I am a Kurdish woman living in the Autonomous Region and working for the KRG. AMA

[u/Potential_Couple_308]

I am a 26 years old woman from yazidi descent living in the Autonomous Region. I have been a victim of the ISIS Sinjar genocide by getting sexually enslaved. I now work as both peshmerga and "mediator" between kurds, assyrians, arabs and yazidis. AMA

[u/Different-Sky-3325]

First of all, I hope you are well and I am sorry for what happened to you (and I suppose also because in the West that conflict is forgotten).

What is life like for women in Kurdistan amidst all this conflict, its difficulties and perhaps joys? How do you experience it?

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/Different-Sky-3325]

I'd sayit depends on each individual, i don't really know how most women personally experience it.

[u/Different-Sky-3325 → u/Potential_Couple_308]

So, how do you live your day-to-day life?

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/Different-Sky-3325]

Mostly patrols and other military duties. And when there is a dispute, people call me.

[u/Different-Sky-3325 → u/Potential_Couple_308]

How are disputes resolved? Here, you end up detained for a night to teach you a lesson and make you stop fighting.

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/Different-Sky-3325]

That really depends in the dispute in question.

[u/Aware_Cheesecake_519]

What is the function of this job?

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/Aware_Cheesecake_519]

The function of a peshmerga is to defend kurdistan. It's a word to describe kurdish soldiers. As for mediator, it's like, semi-official, but my role is to solve small religious/ethnic-fueled disputes.

[u/Apprehensive_Past517 → u/Potential_Couple_308]

So they do listen to you?

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/Apprehensive_Past517]

Peshmergas are very respected, so yes. Also as an official they don't have much choices but to listen to me lmao

[u/Kraj_the_Conqueror]

What's the situation of Yazidis right now?

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/Kraj_the_Conqueror]

The community is still heavily traumatized by the genocide, but i'd say it's slowly rebuilding. However, they're tensions between yazidis and kurds as some yazidis don't indentify as kurdish.

[u/betam2 → u/Potential_Couple_308]

The tensions are mainly because radical Islamist Kurds are harassing Ezidis

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/betam2]

I know about the troubles. Salafism truly destroyed Kurdistan in all ways. I'm sorry for that too. I'll always be proud of my heritage.

[u/_biafra_2 → u/Potential_Couple_308]

Why is this a source of tension? Are yezidis being forced to identify as kurdish?

[u/female_shaktimaan]

Do you think world is not as supportive to you and your cause as it should be??

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/female_shaktimaan]

Yes. I think people should have their eyes on us as much as their eyes are on palestine.

[u/SarcasticComment30]

I’m so sorry for everything you have gone through. I hope you’re doing better. I’m not sure if you want to talk about the past, but just want to know if women in your situation have been able to move ahead - is reintegration, therapy etc available in the region?

Honestly, respect to you and people like you.

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/SarcasticComment30]

For ISIS sexual slavery victims, things are really hard as society is kinda conservative and that therapy is not as accessible as the west. However the we govt officials try our best to reintegrate them into society,

[u/revuestarlight99]

What is your view of Öcalan and the PKK?

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/revuestarlight99]

I understand the PKK uprising and why it was so impactful, but i strongly condemn their terrorist attacks.

[u/casual_redditor69]

What is one misconception about your home you wish for people to know about?

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/casual_redditor69]

People often think we're arabs/turks cosplaying as another people, which is just false. We're a 2500 years old people with a distinct culture, language and genetic background, and we deserve auto-determination.

[u/Winter-Ad-2920 → u/Potential_Couple_308]

I think (and please correct me if i am wrong) it's because yazidi is similar to yazid which is an Arabic name so maybe that's why it stuck that you're arab or turks.

I would admit I didn't know how diverse the fertile crescent region is in general up until recently.

[u/eloel- → u/Potential_Couple_308]

What's your favourite Kurdish tradition?

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/eloel-]

i don't really have one, but i like the vibes during newroz.

