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Mods please clean the topic of any unrelated stuff.

jj I deleted that post it was not relevant to the topic. Thanks

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Mashgal Ali Entertainment
15th January 2015 - 03:36 AM
with all my respect

that Special force picture of 4 guys with modern weapons

that's the son of the commander of special forces ( Mansour Barzani) His son of 18 years old, Yasir Mansour Barzani and his family

Just a family unit , you can follow him on instagram......
I know it's them but they are under Peshmerga department and that is the name, Remember Pres Barzani has called upon all of KRG armed units to be under Peshmerga including unit 80 unit 70 and the DT forces of the 4 kurdish cities...

Iraq, Syrian, Daash, ME news & update
Dear Kurdistani these bunch of clones swearing at our president and say they will come occupy Hewlêr I didn't know iraqis had rambos too but since they are so dumb please if you see them in Kurdistan or if you suspect they have families residing in Kurdistan report it to Asaish immediately


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Senators press Iraq PM to supply Kurds

By Kristina Wong - 01/12/15 08:08 PM EST

A bipartisan group of senators sent a letter to the Iraqi prime minister Monday to ask him to ensure that his government is distributing aid to the Kurdish minority in KRG who are under threat from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

"We have heard firsthand about the suffering and harsh conditions facing these men, women, and children-many of whom have taken refuge in Iraq's Kurdistan region," wrote a group of eight senators, led by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.).

"These civilians are in dire need of basic necessities-food, clean water, and shelter. In particular, we are concerned about the welfare of women and children-who make up a majority of the displaced population," the letter said.
"As such, we respectfully ask that you take every action to ensure there are no gaps or delays in aid distribution, and that available assistance is dispersed without any discrimination based on sect, ethnicity, or religion," it said.

The letter to Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi was also signed by Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.), Penis Durbin (D-Ill.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Christopher Coons (D-Del.), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.).

While their letter focused on humanitarian aid, lawmakers have also been concerned that the Iraqi government, dominated by Shia, has been withholding U.S. military assistance from Kurdish fighters known as peshmerga.

"I am concerned by the varying reports I have received from the Obama administration about the equipment and support that has been provided to the Kurds to date," said Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) on Friday.

So far, the U.S. has preferred to distribute aid through the central government, in hopes of fostering political reconciliation between Iraq's political groups.

"We still believe that that's the right approach, that the material assistance that they receive should come through the Iraqi government," said Pentagon press secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby on Friday.

"But it doesn't mean that we've taken our, you know, eye off the fact that they continue to need sustenance and support," Kirby added. "And obviously, we, you know, we're going to continue to look for ways to make sure they get that. But again, through the Iraqi government in Baghdad."

Lawmakers last week met directly with members of the KRG, who asked for direct military assistance from the U.S.

Inhofe said resources should include training, light and heavy weapons, vehicles, counter-IED support and support equipment.

The U.S. and coalition partners have helped deliver weapons to the Kurds from the Iraqi government, and have provided some combat and weapons training already.

http://thehill.com/policy/defense/operations/229285-senators-press-iraq-prime-minister-to-supply-kurds

Iraq, Syrian, Daash, ME news & update
IA or what is left of it gets Bulgarian 152mm D-20 artillery... i just hope it doesnt fall into ISIS hands

FINANCE NEWS
Greek Civitel Group to open new luxury hotel in South Kurdistan

ERBIL-Hewlêr, Kurdistan region ‘Iraq’,— Located in the very heart of Hewlêr, the largest Kurdish city and capital of the Kurdistan Region in KRG, a brand new hotel providing five-star (5*) services and hospitality to its guests aims to change the image of one of the fastest developing cities in the troubled Middle East. According to the plan, Civitel Hewlêr will feature a total of 123 spacious guest rooms, 27 of those will be interconnected, which is ideal for families, 12 suites and one presidential suite. Furthermore, it will offer some 700 square meters of meeting facilities, suitable for business meetings, conferences and various social events.

The ambitious plan, which will undoubtedly add to the city’s prestige, is undertaken by a Greek company that has been offering the very best of the country’s hospitality combined with international standards services for the last four decades, Civitel Hotel and Resorts. For the last forty years the Group has been operating two hotels in Athens, and two in Crete, that offer Greek hospitality combined with international standards. The name Civitel comes from joining the words Civic and Hotel, reflecting the company’s civic values and honoring Greek civilization.

