Iraqi Kurdistan

The negotiations for independent state started in 1970 but failed to implement by 1974 which triggered 2nd Kurdish-Iraqi conflict in 1974 and Kurds were defeated. During the Iran- Iraq war Kurds were supporting Iran and which upset Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. In 1986, Saddam wanted to take revenge against Kurdish fighters and started operation called Anfal which lasted for almost 3 years and more than 200,000 died, the western…

or not they had the capability to fire an attack on the United States. The US ultimately declared war on Iraq in March 2003. President Bush warned Saddam giving him 48 hours to leave Iraq or face consequences. The United States Military toppled the Iraqi government and many smaller battles for power took place for who should run the government next. (www.telegraph.co.uk) As you can see the United States Government waited for the correct time to invade Iraq many today still believe that there…

In 1919, a successor to the 1913 militant nationalist organization, the Irish Volunteers, was formed with the purpose of using armed forces to turn over British rule in Ireland. The IRA, or Irish Republican Army, fought for independence from Britain through the employment of guerilla warfare and vicious war tactics to force the British officials to reconsider their rule. After negotiations with Great Britain, two autonomous political entities were formed: Northern Ireland and the Irish Free…

the World Trade Center and the United States declare the war on terror. Led by president George W. Bush the U.S. invade Afghanistan. Zarqawi was injured in battle fighting for al Qaeda and the Taliban. He then fled to Iran in 2002, and then to Iraqi Kurdistan. Once there he joined Ansar al-Islam, a Kurdish jihadist group. His involvement with this group later made his name famous when the United States linked him to connection between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda which was completely false. They…

democracy in the Middle East. For simplicity in the debate today, I would like to offer the following definitions: According to the BBC world news, the following countries are considered to be middle eastern: Bahrain, Golan Heights, Iran, Iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. The Cambridge dictionary defines promote as “to encourage or support something, or to help something become successful. Observation 1:…

killings (United Nations 16). In the article Inside Canada’s New War, Michael Petrou shares the stories of those affected by these acts ISIS is committing. He interviews an elderly couple who had to leave their homes to live in a refugee camp in Kurdistan. He writes “Methodically clicking prayer beads as his eyes fill with tears, Mohammed recounts how his son Ali and his daughter Amira were murdered–by being thrown onto the road and driven over with a car. There were three dead, Barack…

Ali Khadery (2014) Three years ago, the Islamic State (ISIS) did not exist; now it controls vast swaths of Syria and Iraq. Showing off its handiwork daily via Twitter and YouTube, Isis has repeatedly demonstrated that it is much more than a transnational terrorist organization – rather, it is an entity with sophisticated command, control, propaganda and logistical capabilities, and one that has proven its ability to take and hold strategically critical territory at the heart of the Middle East.…

1. How have you found your style and has it changed since you started? I have drawing life and observations since I was 15 years old - mainly the human figure and mostly pencil drawings. I did this until I was 32 years old. I graduated from the School of Visual Arts, New York, in 2002. There were periods in-between were I hardly drew at all. During my Masters studies at SVA, I started to write conversation quotes I overheard into my drawings. I also started to scan sketchbook drawings into…

Following the barbaric invasion of the terrorist group, Islamic State, in Iraq further speculation has been circulated around the conception of Islam being the religion of terror and the motive behind the massacre of innocence around the world. As a result of this, and other events the serene religion of Islam have develop into the most embroiled religion to subsist in our society. Although there have been numerous predicaments that challenge the fundamental concept of peace in Islam, it should…

one such instance, the Iraqi parliament passed a bill that forced Iraqi Christian children under the age of eighteen to convert to Islam if they had a muslim parent ("Baghdad Catholic Patriarch: Persecution of Christians at 'Critical' and 'Violent' Point." CNS News.). In northern Iraq, Kurds maintain their endless abhorrence for the Christian Assyrians, routinely terrorize and attack Assyrian Villages and militias in an attempt to obtain those lands they inhabit if Kurdistan becomes a reality…