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Commentaries #14: Kurdish Allies and Kurdish Enemies: Turkey’s New War Against The PKK By Kamal Chomani and Dastan Jasim This paper focuses on the post-2015 Turkish warfare against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party PKK in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, and the long-running relationship between the Turkish state and the ruling Barzani family. The commentary presents an overview of the interests behind the Ankara-Erbil coalition and the wider stakes in the current conflict It is argued that the Turkish military operations not only have taken a great toll on the civilian population of the KRI and the ecology of the region, but destabilizes the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. A full-blown civil war in the KRI between the PKK and KDP provoked by Turkey could be the final straw removing the last of the post-Islamic State stability in Iraq.
http://eutcc.net/?p=982
Statement by Peter Stano, Lead Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, on the Council of Europe decision launching infringement proceedings for non-execution of ECHR judgment It is regrettable that the Turkish authorities have refused to execute the respective ECHR’s ruling. Such attitude sets a worrying precedent and further increases the EU’s concerns regarding Turkish judiciary’s adherence to international and European standards.
https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/110462/turkey-statement-spokesperson-council-europe-decision-launching-infringement-proceedings-non_en
Statement by HDP Foreign Affairs Co-speakers Feleknas Uca and Hişyar Özsoy on Turkey’s cross border operations against Kurdish majority areas of Syria and Iraq A return to peace negotiations in the context of the Kurdish issue is essential for Kurds, Turks, and other peoples of the Middle East and also beyond. It is also essential for the defeat of ISIS, which requires regional stability. Under these attacks, stability seems to be impossible.
https://hdp.org.tr/en/more-deaths-and-destruction-in-turkeys-cross-border-attacks-in-iraq-and-syria/16110/#.Yfu5ElwnfNU.twitter
Statement by HDP Foreign Affairs Co-speakers Feleknas Uca and Hişyar Özsoy on the decision of European Court of Human Rights regarding the immunity of HDP Deputies The Court ruled that the lifting of their immunities infringed their right of freedom of expression and freedom of assembly, in contravention of article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
https://hdpeurope.eu/2022/02/european-court-rules-that-lifting-mp-immunities-contravenes-human-rights/
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