The Assyrian deputy Farid Yaqoub, head of the Rafidain bloc in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, called on the governments of Baghdad and Erbil to assume their responsibilities in preserving the sovereignty of the country and protecting the lives and property of innocent citizens in the border areas bordering Turkey due to ground attacks and Turkish bombing about a week ago on villages and many border areas and near Iraqi towns that killed many innocent civilians, including the dead and wounded, and terror among the people, which led them to the mass exodus from their areas and the burning of their crops, under the pretext of chasing and fighting the elements of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which is holed up near populated areas in separate areas of the region, People take human shields.
He stated: “As we deplore and condemn these repeated attacks and conflicts that violate Iraqi sovereignty, we appeal to the government and relevant parties to adhere to the provisions of the constitution that do not allow the country to take a stable or corridor to attack the neighborhood,
and to take urgent measures to compensate citizens for the damage caused and create their climate of safe return, and provide sustainable security in the regions Borderlands.”
” The international community and the United Nations are also expected to assume their responsibilities to stop the attacks and conflicts, in a manner that achieves security and stability and reduces tensions in the region, especially at this stage and societies in light of the overlapping crises of the epidemic and economic and security crises.”