Korean Kurdish Commencement Relationship

   

If we talk about Kurdish Korean relationship, we should not forget the name of Zaytun Diviesion of Republic of Korea (ROK) in which settled in Iraqi Kurdistan Region in 2004. Korean Army had successfully participated in the Operation of Iraqi freedom led by US army in 2003. They were estimated as the thired top military forces after US and British military forces.

Korean Army had settled its military forces named "Zaytun Division" based on the true motto "We are Friends" in the Capital City of Erbil in 2003. In addition, we might take into consideration that Zaytun Division become the first channel to establish Kurdish Korean relationship in the federal region of Kurdistan. However, they built their military base close to Erbil International Airport for near to 2,800 troops in which reconstruction experts among them in the early Septeember, 2004.

Therefore, they started to their humaniterian missions in term of reconstrauction peasce process in the region. So, their military base had contained into different unites and each one kept eye on the speacial mission to serve Kurdish local people and regional government too. However, the most important unit was vocational training course to the local youth people for teaching them in the speacial aspect such as, beakery, driving heavy vechiles, fixing electric materials as well as mechanic issues for proving them bright future.

In addition, the mission of the Korean army was quiet different with the rest US coalition forces, because they deeply concentrated on the rural and village area in their mission sechdual. So, they started to establish a number of schools and hopitals as well as providing clean water and fixing water pipe lines for the villagers who are living around the city of Erbil. At the same time, they coul d support the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in the reconstruction process. Therefore, it is easy for you to find a school and hospital whinch made by Korean Army in Erbil.

On the other hand, they provided their traditional and culture during their missions as called "Green Angel Operation". However, Green Angel process was an operation in which Korean Army visit to the local villages for providing the villagers medical service, food and clean water. At the mean time, they introduced their culture and food as a main part of their mission.

Finally, such kind of Korean Warm heart led to build a strong relationship between Kurdish and Korean Nations in which become a channel to attract the Korean companies to open their branches and make investment in the Region.

Written & Posted by

Bashdar H. Jalal

KDISchool for Public Policy & Managment

Seoul, Korea.