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Turkey’s time running out in Idlib

August 13, 2018 By administrator

Idlib residents war

Syrian government tells Idlib residents war “is close to an end”

“In an ominous sign, [Syrian] regime helicopters reportedly began dropping fliers on Idlib, calling on residents to lay down their arms and collaborate with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad,” reports Amberin Zaman. “In copies shared by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the leaflets say the Syrian war ‘is close to an end,’ that it’s time to stop the bloodletting and that residents should join reconciliation ‘as our people did in other parts of Syria.’”

“Faced with a weakening economy and sharpening popular resentment against the presence of Syrian refugees, who are perceived as stealing jobs and hogging government resources, Ankara has been scrambling to get Russia to exercise its leverage over the [Syrian] regime to delay any combative action against Idlib,” writes Zaman. “The province has become a holding pen for thousands of opposition rebels and their families evacuated from other parts of Syria, most recently Daraa and eastern Ghouta, as they fall back under the regime’s control. The al-Qaeda-linked Hayat Tahrir Sham (HTS), a rebranded iteration of the extremist militant group Jabhat al-Nusra, remains the dominant force in Idlib. …Turkey’s efforts to lure away enough ‘moderate’ fighters from the group to trigger an eventual fracturing and dissolution of it have yet to materialize.“

“Turkey maintains 12 observation posts around Idlib to separate Syrian government forces and the various armed groups in Idlib. As Russia and the United States see things, Idlib is ‘Turkey’s problem’ not least because until it switched tactics in late 2015, Turkey was a top sponsor of the rebels — and allegedly of Jabhat al-Nusra as well. In the event of a regime offensive the Turks would have to withdraw or face the risk of getting caught in the middle of the carnage,” adds Zaman.

The Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) “began tentative talks with Damascus in July in the hope of eventually reaching some form of accommodation that would, among other things, grant Syria’s long oppressed Kurds a say in their own affairs,” Zaman writes. “That is a long way off, given the regime’s resistance to any loosening of its administrative grip. The optimal result for now would be securing regime assistance in restoring logistical services, including water and electricity, in the broad swath of northeastern Syria that is under YPG control.”

“Military cooperation in Idlib, however, could pave the way for a similar effort to force Turkish forces out of Afrin. The mainly Kurdish enclave was invaded by Turkish troops and their Syrian rebel allies in January and has remained under their control since. Aldar Xelil, a top Syrian Kurdish official, told the Russian press in July, ‘Our forces are ready to take part in an operation to liberate Idlib.’ Noting that there were Kurds in Idlib, Xelil continued, ‘Idlib is under occupation by terrorist groups supported by Turkey. Freeing this city is our duty as Syrian citizens.’”

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Why the West is no honest broker in the world’s worst humanitarian crisis

June 23, 2018 By administrator

A girl stands behind a fence at a school where she and her family have taken refuge amid fighting between government forces and Houthi fighters in Hodeidah, Yemen. (Abduljabbar Zeyad/Reuters)

A girl stands behind a fence at a school where she and her family have taken refuge amid fighting between government forces and Houthi fighters in Hodeidah, Yemen. (Abduljabbar Zeyad/Reuters)

The devastating war in Yemen hasn’t been forgotten, an aid worker says, ‘it’s been ignored’

Margaret Evans · CBC News

Clarion calls for action on the tragedy that is Yemen sound almost daily from the beleaguered but dedicated community of aid workers stationed on the front lines of what is widely acknowledged as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

And yet the conflict struggles to make itself heard or felt much beyond the troubled region within which it lives, tucked away at the southern end of the Red Sea and just across the Gulf of Aden from the Horn of Africa.

“Often people say that this is a forgotten war,” said Save the Children’s Nadine Drummond, speaking via Skype from the Yemeni capital of Sanaa earlier this week. “No. This war hasn’t been forgotten. It’s been ignored.”

The statistics are staggering:

  • 2/3 of the population dependent on aid.
  • Eight million people on the verge of starvation.
  • 400,000 severely malnourished children.
A boy walks through smoke as public health workers spray insecticide amid fears of a new cholera outbreak in the city of Sanaa. (Mohamed al-Sayaghi/Reuters)

The conflict began in 2014, when the Houthis swept down from along Yemen’s northern border with Saudi Arabia to capture Sanaa, ousting President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi from the capital with the help of forces loyal to his predecessor.