The soon-to-come hotel in Hewlêr will also be the first of the group’s hotels to operate abroad and its General Manager, Christos Lourantos, explained to Greek Reporter the philosophy behind the choice of the specific – unknown to many – city, as well as its prospects and the company’s expectations from this investment in a city of 1.5 million inhabitants that has seen its economy dramatically improving in the post-Iraqi war years.

Civitel Hewlêr, the first hotel of the Civitel Group to operate outside Greece. How and when this idea was born and how was Hewlêr chosen?

The region and this location in particular was not really our primary target. The idea came through an Iraqi diplomat serving in the country’s embassy in Athens, who is a habitué of one of the group’s hotels in Athens and also happens to have very good relations with the owner of the building in which Civitel Hewlêr will operate and was built only a couple of years ago. So he brought us in touch with him in order to discuss a possible cooperation and see if we are interested, as a company, in running this brand new building. The first contact was made on November 2011 and the final contract was signed one year later, and since January 2014, me, personally, and a group of associates are permanently there and responsible for planning and managing the hotel, which is expected to operate in the first half of 2015, after a small delay due to bureaucratic reasons. So, we could say that the idea was born by coincidence, although, after we examined the city’s prospects for several months, it was clear to us that this would be a positive investment to make.

Have you traced a specific dynamic in Hewlêr that made you chose the city as the first to host the first Civitel abroad?

The Iraqi side was the one that first approached us in order to see if we would be interested in such an investment and, of course, before we gave our final answer, we undertook a detailed market research to determine if a five-star hotel in the region, and in the city of Hewlêr in particular, would be viable. We visited the city several times, and by that time, almost two years ago, we realized that Hewlêr and Kurdistan in general is an extremely fast growing region in terms of business. Despite the political crisis of the last months, the growth seems to continue. The pace might be a bit slower than it used to be but there are signs of a fast recovery.

Are there currently hotels offering equivalent services in Hewlêr?

During our permanent presence in Hewlêr since last January, we noticed that the hotel business is also on a growing track. After the Iraqi war, five and four star hotels have opened its doors in Hewlêr and during our market research we inspected all of them, as they are not that many. What we witnessed is that service standards are very low compared to the European ones. None of those belonged to European groups. Local companies, along with Turkish and Lebanese corporations, run the majority of them. So parallel to market growth, we noticed that there is a gap in the hotel industry, in terms of high-class standards. This played a significant role in our decision to operate in Hewlêr.

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Civitel Hewlêr Hotel, in Kurdistan capital city of Hewlêr. Photo: Civitel Hotel

With a development rate of 12% (according to 2012 official data) does Kurdistan have a potential of becoming a real financial center in the region and maybe compete with other existing ones?

The dream of Kurdish officials is, in a few years from now, to become, let’s say, a second Dubai! Being honest, it’s obvious they have to go through intense development and, first of all, what it means to be a world-class business center. That information alone, though, promises that Kurdistan has a potential anyway. Let us not forget the significance of its location; it is a crossroad. In that sense, I believe that the country stands high chances of becoming a real financial center, primarily on a regional level. Within this decade, I estimate that we will witness Kurdistan and Hewlêr developing to an important center for the entire Middle East. Although, let us also bear in mind that stability is key for such a process, especially in a region like this, which has been, and still goes, through all sorts of trouble. But I am optimistic that Kurdistan and Hewlêr have the potential to emerge as an alternative to Qatar and Dubai.

From your experience, have international funds shown an increased interest in Kurdistan lately and why?

Of course. We notice that there is an increasing and important number of international investors interested in Hewlêr and Kurdistan as a whole, both from the United States and European countries, even from other Middle Eastern countries and the rest of Asia. Due to the region’s richness in oil reserves, this is something that adds to my previous estimation regarding the country’s potential.

In a period when tension in the entire region is escalated, most importantly due to the continuing and worrying rise of extreme forces such as the Islamic State, are there fears that a possible further destabilization could damage the future of such investments?

During our presence in Hewlêr – and we were there during the summer time when ISIS grew to become what it is today – we did not notice any fear in the city or the surrounding region regarding a possible expansion of the battlefield in the heart of South Kurdistan, although it is close enough to the conflict’s epicenter. This occurs outside Hewlêr. As I mentioned before, the region’s existing military and political crisis caused a delay in its financial growth, but this is something we expected. I can assure you there is no fear that the future of the investments could be damaged by this ongoing conflict, which of course is relatively close to Hewlêr but not in it. Nevertheless, the Kurdish regional government has proved that it pays a lot of attention on security. They have a very strong and well-equipped army, which is capable of protecting the sovereignty of Kurdistan and also very well organized security forces operating within the city and especially in buildings that could be characterized as potential targets, such as international companies, hotels and state buildings. Let us not forget that Civitel Hewlêr is located in the very heart of the city, just opposite the Presidency of Hewlêr Municipality and attached to the brand new Hawraman Mall in what is a very central street. So people, both locals and foreigners, have a feeling of security and it is true that an unpleasant incident would be very difficult to carry out in Hewlêr.