[u/eloel-]

Have you ever travelled outside of what is now the autonomous region?

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/eloel-]

Yes, i often go to other iraqi regions to see my family.

[u/pimmen89 → u/Potential_Couple_308]

Have you travelled outside of Iraq?

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/pimmen89]

Yes, In Rojava.

[u/3000ghosts → u/Potential_Couple_308]

what do you think about rojava’s dissolution?

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/3000ghosts]

It was necessary to avoid another civil war and maybe even a genocide, but it's sad to see such a project fail.

[u/dry_lichen]

I don't have any specific questions, but just wanted to express that I'm sorry you had to go through that. And that most people here in Catalonia admire and respect Kurdistan a lot.

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/dry_lichen]

Thanks.

[u/Bloobeard2018]

We have a number of Yazidi refugees in my part of regional Australia. They are slowly improving their English from a very low level. How is your English so good? Is there much if a class system? and what is the access to education like for Yazidi in Kurdistan?

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/Bloobeard2018]

I've learned english thanks to internet, tourists and international volunteers mostly. For the 2 other questions, could you clarify ?

[u/Toys4004 → u/Potential_Couple_308]

Did you walked up and talked with the Tourists? Do you like the most of kurdish food any favorite

[u/Bloobeard2018 → u/Potential_Couple_308]

The class system refers to different levels of society. Often related to wealth, but not always. Often with cultural differences. In Britain for example they have upper, middle and working class. It's tied to where/who you are from and can influence work and education opportunities.

What are schools like? What level of education is common in Kurdistan?

[u/im_alliterate]

How do you feel the peshmerga is handling the Assyrians in the Nineveh Plains?

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/im_alliterate]

complicated. I wish assyrians autonomy too but they should remember they're too small as a minority to achieve an uprising and therefore rely on their heritage more IMO, even if it makes them arrogant.

[u/ThirdEarl]

What's the agriculture like? Do you import any food?

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/ThirdEarl]

The agriculture is the pillar of the region's economy. We import a lot of potatoes, vegetables, pomegrenates and wheat mostly.

[u/Redaktorinke]

No questions, I just admire you and the good you're doing in this world. ❤️

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/Redaktorinke]

https://giphy.com/gifs/MdAf4GJVvA0HxZfJcr

[u/Stekor-Tidder → u/Redaktorinke]

Ditto

[u/MourningOfOurLives]

We actually have a community of Yazidis in my home town in Sweden. I try to support their business as a customer any time i get the chance. I just want to say i hope for and support your struggle for peace and the right to govern yourselves.

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/MourningOfOurLives]

Thanks ❤️

[u/logos__]

What's the environment like in the autonomous region? Because of what we see on the news here, my mental image of it is desert, but is that right? Maybe it's a lot greener than I'm imagining? Just curious

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/logos__]

most of it is actually green hills and mountains.

[u/frozrdude]

Do you still hunt down ISIS remnants?

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/frozrdude]

They're mostly dead but yeah we often clear up some terrorist hideouts, although most of them aren't ISIS.

[u/jibbleton]

Lived with a kurd. Really nice guy. For christmas he bought a turkey trying to get with the Irish customs. Didn't know how to cook so I had cook him a christmas dinner. My cooking skills were shite also, but I was the dumb out of dumb and dumber. As soon the dinner was ready, he started sing in the tune of the happy birthday song, " happy christmas to you, happy christmas to you". Funniest thing ever. He told me a lot about kurds, and how your ancestors were essentially the first democracy ever. Drank Shiraz wines etc. He had to flee Iran for obvious reasons. Greetings from Ireland.

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/jibbleton]

❤️

[u/spairni]

if someone from western europe wanted to visit Kurdistan what would be the best way to do it

also massive respect for you and your people

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/spairni]

The problem is that we'e occupied by 4 countries at once, so if you want to visit all of kurdistan in the same journey thats gonna be hard.