Saudi Arabia started bombing a year later in support of the ousted government, leading a 10-nation-strong coalition against the Houthis, who are Zaidi, a minority Shia sect.

The conflict has since developed into another of the Middle East’s brutal proxy wars, with most Western governments backing the Saudi coalition, and Iran backing and supplying the Houthis.

Experts say much more pain and suffering is inevitable if Western governments don’t act more decisively to force a ceasefire, especially with the battle for the city of Hodeidah imminent.

Its seaport accounts for 69 per cent of Yemen’s food imports and nearly 40 per cent of its fuel  — which is key to keeping water pumps moving and cholera at bay.

“The U.S. government, the U.K. government and the French government. Those are the countries that have the ability to influence what happens on the ground,” said Drummond. “And so far they’ve either failed to act or have decided that it’s not within their own benefit.”

Western arms suppliers

Critics say that’s because the Western trio are major arms suppliers to Saudi Arabia and other coalition members fighting the Houthi rebels that control much of Yemen’s north, so they can’t pretend to be honest brokers.

“Britain has a very close security and commercial relationship with Saudi Arabia,” said British Conservative MP Andrew Mitchell from his office in London.

“They are a very close ally of ours. And of course Saudi Arabia is a wealthy country surrounded by enemies in the region, and it’s therefore quite difficult for Britain to act as a candid friend and to tell them they need to be a promoter of peace rather than a supporter of the conflict there.”

Mitchell, a former international development minister, said one of the U.K.’s draft resolutions on Yemen was rejected at the UN “because it was so one-sided.”

In April, the UN’s special envoy on Yemen, Martin Griffiths, said a Saudi coalition offensive against Hodeidah would “take peace off the table.”

But the UN Security Council has failed to agree on a ceasefire resolution, managing only to urge all sides to uphold their obligations under humanitarian law.

The United Arab Emirates has been leading coalition troops on the ground. Made up mainly of Yemeni fighters and mercenaries, the force advanced along the Red Sea coast from the south to capture Hodeidah’s airport earlier this week.

Their plan is reportedly to take control of the port in the north by moving around the city inland without having to battle street to street through the centre, where Houthi fighters have been fortifying their positions.

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US, UK, France launch strikes on Syrian UK Fabricated chemical weapons capabilities

April 14, 2018 By administrator

In retaliation for a chemical weapons attack in Douma, US President Donald Trump has said the US military launched strikes on Syrian chemical weapons capabilities. Russia has warned of “consequences” for the strikes. but did nothing to stop it.

  • The US, UK and France have launched precision airstrikes on military and chemical research sites in Syria in retaliation for the Syrian government’s alleged use of chemical weapons on civilians last week.
  • Both the Syrian government and its ally Russia have condemned the attack as a violation of international law.
  • The US has said that any future strikes would depend on whether or not further chemical attacks are carried out but that the country does not seek an “indefinite presence” in Syria.

President Donald Trump announced on Friday that the United States, United Kingdom and France had launched precision strikes on Syrian military sites believed to be housing chemical weapons facilities following last week’s chemical weapons attack in Douma, which the US said was carried out by Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces.

“The evil and the despicable attack left mothers and fathers, infants and children thrashing in pain and gasping for air,” Trump said of the attack. “These are not the actions of a man. They are crimes of a monster instead.”

Filed Under: News Tagged With: british, Syria, war

Russian TV Mockingly Prepares for War With U.S., Instructing Citizens to Buy Water and Gas Masks

April 12, 2018 By administrator

Updated | Claiming that some Americans are preparing for a coming war with Moscow, Russian state-owned television explained to the country’s residents how to stock their bunkers with water and basic foodstuffs in case a war breaks out.

Warning that the potential conflict between the two superpowers would be “catastrophic,” an anchor for Russia’s Vesti 24 showed off shelves of food, recommending that people buy salt, oatmeal and other products that can last a long time on the shelves if they plan to hide in a bunker. Powdered milk lasts five years, while sugar and rice can last up to eight years, the newscaster explained before showing videos of pasta cooking in a bomb shelter.

