Why are the Kurds devastated on their own land
T he Kurds’ fight can be gauged from the fact that in 1920, the armed organization formed for the Battle of Kurdistan in Iraq was named ‘Peshmega’ which means’ those who face death. ‘
The fight that started over the United Kurdistan has been divided into several organizations today. Arabs, Kurdistan and North Africa used to be part of the Ottoman Empire.
After the defeat of Turkey in the First World War, different countries came into existence, after which the territory of Kurdistan is today divided into countries like Syria, Iraq, Turkey, Iran and Armenia.
There is no single central organization of Kurds divided into such areas. Different organizations are fighting for Kurdistan in different countries. After all, what is the reason that all these organizations could not come on one platform?
They say, “These organizations are divided in different countries. They have the struggle to make Kurdistan together, but they have differences. These people have separated more than 100 years. Because of this, their own selfishness Have been born. “
“The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) is the largest organization in Turkey, ideologically Marxist and guerrillas are fighting. The YPG group is fighting to create an autonomous state in Syria and was backed by the US. Turkey is engaged There is a large share of Kurds on the border. “
“Turkey believes that this YPG group is an extremist organization and will never accept it. It feels that the YPG can spread chaos in it. The US had been supporting YPG but now it has withdrawn its support.”
“When Abdullah Ozalan formed an organization called PKK in 1974, it took a violent stance. At that time Abdullah Ozlan and his organization carried out several attacks in Turkey, in which about 40 thousand people After that, Abdullah fled to Ozalan to Syria and was sheltered thereby Hafiz ul Assad, the father of Bashar al-Assad. Shri. There intermittently scoring a lot of organization. “
Turkish President Rechep Tayyip Ardoan wants to create a 32-km-wide ‘safe zone’. He presented this map in the United Nations General Assembly.
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fought IS against America. There are Kurdish and Arab militia groups in the SDF. One of these YPG has been a partner of the American army, but now the US has announced to leave from North-East Syria.
America says that it has won the battle against IS. PYD and other organizations had security until now because of America, but after they leave, Turkey can easily wipe out YPG.
Why do Kurds want to create a separate Kurdistan?
What will Turkey do in the region of the Kurds after America moves from North-East Syria? On this, Omer says that Turkey is going to create a safe zone along the border with Syria where it has proposed a plan to settle Syrian refugees.
He says, “At this time the number of refugees fleeing Syria and coming to Turkey is more than 1 million. Turkey wants to settle these refugees on its border. It had an agreement with the US in which a safe zone up to 30 kilometres away Had to be built. Turkey will also compete with organizations like YPG for its construction. “
The situation of the Kurds has gradually improved in Iraq. The Kurds present in Iraq are the most powerful because they have an autonomous state there.
“They have not had good relations with the YPG and PKK of Syria but the common Turk of Iraq wanted to help these organizations. These people also have political differences because the Kurdish organizations of Syria and Turkey are Marxist and the Iraqi Kurdistan organizations are not Marxist It is difficult to imagine that all will come together. “
However, in September 2017, there was a referendum for independence in Iraqi Kurdistan in which 92 per cent people demanded a separate country. This referendum was rejected by the Iraqi government as unconstitutional. After this, Iraq deployed security forces in the Kurdish region, after which the issue is being resolved through negotiations.
When the US took the help of the YPG to end IS in north-eastern Syria, this Kurdish organization felt that the dream of its autonomous country would be fulfilled soon. America helped YPG with money and weapons and this organization played a big role in defeating IS.
At the same time, Turkey was angry with the US for conducting a security operation with the YPG. The US allowed Turkey to conduct security operations in only one area. Now America is moving from north-eastern Syria at a time when the Kurds were seen becoming a separate country of their own.
After all, why did America not help create an independent Kurdistan?
“If America makes such an effort, the armies of these four nations will get together and they will thwart any such effort of Europe and America. So they will not do it. However, the Kurds living in these countries and Europe more Try to get the rights. “
YPG fighters dominate North-East Syria. It is considered to be the army of the PYD organization.
Turkey held several rounds of talks with PKK leaders in 2013 and 2015 for peace but did not reach the end. During the Arab Spring, PKK fighters felt that they too could occupy the Kurdish the region, due to which negotiations broke down.
The Kurds are mostly Sunni Muslims and the Kurds in Iraq-Syria are also Shia Muslims. These are very combative types of people. Except for Iraq, most of their groups are secular. Mulla Mustafa Barzani’s group in Iraq has been religious.
Kurds have a population of 7 to 10 percent in Iran. Like all countries, their government is also very enthusiastic here, but there are no such situations as Turkey and Syria. What is the reason for this?
Will the war in Kurdistan ever materialize? “There is a desire in everyone’s mind to be a Kurdistan but it is not seen to be complete. No such institution has been formed so far. An organization like PKK has been formed but it is a leftist ideology on which all agree Not done. PKK and YPG have been fighting for a long time but they could not succeed. “
“Apart from this, they have many organizations in every country and there are differences between every leader. There is a difference in the culture of the Kurds too. Language has become one for everyone. But there are organizations of many different religions here. “
Originally published at https://www.mubahisa.in.