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IRAQI PROTESTERS RALLY IN ATTEMPT TO RECAPTURE MOMENTUM Iraqi demonstrators participate in anti-government protests in Baghdad on December 27, 2019 (Thaier al-Sudani/Reuters) 3 Hours ago http://www.nrttv.com/En/News.aspx?id=18990&MapID=2 SULAIMANI — People flocked to Tahrir Square in central Baghdad on Friday (January 10) in response to calls for large demonstrations to mark the passage of 100 days since the beginning of an anti-government uprising at the beginning of October. The protests initially focused on bread-and-butter issues like unemployment, corruption, and poor public services, but quickly grew into larger calls for systemic change and for the government to step down. The protest movement quickly spread to the southern provinces as well. Protesters have also strongly spoken out against foreign interference in Iraqi affairs, particularly by Iran and the United States. Around 500 people have been killed in the government’s attempted crackdown and an estimated 17,000 wounded. The security forces and outside armed groups have used live bullets, sniper fire, tear gas, and sound grenades against protesters and burned down their protest camps in an attempt to drive them from the squares that they occupy in Baghdad and provincial capitals. Human rights groups have extensively documented their use of military-grade tear gas canisters, shot directly at the heads and torsos of the demonstrators, causing horrific injuries. Activists and ordinary protesters have also been subjected to a “campaign of terror,” where militias and the security forces have singled them out for abductionand targeted killings. The protests forced Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi to offer his resignation to the Council of Representatives at the begging of December. However, he remains in office in a caretaker capacity, with President Barham Salih and several major Shia parties unable to agreeabout how to proceed. Beyond government paralysis, protesters have also had to contend with rapidly escalating tensions between the US and Iran with Iraqis caught in the middle. The demonstrations on Friday are designed to reinvigorate the protests after attention was deflected by squabbling between the parties and hostility between Washington and Tehran. To organizers, it represents an opportunity to reassert their demands for the government to step down, new elections to be held, and Iraq to reassert its sovereignty. In Basra, protesters gathered on Friday morning saying that they were marching to mourn those who had been killed during the protests and to continue to pressure the government to step down. As has been a hallmark of the protests, the Iraqi flag was prominently displayed in a sign of national unity, sovereignty, and anti-sectarianism. Protesters also gathered in Nasiriya, which has seen extreme violence used against demonstrators resulting in the deaths of dozens there, and in Kut. (NRT Digital Media)

Pompeo assures Abdel Mahdi: We will do whatever it takes to protect the American and Iraqi people Political 12:29 - 10/01/2020 https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=81116 Follow up - Mawazine News US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo assured the caretaker Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi Thursday evening that his country will do whatever it takes to protect the American and Iraqi people. In a tweet on Twitter, Pompeo said: "Today I spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi about the Iranian attack on Iraqi sovereignty." He added: "We will do whatever it takes to protect the American and Iraqi people and defend our collective interests." is over

UN envoy to Iraq calls for reform, end to violence against protesters Kosar Nawzad | 4 hours ago https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/a57e3fbe-0b91-418f-95a5-6191a6d80ad5 Iraqi demonstrators gather during ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad on Dec. 6, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/Khalid al-Mousily) Iraq Baghdad Iraq Protests Iran US A+AA- ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Though mass national protests in Iraq that began in October no longer top the headlines amid a recent spike in tensions after the US military killed a senior militia commander and a top Iranian general, the United Nations envoy to Iraq reiterated on Thursday that violence against protesters “must stop.” “Regional security developments should not eclipse domestic priorities and reform demands,” the envoy of the UN Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI) tweeted. “The people’s voice, expressed peacefully, must be heeded.” She further stated, “Killings, kidnappings, use of live ammunition and threats against protesters must stop; perpetrators to be held accountable.” Widespread anti-government demonstrations began early October 2019. Wracked by violence, Iraqi security forces and Iranian-backed Shia militias have caused the death of over 500 people and thousands of others in multiple major cities in central and southern Iraq. Related Article: Iraqi activist survives assassination attempt in Najaf At the start, demonstrators expressing long-held grievances from low-quality public services to lack of access to jobs, and institutional corruption. But their demands later grew, with them insisting on widespread reforms and the ouster of the entire ruling elite they see as unashamedly corrupt and blind to the public’s suffering. The protests, however, have reduced in intensity since a stand-off between the US and Iran and its proxy militias inside Iraqi territory have gained momentum over the past week, raising fears of an all-out war between the two arch-foes. Attacks on demonstrators have nevertheless continued. Militiamen of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and their supporters attacked and set fire to tents of protesters in the city of Nasiriyah recently as they reportedly refused to join a funeral ceremony for the chief of the Tehran-aligned Kata’ib Hezbollah group, Abu Mahdi Muhandis. A US drone strike killed Muhandis and top Iranian general Qasim Soleimani and six others early Friday as their convoy left Baghdad International Airport. This came after repeated missile attacks on facilities hosting American and Coalition troops and an assault on the US embassy in Baghdad, all of which Washington has accused Iran of directing through their proxy PMF militias. The assassination of Soleimani prompted an Iranian retaliation early Wednesday when Tehran launched over a dozen rockets on two bases housing coalition troops. No casualties were reported, but Tehran initially reported large numbers of deaths among US forces without providing proof. Related Article: Iran aims to kick all US forces out of the region: Rouhani US President Donald Trump had threatened in strong terms to target sites inside Iran in such an eventuality. But, in a press conference the day after the attacks, Trump deescalated because, as he said, “No American or Iraqi lives were lost.” Read More: Trump deescalates after Iranian missile attacks He did, however, state that the US “will immediately impose additional punishing sanctions on the Iranian regime.” Washington has brought successive rounds of punitive sanctions on Tehran since withdrawing from a 2015 nuclear accord between international powers and Iran that sought to curtail the Middle Eastern country’s nuclear weapons ambitions. The US measures have crippled Iran’s economy and ability to trade transparently.

