Iraqi Kurds play untraditional regional game in the struggle for power in Syria

Using every oppor­tu­nity to seize the power to their side play­ing the king­maker role, Iraqi Kur­dish Coali­tion right now plays a deci­sive role in future of Maliki’s gov­ern­ment, but on the regional arena and look­ing to Syria, the Iraqi Kurds became the most impor­tant fac­tor that will change the regional power balance.

Under the medi­a­tion of Kur­dis­tan pres­i­dent Barzani, Syr­ian oppo­si­tion leader Gha­ly­oun visit to Irbil to meet with the Syrian-Kurds oppo­si­tion lead­ers who mis­trust both govt and opposition.

Ghalyoun’s visit is timed with the visit of the Lebanese Samir Geagea the leader of the Chris­t­ian “Lebanese Forces” Party to Kur­dis­tan. The wor­ry­ing thing is that Wahbi Kashita the “Lebanese Forces” Secu­rity and Arma­ment offi­cer joined Geagea in this visit, which sug­gests that all the par­ties involved in these nego­ti­a­tions (Kurds, Lebanese oppo­si­tion and Syr­ian oppo­si­tion) are dis­cussing some kind of mil­i­tary options.

Ghalyoun’s goal is to win the Syr­ian Kurds to his side and Geagea’s goal is to weaken Hezbol­lah by tar­get­ing the Syr­ian govt, but what about Barzani?

Is Barzani’s point of host­ing the most promi­nent anti-Assad fig­ures is to pres­sure the Iraqi gov­ern­ment? Set­ting Kurdistan’s pol­icy inline with Turkey, then this is a dan­ger­ous game because Iran will start to get involved in Kudistan’s inter­nal affairs.