Sunni chief calls for Kurdish salaries before Adha feast
Shafaq News/
On Wednesday, Iraqi National Project (Al-Mashrou’ Al-Watani) Secretary-General
Jamal al-Dhari, called for an immediate, temporary solution for salaries in the
Kurdistan Region, warning the political class against jeopardizing civil peace.
As Eid
al-Adha approaches on June 06, thousands of state employees in the Kurdistan
Region face financial strain due to delayed salary payments, casting a heavy
shadow over holiday preparations.
Posting on
X, al-Dhari asserted that disputes between the federal government and the
Kurdistan Regional Government will persist without adherence to the Iraqi
Constitution, the political agreement framework, and the government’s
ministerial program—particularly regarding the long-delayed oil and gas law.
"It is crucial to separate the livelihoods of Iraqis, including our people in the Region, from such issues and move quickly toward a temporary and urgent solution to guarantee salary payments before Eid al-Adha,” al-Dhari urged, emphasizing the need for a serious and comprehensive dialogue to either implement existing agreements or forge new ones.
لن تُحل الخلافات بين الحكومة الاتحادية وحكومة إقليم كردستان ما لم يتم الالتزام بتنفيذ فقرات الدستور العراقي، وورقة الاتفاق السياسي، والمنهاج الوزاري الذي تعهدت به الحكومة الحالية، خصوصاً فيما يتعلق بإقرار قانون النفط والغاز.إذا كان هناك سوء فهم أو خلافات تتعلق بتنفيذ التشريعات…
— Jamal Al Dhari جمال الضاري (@AldhariJamal) June 4, 2025
Earlier, the
Iraqi Parliament’s Presidency expressed regret over the federal government’s
decision on Kurdistan Region salaries and urged a reversal and immediate
disbursement.
The Kurdish government also condemned the Federal Ministry of Finance's move to halt salary
funding, calling it “unconstitutional, illegal, and a form of collective
punishment against citizens.”
