Coalition Army humanitarian assistance for the refugees from South Kurdistan on the Turkish border in 1991.

Authors

  • Saman Majed Mohmmad Department of History, College of Humanities, Sulaimani University, Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
  • Hersh Abdullah Hama Karim Department of History, College of Humanities, Sulaimani University, Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26750/Vol(11).No(4).Paper12

Keywords:

Humanitarian Aid, Kurdish Refugees, Coalition Forces, No-Fly Zone, Safe Haven

Abstract

This study illustrates the amount and significant types of humanitarian assistance, which provided by the coalition forces to the displaced people from South Kurdistan on the Turkish-Iraqi border in 1991. The coalition forces arrived directly to help displaced people because they were around in the area. However, they provided the most necessary emergency supplies because they were capable to deliver hundreds of tons of humanitarian aid and basic necessities of life. Since they had the necessary equipment to carry out emergency supplies to distribute to displaced people in the Turkish-Iraqi border, especially dropping such emergency supplies by plane.

The confirmation and adopted of Resolution 688 by the United Nations Security Council led to receive influx of humanitarian aid to the displaced people. The Western countries with the help of US, after confirmed the Resolution 688, played a major role in the making of no-fly zones above latitude (36) in the north ,and the making a peace zone (Safe haven,)in parts of Iraqi Kurdistan. Therefore, the coalition forces could easily deliver this humanitarian aid assistance to people in need and protect them from the repression of the Iraqi government. Later, the coalition forces built several (temporary) settlement camps near the city of Zakho in order to return the displaced people to the peace zone area. They provided humanitarian needs such as food, water and health for the displaced people in the center of these camps. Moreover, they rebuilt many service facilities along the ceasefire zone, saving thousands of lives and returning refugees to their homes.

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Published

2024-08-29

How to Cite

Majed Mohmmad, S., & Abdullah Hama Karim, H. (2024). Coalition Army humanitarian assistance for the refugees from South Kurdistan on the Turkish border in 1991. Journal of University of Raparin, 11(4), 286–319. https://doi.org/10.26750/Vol(11).No(4).Paper12

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