KRG and Iraqi government turn a blind eye of the occupation

On December 14^th, 2015, in response to attacks by the Government of Iraq on its territory by the Turkish Occupation Army, the Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations, Mohammad Ali Al-Hakim, submitted a note to the Security Council, calling on the Council to intervene and prompting Turkey to withdraw its forces unconditionally to the international border between the two internationally recognized countries.

In its memorandum, the Iraqi Government stressed that Turkey should not return to breach of Iraqi sovereignty, considering it a major threat to regional and international peace.

At the meeting of the Security Council, the Government of Iraq considered the Turkish military incursion to be a serious breach of Iraq's sovereignty, the principles of international law relating to good-neighborliness and the non-interference of any State in the internal affairs of the neighboring State, in accordance with Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations.

This article provides that "all members of the body shall be prohibited in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State or in any other manner inconsistent with the purposes of the United Nations."

Iraqi efforts

On the need for Turkey to withdraw its forces and not to attack Iraqi territory, Iraq has received the support of the League of Arab States and the Council of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Arab States.

In the same effort, in 2016, the entire Iraqi Parliament voted on a resolution condemning the presence of Turkish forces on Iraqi territory as an occupying Power, calling on the Iraqi Government to take action to preserve Iraq's sovereignty and to approach the United Nations, the Security Council and the League of Arab States once again in order to remove Turkish Forces from northern Iraq.

Despite the great support that Iraq received from the Arab States and its determination in the Security Council to move towards the removal of the Turkish Occupation Army from Iraqi territory, the Council did not heed the call of the Iraqi Government and failed to respect the resolutions of the Iraqi Parliament and the League of Arab States to convert the memorandum into a United Nations resolution.

'Turkish and Iranian ambitions

Political analyst and consulting engineer, Nahad Qazi, commented: "Turkey has increased Turkish bases, increased its occupation of the mountains of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, and of Greater Southern Kurdistan, and aspires all its leaders to the dream of restoring Mosul Governorate to Turkey, which means a large part of the Kurdistan region in addition to Kirkuk."

"The situation of the Iraqi Government is unstable or, rather, there is no Iraqi State, but rather a regional Iranian hegemony and a Government that has remained in control of the situation through armed Iraqi-Iranian militias. These parties have interests with Turkey, particularly in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, so the Iraqi Government considers that it does not object to the presence of Turkish military bases on its territory."

Fighting PKK

On April 23^rd, the Turkish Occupation Army renewed its attacks on the legitimate defence zones of Başûr Kurdistan, specifically the areas (Zap, Avaşîn, Metîna), where these attacks continue, following the attacks on Gara last February and before on Haftanin last year.

Kurdish researcher and lawyer Srosht Halabja, this attack is a continuation of attacks on the areas of Başûr Kurdistan by the Turkish Occupation Army on Iraqi territory under the pretext of fighting PKK.

'Occupation '

She continued: "Turkey's attacks are not only against the Kurd. They are a new occupation of Iraqi territory. Turkey has a dream of occupying Başûr and parts of Iraqi territory, as it calls it or calls it the" Misak-ı Millî, "and in this process wishes to cut roads among the peoples of Kurdistan."

"Turkey is trying to surround parts of Kurdistan and separate them from other Kurdistan areas, Turkish Occupation attacks continue on Başûr Kurdistan and did stop, The Turkish policy against Başûr is not aimed at one party but at the other. The Turkish policy and attack is aimed at all the peoples of the region. Turkey wishes to occupy Başûr Kurdistan as well as Mosul, and its purpose is clear. "

Suspicious silence '

In the midst of Turkish policy aimed at occupying Iraqi territory and Başûr Kurdistan, the international community, with the Security Council at its forefront, and unusually the Iraqi Government, as well as the Government of Başûr Kurdistan, have a suspicious silence.

About any moves to curb Turkish attacks, Kurdish researcher Srosht Halabja said: "To date, the Government of Başûr is silent, and the Iraqi Government is also silent. I believe that this is due to the commercial interests of these parties. There is also international silence about the brutal Turkish attack on the peoples of Başûr Kurdistan."

been for the continued silence of the international community and the Government of Başûr Kurdistan, and for the Government of Iraq to abandon its positions in rejecting the Turkish Occupation of its territory."

Internal crises'
The Kurdish researcher attributed the reasons for Iraq's lack of action in the face of Turkish attacks and violations of its territorial sovereignty to its internal crises, and said that "the internal crises of the Iraqi Government weaken it from being able to put an end to Turkish attacks on its territory."

Pointing out that the government of Başûr Kurdistan is also witnessing internal divisions, and indicated that limiting power to one party and one family also negatively affects the position of the Kurds and the government of Başûr Kurdistan and its parliament against the recent Turkish attacks, and their condemnation.

'Sovereignty of Iraq'

For his part, political analyst Nahad Qazi said that the reduction of Iraq's sovereignty took hold after the Turkish Minister of Defence entered Iraqi territory and the Kurdistan Mountains, inspected Turkish military bases and honored some Turkish officers, without the knowledge of the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Iraqi Government.

He said: "This also opened the way for the Turks to increase their attacks and bomb Kurdish villages adjacent to Mount Kistah, and forced Kurd citizens and Christian villagers to leave their homes, fields and farms vulnerable to Turkish missile fire."

Legal base'

The military intervention of the Turkish Occupying State in Iraqi territory, which still exists, lacks a legal basis in international law, as it took place without Iraq's consent or invitation to Turkish military forces. Nevertheless, attacks by the Turkish Occupation Army continue, and the silence of the international community continues, primarily the "Security Council," which has enacted "international law."

In the light of all this international silence and the Government of Iraq and the region, the political analyst, Nahad Qazi, appealed to the people of Iraq and Kurdistan and to the national and democratic forces that believe in international law and respect for the borders and sovereignty of neighboring States, to recover and demand that the Turkish Occupation to leave Iraq.

The ways of popular pressure

On ways to pressure the Kurdish and Iraqi people on the international community to urge them to act, Qazi said: "This will be done through demonstrations within Iraq and the region, through the writing of petition notes to international forums, as well as pressure on major Powers through demonstrations in front of Turkish embassies in the diaspora, and by calling on NATO to have a clear position on this invasion because NATO weapons today are used to kill innocent people, which NATO opposes.

He noted that "these mountains have martyred for their sake, many people of Kurdistan against the Iraqi and Turkish fascist regimes. It is not permissible to hand over to regional countries known for their ambitions, hatred and chauvinism against the people of Kurdistan." For the lands, geography and history of Kurdistan, no and a thousand no to demographic change in the Kurdish regions.

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ANHA