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The PKK has been a
threat against the
Kurdish government in
Iraq for years.
Instituting an alliance
with Turkey is essential
for the welfare of that
region, and for the
children of Iraqi Kurds
to prosper in peace.
Barzani made the following call to the Parliament and the Gov-
ernment of the Iraqi Kurdish Regional Administration regarding
Duran Kalkan, one of the executives of the PKK, who made allega-
tions about him:
Take proper precautions against these formations that are in
treason. Such formations are dangerous... Put an effort with all
your might to silence this voice (Duran Kalkan). Choke the life
out of these opinions that constitute the offense of treason. My
call to the honorable people of Kurdistan is this: Do not let
such groups to gain a footing in Kurdistan. These compo-
nents in treason want to pick a civil war. Do not allow these
formations aiming to create instigation. Put in the effort
with all your might to defend Kurdistan and ensure the unity
of our people. 126
Clearly Barzani has concerns for the peace and unity of the Kur-
dish people and his autonomous region and describes the PKK as a
virus that instigates corruption, disrupts unity and spreads terror.
Beyond doubt, being under the supervision of the USA ever since its
foundation is risky for the Iraqi Kurdistan Autonomous Administra-
tion; that is because the administration in question is unable to step
out of the sanctions and conditions imposed by the USA and their
free decisions are made under supervision. That is the reason why
Iraqi Kurdish Autonomous Administration had to unnecessarily go
into combat with ISIL in the region and the Peshmerga suffered dev-
astating losses as a result of that combat. However alongside all these
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