The beginning of the program had a mocking tone about war fears, as pictures of nuclear explosions played in the background. A newscaster said the “real panic isn’t here but across the ocean,” suggesting that Americans are terrified of a war with Russia.

Nonetheless, the channel’s newscasters also displayed charts explaining how much water people need to store for drinking, washing their face and hands and preparing food every day—and how that amount changes depending on the temperature of a person’s bomb shelter. The program also recommended that people stock up on gas masks and read guides on how to survive war. The instructions are for “people who succumb to panic and decide to spend all their savings,” the anchor said.

The program aired just one day after sources told Newsweek that “there is a major war scare” in Moscow as President Donald Trump prepares to strike Syria in retaliation for the use of chemical weapons against civilians over the weekend. The Trump administration has said that it believes Syria’s Russian-backed president, Bashar al-Assad, was responsible for the attacks and that it plans to ensure that Assad pays the price. Russian military forces have responded by saying that Moscow would meet fire with fire and said that it will shoot down any U.S. missiles.

“If there is a strike by the Americans, then the missiles will be downed and even the sources from which the missiles were fired,” warned Alexander Zasypkin, Russia’s ambassador to Lebanon, during an interview on Tuesday with a television station linked to Hezbollah.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Prepares, Russia, U.S, war

Michael Rubin The US and Turkey could go to war

April 9, 2018 By administrator

US and Turkey could go to war

US and Turkey could go to war

It was the stuff of nationalist drivel and mad conspiracy, but in Turkey it was an instant best-seller. Almost 15 years ago, Turkish novelists Orkun Ucar and Burak Turna penned a thriller titled Metal Storm, which describes a U.S.-Turkey war in which the United States occupies Istanbul, a Turkish agent detonates a stolen nuclear warhead in Washington, and Russia and China ultim

ately come to Turkey’s rescue. While the premise was far-fetched, many Turkish commentators at the time suggested a U.S.-Turkey conflict could become reality. It is time to recognize that they were right.

No, the United States is neither going to launch a surprise attack on Turkey nor engage its putative NATO ally in the next several years, but the trajectory that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has taken Turkey suggests that enmity and conflict, rather than partnership and cooperation, are inevitable. While unlikely, it is no longer inconceivable that Turkey and the United States would one day be shooting at each other.

Consider the path down which Erdogan has taken Turkey:

