President Masoud Barzani's message to the people of Kurdistan on the occasion of the Anniversary of the 1991 Uprising

the occasion of the thirty-first anniversary of the great uprising by the people of Kurdistan, I extend my warmest congratulations and blessings to the families of the honorable martyrs, the heroic Peshmerga and all the citizens of Kurdistan who showed their revolutionary enthusiasm against the oppressive and occupying institutions.

  

 The uprising is one of the greatest and valuable feats of the people of Kurdistan, in which the people, the Peshmerga and the political parties united. In addition to the accuracy of planning and the foresight from the Kurdish political leadership, which became a strong factor in that complex and dark era to achieve freedom.

 

The uprising was an opportunity to direct the world public opinion to the pain and suffering of the Kurdish people in order to take practical steps to protect it. It was also a unique opportunity to rely on the capabilities of the people of Kurdistan to restore their oppressed rights for many years.

  

 What the people of Kurdistan are proud of are those eloquent values ​​and lessons, which they presented as high examples of moral behavior and the principles of love and peace in the region and in the world. Thousands of regime soldiers were captured at the hands of the people and the Peshmerga, and with great pride none were harmed. They were released and were given the choice either to stay in Kurdistan with honor, go to their families or leave the country.

  

 On this glorious anniversary of the Kurdistan Spring of 1991, we reaffirm the message of peace and freedom for the people of Kurdistan, this noble message that must remain alive forever.

 

 Masoud Barzani

 March 5, 2022