Shafaq News / Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) bloc in the Iraqi parliament recalled the 29^th anniversary of March 1991 uprising against the former regime, in which the Kurds managed to gain autonomy for   Kurdistan Region, warning from the return of "dictatorship and repression", and imposing the interest of a certain party or political party at the expense of the interest of the whole people.

The bloc said in a statement today, " March is a month of victories and tribulations for the people of Kurdistan, as this month has witnessed through history great and decisive turns in the march of the people that brought together disappointment and hope, but whatever it is, the history has proven that the people of Kurdistan Region refuse humiliation, and that they have always fought tyranny and injustice in order to obtain freedom and dignity.

The statement added that "after a long series of struggle through the glorious September and Golan revolutions, the Kurds line the most fascinating epics of defending the land and people, and did not make the tyrants rest  by the occupation of Kurdistan, until all of these efforts culminated in a comprehensive uprising across the Kurdish regions against the defunct Ba'ath regime in March. 1991, the sun shines on Kurdistan again, and a new era begins on this day. "

The bloc added, "As we extend the highest gratitude to these friends who died for the sake of our freedom in the March uprising, we confirm once again our adherence to those values ​​that these heroes have established, the values ​​of freedom and dignity and reject all kinds of injustice and tyranny."

In its statement, the bloc reminded, "All the Iraqis of the dark times that this country went through under the rule of the fascist regime," calling for "solidarity and unity in these difficult days to advance Iraq and serve its people in a manner befitting the dignity of the Iraqi person who deserves to make all efforts to avoid slipping back into the days of dictatorship."

It is noteworthy that Kurdistan Region led an uprising in 1991 against Saddam Hussein's regime, which forced many residents to flee the country to become refugees in the border areas with Iran and Turkey.

In 1991, a no-fly zone was established in the region after the second Gulf War, which constituted a safe haven facilitating the return of Kurdish refugees, and Peshmerga forces subsequently continued to fight government forces. Iraqi forces eventually left Kurdistan in October 1991, and the area became Autonomous.