Posted on 03/06/2017 7:54:37 AM PST by Texas Fossil
KDP intelligence Parastin has handed over 80 people from “Rojava Peshmergas” that refused to fight in Shengal to Turkish intelligence MIT.
During the clashes that erupted after the gangs affiliated to the South Kurdistan's KDP and the Turkish state attacked Shengal Resistance Units /YBŞ in Shengal on March 3, 80 people from the armed groups, called “Rojava Peshmergas” were arrested by KDP intelligence service Parastin. These 80 people from Rojava were abducted from the area and taken to somewhere not disclosed.
Hawar News Agency (ANHA) reported that KDP intelligence handed over these 80 peshmergas to Turkish intelligence MIT.
According to the ANHA report based on local sources, these peshmergas were transferred to the Turkey side of the border through the Khabur border crossing.
"There was a mobilization of ambulances during their transfer. We are therefore concerned over their lives", said the source.
4 out of the 80 people KDP handed over to MIT are;
- Nêçîrvan Mihemed Silêman from Qamislo,
- İzzettin İsa Derwîş from Hesekê,
- Delîl Emo from Hesekê,
- Şiyar İsmet Xelîl from Efrîn.
When this happened, Barzani had just come back from meeting with Erdogan in Turkey.
The Pesmerga force had some Turkish MIT (military intelligence) people in it. (hidden until some were captured and identified, from what I have read.)
This is not the first betrayal of Yazidi's by Iraq Peshmerga. The degree of the treachery you hear concerning this depends on who it comes from.
I'm convinced that Erdogan is an evil man and not an honest player in Iraq or Syria.
Shingal Ping
I need a printed up program to know who’s on or related to what team. Well, if I really want to know, I suppose I can always keep Googling.
Kurdish internal politics aside, the four examples cited were Syrians inside Iraq - refusing to comply with the local authorities. Essentially, they were in rebellion against the Government of Iraq, attempting to take sovereignty of part of Iraqi territory.
If Iraqi Kurds can’t get them under control, the next step would likely be non-Kurdish forces - Army or Shia militias. If you think deporting the tough cases to Turkey is bad (and it sure is for those deported), the other alternatives are worse.
For all its troubles, Iraq is much more of a functioning nation state than Syria is right now. Syrian rules are unlikely to prevail in Iraq.
You make a very valid point.
I’ve been watching this part of the world (from US) for some time. Have spent a lot of time trying to understand it. The changes in the Arab Militias is the worst.
The elements of the Kurd forces are different in all 4 countries they occupy. And the makeup of the people are different in all four.
I am pretty familiar with the elements in play in Syria. And the evolution and history of some. There is a bit of spill over into Syria, but in relation to number of people involved, it is small.
I truly respect and like the Kurds I have come to know in Syria. Actions speak louder than words.
The 80 that were turned over to the Turks (to be tortured or killed) were trained by the Turks.
The Yazidi’s are reacting to almost being eliminated by ISIS. They were trained by PKK (designated by some, as terrorists. No doubt at a point they were that.)
Barzani, who controls Iraq Pesmerga, should be responsible to Iraq, not Turkey. There are oil related reasons for him to be dependent upon Turkey.
Erdogan is showing signs of insanity. This is causing our NATO ally (?) lots of issues.
I'm very weary of his nonsense and the unnecessary loss of life.
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