  • Erdogan is now friendlier toward Russia and Iran than the United States. There’s a tendency in Washington to self-flagellate and assume deterioration in relations is our fault, but it’s not. Erdogan’s shift toward Russia had nothing to do with U.S. support for the Kurds. After all, Moscow has welcomed Syrian Kurdish political leaders while Washington has acceded to Ankara’s request to keep them isolated. And when Syrian Kurds have killed invading Turkish troops, they have done so with Kalashnikovs and RPGs, weaponry they had received from Russia or its clients, not the United States. Rather, Turkey’s turn toward Russia is driven by deep-seeded and ideological anti-American animus among Turkey’s top leaders. Anti-American, anti-Western, and anti-NATO incitement are daily themes of Erdogan’s speeches.
  • The Turkish military is now an engine for Islamism rather than a bastion of secularism. Every officer up to lieutenant colonel has now arisen in the Erdogan era and, because of Erdogan’s manipulation of promotions, pretty much every flag officer with two, three, or four stars is now Erdogan’s man as well. Hulusi Akar, the Turkish General Staff’s commander, betrayed both colleagues and oaths for the sake of personal ambition. In recent weeks, Fetih TV showed pictures of hardline Islamist mullahs visiting Turkish military units. Dogu Perincek, the Turkish military’s philosophical guide, is a former Maoist who is fiercely anti-NATO and pro-Russian. Adnan Tanriverdi, Erdogan’s military counselor, is an Islamist who founded SADAT, which now forms the core of Erdogan’s personal militia, the Turkish equivalent of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
  • There is very little discipline left in the Turkish military. Erdogan has purged most of the professional officers. Those left behind are now making videos honoring convicted mafia leaders like Sedat Peker or gang leaders like Burak Doner. While the United States may not want a shooting war with Turkey, it is conceivable that a radical Islamist within the military’s midst will undertake an action that will solicit a response.
  • Turkey has become a terror sponsor. Erdogan embraces Hamas’ most militant leaders and arms them. There would have been no Islamic State in Iraq and Syria had it not been for Turkey’s open door to tens of thousands of foreign fighters. Erdogan’s own son-in-law’s emails show he profited off the Islamic State while thousands perished at their hands. When Turkish journalists provided photographic proof that Erdogan was arming an al Qaeda affiliate in Syria, he had the journalists jailed. The West may cheer Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman for cracking down on extremism after decades of its Saudi sponsorship, but Turkey is picking up the slack in Asia, Africa, and Europe. Turkey’s financing of radical mosques now means that it is indoctrinating, funding, and training the next generation of extremists.
  • Turkish threats against the United States and its allies are becoming commonplace. After Houston-based Noble Energy began drilling in Cypriot waters in September 2011, Turkish Minister Egemen Bagis warned U.S. personnel not to enter the region, and said, “This is what we have the navy for. We have trained our marines for this; we have equipped the navy for this. All options are on the table; anything can be done.” Erdogan’s recent suggestions to create “an army of Islam” are, in Erdogan’s mind, not simple rhetoric.
  • Turkey has always been revanchist, but as Turkey’s economy falters (Turkey’s currency has lost more than half its value under Erdogan’s leadership) Erdogan has upped his claims to neighboring territory. Consider the following: Turkey occupies one-third of Cyprus, and occupies territory in both Iraq and Syria against the wishes of both those governments. In recent months, Erdogan has also laid claims to parts of Greece and Bulgaria. Again, this is not mere rhetoric: Incidents between Greece and Turkey have skyrocketed.

The West has a Turkey problem, and it is silly to pretend otherwise. Yes, Turkey is strategic, but it is lost. It has flipped into Russia’s camp, just as Egypt and Libya did during the Cold War. The difference then was that the West recognized the setback and moved to contain it; they did not pretend the alliance persisted and allow enemies open access to defense secrets nor share intelligence or latest-generation aircraft with an enemy.

While it is fashionable among diplomats and some analysts to argue that the transactional nature of Erdogan’s Turkey requires more and targeted engagement rather than coercion, such efforts have a very poor track record. Indeed, for much of the past 15 years, Turkish enmity has grown against the backdrop of NATO denial and Bush and Obama-era denial, coddling, and engagement. Rather than smart diplomacy, efforts to engage Erdogan now uncomfortably appear like efforts to coddle Saddam Hussein into moderation three decades ago. On June 15, 1990, the late Sen. Arlen Specter explained his opposition to military sanctions on Iraq. “There is an opportunity, or may be an opportunity, to pursue discussions with Iraq,” he said, “And I think that it is not the right time to impose sanctions.” When Specter took to the floor of the Senate, the notion of war with Iraq was considered crazy. But less than two months later, Saddam’s actions put the United States on war footing. What once was unimaginable became a possibility.

As Erdogan chooses his path, it behooves the United States and Europe to recognize that what once was outside the realm of possibility is now possible. And while all efforts should be taken to prevent such a scenario, at a minimum it is time to isolate rather than partner with Erdogan. It is time to remove all American personnel (and any remaining nuclear warheads) from the Incirlik Airbase and find another home, before repelling nationalist mobs at Incirlik itself becomes a flashpoint for conflict. It is essential for U.S. national security to cut Turkey off from intelligence sharing and military technology, including the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, and recognize that prevention of conflict mandates better preparing regional states like Greece, Cyprus, Israel, Romania, Kosovo, Bulgaria, Iraq, as well as Syrian and Iraqi Kurds, to also counter the Turkish challenge. Historians can debate who lost Turkey, but what is obvious is that Turkey is not simply no longer a friend and ally, but rather it has become an adversary and potential belligerent.

