Iraq

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Crowe discusses plight of refugees with UNHCR

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Seán Crowe TD, today met with the Head of the UN’s Refugee Agency’s (UNHCR’s) Protection Service for the Middle East and North Africa region, Gráinne O Hara, as part of an Oireachtas Foreign Affairs Committee meeting. Deputy Crowe said: “I have repeatedly raised the refugee and humanitarian crisis in the […]

EU-Turkey Agreement capitulation to forces of reaction- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has called the EU’s Agreement with Turkey, which has started mass deportations from the EU to Turkey, as a capitulation to the forces of reaction in Europe. Crowe was speaking in the Dáil on Statements on the Refugee Crisis when he strongly criticised the agreement which […]

Turkish attacks against Kurds will only benefit ISIS- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has criticised Turkey for carrying out attacks against PKK Kurdish fighters in the north of Iraq. Deputy Seán Crowe said: “The peace process between the Turkish State and the PKK has largely held since 2013, but Turkey’s unilateral military strikes against the PKK have the potential […]

Act now to stop escalating Iraq crisis- Crowe

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, has called for immediate international action to stop a massive humanitarian catastrophe in Iraq. The radical and fundamentalist Islamic State (IS) continues to take over vast swathes of Iraq and Syria forcing thousands of minority ethnic and religious groups to escape the brutal onslaught. Deputy Crowe […]

Crowe discusses Iraq crisis with Iraqi Ambassador to Ireland

by Seán Crowe TD

Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Seán Crowe TD, today met the new Iraqi Ambassador to Ireland, Mr. Faik Nerweyi, to discuss the unfolding crisis in Iraq. Crowe met Ambassador Nerweyi as part of a Foreign Affairs and Trade Committee meeting in Leinster House. Speaking after the meeting, Deputy Seán Crowe said: “The deteriorating situation […]