We work incredibly closely with the KRG;’ US State Department Laurie Mylroie | An hour ago https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/6ff33634-80c4-445d-ae16-733f2e8fb9e5 State Department Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus in an interview with Kurdistan 24, Jan. 8, 2019. (Photo: Kurdistan 24) Iraq Iran Washington Baghdad A+AA- WASHINGTON DC (Kurdistan 24) – “We work incredibly closely with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG),” State Department Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus affirmed on Wednesday, in an interview with Kurdistan 24. Ortagus explained that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo “has an incredibly close relationship” with KRG Prime Minister, Masrour Barzani. That relationship dates back to Pompeo’s term as CIA Director in the first years of the Trump administration—from January 2017 to April 2018—after which Pompeo assumed his current position as America’s top diplomat, replacing Rex Tillerson. Indeed, Prime Minister Barzani was the one foreign leader whom Pompeo telephoned following Iran’s attack on Iraqi military bases Tuesday night, according to the State Department’s press releases. Read More: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo briefs Kurdistan PM Masrour Barzani on Iran strikes Ortagus also noted that Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, David Schenker, worked closely with the KRG. Indeed, he was in Erbil on Thursday, where he met with the KRG’s long-time former President, Masoud Barzani, as well as the Prime Minister. Read More: US State Dept. official meets with Kurdistan Region leaders in Erbil Among the points that the Kurdish leadership stressed to Schenker is the need for the US-led coalition to remain in Iraq and continue the fight against the so-called Islamic State, otherwise “the terrorist group might reorganize under different names and slogans.” US will continue anti-ISIS Campaign in Iraq, but Kurdish MPs should Speak Out The perspectives in Erbil and Washington appear to be very similar. As Ortagus told Kurdistan 24, the US intends to do just that. “We have been able to assist the Iraqi security forces with the territorial defeat of the Islamic caliphate that ISIS represents,” Ortagus said, “but that fight remains ongoing.” Ortagus noted that while Kurdish members of Iraq’s parliament did not join in Sunday’s vote calling for foreign forces to leave Iraq, she suggested it would have been more helpful, if they had actively opposed the measure. “We believe it is important and crucial for Kurds in the Iraqi parliament for their voice to be heard,” she said. US holds Iran accountable for the Actions of its Proxies, Reviving Reagan-Era Policy Ortagus also stressed that the US would hold Tehran responsible for the actions of its proxies. “We will hold the regime in Iran accountable” for attacks “directly from the regime or from its proxies,” she stated, naming several of them: the Houthis in Yemen; Kata’ib Hizbollah and Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq in Iraq; as well as Hizbollah in Lebanon. Indeed, that is the policy that emerged during the Reagan years, after substantial debate in the 1980s. The US came to recognize that major acts of terrorism were, most often, state-sponsored, and the best way to prevent further attacks was to punish the state sponsor. However, that perspective was lost in the 1990s, after Bill Clinton became president. Ortagus stressed that Tehran’s missile attacks were a reckless violation of Iraqi sovereignty. Iran had “not only risked American lives and Iraqi lives,” but “the lives of Coalition partners from around the world.” Moreover, Iran’s violation of Iraqi sovereignty did not begin on Tuesday. It has been violating Iraqi sovereignty “for years,” she said. “That is why you saw Iraqis taking to the streets to protest their government” and “to protest the malign influence of the regime in Iran.” Separately, the State Department reported that on Tuesday, clashes erupted in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, after protestors refused to allow Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq, Kata’ib Hizbollah, and the Badr Organization to lead a funeral procession for Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy chief of the Popular Mobilization Forces and head of Kata’ib Hizbollah, who was killed, alongside Quds Force commander, Qasim Soleimani. Protestors reportedly torched the militia’s offices, after armed members of the militias fired on the demonstrators. Ortagus concluded by reaffirming that the US would continue its maximum economic pressure campaign on Iran so that it will “behave like a normal nation.” Editing by John J. Catherine

