Iraq’s PMF moves to fill the space left by the PKK
Relations between the PKK and the PMF have been close since August 2014, when the two groups fought ISIS militants following the group’s invasion of Sinjar and surrounding areas.
The statement said Saudi Arabia “has chosen not to respond at this stage” following a request from Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi to “allow” Baghdad to take necessary measures “to take the necessary measures to prevent attacks launched from Iraqi territory against the Kingdom and neighboring countries.”
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Agreeing on how to define the process is at the top of the agenda in the document being finalized by the four leaders, who have held intense negotiations with Zaidi and his security and military teams on one side and the commanders of the three factions on the other.
Relations between the PKK and the PMF have been close since August 2014, when the two groups fought ISIS militants following the group’s invasion of Sinjar and surrounding areas.
“The United States will not view the issue merely as an internal Iraqi political dispute. It may link it to the protection of its interests, the international financial system, regional security, and preventing Iraqi territory and institutions from being used to finance or support armed groups whose leadership does not abide by state decisions,” said Jamal Kocher, a member of the Iraqi parliament’s finance committee.
The circumstances under which the Jangi brothers and their aides were arrested, which saw security forces in Sulaimani mount a dramatic, psuedo-military operation, have already raised questions from rights groups.
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Mohammed A. Salih
Mohammed A. Salih
Mohammed A. Salih
Mohammed A. Salih