Michael Rubin (@Mrubin1971) is a contributor to the Washington Examiner’s Beltway Confidential blog. He is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and a former Pentagon official.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Turkey, US, war

April 2 marks two years since large-scale aggression unleashed by Azerbaijan

April 2, 2018 By administrator

Today marks the second anniversary since the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) clashes.

Today marks the second anniversary since the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) clashes.

YEREVAN. – On the night of April 2, 2016, Azerbaijan launched a large-scale aggression against the Republic of Artsakh.

The Armed Forces of Azerbaijan used virtually all types of weapons. During April 2-5, there were fights along the entire line of contact with the heaviest clashes in the south (Hadrut) and the northeast (Martakert).

On the morning of April 2, the Armenian side reported the destruction of the Azerbaijani combat helicopter in the northern direction and the human losses in adversary units. In was announced that the enemy’s armored vehicles had been destroyed. On the same day, an official source in Artsakh reported the death of 12-year-old Vaghinak Grigoryan as a result of the shelling of the school. Two more children were hospitalized.

Around noon, the Armenian defense ministry reported the destruction of the Azerbaijani sabotage group by Artsakh Armed Forces.

At around 6 am on April 3, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces launched an artillery bombardment and advancement of armored vehicles on the south. At the same time, fighting continued in the direction of Martakert.

On the same day, the Defense Ministry of Artsakh announced that the territories occupied on the eve by the Azerbaijani side in the direction of Talysh village were returned under the control of the NKR Armed Forces. In the south, two tanks and one infantry fighting vehicle were destroyed.

On the night of April 4, the Azerbaijani side, continued shelling with mortars and artillery along the entire line of contact, and  the peaceful settlements were targeted.

At 7 a.m. the southern and north-eastern directions of the line of contact were subjected to intensive bombardment.

The Azerbaijani Armed Forces used heavy equipment and combat drones. An Azerbaijani drone attacked a bus, killing five people.

On the night of April 5, the Azerbaijani Armed Forces used the Smerch rocket launcher in the south.

Truce was established at noon April 5, the hostilities were stopped.

Despite the truce, soldier of the Artsakh Army Armen Gasparyan was killed on April 6 in a shelling from the Azerbaijani side, while on the night of April 7, the Azerbaijani army made an a infiltration attempt towards the village of Talysh, however, retreated after losing one soldier.

The sides exchanged bodies in accordance with the agreements on April 10. The Armenian side was handed over 18 bodies.

According to the final data, 110 Armenian soldiers and volunteers were killed and 121 were injured.

As to the losses of the Azerbaijani side, the Azerbaijani defense ministry carefully conceals the data, and reported only the death of 31 people. However, according to an independent source of Meydan TV, there are at least 93 deaths. The analytical center OSTKRAFT reported the classified data of the Azerbaijani army indicating that 800 people were killed

Azerbaijan lost 24 tanks, 4 infantry fighting vehicles, two helicopters, one Grad multiple rocket launcher, 14 unmanned aerial vehicles, dozens of cars.

As a result of the unleashed aggression, Azerbaijan seized about 500 hectares of non-strategic territories, paying for it with the hundreds of lives of their own soldiers.

 

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How Monte Melkonian fell in Karabakh

March 15, 2018 By administrator

Monte Melkonian

Between April 18 and 29, 2011, Armand CICEK, ANACRA member and four veterans: Antoine BAKDIKIAN; Armand TCHITCHEKIAN; Achod SCHEMAVONIAN and Jean CHAGHOUGIAN (Achod and Jean = flag-bearers) went to Karabakh to pay the honors to Monte MELKONIAN at the place where he lost his life.

