Turkey/Iraq: Information on the treatment of Peshmerga upon their repatriation to Iraq from Turkey
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 September 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | TUR25002.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Turkey/Iraq: Information on the treatment of Peshmerga upon their repatriation to Iraq from Turkey, 1 September 1996, TUR25002.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab458c.html [accessed 29 May 2023] |
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The following information was provided during a 25 September 1996 telephone interview with the editor of the International Journal of Kurdish Studies in New York.
The source stated that the Peshmerga would face no problems other than the difficulty of making a living in northern Iraq. The source added that a Peshmerga who deserted one of the Kurdish organizations would face difficulties upon his return to northern Iraq.
The following information was provided during a 28 August 1996 telephone interview with an independent researcher who works as a consultant on Kurdish affairs for Minority Rights Group in London. The source travels extensively in the Middle East and in Northern Iraq.
The source stated that the treatment upon return to northern Iraq of a Peshmerga would on whether the Peshmerga was a deserter. As long as the Peshmerga was not a deserter the source did not foresee any difficulties. Peshmerga are usually loyal to Kurdish warlords who negotiate to fight on behalf of one of the parties, the Kurdish Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), for example.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
References
Editor, the International Journal of Kurdish Studies, New York. 25 September 1996. Telephone interview.
Independent researcher and consultant for Minority Rights Group, London. 28 August 1996. Telephone interview.
Additional Source Consulted
One oral source was unable to provide information on this subject.