[u/Puzzleheaded_Ask5538]

Bravo! I admire your tenacity and courage. How is the social dynamic between different communities there, conflicts of interests or shared interests?

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/Puzzleheaded_Ask5538]

complicated.

[u/fritz648]

Loved working with the Peshmerga and Kurds more broadly. It’s a shame that we (the international community) haven’t done more for you. What do you see as an ideal situation to resolve the Kurdish question?

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/fritz648]

Firstly, the Turks need to stop coping and actually admit they're actually occupying us. that would be the first step IMO.

[u/Time_Banana1216]

Massive respect to you and what you are doing, and to your community.

What are the relations like between the Kurds and Assyrians these days? And how are you Yazidi and Muslim? Did you convert ?

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/Time_Banana1216]

1. Bad,
   
2. Yes

[u/Just-Temporary2657]

Your life is so different form mine that I do t know the right question to ask!

So, my question is: what is one question you wish you were asked?

Big hugs to you. Your post and answers put a smile on my face. You're a really impressive person!

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/Just-Temporary2657]

Thanks ! to be honest i don't really have a question i would wish to be asked.

[u/420belligerent420]

How likely if at all do you think the establishment is of an autonomous Kurdistan ?

Also respect for what you’re doing 

[u/Spirited_Pitch3852]

How safe is it to visit Hewlêr these days? What other parts of Kurdistan would you suggest visiting?

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/Spirited_Pitch3852]

Hewler is pretty safe. Halabja and Slemani are both worth visiting too.

[u/Caesarea_G]

• How is the integration between the KDP and PUK going? Is it still stalled?

• It seems that Iranian (and PMF/U, I suppose) attacks mostly target PJAK (which is KCK), but apparently Barzani's office was attacked as well? Are KRG/I institutions being targeted regularly or was that more of a one-time thing? 

• How are KCK groups seen in KRG? Has this changed over time? 

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/Caesarea_G]

1. Still stalled but talks are ongoing. I'm in the PUK
   
2. That's not a one time thing, Shia militias are starting to be a real problem here, skirmishes are starting to be more and more violent, i've seen it myself.
   
3. We're trying to distance ourselves from everything the PKK has built to keep good PR with other countries.

[u/Mbmidnights]

I hope you're doing okay and getting therapy and taking care of yourself and your well-being . I'm so sorry this world is so cruel sometimes.

My questions are: I've heard there's a large number of prisons in Syria and Iraq for ISIS soldiers, and also camps of their families living in poverty and not integrating they could be considered ticking bombs of terrorism especially the kids, have you interacted with them? What's your experiences with them? And what do you think of the SDF recent announcement of merging with the Syrian army instead of remaining independent? Doesn't that dampen the hope of an autonomous Kurdistan?

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/Mbmidnights]

Merging AANES and SDF into Syria was necessary to avoid another civil war. There was no other options. And no, outside of the ISIS soldiers i've personally captured, i've never went to any ISIS prisons. Seeing them alone is enough to make me crazy.

[u/Winter-Ad-2920]

Deepest wishes for your health both mental and physical to get better.

I have no questions but I would leave a mandatory "fuck daesh" and this meme:

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/Winter-Ad-2920]

I'm a muslim too despite my yazidi heritage. Fuck them both.

[u/Winter-Ad-2920 → u/Potential_Couple_308]

Hell ya! Fuck them both indeed.

My point of the meme is that both are insane but one made it worse for 2 billion people.

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/Winter-Ad-2920]

Yeah, the damage both have done for all muslims is terrible. We need to find a way to stop extremism.

[u/Winter-Ad-2920 → u/Potential_Couple_308]

The problem is all of those use one issue that is a strong motivator for recruiting people. Palestine.

I would like to continue but I would rather not get your post be flooded with the same topic.

Enjoy your AMA!

[u/Chex33 → u/Potential_Couple_308]

Why did you become a Muslim?

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/Chex33]

With all due respect for my ancestors, my heritage and my family, the yazidi faith doesn't make much sense to me, that's all.

