Iraqi tribes support the PKK against Turkish occupation

Many Iraqi tribes expressed their support for the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) against Turkish invasion and genocidal attacks.


ANF
NEWS DESK
Tuesday, 16 July 2024

While the Turkish state is expanding its occupation attacks in southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) in cooperation with the ruling KDP party, several Iraqi tribes expressed their reaction against the occupation and announced their support for the PKK.

The tribes pointed out that the Turkish state threatens the people in order to turn the region into a military zone with baseless allegations.

The statement released by the tribes read as follows: "We know that the PKK has been fighting against ISIS while Turkey has been supporting ISIS. The Turkish state is carrying out attacks against all Iraqi peoples, especially Kurds, in order to occupy the region. The KDP is co-operating with the Turkish state, while the Baghdad government maintains its silence. This silence raises questions about the crimes of the occupying Turkish state.

As Iraqi tribal leaders and sheikhs, we condemn these attacks and call on the international community, the Iraqi government and the Iraqi parliament to fulfill their humanitarian, moral and legal responsibilities against these crimes and to stop these attacks by the occupying Turkish state.

The international community and the Iraqi government must take the necessary measures to stop these attacks on our people and our lands. We are ready to protect Iraq's sovereignty. The Turkish state wants to change the demography of the region and plunder Iraq's resources.

We stand with our people in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region. We reject the occupation of the Turkish state. We declare once again that all the actions of the Turkish state are criminal offences. The actions of the Turkish state strengthen our will to defend the sovereignty of Iraqi territory, our land and our people."

The signatories are as follows:

Leader of the Jiburi Tribe, Şêx Teklif el-Ebd Alî Cibur

Leader of the Sedat Haydari Tribe, Seyid Ahmet Allavi Haydari

Leader of the Sedat Şerfa Tribe in the Central Euphrates, Seyit Nazım Şerifi

Leader of the İfari Tribe in the Central Euphrates, Şêx Malik Casım İfari

Seyit Gazali Atiya Musewi

Leader of the Kerit Tribe, Şêx Zahir Kazım Marhun

Leader of the Hamidat Tribe, Şêx Cemal Ferit Hamidayi

Leader of the Beni Hasan Tribe, Şêx Emir Musena Hasnevi

Leader of the El-Şibl Tribe, Şêx Mohan Al-Atiyah

Leader of the Sedat Gawalb Tribe, Seyit Hüseyin Berekat Şami

Leader of the Şemer Tribes in Central Euphrates, Şêx Mutaib Muhammed Şemeri

Leader of the Akra Tribe, Şêx Muhammed Abdulemir Şalan Keravi

Leader of the Xefaciyan Tribe in Najaf, Şêx Raad Hüseyin Hafaci

Leader of the Şebal Tribe in Divaniyah, Şêx Halit Cehl Natur

Leader of the Awabd Tribe in Divaniyah, Seyid Hamid Merzuq Abadi


Ten more tribal leaders in Iraq speak out against Turkish invasion

Ten more tribal leaders expressed their rejection of the invasion attacks and military presence of the Turkish state in South Kurdistan and Iraq.


ANF
NEWS DESK
Friday, 19 July 2024

Since mid-July, dozens of influential tribes and tribal leaders in Iraq have expressed their objection to Turkish occupation of southern Kurdistan (northern Iraq) and announced their support for the resistance of the PKK.

On 16 July, 15 tribal leaders and on 18 July, 39 tribal leaders made a joint statement against the Turkish occupation campaign in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

According to RojNews, 10 more tribal leaders expressed their support for the joint statement issued by Iraqi tribal leaders on 18 July, which states the following:

“Turkey's systematic attacks on people and nature in the Kurdistan Region continue. Villages and cities are being evacuated, burnt down and people's safety of lives is being jeopardised. The local population is forced to leave their homes and the region is being turned into a military zone.

We know that Turkey is currently receiving support from ISIS against the PKK, which has long been fighting ISIS. Turkey’s main purpose is to occupy parts of Iraq and especially Kurdish areas. These criminal attacks reach the level of war crimes and affect human nature. These criminal offences, developed in partnership with the KDP, are taking place in front of the eyes of the Baghdad government, the international community, the US and the Coalition forces.”

The statement concluded with the following call: “As honourable Iraqi tribes and leaders, we reject these systematic attacks and call on the international community, the Baghdad government and the Iraqi parliament to uphold their humanitarian, moral and legal responsibility in the face of these inhumane crimes and to stop the attacks.”

The tribal leaders endorsing the joint statement are as follows:

Leader of the Bu Eli Tribe, Şêx Sebar Badiwi

Leader of the Bu Ziyab Tribe, Şêx Hemid Türki Zin

Leader of the Bu Ferec Tribe, Şêx Ahmet Turk

Leader of the Bu Tribe, Şêx Gazi Feysel Kaud

Leader of the Muhammedi Tribe, Şêx Hikmet Semir Şela

Leader of the Bu Halife Tribe, Şêx Hemed Abdulkerim Xerbit

Leader of the Bu Mari Tribe, Şêx Mazi Raml

Leader of the İsa İçin Tribe, Şêx Seddad Kamil Dehl

Leader of the Hazim Tribe, Şêx Ahmet Ferhan

Leader of the Ebu Esaf Tribe, Şêx Raad Abdulcabar Süleyman