« The agreement will directly contribute to accelerating the return of displaced families to their homes and ensuring their stability in their territories, » said Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament Bashir al-Haddad. In January, a KRG delegation arrived in Baghdad to reach agreement on northern Iraq`s share of the budget. Erbil and Baghdad had reached agreements in the past, but several political blocs rejected them. In the article titled « Negotiating Peace in Iraq`s Disputed Territories: Changing the Sinjar Agreement, » Mako explains how discontent among local communities can jeopardize the Sinjar Agreement and regional stability in general. As Mako points out in his article, the formation of the Sinjar Agreement excluded representatives of the minority population from the territories. It argues that reforming the agreement to include bottom-up political agreements could « ease existing tensions regarding political representation, foreign intervention and influence, security and reconstruction. » A member of the Syrian autonomous government`s representative office in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region said: « We assume that there will be an agreement for Turkey to expel from Syria all militant groups under its command, especially those that have occupied part of Syrian Kurdistan. » Friday`s deal was hailed by the UN mission as a « first and important step in the right direction » for the district, which witnessed the genocide of Yazidis by the Islamic State in 2014. Since the defeat of the extremist group, Yazidi survivors continue to face extreme security obstacles, inadequate governance and a lack of basic precautions. Barzani said: « Baghdad and Erbil have agreed to work together to resolve all issues related to security, governance and services in Sinjar under the terms of the agreement. » The Sinjar agreement came after « months of hard work and negotiations » between Erbil and Baghdad, according to KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani. The agreement empowers authorities to rid the district of its many armed forces by firmly placing the reins of security in the hands of the federal government, though details on exactly how this will happen are still vague. The leaders of the Iraqi Federal Government and the Semi-Autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) have reached a fictitious agreement to implement a revenue-sharing agreement that has stalled since the ratification of the 2021 budget in April. If both sides stick to it, the deal could unlock monthly federal budget payments of 200 billion Iraqi dinars ($138 million) to the KRG.

However, it is still unclear whether or when these transfers will actually take place, given the technical hurdles that may still have to be overcome before the money is released, as well as the continued resistance of some political blocs. The agreement calls for the suppression of armed groups in the region, including PKK and UMP forces. The Iraqi parliament failed to pass the federal budget bill on Sunday, despite the fact that Erbil and Baghdad reached a last-minute agreement on the Kurdistan region`s share. Now there is the threat of disagreements over the reversal of the dollar`s exchange rate and the addition of foreign loans. « We hope that this agreement will be implemented in a way that allows for the restoration of iraqi authorities` control in Sinjar, the extermination of the ISIS [Islamic State] and PKK terrorist organizations and their expansions in the region, and the safe return of Yazidis and other peoples in the region, who were initially severely oppressed and persecuted by ISIS, then by the PKK. to their ancestral countries. « He said in a statement from the Turkish Foreign Ministry. Ahmed Mulla Talal, the prime minister`s spokesman, said the deal would end the authority of invading groups in Sinjar, referring to the PKK. An agreement between the Iraqi Federal Government and the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq (KRG) in coordination with the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq strengthened federal authority and paved the way for reconstruction in the Sinjar district.

There was no mention in the agreement to bring local communities to the table, although Yazidi sources who spoke to Al-Monitor said the UN mission`s involvement in the deal gives the deal a seal of approval that their interests would be met. Despite the initial protests, it is hoped that the agreement will finally ease the quarrels between the Iraqi federal government and the KRG and be a step towards normalizing relations. Although the deal was well received in Washington, it has been criticized by some members of the Yazidi community, who say the deal did not bring their people to the table. « We will not accept any change or discussion in which we are not involved, » the Yazidi-led Democratic Autonomy Committee in Sinjar said in a statement. He added: « For the talks to be successful, we must be one of the main parties where our rights are recognised, otherwise we will not accept any discussion or negotiation. » The agreement also provides for a joint committee composed of nineveh Governor Najm al-Jubouri, which would select people for various administrative positions. The delegation, led by KRG Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani, said the two sides had officially signed a document agreeing to prepare reports for the Federal Ministry of Finance on implementation, NRT said in a report. « The delegation of the Kurdistan Region has shown its willingness to put in place all the facilities and preparations for federal financial supervision and to carry out its tasks within the framework of the mechanism agreed by them, » he said. While news of an agreement is welcome, the process was littered with hangers on implementation. On 31 March, the Council of Representatives adopted Iraq`s annual budget, which included a financial agreement between Erbil and Baghdad. The KRG will receive 9.5 trillion Iraqi dinars ($6.5 billion) from the budget, which will be paid in monthly instalments in exchange for the submission of 250,000 barrels of crude oil per day to the Iraqi soMO trader for export and a portion of the revenue from customs duties at international border crossings with Iran and Turkey. The KRG did not send any oil or customs duties to Baghdad, and in response, the federal government did not resume money transfers to Erbil.

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