Ngisanda kubuya ngivela e-Iraqi Kurdistan lapho ngichithe khona amasonto ambalwa ngiphenya iqembu le-Islamic State (IS). Ngisebenza kakhulu eduze kwase-Sulaymaniyah nase-Dohuk, angikwazanga ukuzibamba kodwa ngabona izici eziningi zomphakathi nezamasiko ezingimangaze ngandlela-thile.
Uma ngicabangela okwenzeka eduze kwaseSyria, izinga lokucwasa ngokwebala laseSiriya langibamba ngingalindele. Cishe nsuku zonke ngangithola ubandlululo olunjalo. Umshayeli wetekisi wahleka eSulaymaniyah: “Laba baseSyria bacekela phansi izwe lethu.” Omunye umshayeli wetekisi ubephatheke kabi ngezingane zaseSyria ebeziwasha amafasitela ezimoto zidayisa amateki. “Lezi izingane ezingcolile.” uthe. Kwakungajwayelekile nje ukuthi abantu abafudukiselwe ezizweni zabo base-Iraqi noma baseSyria base-Arab ababebalekele eKurdistan yase-Iraqi kwaxoxwa ngakho kusetshenziswa lolo limi.
Kwakungebona abashayeli bamatekisi kuphela. Esakhiweni sombuso saseSulaymaniyah, isikhulu sakubona kufaneleka ukusilungiselela izingxoxo zethu emakamu ababaleki akuleyo ndawo. Ungitshele, nezwi nezwi, ukuthi ababaleki baseSyria "bakhononda ngakho konke". Kwelinye idolobha, umphathi wamaphoyisa wamangala futhi wadumala ngokuthi mina nozakwethu sasifaka isicelo semvume yokusebenza ekamu elihlala ababaleki baseSyria. Isikhulu senqubomgomo sathi: “Kodwa laba bangababaleki baseSyria!” Kwakungekho ukudelela ezwini lakhe.
Bengazi ngokugcwele ukuthi ubuzwe bamaKurd budlala ngothando ngezithombe ezingabazekayo zama-Arabhu, amaPheresiya kanye nabantu baseTurkey. E-Iraqi Kurdistan, ngamangala indlela ezinye zalezo zimo zengqondo ezazibonakala zande ngayo.
Into engangingayazi ngaphambi kokuhlala kwami eKurdistan yase-Iraqi, noma kunjalo, kwakuyizinga le-conservatism empilweni yomphakathi. Uzakwethu, u-Airin Bahmani, wangibuza umbuzo endaweni yokudlela enkulu eSulaymaniyah: “Qala eduze kwakho. Ababaningi kakhulu abantu besifazane lapha?" Ehholo elikhulu lokudlela eligcwele abantu, wayewukuphela kowesifazane lapho.
Ezikhathini ezimbalwa, uBahmani wenza isiqhathaniso ne-Iran. E-Iran, abesifazane abalingani nabesilisa. E-Iraqi Kurdistan, abesifazane balingana nabesilisa ngandlela thile, nokho empeleni bayikho konke kodwa bayalingana. U-Bahmani ugcizelele ukuthi e-Iraqi Kurdistan, lokhu akuyona indaba yomthetho kodwa kungenye yezinkambiso zamasiko. Ezindaweni ezivulekile, abesifazane babevame ukungabonakali.
Inkohlakalo, ukucwasana noma ukucwaninga bekungeyona into eyivelakancane e-Iraqi Kurdistan. Umphathi wamaphoyisa wayefuna simncenge ukuba asingenise ekamu lababaleki ngemva kokuba sase sinikezwe izimvume ezingokomthetho yizikhulu zesifunda saseSulaymaniyah. Ukuthi sidalule kumphathi wamaphoyisa yonke imibuzo ebesihlela ukuyibuza bekuyingxenye yalolu hlelo lokuncenga. Ngokungabaza, ngemva kokuba sesimnike lokho ayefuna ukukuzwa, wasibusisa ngokusamukela kwakhe.
Icala elibaluleke nakakhulu kwakuwumzamo wethu wokufika eSinjar. Ngemva kokuba izikhulu zikaHulumeni Wesifunda SaseKurdistan (KRG) endaweni yokuhlolwa kwezimoto zenqabe kabili ngaphandle kwesizathu ukuba singene, umngane wethu owayexhumene naye washaya izingcingo ezikhulwini ezifanele eSulaymaniyah. Omunye wabo ubephakathi kwezikhulu ezinethonya neziphakeme kakhulu eSulaymaniyah engingeke ngidalule ubunjalo bazo okwamanje. Othintwayo wethu wethule udaba lwethu kulesi sikhulu esiphezulu. Lesi sikhulu siphendule ngokuthi i-KRG akumele ivumele izintatheli ukuthi zifike kalula ezindaweni ezilawulwa yi-PKK. Okungenani wayethembekile.
Ukuthola izimvume zokufinyelela nokusebenza emakamu ababaleki kwathatha izinsuku. Lapho silindile phambi kwesiteshi samaphoyisa ukuze umphathi wamaphoyisa agcine efikile, omunye wethu owasixoxela indaba emnandi. Unomngane okwadingeka abaleke intuthuko ye-IS ngo-2014. Lo muntu ungowase-Iraqi wozalo lwama-Arab. Ubelinde isikhathi esingaphezu kwenyanga ukuthi abhalise ngokusemthethweni isikhundla sakhe e-Iraqi Kurdistan njengomuntu owaxoshwa ngaphakathi. Wayefike nsuku zonke esiteshini samaphoyisa. Lutho. Ayikho isevisi. Izikhulu zavele zamlinda. Ngolunye usuku, owathintwayo wanquma ukuthi uzokhuluma yena mathupha nomphathi wamaphoyisa njengoba bengabantu abajwayelene nabo. Othintwayo wethu wayethule icala kumphathi wamaphoyisa. Umphathi wamaphoyisa akazange anake amaqiniso aleli cala; kunalokho, wavele wabuza ukuthi lo muntu oxhumana naye uyamazi yini. Oxhumana naye uphendule ngokuvuma. Umphathi wamaphoyisa wabe esephendula: “Kulungile, sekuqedile.”
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