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The Finance Committee reveals the mechanism for paying Iraqi debts .. And the Central reveals its policy to control the exchange rate

The Finance Committee reveals the mechanism for paying Iraqi debts .. And the Central reveals its policy to control the exchange rate

01/09/2020 18:56 http://almasalah.com/ar/news/185820/اللجنة-المالية-تكشف-آلية-دفع-الديون-العراقية-والمركزي-يكشف-سياسته-للسيطرة-على-سعر-الصرف The Finance Committee reveals the mechanism for paying Iraqi debts .. And the Central reveals its policy to control the exchange rate Baghdad / Obelisk: The Parliamentary Finance Committee announced, Thursday, January 9, 2020, a discussion of the mechanisms that must be followed to preserve Iraqi money, pay debts, and the financial situation in light of the tension in the region, during its hosting of the governor of the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance and the head of the Financial Supervision Bureau. A statement to the committee said that it hosted the governor of the Central Bank, the head of the Financial Supervision Bureau, the director general of the budget department in the Ministry of Finance and the assistant director general of the Iraqi Trade Bank, TBI , to “discuss the current events in light of the military escalation taking place in the region and its effects on the financial situation of the country and the monetary policy that must be followed To control the exchange rate of the currency in the Iraqi market. " The statement added, "The Finance Committee heard the guests' presentation after they provided a detailed explanation of the mechanisms that must be followed to preserve Iraqi money inside and outside Iraq." He continued, "The Governor of the Central Bank indicated that Iraq’s debts were scheduled and paid at the specified times, stressing at the same time that the political positions of Iraq affect, of course, its financial position, whether negatively or positively, and that follows the type of position and the consequent reaction." The Finance Committee confirmed at the conclusion of the statement, it "seeks to permanently stave off danger from Iraqi money and correct the course of its monetary policy in light of the tension in the region and spare the country to fall into a deadlock that negatively affects its economy and development." Obelisk

01/09/2020 18:56 http://almasalah.com/ar/news/185820/اللجنة-المالية-تكشف-آلية-دفع-الديون-العراقية-والمركزي-يكشف-سياسته-للسيطرة-على-سعر-الصرف The Finance Committee reveals the mechanism for paying Iraqi debts .. And the Central reveals its policy to control the exchange rate Baghdad / Obelisk: The Parliamentary Finance Committee announced, Thursday, January 9, 2020, a discussion of the mechanisms that must be followed to preserve Iraqi money, pay debts, and the financial situation in light of the tension in the region, during its hosting of the governor of the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance and the head of the Financial Supervision Bureau. A statement to the committee said that it hosted the governor of the Central Bank, the head of the Financial Supervision Bureau, the director general of the budget department in the Ministry of Finance and the assistant director general of the Iraqi Trade Bank, TBI , to “discuss the current events in light of the military escalation taking place in the region and its effects on the financial situation of the country and the monetary policy that must be followed To control the exchange rate of the currency in the Iraqi market. " The statement added, "The Finance Committee heard the guests' presentation after they provided a detailed explanation of the mechanisms that must be followed to preserve Iraqi money inside and outside Iraq." He continued, "The Governor of the Central Bank indicated that Iraq’s debts were scheduled and paid at the specified times, stressing at the same time that the political positions of Iraq affect, of course, its financial position, whether negatively or positively, and that follows the type of position and the consequent reaction." The Finance Committee confirmed at the conclusion of the statement, it "seeks to permanently stave off danger from Iraqi money and correct the course of its monetary policy in light of the tension in the region and spare the country to fall into a deadlock that negatively affects its economy and development." Obelisk