“Turkmens and Arabs in Kirkuk Are Worried”
Prof. Dr. İsmail Şahin has made special statements regarding the conflicts in Kirkuk since the beginning of last week. Could an ethnic and sectarian conflict be ignited in the region? What are the roots of these conflicts?OĞUZHAN OSMAN BİLGİN - BURSA (İGFA) - Prof. Dr. İsmail Şahin evaluated the conflicts in Kirkuk and the general situation in the region for Herkes Duysun (Everyone Should Know). Şahin stated that Turkmens and Arabs have significant fears of being forcibly displaced and of the disruption of the population balance."PEŞMERGE STRENGTHENED THEIR POSITION UNDER THE PRETEXT OF FIGHTING ISIS"Highlighting that the inability to establish a strong central authority in Iraq and the instability created by the ISIS terrorist organization allowed the Peshmerga forces affilia...