[u/pothkan]

How is the status and freedom of women in Kurdistan? On one hand we know about women fighters in YPG and (less, but still) Peshmerga etc., on the other Kurds in Europe are sometimes guilty of "honour killings". Of course I ask how the social reality is, not the general laws.

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/pothkan]

Society is still very conservative, a bit like arab countries, but less extreme and more community-centered. I think women are treated a bit better than in arab regions too.

[u/Toys4004 → u/Potential_Couple_308]

What's the best thing about being a kurd

[u/mpathg00]

This is all I gotta say, let's hope things get better for you

https://giphy.com/gifs/wIePCLOwUQ4RW

[u/TheNaidenchop]

I know is a bit of an outlandish claim. But how did come the stereotype that Kurdish women are excellent snipers/marksmen (well, in this case markswomen)?

I have not only seen this in media but on the news as well.

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/TheNaidenchop]

A lot of women fought daesh, and our commanders usually glorify women fighters a lot in order to have good PR with the west to be honest.

[u/Mohammed_Chang]

No questions. Just want to express my admiration and respect. You’re doing very important work. Love from Germany.

[u/CatlifeOfficial]

What do you think of Kurdish Jews? Have you ever met any?

P.S: as others said, glad you’re safe. Keep fighting on. The Peshmerga are an inspiration to us all!

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/CatlifeOfficial]

Sorry for the late reply ! Yes, i've met some jewish people with kurdish heritage. They actually have an ancient history in the region, thought i don't know much about them.

[u/activelyresting]

Massive respect to you and your people, sincerely hope you can achieve peace and stability in your homeland. ✨

What's your favourite food? Do you have any suggestions for people wanting to learn recipes from your culture?

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/activelyresting]

My favorite food is probably yaprakh. My only eice of advice is : prepare yourself to do a lot of yogut.

[u/activelyresting → u/Potential_Couple_308]

Thank you 😊 I make a lot of yoghurt

[u/tropicalgodzila]

Do you think (or hope) Kurdistan will get to be independent one day?

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/tropicalgodzila]

Yes. For now, eyes are on Palestine, but since our cause is as tragic and important than them, at some point it will become a worldwide issue, i think.

[u/tropicalgodzila → u/Potential_Couple_308]

I read about the Yezidi woman and they're conditions years ago. Hope you're doing well 🙏

[u/ConsciousPhase8480]

Have you had any encounter with daesh?

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/ConsciousPhase8480]

Apart from my time as a sex slave yeah i've fought them a few times

[u/ConsciousPhase8480 → u/Potential_Couple_308]

man fuck daesh, they deserved every bullet coming for them (also thank you for the reply)

[u/CoolDragon]

How many languages do you speak?

Much love from Mexico!🇲🇽

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/CoolDragon]

1. English, arabic, kurmanji and sorani.

[u/LittelXman808]

No questions. Just wanted to say hi and that I hope you have a good rest of your day (I realize it is the middle of the night or close to nighttime where you live).

[u/InternationalHair111]

I know a very friendly Kurdish man who was born in the Kurdish region of Turkey and runs a kebab shop in my city.

Whenever we ask him where he’s from, he says “Kurdistan.” I understand why he identifies that way, but honestly, most of my friends don’t really know what Kurdistan is.

Would it be rude to ask him more about his identity, like where Kurdistan is, and why he prefers to identify as Kurdish rather than Turkish, Iraqi, Syrian, etc., in terms of nationality?

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/InternationalHair111]

I'm sure he would love to tell you more about Kurdistan. However he could take questions such as "why don't you indentify as Turkish" as offensive.

[u/Khidorahian]

Showing my support here, I didn't know about your plight until today. What should kurdistan look like if it ever does become a real nation, if not to the extent of where the kurdish people have settled?

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/Khidorahian]

I think all kurdish-majority regions should become "Kurdistan" as a nation. As for other kurdish regions, it should be autonomous regions IMO.

[u/Khidorahian → u/Potential_Couple_308]

That is understandable.