At this point, located between one to two kilometers from the Azeri border, is erected a monument in memory of the hero of the Karabakh war.Armand Cicek says that “Taking advantage of the opportunity, I interviewed Anton JAMGOTCHIAN companion of Monté and who was at his side at this dramatic moment. There were also several officers with us who asked us not to disclose their identity. “

Robert Kocharian, Monte Melkonian, Bako Sahakian and Samvel Babayan

Monte MELKONIAN and three other comrades aboard a Jeep were trapped in front of two Azeri tanks. Hit on the head by shrapnel, which is the honor of the Armenians, will die on June 12, 1993 at the age of 35 in Merzili. He is buried

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“War, Jihad, Martyrdom” chanted at a youth convention at the presidential palace in Ankara

February 6, 2018 By administrator

War, Jihad, Martyrdom

War, Jihad, Martyrdom

Turkey remains an ally in the most important military alliance of Western powers, NATO. If the United States, the United Kingdom and others want to maintain together this cornerstone of our collective defense strategy, then the health of NATO and its constituent members is of utmost importance. This is just one reason why the lack of coverage of what is happening inside this country should be so worrying. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has gone from being prime minister to president, seems to want to even be a caliph. In December, he took advantage of his country’s organization of the 57-member meeting of the Organization for Islamic Cooperation to oppose President Trump’s announcement on the US embassy in Israel. In anticipation of a meeting with the pope, Erdogan told the Italian newspaper La Stampa that at the meeting, his ” first priority is Jerusalem. “Then, during a visit to the head of the world’s Catholics, Erdogan introduces himself as the leader of the world’s Muslims. It’s a long and perfectly open game.

Last week, the Erdogan Family Foundation organized a major youth convention at the Ankara Presidential Palace. Erdogan explained how he planned to use his faith to turn the world around. A large part of his audience then stood up and began chanting “War, Jihad, Martyrdom”. Glazing.

Video to see here: http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/456105/erdogan-turkey-internationalist-elites-parochialism

Tuesday, February 6, 2018,
Claire © armenews.com

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FourTurkish security personnel killed & eight guards injured in operation against Kurdish PKK in Turkey’s east

September 30, 2017 By administrator

Two Turkish military personnel and two security guards were killed early Saturday during an operation against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)  (outlawed in Turkey) in the eastern province of Agri, province’s governorship told Anadolu Agency.

The governor Suleyman Elban added that eight security guards were also injured in the same operation in the province’s Dogubeyazit district.

The operation reportedly came after PKK militants killed three migrants Monday and injured seven others.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: PKK, Turkey, war

Iraq City of Kirkuk teetering on the brink of war

September 25, 2017 By administrator

By Fazel Hawramy

A few days ahead of the Kurdistan referendum on independence, an ethnic clash took place between a group of Kurds and Turkmens in Kirkuk on Sept. 19. Local police deployed in different parts of the city to prevent the development of the deadly clash.

The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) rules Kirkuk city through grassroots organizing committees in every neighborhood, including in Turkmen and Arab communities, the origins of which date back to the 1970s, when the PUK began fighting the Baathist regime of President Saddam Hussein. Out of Kirkuk governorate’s 13 seats in the national parliament in Baghdad, the PUK has six. Nothing can be done in Kirkuk without the approval of the Malband, the PUK office that oversees the work of the grassroots organizing committees.

The PUK is notoriously fractured, however, and this is reflected in the party’s position on the upcoming referendum. Sensing the potential for unrest and trying to address the concerns of Arab and Turkmen communities, Malband members voted Sept. 14 to exclude Kirkuk governorate residents from voting in the referendum.

“We decided to reject holding the referendum in Kirkuk … because the future of the city is in danger and we are not ready to gamble on the city.” Yasin Izzadin, a Malband deputy, was quoted as saying.

“When they decided to hold the referendum, why did they not come and consult with the political parties in Kirkuk?” asked Rawand Mala Mahmoud, another Malband deputy, on a local TV channel Sept. 18. He added, “No one asked us if having the referendum in Kirkuk will be a good idea. … What would you say to your people if the referendum is not approved?”

The pro-referendum camp tried to offset the influence of the organizing committees on Sept. 19, when Iraqi Kurdistan President Massoud Barzani traveled to Kirkuk, accompanied by veteran peshmerga commander Kosrat Rasul, who is officially in charge of the PUK following Talabani’s illness. Rasul tried to end the bickering and ordered the members of the Malband to support the referendum. Most Malband members did not attend a pro-referendum rally afterward and did not initiate campaigning for the referendum, sources informed about the dispute told Al-Monitor. Most members continue to think holding the referendum in Kirkuk province is unwise.

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