The bombing of Sinjar .. Why does Iraq not put an end to Turkey's "claws"?

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[size=52]The bombing of Sinjar .. Why does Iraq not put an end to Turkey's "claws"?[/size]

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Analysts called for "internationalizing the crisis of Turkish attacks in northern Iraq" (expressive)
[size=45]Turkey has recently been active in  [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]  on northern Iraq under the pretext of attacking Kurdish fighters, which Baghdad considered a "blatant violation of Iraq's sovereignty."[/size]
[size=45]During the past years, Ankara launched several military operations in northern Iraq, which it called: “claw lock”, “tiger claw” and “eagle’s claw”.[/size]
[size=45]On Wednesday, Turkey bombed a " [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] ", and on Friday, four fighters of the party were killed, in a bombing carried out by Turkish drones.[/size]
[size=45]The Sinjar region, in which the Yazidi minority is concentrated in Iraq, is subject to repeated Turkish attacks targeting the headquarters of the Kurdistan Workers' Party.[/size]
[size=45]The Iraqi government’s response to the Turkish attacks did not go beyond the limits of press releases, and the Foreign Ministry’s condemnation of the threat to the security of civilians, which announced that it would “take scheduled measures after completing the necessary investigations regarding this attack.”[/size]
[size=45]Analysts who spoke to Al-Hurra said that the measures taken by Baghdad towards the Turkish attacks were "insufficient", calling for the "internationalization of the crisis."[/size]

Violation of Iraq's sovereignty

[size=45]The Iraqi legal expert, Ali Al-Tamimi, confirmed that Turkey violates international laws "by carrying out military operations in northern Iraq," noting that it violates the United Nations Charter, which requires "respect for the sovereignty of states."[/size]
[size=45]In an interview with Al-Hurra website, he explained that Turkey is invoking an agreement that Ankara had concluded with the former regime, but this agreement was not renewed after 2003, and a copy of it was not deposited at the United Nations.[/size]
[size=45]The Kurdistan Workers' Party, which Ankara and its Western allies classify as a "terrorist" organization, has been waging an insurgency against the Turkish state since 1984, and is based in remote mountainous regions of Iraq.[/size]
[size=45]The Iraqi political analyst, Raad Hashem, said that the Iraqi government's response "by condemning the attacks is not enough, especially since what is being done is an open attack on neighboring countries."[/size]
[size=45]In response to Al-Hurra's inquiries, he demanded that the authorities in Iraq move at all levels, and talk with "Ankara in a more severe tone because of its violations in the country," adding that "Turkish forces entered northern Iraq without obtaining approvals from Iraq or having an international mandate to carry out its attacks and targeting the Kurdistan Workers’ Party.”[/size]
[size=45]Hashem stated that the Iraqi parliament should also move to push the government to stop Turkish violations, stop the export of such crises inside Iraq, and “remove any presence” of non-Iraqi forces “whether Turkish or even Iranian” inside the country.[/size]
[size=45]For his part, the Turkish political analyst, Yusuf Oglu, said that "the first thing in Baghdad is not to condemn the Turkish attacks in northern Iraq, as it bombed specific targets that were training centers for the Kurdistan Workers' Party, which is classified on the terrorist lists."[/size]
[size=45]In a telephone conversation with Al-Hurra, Oglu called on Baghdad to coordinate with Ankara to find joint efforts to stop the PKK's violations of Turkish national security.[/size]
[size=45]He explained that Ankara "always coordinates with the administration of the Kurdistan region, and that it has understandings with the official authorities, with the aim of removing the PKK from northern Iraq."[/size]
[size=45]Davutoglu believes that Ankara is doing "what the Iraqi government has been unable to do to expel the PKK, in order to protect Turkey from security threats, even if it is within the territory of a neighboring country," noting that the United Nations Charter allows Ankara to carry out these attacks.[/size]
[size=45]On Wednesday, Turkey bombed in Iraq "a center of the Kurdistan Workers' Party where senior leaders of the party were meeting", according to Thursday, the official Turkish TV channel TRT Haber reported.[/size]

Internationalization of the crisis

[size=45]In mid-April, Turkey, which has established military bases in northern Iraq for 25 years, announced the implementation of a new operation against Kurdish fighters.[/size]
[size=45]Al-Tamimi called for “the internationalization of the crisis of the Turkish attacks in northern Iraq,” and escalation of the issue in the UN Security Council by submitting an official complaint, stressing that the pretext of Ankara “defending” its interests by attacking the Kurdistan Workers’ Party is not feasible.[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out that the "Turkish attacks" amount to "crimes against humanity", especially by targeting towns and villages inhabited by civilians, not to mention threatening the "security and peace of the region."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Tamimi added that Baghdad should engage the United States to help Iraq defend itself under the bilateral agreement signed in 2008.[/size]

[size=45]During the month of May, Sinjar was the scene of confrontations between the Iraqi army and the Yazidi fighters of the Kurdistan Workers Party, which led to the displacement of more than ten thousand people, according to an AFP report.[/size]
[size=45]Hashem agrees with Al-Tamimi on Baghdad's need to "internationalize the crisis with Turkey," noting that "Baghdad alone will not be able to put an end to the violation of Iraqi sovereignty."[/size]
[size=45]He said that "the Iraqi government should deal in a different way to stop the conflicts and battles taking place on its territory between foreign parties."[/size]
[size=45]Hashem criticized the activities of “the Iraqi diplomatic government, which seeks to reform Saudi-Iranian relations, while forgetting its basic issues to protect the security and stability of Iraq,” noting that it “must take into account the response to Turkey militarily, to keep it as the last option to stop Ankara’s movements in northern Iraq.”[/size]
[size=45]The analyst emphasized that Turkey does not bomb any civilian targets, ruling out any military response from Baghdad against Turkish operations in northern Iraq.[/size]
[size=45]He called on the Iraqi authorities to exert more military efforts to support Turkish operations against the "armed terrorist militias" affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).[/size]
[size=45]According to a report by the Norwegian Refugee Council issued in May, armed clashes and slow reconstruction in Sinjar, the historic stronghold of the Yazidi minority in Iraq, are impeding the return of two-thirds of the families displaced from the area.[/size]
[size=45]The Sinjar Protection Units, which is also affiliated with the Popular Mobilization, accuses the Iraqi army of wanting to control its area and expel it from it, while the Iraqi army wants to implement an agreement between Baghdad and Erbil, stipulating the withdrawal of Yazidi fighters and the Kurdistan Workers Party from the area.[/size]
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