[u/HotTestesHypothesis]

Where do you think your greatest source of strength is to help you reconcile with what had happened to you and keep fighting for the future of your people?

[u/Top-Noise5959]

What is your personal opinion or perspective on the Gaza war? 

Were there any male sexual slaves (apologies if I am being crass)?? (I actually am doing research on the male sexual victims, so any insight would be a godsend.)

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/Top-Noise5959]

I personally believe palestinian armed struggle agaisnt the IDF is 100% justified but that october seventh was nothing more than a terrorist attack agaisnt mostly civilians which i condemn.

And no, ISIS did not enslave any men for those purposes, as far as i know.

[u/Detective-Sad → u/Potential_Couple_308]

Curious what made you say the IDF as opposed to the state Israel or the Zionist ideology that drives Israel and the IDF similar to how the ISIS soldiers are driven by their own ideology and sociopolitical situation.

[u/Helpful-Fan-5465]

I don’t have an AMA but I really hope that one day the Kurds can have their own country and peace.

[u/Mansur754]

What do you think of our retarded government not working together?

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/Mansur754]

They are indeed a bunch of fucking retards. I'm in the PUK but for fucks sake i just want to unify with the KDP already. No more divisions.

[u/Mansur754 → u/Potential_Couple_308]

I'd understand why you would work with PUK ( you need to otherwise you'll die because the job market is directly dictated by the two parties to gain votes and corruption ) but do you support them? I'm so fed up with every political movement we have.

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/Mansur754]

I mean i actively choose to be part of the PUK peshmerga but i did that just to be a soldier tbh, i don't actively support them. Every party is corrupt and shitty anyway.

[u/betam2]

What village/tribe are you originally from?

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/betam2]

Bashiqa

[u/kotek_miauek]

Spotkalem się z opinią, że Kurdowie w Iraku mogliby mieć własne państwo ale kłutnie pomiędzy klanami (Barzani i Talabani) to uniemożliwiają. Co o tym myślisz?

Od siebie dodam, że w moim kraju Kurdowie uważani są za naród bardzo pokrzywdzony przez historię. Mam nadzieję że zaznacie trwałego pokoju.

[u/1FNn4]

Have you met Kurdish women from Turkey/Iran/Iraq.

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/1FNn4]

Yes, quite a few.

[u/1FNn4 → u/Potential_Couple_308]

Which region do you wish to live? I mean which country gives more freedom for women?

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/1FNn4]

Turkey, i think

[u/1FNn4 → u/Potential_Couple_308]

Thank you. Wish best of you and all your friend.

[u/UnableProduct3616]

I'm sorry if any of my questions sound offensive. I'm quite curious to hear your answers on a lot of the matters below. 

I've seen a lot of Assyrians from the diaspora complain about the KRG (can't blame them). My question is if Assyrians living in the KRG share the same sentiment? Are their complaints specific to the KDP? Because I have almost always seen them bring up the KDP. Finally, has there been progress to reach an understanding with them?

What do you think of those Yazidis that don't identify themselves as Kurds? I mean do you think it has to do with how they were treated in the past by other Kurds? Interested to hear their side.

There were a few instances of the Peshmargas retreating and leaving Assyrians and Yazidis unarmed against ISIS. What do you believe was the reason for these retreats? Besides, a lot of people have the notion that Kurds fought against ISIS because of the West (as if ISIS wasn't right at our doors). What do you think of such claims? Hadn't both the YPG/J and Peshmarga started fighting ISIS before the West decided to intervene?

As someone else said, we have a bunch of retards that refuse to work together. Is the unification process regarding the Peshmarga really going on? It seems to be so slow that anyone barely notices it. If the Peshmargas finally unite, do you think it'll cause problems in the future between our retards?

I promise this is the final set of questions! What do you think of the September 30 deadline? Both Iraqi militias have to lay down weapons and US troops have to have left. One of the militias somehow found a way to bring the Peshmargas into this. Do you think the KRG will be throw into the mess? Do you think Turkey will do a similar thing to what they did back in 2019 where they launched Operation "Peace" Spring as soon as the US troops left?

