The Husseiniya threshold resolves the biggest tribal conflict in Basra that has lasted for years

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2 hours ago, yota691 said:

Basra Provincial Council reveals a US plan to declare an emergency government

The Basra Provincial Council confirmed the presence of an American plan to declare an emergency government in Iraq, the first steps of the current unrest in the province.

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A member of the provincial council, Ahmed Abdul Hussein, reported information that there is an American plan to declare an emergency government in Iraq begins with the events of Basra, and that the escalation of things is not accidental, but planned.

"The demonstrations in Basra right after the patience of the people of the province of the promises of the central government without implementation."

A member of the provincial council mentioned that the escalation was not by the demonstrators, but there are prearranged plans, and the subject is not coincidental to introduce the province in a massive chaos, a prelude to a large US plan in Iraq, and there is information confirms the intention of the Americans to declare an emergency government in Iraq after fabricating events in Basra ' .

He called on the political forces to respond to those plans by holding an emergency meeting of the Council of Ministers in the province, and find solutions to their problems, and accelerate the formation of the new government to prevent the slide of the situation to the American plan.

This has warned the various political circles and forums of the agendas and foreign conspiracies that seek their owners to sink Iraq, especially the southern provinces, chaos and fighting and fighting, and thus thwart the political process in the country.

It is noteworthy that the center of the province of Basra and a number of its causes and aspects, witnessed during the past few days mass demonstrations, in protest against the lack and deterioration of basic services, and the intensification of the phenomenon of unemployment and administrative and financial corruption, and have been permeated by the mass demonstrations of acts of violence and vandalism, the arson and destruction of a number of government institutions and headquarters Parties, reference offices and satellite channels.

The leaders of the Iraqi political leaders called for speeding up the convening of the House of Representatives to discuss and discuss the repercussions of the situation in Basra, and to seek solutions and treatments fast and effective, and invited the leaders also, the concerned concerned to go to the province of Basra and work to address existing problems in a quick field.

 

seems all fishy to me

 

3 mortars in the Green Zone Parking Lot, staged I think.

 

Basra protests written up like the normal demonstrations are utter chaos.

 

Send some Antifa like rift raft to make it look ten times worst.

 

End Result: SSDD painted really ugly, that is all.

 

Am I wrong?

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16 hours ago, Butifldrm said:

Baghdad Post Thursday, 06 September 2018 04:16 PM

 

 

Search for Iran Evidence .. The involvement of Tehran's terrorist regime in the burning of Basra

 

 

Observers said that the acceleration of the explosion of protests and security conditions in the city of Basra can not be seen in isolation from the labor of forming a new Iraqi government, in which tendencies in favor of political blocs, openly calling for the liberation of Iraq from Iranian influence.

They stressed that the crisis can not be separated from the acceleration of the bottleneck of the Iranian economy as it descends to the date of the knockout when entering the second phase of US sanctions, which will cut the only economic lifeline of oil exports by 5 November. The signs of the collapse of the Iranian currency have emerged.

They pointed out that the plight of the residents of Basra is a terrible crime and that their exit to protest is inevitable, but those hot Iranian files could intervene to turn it into a comprehensive explosion that could lead to the collapse of security and the fall of large numbers of victims.

In all crimes, the search for the beneficiary should first be explored. In the current Basra crisis, all the fingerprints point to Iran, which has sparked electricity supplies and exacerbated the water crisis in Basra.

The fierce conflict that can be waged by the militias associated with the regime of the Iranian Faqih state can not be underestimated to defend its existence, its financial interests and the future of its leaders, let alone defend the interests of Tehran, whose regime is in a dead end that threatens its survival.

Is it a coincidence that the announcement of a broad coalition of political blocs seeking to extract the Iraqi decision from the grip of Iran, with the start of the collapse of the Iranian currency, which fell from 109 thousand riyals to the dollar to about 146 thousand, that is lost more than a quarter of its value within 3 days and about 72 percent Since last May.

This may be an additional spark, but the deep reason is the risk of forming an Iraqi government that adheres to US sanctions and closes the main window to ease the severity of US sanctions.

Taking Iraq out of Iran's influence will be a tough battle, and Basra Square could be its biggest hot spot, with heavily armed militias with hundreds of thousands of fighters ready to burn Iraq in defense of the Iranian regime, whose survival is linked to its survival?

Tehran has reached a stage of despair over the possibility of easing the severity of future sanctions when even countries opposed to US sanctions, such as Germany, France and Britain, failed to persuade their companies to continue to deal with Tehran, which has struggled to move away from an unprecedented mass evacuation.

Russia and China do not seem to be able to offer solutions to the Tehran crisis at a time when they are embroiled in disputes and negotiations with Washington over many files and could sell Iran in exchange for understandings with the US administration.

