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Kurdistan different crises convened by the absence of Talabani not resolved by mediation and U.S. pressure
Erbil - as Francis
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Filed the KRG years prepared many of the worst since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003, and entering the new year and his bag packed package Deferred crises ranging from environment is very complex, and another internal moving towards a change in the nature of the system of government established years ago.
Kurdish leadership tried to hold the stick from the middle, which is aware of the importance of the weight of each hand, the serious repercussions, but the absence of pole Kurdish President Jalal Talabani, contributes to the change of plans and the complexity of the crisis. And the weight of the balance differences with the central government in Baghdad was likely, in the spring of last year on the occasion of Eid «Nowruz», waved Kurdish regional president Massoud Barzani to declare «Bushra independence», when he accused Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki «singularity» dragging the country toward «a new dictatorship» , but soon fell under U.S. pressure.
From here, gradually escalating crises began accompanied by convulsive comments and accusations of violating covenants and agreements, especially in the file the oil contracts signed by the region with foreign companies, as well as the inclusion of balancing forces 'Peshmerga' within the federal budget, and finally the tension in the disputed areas.
It was only a few months on the agreement of the parties to solve the crisis of the oil contracts in September, to pay Baghdad dues foreign companies before the end of the year, in return for lifting region roof exports, central government suspended the payment of the second installment of funds, pretext «lack of commitment to the region terms of the agreement, and in the file «Peshmerga» Been to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki expressed his willingness to be included within the defense system of the requirement «subject to the control of the army, and this is rejected by the Kurds altogether.
During this year amounted to tension between the two sides dangerous levels and unprecedented, warned of a confrontation military, when they first published the Iraqi Defense Ministry in August forces in the area Vichabour of hand Zammar in Nineveh province, which is one of the disputed areas, grounds that border control with Syria, The crisis was resolved after U.S. mediation as well.
But second crisis was the most serious, when a clash in November (November) between elements of the «Operations Command Tigris» which is opposed by Kurds strongly, and the protection of Kurdish official local in the district of Tuz in Salahuddin province, was killed during which civilians were killed and ten, followed by military build-up from both sides, and despite entering rounds of negotiations brokered by U.S. deficit so far to reach understandings.
In the midst of these tensions, and generalized anxiety prevailing in the region of the return scenario wars Kurds with successive governments, growing desire to move towards independence, but collide absence Terms statehood, was confirmed in more than one occasion, Kurdish officials, including President Jalal Talabani, and dissident for his party, the leader of the 'change' opposition Mustafa Nushirwan.
Internal crises in the region despite the decline at the expense of the crisis with Baghdad, they may go back to the fore, after opposition demand conversion system of government from presidential to parliamentary, and conduct political reforms, especially after winning the support of the party «National Union» led Talabani, through re-laws «national dimensions to Parliament, most notably the draft law of the Constitution of the Territory, in addition to the laws, the Security Council of the Territory and the independent Electoral Commission, and the right to demonstrate, and balancing the parties, and provincial elections.
It seems the scene over time near blurred somewhat, elections of provincial councils postponed more than once, and blames the opposition causes postponement to the authorities control the time and according to the indicators that are in favor, while notes in the other party rapprochement between PUK and movement «change» opposition and dissident him, and his commitment to the alliance 'strategic' which linked him with the party 'democratic' led by Barzani, in governance, and approving the need to bring this agreement to the amendments suit and variables.
In the context of administration of the territory to the relations with the ocean, especially with neighboring Turkey and Iran, the perception of this file reveals the existence of differences between the two parties in sentiment towards the two, or even some Arab countries,'s ties Party Barzani with Turkey, which has become one of the litigants regional to the owners, witnessing a marked improvement , while visions converge Party Talabani with Iran and Iraqi Shiite pole in general, and both countries adopt contradictory positions of the Syrian crisis, which is «the PKK and its branches in Iran and Syria, an important and influential paper in the Syrian adjustments.
The deteriorating health of President Talabani after suffering a stroke on 18 December (December), added more complexity to the crisis faced by the region, and its distance from the political scene could hurt significantly the future of his relationship with the Centre, due to the role the middle and skill excellence performance in rounding and calm between Erbil and Baghdad, and this effect will not be inferior to the internal level, the choice of an alternative for the leadership of his party 'National Union' seem complicated, due to the presence of the poles of different orientations.
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