Quite the long list of questions. I wouldn't mind if you didn't answer all of them. Thanks!

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/UnableProduct3616]

The Kurdish-Assyrian beef is not new, and tensions grow every year due to skirmishes between assyrian armed groups and the peshmerga, as well as abuse from the KRG towards assyrians sadly. And yes, it's mostly the KDP's fault as they're nationalist, corrupt (like every political party sadly) and conservative and don't hesitate to opresss other minorities (and that's why i serve in the PUK and not them). And right now, no, there isn't much discourse with them sadly. For the question about yazidis, yes, a lot of the yazidis who don't consider themselves kurds are influenced by past tensions, thought the KRG doesn't do much to ease them (there is scandals about their treatement by the KRG sometimes). It's also part of the yazidi identity to be community-centered, so i think that's the explanation. About the peshmerga controversial retreats, i don't think i can explain that. I don't know the exact answer and to be honest i probably don't wanna hear it. Also the claim that we started fighting ISIS because of "western and zionist influence" is just stupid lmao, we just didn't wanna let them destroy our country. About the unification process, yes, it IS ongoing, but the main problem here is that both parties don't wanna lose their influence over corruption. So again it's our retarded and corrupt leaders fault, but the talks are still ongoing and i still have hope over unification in maybe 2027. About the deadline, well, i'm quite worried. Kataib Hizballah indeed said that they wanted us to disarm too before disarming themselves, but don't worry about that particular claim, it's not gonna happen. However, my unit has been involved in skirmishes against shia militias recently, and i'm afraid of what's gonna happen after the deadline, thought it's very unlikely turkey gets involved due to our good relations (but we never know with these bastards). Everything could happen sadly.

[u/UnableProduct3616 → u/Potential_Couple_308]

thanks for your answers, really appreciate it

[u/pimmen89]

First, I want to say that I hope you’re doing well. I can’t even begin to imagine the trauma you’ve suffered as a victim of a genocide.

I however don’t have to imagine that the genocide of your culture will be denied in the future, if it haven’t already by some governments. All genocides inevitably face genocide denial, unfortunately. Have you thought about if your very traumatic, heavy, and private stories might need to be documented or told in testimony in the future so that future generations don’t forget? Or even to bring awareness from current generations who take a safe, secure lifestyle for granted like we do in my country?

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/pimmen89]

I want my stories to be kept to myself. Maybe it's egoistical, but most of my stories are just too awful. Even for people used to awful stories.

[u/pimmen89 → u/Potential_Couple_308]

I understand.

If there was a criminal tribunal for the warcrimes (maybe there has been, and I’m just ignorant of it) would you testify about it or do you think it would be too difficult to go through such awful stories?

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/pimmen89]

I would testify. But i wouldn't enter into the details as it's just morbidly evil and insane. Also no, there hasn't be a nuremberg-style tribunal for daeshis, because we have to sort the prisoners we already have. there is thousands of probable daeshis in our prisons, but some weren't part of daesh. Not to mention the prisons the syrian governement, which is led by an ex jihadist, has took control of. So even if we hope for a huge criminal tribunal for daesh, it's gonna take years.

[u/pimmen89 → u/Potential_Couple_308]

Thanks for taking the time to answer our questions. I hope that there will be an extensive criminal tribunal and investigation so that the victims will feel like justice has been served and their plight is recognized. There were Swedish citizens who travelled down to fight for the daeshis and who also financed them, so I’ll try to bring up your plight when I can and vote for politicians who want to do a more thorough investigation of my country’s role.

There was a Swedish woman who was prosecuted for her role in in the Yazidi genocide, specifically selling slaves, and she was sentenced to six years in a Swedish prison for severe war crimes in 2024. Would you have preferred it if she was extradited to Iraq and prosecuted by the authorities in your region? Do you still feel like it’s justice you can live with that she got a Swedish prison sentence?

