Roj Bash Kurdistan

Omar Chawshin
BasNews, Qandil


Local shepherds in Qandil and Raparin in Iraqi Kurdistan have accused members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) of forcing them to pay a head tax to take their flocks to graze.

PKK officials have not rejected the accusation and refused to comment on the matter when contacted by BasNews.

Local shepherd Anwar Ahmed said they are being forced to pay money if they want to take their flocks to the mountains.

“They force us to pay them money and they say the money goes towards aid for PKK soldiers. The amount of money varies depending on the number of sheep,” Ahmed told BasNews.

Ahmed said that he has to pay approximately $50 per day and offer them a number of sheep.

Hama Amin Ibrahim told BasNews that each spring he takes his 200 sheep and goats to the mountains where PKK fighters reside.

“Every time I take the flock up to the mountains I’m forced to pay about $100 to the PKK to be allowed to stay,” said Ibrahim.

Piling wrote:

Omar Chawshin
BasNews, Qandil


Local shepherds in Qandil and Raparin in Iraqi Kurdistan have accused members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) of forcing them to pay a head tax to take their flocks to graze.

PKK officials have not rejected the accusation and refused to comment on the matter when contacted by BasNews.

Local shepherd Anwar Ahmed said they are being forced to pay money if they want to take their flocks to the mountains.

“They force us to pay them money and they say the money goes towards aid for PKK soldiers. The amount of money varies depending on the number of sheep,” Ahmed told BasNews.

Ahmed said that he has to pay approximately $50 per day and offer them a number of sheep.

Hama Amin Ibrahim told BasNews that each spring he takes his 200 sheep and goats to the mountains where PKK fighters reside.

“Every time I take the flock up to the mountains I’m forced to pay about $100 to the PKK to be allowed to stay,” said Ibrahim.

PKK is like French State : asking taxes for everything, even when you have to go to the loo !

Piling wrote:“Every time I take the flock up to the mountains I’m forced to pay about $100 to the PKK to be allowed to stay,” said Ibrahim.

talsor wrote:

Piling wrote:“Every time I take the flock up to the mountains I’m forced to pay about $100 to the PKK to be allowed to stay,” said Ibrahim.

Not a fan of PKK what so ever , but what a load of crap propaganda .
like all the shepherds in kurdistan carry 100 dollar bills .

Anthea wrote:
Not sure myself - I know that the price of sheep is going up in Kurdistan - to be able to have a flock of sheep graze on mountains where there is little or no competition probably would be worth that much money depending on the size of the flock

Does anyone know the price of sheep in Kurdistan?

talsor wrote:

Anthea wrote:
Not sure myself - I know that the price of sheep is going up in Kurdistan - to be able to have a flock of sheep graze on mountains where there is little or no competition probably would be worth that much money depending on the size of the flock

Does anyone know the price of sheep in Kurdistan?

it is a load of crap propaganda period . You two sit on your ass bashing PKK like you are better huh . get a life and leave the kurds deal with Kurdish issues . it is no of your business

Even the dumbest of the dumbs can multiply 100 X 30 days = 3000 a month . A doctor in the hospital in Kurdistan can barely make between 1500 - 2000$ .

Hama Amin Ibrahim... each spring (as in once a year) he takes his 200 sheep and goats to the mountains

“Every time I take the flock up to the mountains I’m forced to pay about $100 to the PKK to be allowed to stay,” said Ibrahim.

Anwar Ahmed said they are being forced to pay money...the amount of money varies depending on the number of sheep,” Ahmed told BasNews.

Ahmed said that he has to pay approximately $50 per day and offer them a number of sheep.

You two sit on your ass bashing PKK like you are better huh . get a life and leave the kurds deal with Kurdish issues . it is no of your business