Under Saddam Hussein, the nation of Iraq possessed and used chemical weapons against both their own Kurdish population and Iranian military forces. — Charles B. Rangel Copy Share Image
We ought to be providing protective sanctuaries for the Kurdish rebels. That means finding some places where they can come and to… — Les Aspin Copy Share Image
We must openly call for the establishment of a Kurdish state that separates Iran from Turkey, one which will be friendly towards… — Ayelet Shaked Copy Share Image
“The right of self-determination of the peoples includes the right to a state of their own. However, the foundation of a state… — Abdullah Öcalan Copy Share Image
In the battle for Kobane on the Syrian border, everyone talks about the enemy - IS - and the frightening ideas that… — Adam Curtis Copy Share Image
We used to watch executions. I mentioned that in one of my stories. There was a piece of open ground near the… — Hassan Blasim Copy Share Image
I have had it up to here with the prosecutions, the government's attitude, the judiciary, the media's stance and the majority of… — Osman Baydemir Copy Share Image
The Kurds will not be allowed to have an independent country because Turkey wouldn't stand for it; they have their own Kurdish… — Molly Ivins Copy Share Image
I think that all countries of the region should join their efforts in the fight against a common threat - terrorism in… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
Initially, before the modern state of Iraq was created, there were three separate provinces here: a Shiite in the south, a largely… — Richard Engel Copy Share Image
The Kurdish people have the right of self-determination like every other nation in the world. — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
We also have to intensify our air strikes against ISIS and eventually support our Arab and Kurdish partners to be able to… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
The Western governments will be encouraged and persuaded to deal with the real representatives and listen to the real voice of the… — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
I always tell the Kurds who defend independence: Let's say we declared the independent Kurdish state and Syria, Iran, Iraq and Turkey… — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
The Kurdish minority has been cozying up to the Iranians and given the traditional hatred between the Iranians and the Iraqis, maybe… — William Taylor Copy Share Image
Аt the end of the day, unless Iran and Russia want to have a rump Allawite state and a rump Sunni state,… — Adam Schiff Copy Share Image
We will send an additional 475 service members to Iraq. As I have said before, these American forces will not have a… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I think what the president [Barack Obama] understands, and what he's trying to do, is that we have to support the Arab… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
By very conservative estimates, Turkish repression of Kurds in the 1990s falls in the category of Kosovo. It peaked in the early… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The Kurdish people welcome the no-fly zone protection, contrary to the Iraqi regime that is against it. — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
Whenever a Kurd wants to measure the depth of some foreign leader's commitment to Kurdish autonomy, he listens for one particular word.… — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
The Kurdish problem is not only the problem of one part of my nation: it is a problem of every one of… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan Copy Share Image
It is the American air protection, which safeguards the freedom enjoyed by the Kurdish region. It guarantees the cultural, health and civilizational… — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
The US is often the first to call for transparency and integrity in the reporting of other governments. It has never provided… — Anthony H. Cordesman Copy Share Image
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