Is it difficult for the militias in their dangerous struggle to survive and to protect the Iranian regime, to infiltrate the protests to fuel them until the collapse of the security situation in the province responsible for most of Iraqi oil exports?

It should be pointed out that most of the sparks of Basra's suffering came from Iran. The first was to cut the electricity supply contracted about three months ago, and then the second spark of the high salinity of water after cutting off the supply of the Karon River and pumping the excreta and polluted water in Hor Al Huweiza, which ends its poisons in the Shatt al-Arab.

Iran can withstand the unprecedented US sanctions only as long as the Iraqi window is open to Iranian influence. It would mean the formation of an Iraqi government committed to sanctions, doubling Iran's suffering and possibly accelerating the collapse of the Iranian regime.

It seems that reaching Iraq's oil exports, despite its difficulty as Baghdad perceives the seriousness of this, is Iran's biggest goal, because it could force Washington to review the decision to restrict Iranian exports.

https://www.thebaghdadpost.com/ar/Story/120961/فتش-عن-إيران-بالأدلة-تورط-نظام-طهران-الإرهابي-في-حرق-البصرة

 

 

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Source: Security forces strengthen their formations to protect banks in the province of Basra

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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - 
A security source said Thursday that security measures were tightened in Basra to protect banks after recent events in the province. 
The source said, for / Mawazin News /, "The security forces strengthened their formations to protect banks in the province of Basra after the burning of government buildings and the office of the Badr Organization and the court of public." 
The source added that "the security forces deployed intensively to protect banks from any attack may be exposed to him." Finished 29 / d

 

 

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US-led coalition blames ‘terrorists’ for Green Zone attack in Baghdad

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An aerial view of Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, where many government buildings and foreign embassies are located. (Photo: AFP/Ahmad Al-Rubye)

 

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ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - A spokesperson for Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) on Friday blamed "terrorists" for the attack on a heavily fortified section of Baghdad where many government buildings and foreign embassies are located the night before.

“Terrorists attacked the Green Zone early this morning with ineffective mortar fire, causing no damage,” Army Colonel Sean Ryan posted on Twitter, without identifying which group was suspected, if any. 

“The #ISF [Iraqi Security Forces] effectively addressed the threat immediately. #Iraqis have a sense of national pride for increasing security in #Iraq & support ISF efforts to keep the peace,” he wrote.

Three mortar shells landed inside Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone Thursday overnight, just after midnight local time, the Iraqi military confirmed on Friday. The mortars landed on an “abandoned lot,” resulting in “no casualties or physical damage,” a statement said.

A security source inside the Green Zone, also known as the International Zone, said the mortars landed near the Egyptian and US embassies.

Ryan told Kurdistan 24 that, by “terrorists,” he meant “any malign actors threatening Iraq security,” without mentioning a specific group.

“The incident is under investigation and we are always vigilant and aware of our surroundings. It’s another example the enemy is ever present,” he told Kurdistan 24.

He made sure to add, however, that America’s sprawling embassy complex is well-protected against threats. “The security measures at the US Embassy are first class and the best I’ve seen,” he said.

According to Mike Pregent, a senior fellow at the Washington-based Hudson Institute think tank, it’s most likely that Iranian-backed Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) are behind the attack.

“The Points of Origin are from an Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq stronghold in Baghdad,” he told Kurdistan 24. “It’s good to see the coalition calling IRGC-QF militias "terrorists" - if the term "terrorists" means ISIS, then the coalition is trying to downplay the attack and not say it was AAH.”

“Saying it was AAH destroys the narrative that PMU militias answer to Abadi - when we know AAH, Kata'ib Hezbollah, Badr, Kharakat Nujaba, and Kataib Imam Ali answer to Qassem Soleimani,” adding that the mortar attack was a ‘message to the US’.

On Tuesday, ten Iraqi Shia militia groups backed by Iran have warned Iraq to expel “foreign troops” and threatened to act against Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi over some of his latest decisions to take over control of the PMU. 

“We view the illegitimate presence of the foreign military inside Iraq with an angry eye,” a statement said, which claimed that the groups’ “patience has limits.”

“We will deal with them as occupying forces, and we will use our legitimate rights by using all possible means to force them out of the country,” the Shia militia factions warned, adding the foreign troops are in their sights.

They blamed an “Anglo-American-led dirty and dangerous conspiracy to impose a devilish coalition” on the people of Iraq and form a weak government that would receive "orders" from Brett McGurk, the US Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to counter the Islamic State. 

Influential Shia cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, whose coalition won the contested national elections in Iraq, said on Thursday that newly-sworn-in lawmakers must resume their inaugural session by Sunday in order to address the nation’s mounting crises.

http://www.kurdistan24.net

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Shocking Footage Shows Iranian Consulate In Basra Exploding In Massive Blaze

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update: Stunning footage has emerged of the Iranian consulate in Basra, Iraq burning after a mob of anti-Iran protesters stormed it near dusk on Friday.

