{"id":858,"date":"2017-09-26T17:27:46","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T17:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madaresharghi.com\/iraqi-kurdistans-independence-push-could-spark-ethnic-war-turkeys-erdogan\/"},"modified":"2017-09-26T17:27:46","modified_gmt":"2017-09-26T17:27:46","slug":"iraqi-kurdistans-independence-push-could-spark-ethnic-war-turkeys-erdogan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madaresharghi.ir\/en\/iraqi-kurdistans-independence-push-could-spark-ethnic-war-turkeys-erdogan\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraqi Kurdistan's independence push could spark ethnic war: Turkey\u2019s Erdogan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\u201cIf Barzani and the Kurdish Regional Government do not go back on this mistake as soon as possible, they will go down in history with the shame of having dragged the region into an ethnic and sectarian war,\u201d Erdogan said in a speech addressing academics at his palace in the capital Ankara on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\n\t\t\tThe Turkish president\u2019s comments came a day after the KRG held a provocative independence plebiscite in the Iraqi Kurdish region despite fierce opposition from Baghdad and neighboring countries\u00a0Iran and Turkey. Ankara has already warned that disintegration of Iraq has the potential to turn into a major conflict.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tThe contentious non-binding vote, which was announced by the KRG earlier in the year, was also held in the region much to the consternation of the international community\u00a0that warned it could most likely throw the already violence-weary Arab country into more trouble.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tAccording to Iraqi Kurdish authorities, the turnout was 76 percent, with 3.3 million of the total 4.58 million registered voters having participated in the plebiscite. The results were expected to be announced within 24 hours following the referendum. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tElsewhere in his remarks, Erdogan described the Kurdish referendum as \u201ctreason to our country,\u201d\u00a0since it had come at a time of warm relations between Ankara and Erbil, the capital of the KRG. The Turkish president also strongly urged Barzani to \u201cgive up on an adventure, which can only have a dark end.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\u201cUntil the very last moment, we weren\u2019t expecting Barzani to make such a mistake as holding the referendum;\u00a0apparently we were wrong. This referendum decision, which has been taken without any consultation, is treachery,\u201d the Turkish president said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\n\t\t\tOn Monday, Erdogan said he would seal the Turkish border with the Iraqi Kurdish region over the controversial plebiscite, threatening\u00a0the Kurdish leaders with blocking their key oil exports. He also did not rule out\u00a0military intervention in\u00a0the region to counter the creation of a Kurdish state on its southeastern border, hinting that the would-be state could become a safe haven for Kurdish militants, notably the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants, who fight against Ankara.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tOn Tuesday, Erdogan reiterated that Turkey, which fears the effects of the referendum on its large Kurdish population, would consider all options, including economic sanctions and military measures, regarding the KRG, warning the Iraqi Kurds that they would go hungry if Ankara decided to stop the flow of trucks and oil across its border with northern Iraq. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\u201cAll options are on the table right now and being discussed. You (the KRG) will be stuck from the moment we start implementing the sanctions,\u201d said Erdogan in Ankara, warning, \u201cIt will be over when we close the oil taps, all (their) revenues will vanish\u00a0and they will not be able to find food when our trucks stop going to northern Iraq.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\n\t\t\t\u2018Israeli flag will not save you\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tElsewhere in his remarks, the Turkish president said only the Tel Aviv regime would recognize independence of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\u201cWho will recognize your independence? Israel. The world is not about Israel. You should know that the waving of Israeli flags there will not save you\u201d from regional isolation, Erdogan said, referring to some Israeli flags waved\u00a0by a number of people in the streets of Erbil during the celebrations last night.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\n\t\t\tOn Monday, the Iraqi Defense Ministry announced that the country\u2019s army had begun large-scale military drills with the Turkish army along the common border. Earlier in the day, Iraqi legislators had called for the deployment of army troops to areas disputed with Kurds.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tIran, for its part, has announced that it is opposed to the\u00a0\u201cunilateral\u201d scheme for the independence of the Iraqi Kurdistan, underlining the importance of maintaining the integrity and stability of Iraq and insisting that the Kurdistan region is\u00a0part of the majority Arab country.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tOn Sunday, Iran also closed\u00a0its airspace to all flights to and from the Kurdish region at the request of the Iraqi government.<\/p>\n

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