[2006] Assad Under Siege

Washington Times via FrontPage ^ | Tuesday, May 16, 2006 | Nir Boms and Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

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Kingdom of Kurdistan -- During the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, Kurds in Iraq attempted to establish a semi-independent state. On at least one occasion they succeeded and formed the Kingdom of Kurdistan, which lasted from September 1922 until July 1924. The Shaykh of the Qadiriyyah order of Sufis, the most influential personality in Southern Kurdistan, was appointed Governor of the former sanjak of Duhok, but rallied against the British and declared an independent Kurdistan in May, 1919. He was defeated in June... After the Treaty of Sèvres, which settled some territories, Sulaymaniya still remained under the direct control of the British High Commissioner. After the subsequent penetration of the Turkish "Ozdemir" Detachment into the area, an attempt was made by the British to counter this by appointing Shaykh Mahmud Governor again, in September 1922. The Shaykh revolted again, and in November declared himself King of the Kingdom of Kurdistan... Barzanji was defeated by the British in July, 1924, and in January 1926 the League of Nations gave the mandate over the territory to Iraq, with the provision for special rights for Kurds. In 1930-1931, Shaykh Makhmud Barzanji made his last unsuccessful attempt. The British Royal Air Force's Iraq Command acting on behalf of the Iraqi government in Baghdad played a part in bringing the Kingdom of Kurdistan to an end.

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Naptime came early, now I’m up and at ‘em.

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I Was Gassed by Bashar al-Assad
Posted: August 22, 2014 by mhamou in Uncategorized
http://stopthesiege.wordpress.com/2014/08/22/i-was-gassed-by-bashar-al-assad/

AP Enterprise: al-Qaida’s Syrian cell alarms US [al-Nusra]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3203762/posts?page=10#10

Iraq PM Orders Halt to Shelling of Civilian Areas (Obama definitely loses Iraq)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3203804/posts

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If these strongmen were smart they would get in the good graces of the U.S. by 1) not supporting terrorism, 2) Do not attack Israel and 3) Don’t kill Christians. Lip service against the U.S. is one thing but that crazy stuff only needs to go and they can count their money in their palaces. Domething tells me they have to be bad guys to control things.

[Erik Latranyi]

If these strongmen were smart they would get in the good graces of the U.S.

Why? Assad has done quite well in the good graces of Russia.