What do you think is the future of Kurdistan? Does it stand chances of becoming a fully independent and united country, including its lands outside of Iraq?

Kurdistan is a very important member of the central Iraqi administration and, for the moment, is the most stable region within the country. In addition, is a very reliable ally to the West, while the regional government (KRG) has established very healthy relations with neighboring countries, including Turkey and Iran. Although, I would say that becoming an independent country, sooner or later, is a crucial decision of the Kurdish people and the Kurdish government. It is not an easy decision to make and I believe they are the only ones that have the right to decide on the matter. What I have witnessed is that their dream is to become an independent country and, in a theoretical level, this is very nice and romantic to say, but, in practice, it is not an easy process. On the contrary, it is extremely difficult. It is not my place to comment on the Kurdish people’s will, I only say what I see as a person working and living in their country. I think that they should be very careful with such a decision, if they ever decide to proceed with it, and let us not forget that South Kurdistan is a step forward compared to the rest of the Kurdish lands, divided between the surrounding countries. I am sure, though, that if the time comes and they will have to decide on that, they will take the best decision for their interest as a nation.

Is there a message you would send to the Greek business world?

It is a time that we go through a very strong economic crisis and a lot of people realized that a way to overcome this crisis is to look outside Greece’s border. So, this specific region, South Kurdistan, is a recommended one for various investment sectors (e.g. construction, tourism). I would characterize it as not an easy one, due to the surrounding instability, but I would definitely characterize it as hot, as it is in the very early stages of its development.

By Aggelos Skordas
Copyright ©, respective author or news agency, greekreporter.com

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jjmuneer
15th January 2015 - 12:30 AM
ALAN
15th January 2015 - 12:20 AM
Peshmerga national special forces... they also have a special unit inside Asaish too :)
Oh I thought they had a Kurdish name. lol
Yeah they do i just translated it. they are called Hezi taybati Nishtimani Peshmerga... and they have the Asaish branch same name but it ends with Asaish... ;-)

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Peshmerga national special forces... they also have a special unit inside Asaish too :)

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These guys are the strongest units now of Peshmerga department they also operate those choppers posted in Asaish topic :)

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And this is theirs too, as you can see it has a mounted machine gun
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Sorry honey but they weren't part of south Kurdistan when it got attached to iraq in 1921 but you are right they are Kurdish towns but can't be claimed part of Bashur it can however become part of EK...

I don't make the rules that's what KRG wants for its future state

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ALAN
14th January 2015 - 02:00 PM
UK general to PM Barzani: "make a list of what you need for Peshmerga forces then hand it to us"
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General Sameul Mayall

http://www.gov.krd/a/d.aspx?s=040000&l=13&a=52802
UK Tells Kurds To Outline Military Requirements

The Representative of the UK Prime Minister for the Kurdistan Region’s security has asked the Peshmerga Ministry to submit a request for military equipment UK officials.

According to a Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) announcement, on Tuesday the KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani received the special representative of the UK Prime Minister for Kurdistan Region’s security, General Samuel Mayall. He was joined by the UK General Consul in the Kurdistan Region and a number of military officials.

Mayall explained that he is visiting Hewlêr ito familiarise himself with the military and security situations, Peshmerga needs and the military training program offered to the Kurdistan Region by the UK.

The meeting began by discussing the recent successes of the Peshmerga, especially around Sinjar. Mayall thanked the Kurdish forces and expressed his condolences to the families of martyred Peshmerga fighters.

Mayall asked the Peshmerga Ministry to submit detailed requests for military support to UK officials, which will open a dialogue regarding armaments and training required in the fight against Islamic State.

Barzani appreciated Mayall for visiting Hewlêr as vital in strengthening the coalition against IS insurgents.

Moreover, he emphasized that UK military support for Peshmerga forces has been extremely effective. Barzani stated that he hopes the support of the UK for the Kurdistan Region will continue.

http://basnews.com/en/news/2015/01/14/uk-tells-kurds-to-outline-military-requirements/

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Pictures of our fallen hero Martyrs
Credit goes to Mashgal :thumbs:

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^^Thank you will do so....

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