QANDIL, Iraqi Kurdistan,— KCK (Kurdistan Communities Union) , an umbrella group for all wings of the Turkey’s Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has called attention in a written statement to the increasing reports published by some media outlets in Iraqi Kurdistan against the Sinjar (Shingal) policy of the Kurdish movement.

PKK stressed that the reports about PKK’s alleged intention to separate Sinjar from Kurdistan didn’t reflect the truth, recalling the statements of PKK Committee of Foreign Affairs, members and co-presidency of the PKK all of which repeatedly denied these assertions.

Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has warned the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) on Saturday against interfering in Shingal (Sinjar) district in northwest Iraq and trying to turn it into a canton under its own rule.

“We will not accept any external intervention in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, since such an attempt is illegal and against the Iraqi constitution,” the KRG said in a statement.

Remarking that in line with the general perspective of the KCK movement, assessments have been made regarding the attainment of Sinjar an autonomous administration affiliated to Iraqi Kurdistan, KCK stressed that none of these however made a mention of autonomous regions separated from Iraqi Kurdistan.

The statement pointed out that “Since after the conference in Sinjar where Yazidis made a decision to govern and defend themselves, some media outlets, political institutions and circles in Iraqi Kurdistan have launched a smear campaign against the PKK. These media reports aim to reflect Sinjar’s decisions as if ours and are not in accordance with the national interests of the Kurdish people for pointing our movement as a target through unfounded news within a process when a great struggle is being waged for the liberation of Sinjar.”

The PKK statement underlined that the meeting in Sinjar was held by Yazidis independently from the Kurdish movement, and that “a meeting and discussion among the Yazidi people, who have been through a huge massacre and whose existence is still under threat, should be taken normally. A friend of ours (referring to Sozdar Avesta) attended the meeting because of her Yazidi identity.”

PKK remarked that the decisions the Yazidi people in Sinjar made with their own will could be practiced on the basis of the Yazidi people’s own will and within a certain consensus needed to be reached following a discussion with all national powers for they also interest all the people of Kurdistan. Shortly- PKK continued- our Yazidi people will need to practice their decisions in a dialogue with all political powers in Iraqi Kurdistan to which Sinjar is affiliated.

“Should we deem this decision a right one, it should be considered a national duty of ours to support as a national force our Yazidi people for their establishment of an autonomous administration and self-defense. Our mentality and political idea doesn’t approve making and practicing decisions on behalf of a community. Allegations that the meeting and decisions in Sinjar were organized by the PKK are not true.”, PKK stressed.

The PKK statement also emphasised that establishment of an autonomous administration of Yazidis in Iraqi Kurdistan wasn’t only a requirement of democratisation but also would create a situation that will not weaken but strengthen Iraqi Kurdistan and the ties between Yazidis and Kurdistan Region.

PKK said that they believed Iraqi (South) Kurdistan must assume responsibility in order for Sinjar to attain self-administration and self-defense and, pursue this policy which will strengthen itself also.

The statement emphasised that the Kurdish movement had no intention or thought about taking some places under control and ruling them, warning that the propaganda-spreading and unfounded media reports had a risk of confronting Kurdish joint defense forces that are resisting in Sinjar with the responsibility of saving the occupied lands in South Kurdistan.

PKK stressed that it should be preferred to come up with a solution to the problems through dialogue and discussion within the current process when the Middle East is facing great dangers and possibilities are increasing to achieve further attainments. “We declare once again that we are ready to fulfill our part and responsibility in the face of any kind of problem”, PKK added.

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