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The Turks have tried military operations in the last 23 years. Now, it's time for the Turkish people to ask their military what they did in the last 23 years, and why they didn't solve it.

— Massoud Barzani

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We are a distinct nation with deep roots in this region, long before many of the modern states existed.

I do not accept the language of threatening and blackmailing from the government of Turkey.

Declaration of a state(Kurdistan) is the legitimate right of the Kurdish nation. This goal should be realized, but without resorting to violence.

I am against driving Israel into the sea. This policy is wrong, illogical, and unreasonable. Why annihilate a people?

I am not an enemy of Turkey; I am a friend of the Turkish people

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