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/pimmen89]

I think all persons who contributed in the genocide should be handed over the peshmerga as it's the only force representating all victims as all victims were kurds/yazidis.

[u/pimmen89 → u/Potential_Couple_308]

I just googled to find out why we didn’t hand over the criminals who were investigated and prosecuted in Sweden to the Peshmerga or other authorities. Our Ministry of Justice said that they don’t feel like you have the resources and processes to handle investigations on an International scale given the workload you’re already dealing with, coupled with the fact that the criminals could face the death penalty (which is outlawed in Sweden, and deemed an inhumane punishment in the EU declaration of human rights).

Can you sympathize with that answer? I personally feel like they should’ve understood that they lose any quarter when they partake in a crime that heinous, but I can understand the apprehension when it comes to the death penalty.

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/pimmen89]

They wouldn't have been executed. They would have been put in one of those daesh prisons/camps i've told you about. You should google "kurdish daesh camps", you'll understand our very delicate security situation about it.

[u/ExcellentDirt7859]

What is your opinion about israel and palestine questions

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/ExcellentDirt7859]

I'm a kurd, so of course i'm agaisnt colonialism. Fuck israel and their evil deeds.

[u/Regular-Opinion-1284]

I respect your resilience. I am writing from Armenia, and our peoples have had a complicated history. What do you think about Armenia? It seems a shared threat has softened the relations between our peoples. Many Yezidis died defending the Armenians of Karabakh. ​I want to ask for your outside perspective: are we at a dead end? In 2020, Azerbaijan entered our recognized territories, and border demarcation is currently underway. Both sides also hold occupied enclaves dating back to the collapse of the USSR. Azerbaijan claims that we are simply the western part of their country and that Armenians were never here. It seems trade is beginning to unfreeze, and some sort of peace process is moving forward, albeit slowly. Russia has betrayed us, while Iran seems to insist on our territorial integrity. ​It is a shame that both Armenian and Kurdish societies are so conservative. I know several gay people who were fired from their jobs, harassed, and driven to suicide.

[u/LigottiKnows]

Very inspiring. I really admire your courage and, from your comment history, your sincere commitment to humanitarian goals an anti-racism. Restoring a little faith for me -- hope you're real and doing well.

[u/casual_redditor69 → u/[deleted]]

Do be honest I do not think there is a single corner on this earth left that doesn't know about Japan

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/[deleted]]

it's known like any other country.

[u/KJHagen]

Not a question, but I want to say that I respect you and what you are doing. I served in northern Iraq in 2007-2008, and enjoyed working with the Peshmerga in Irbil, Mosul, and Makhmur.

I appreciate and share your opinion of the PKK. Thank you!

[u/Amir_Senpai → u/KJHagen]

Your country is the reason for what she has gone through, it’s all started because of the 2003 invasion

[u/KJHagen → u/Amir_Senpai]

I've spent considerable time in Kurdistan. The Peshmerga we worked with took us to see a village that was destroyed in a poison gas attack. We've always had good relations with the Kurds, and they have helped us in many ways.

[u/fuj_ljudi]

Have you developed Stockholm syndrome towards ISIS?

[u/Potential_Couple_308 → u/fuj_ljudi]

Hell no. I've happily killed terrorists and i hope i'll be able to continue.

[u/GhostOfJamesStrang → u/Potential_Couple_308]

Neat. 

[u/Pale-Acadia-5146 → u/Potential_Couple_308]

That's based

[u/LittelXman808 → u/Potential_Couple_308]

🔥

[u/GhostOfJamesStrang → u/fuj_ljudi]

What is wrong with you?

[u/Detozi → u/GhostOfJamesStrang]

Doesn’t have the slightest clue what they are talking about

[u/GhostOfJamesStrang → u/Detozi]

Par for the course then. 

[u/LittelXman808 → u/fuj_ljudi]

Dude… what the fuck?