thus (70%) of article 140 have been implemented , and the kurdish population will rise again in Kirkuk , as the sliced off area's administrative boundaries will return onto Kirkuk.

Hassan Jihad on the Kurdistan Bloc (KB) told Knwe "the project submitted by the pres. is his duty and has to be passed , the project will include the disputed areas because back in the day their administrative boundaries where changed , and there was political hands behind these changes , and its unlikely the entire parties in the parliament vote on its passing , therefore presenting in parliament needs a lot of beforehand discussions and agreements and as KB we have our own project , and our problem is the Iraqiya list , but the list have asked us to give them support for their autonomy in Salahadin and we have done so and now we are asking for the favor back , because iraq is now based on agreements and its ok to have different opinions , but we insist on having the project passed and the SLC have reinstated their support for the project as its a constitutional project .

Burhan Muahamad Faraj an MP in the Iraqi parliament on KB said "The project could have been submitted a long time ago , but back the his Pres. 2 deputies had the power of veto so he couldn't submit it to parliament but the project is constitutional and we confirm our full support for it and no 3rd parties has the right to oppose it and if they do then they are violating the constitution .

he then said kurds have to alliance with the Shia block and the PM , because the Iraqiya list is against the project , but there is problem between Salahadin province and Baghdad , and after the project is passed we will reach the final stages of article 140 , we will no longer wait for this because our land has been occupied from us .

Translated from Sorani by me
http://www.pukmedia.com/kurdish/index.p ... &Itemid=53

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A source from the Kurdistan region’s General Committee to Disputed Areas said their committee is going to open five offices in the disputed areas, and that one of them will be in Kirkuk.

Adalat Omer, counselor in the General Committee to Disputed Areas (GCDA) in the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) said, “After a visit to some places in the disputed areas like Khanaqin, Kirkuk, Sinjar, Makhmur, Zummar, Shekhan on October 20, we decided to open five offices there.”

Omer discussed the goals of these offices on the formal website of the disputed areas between Baghdad and Erbil, stating that “According to a law passed on the mission of our committee, we should work on the disputed areas politically, socially and in terms of services. To that end, we should open offices, but the KRG must fund us to employ people there.”

The committee is a replacement of a ministry, which existed in the previous cabinet of the KRG. In April, the Kurdistan parliament passed a law concerning the situation of disputed areas. Under this law, the GCDA should prepare a thorough report every four months.


Short URL: http://kirkuknow.com/english/?p=5810

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Masoud Barzani, the president of Iraqi Kurdistan believes the full implementation of Article 140 can solve the issue of disputed areas between Baghdad and Erbil.


Barzani welcomed Martin Kopler, the United Nations representative in Iraq in the Salahadin resort in Erbil and discussed several current affairs with him including the withdrawal of the US forces and the future role of the UN in Iraq.

Kopler said that after long discussions with the all factions of Kirkuk, the UN has come to the conclusion to continue its work in Iraq, and to find a suitable solution for the issue of the disputed areas. The Kurdistan president insisted that the best solution is the implementation of Article 140, saying that “We expect practical steps from the UN, and are ready to cooperate, if the steps have a result.”


Short URL: http://kirkuknow.com/english/?p=5876

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PUKmedia 05-12-2011 11:38:44

A Kurdish senior official , in a press statement , stressed existence of a coordination with Baghdad to deploy an international force in the Separated Areas after the US troops withdrawal.

There is a coordination between the Federal Government and the Kurdistan Presidency to ask for an international protection in the Separated Areas, Adel Barwari , Adviser to the Iraqi Prime Minister for Kurdistan Region Affairs said.

Not only the Kurds are demanding an international protection, but even the Christians and Turkmen in Kirkuk and Nineveh plain are demanding the same thing , he added.

He also said that the withdrawal of U.S. forces from these areas may lead to ethnic war, emphasizing that officials in Kurdistan Region discussed this issue with Biden during his recent visit.


http://www.pukmedia.com/english/index.p ... Itemid=385

[Kurdistano]

Why still wait and try to annex Kirkuk as one into Kurdistan. just try to get the predominantly kurdish areas of kirkuk by force and forget about the other. we have to declare independence befor us troops are out.

[alan131210]

Why still wait and try to annex Kirkuk as one into Kurdistan. just try to get the predominantly kurdish areas of kirkuk by force and forget about the other. we have to declare independence befor us troops are out.

it's already like that but we need pipeline for our gas and oil exports why do you think Exxon Mobil is coming to Kurdistan?

[alan131210]

BAGHDAD, Iraq--After the 2010 elections in Iraq, the Kurdistani bloc set 18 conditions before agreeing to join the Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s cabinet. Among those conditions was the full implementation of Article 140, which was designed to solve the issue of the disputed territories.

In Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdistan Region, Maliki agreed to all the conditions set forth by the Kurdish leaders. Two years on, however, the Kurds complain that the Iraqi prime minister hasn’t met any of the pledges he made in what is known the Erbil agreement.

The Erbil agreement reads, "The Iraqi coalition government will be considered void if the Kurdish alliance withdraws from it, if the Iraqi government fails to meet the agreed upon articles of the Iraqi constitution.”

The Kurds are concerned that some Iraqi leaders are trying to modify Iraq's constitution.

In a speech in October, Ammar al Hakim, leader of the Supreme Islamic Council of Iraq, said the Iraqi constitution should be saved.

Hakim said that more than 50 articles in the constitution need to be rewritten “in order to identify the procedures for their implementation and draw the lines between the legislative and executive powers and set them on the right path.”

Hakim added, “Unfortunately many of these articles need interpretation and the mechanism of their implementation has not been outlined by law yet. This might lead to much of the constitution failing.”

Among the demands of the Kurdish parties was to carry out a population census in Iraq, but this has been delayed several times by the Iraqi government since 2007. Baghdad has failed to set a date for general census.

A new oil and gas law was also among the Kurdish demands.

However, some Kurdish MPs in Baghdad appear optimistic.

Muhsin Sadun, an MP from the Kurdistan Alliance, told Rudaw that after the visit by Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani and Kurdistan Region Pime Minister Barham Salih to Baghdad, several committees were formed to address Kurdish concerns.

“I believe many things will become clear for us by the end of this year regarding the fulfillment of the Kurdish demands,” said Sadun.

If Baghdad doesn’t fulfill its agreement with the Kurds, Sadun said, Erbil will sever administrative ties with parts of the Nineveh, Kirkuk and other areas in disputed provinces that are claimed by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).

http://www.rudaw.net/english/news/iraq/4212.html

[Kurdistano]

thats what i am saying all the day. if they dont want to implement than just sever those parts were kurds are in majority. i think even without all of kirkuk we have enough oil and gas for the next 40 years. now go and get them fighter jets just to be ready for the case bagdad thinks they could start another al anfal.

Alan131210 which parts of kirkuk are in kurdish majority.

[alan131210]

thats what i am saying all the day. if they dont want to implement than just sever those parts were kurds are in majority. i think even without all of kirkuk we have enough oil and gas for the next 40 years. now go and get them fighter jets just to be ready for the case bagdad thinks they could start another al anfal.

Alan131210 which parts of kirkuk are in kurdish majority.

Kirkuk has a kurdish majority except for Hawija which is Arabic now , bear in mind according to Talabani's project Chamchamal Kifri Kalar and Duz will return onto kirkuk hence increasing kurdish population by more then 80%

[Kurdistano]

thats what i am saying all the day. if they dont want to implement than just sever those parts were kurds are in majority. i think even without all of kirkuk we have enough oil and gas for the next 40 years. now go and get them fighter jets just to be ready for the case bagdad thinks they could start another al anfal.

Alan131210 which parts of kirkuk are in kurdish majority.

Kirkuk has a kurdish majority except for Hawija which is Arabic now , bear in mind according to Talabani's project Chamchamal Kifri Kalar and Duz will return onto kirkuk hence increasing kurdish population by more then 80%

daquq too?

so than just sever al hawija and annex the rest.

[alan131210]

daquq too?

so than just sever al hawija and annex the rest.

Yes Daquq is kurdish and is controlled and run by kurds as well . its just Hawija , well this is what an MP on the kurdistani bloc is saying so i am sure KRG has thought of doing it and maybe working on it .

[Kurdistano]

daquq too?

so than just sever al hawija and annex the rest.

Yes Daquq is kurdish and is controlled and run by kurds as well . its just Hawija , well this is what an MP on the kurdistani bloc is saying so i am sure KRG has thought of doing it and maybe working on it .

And where are the turkomans i am hearing about often.

[alan131210]

daquq too?

so than just sever al hawija and annex the rest.

Yes Daquq is kurdish and is controlled and run by kurds as well . its just Hawija , well this is what an MP on the kurdistani bloc is saying so i am sure KRG has thought of doing it and maybe working on it .

And where are the turkomans i am hearing about often.

they dont form majority in any part in Kirkuk they are spread out, but mostly i'd say are in kirkuk city itself. otherwise the towns and districts in kirkuk are all kurdish with small minority of turkmens .

but anyways like you said it is very important that KRG is thinking of doing as this MP says

"If Baghdad doesn’t fulfill its agreement with the Kurds, Sadun said, Erbil will sever administrative ties with parts of the Nineveh, Kirkuk and other areas in disputed provinces that are claimed by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)."