Flames of the burning Iranian consulate high on the Basra skyline. via Yasser Eljuboori/Twitter

 

The flames appear multiple stories high and several explosions can be observed amidst the massive blaze:

 

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Breaking : Major development, Iraqi Protesters torch the Iranian consulate in Basra. #breaking #iraq #iran

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On Thursday evening Iran's consulate in Basra was placed under siege by a throng of demonstrators after a 24-hour period in which a dozen local Shia militia HQ offices and buildings were torched across the city. Mass protests and riots have grown in the city since Monday. 

The same night in Baghdad, regional sources indicate at least three mortars targeted the US embassy in Baghdad's protected 'green zone' landing near the gate but not causing significant damage. The events were part of a worsening sectarian crisis across the country in which pro-Iran Shia forces have vowed to expel "foreign occupying forces" — however in the Sunni-majority southern city of Basra, Sunni groups have been engaged in mob reprisal attacks. 

Moments ago as evening descends on Iraq, Al Arabiya and other regional sources report a large group of demonstrators have now stormed the Iranian consulate at the end of Thursday overnight and daylong Friday protests. 

A government building in Basra goes down in flames as demonstrators riot against the government and the lack of basic services in Basra on September 6, 2018. Via AFP

 

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Reuters confirms the consulate was overtaken by the mob near dusk local time: "The consulate is in the upscale neighborhood of al-Barda'iya, southeast of the city center," according to early reporting. 

 

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Early unconfirmed video circulating among regional sources show that the consulate is on fire. 

The below are the first unconfirmed photos of the burning Iran consulate to emerge: 

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Major developments: Iraqi protesters burn down the Iranian consulate in Basra #breaking #basra #iran #iraq

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#BREAKING: Just 30 minutes ago hundreds of people of #Basra who have armed themselves with sticks, batons & small weapons announced that they are going to attack #Iran|ian consulate in #Basra & will set it on fire. Mortar attack at #Baghdad's Green Zone might be related.

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Men wielding sticks and small weapons were filmed making their way toward the consulate Thursday overnight. Chants could be heard in front of the consulate, saying "Iran out, Basra remains free".

Earlier in the week as Iraqi government buildings came under attack Iran formally requested that Baghdad send extra security personnel to guard the consulate. Prior local reports suggest there was a beefed up security presence; however, crowds of demonstrators appear to have swelled during the night. 

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https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-09-07/protesters-storm-and-torch-iranian-consulate-iraqs-basra-amidst-worsening-sectarian

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25 minutes ago, Butifldrm said:

Iraqi protesters burn down the Iranian consulate in Basra

Holy sheit this makes my day!!🤪🤪🤪

Edited September 7, 2018 by KDuesing

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I think Iraq is just plain sick of all the political BS. Those protestors should go after Maliki to send a clear message to Iran. Then Amiri, Soleimani, and the rest of the little chess players causing havok in Iraq. Iraqi's can't blame that crap on the US when those lame idiots keep getting caught pushing and buttons and strong arming Iraqi politicians to do as they say... The US is actually pretty transparent in their trips to Iraq. Iranians on the other hand are a lot like mean little snakes hidden in the sand. Ya never know when they are going to jump out and bite!

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1 hour ago, Butifldrm said:

Just 30 minutes ago hundreds of people of #Basra who have armed themselves with sticks, batons & small weapons announced that they are going to attack #Iran|ian consulate in #Basra & will set it on fire. Mortar attack at #Baghdad's Green Zone might be related.

 

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Shows the intelligence of the Iranians, I want to be your good neighbor but I'm shutting off your electricity an water. They have got to get some type of handle on the corruption over there, Basra is the richest city in that part of the world an don't even have water to drink.

Haven't figured out how Sadr is calling on parliament to meet when they haven't even elected the speaker or finished forming the parliament yet...

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Iran's policy calls for Iraq to take responsibility and its embassy in Baghdad is lying to the demand to leave its citizens

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Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Friday called on the Iraqi government to shoulder its responsibility to protect diplomatic missions after the burning of the Iranian Consulate General in the province of Basra by angry protesters.

In a press conference held this evening, Qasimi condemned the burning of the headquarters of the Iranian consulate in Basra and called for the imposition of the most severe penalties for the perpetrators of this crime.

Qassimi said he regretted "the brutal attack and the burning of the building of the Iranian consulate and causing great damage to it," adding that "it is good that the measures taken in anticipation of the threats launched a day ago will not respond to any news of any of the members of the consulate."

He blamed the Iraqi government for the protection of diplomatic places and warned of "attempts by the exposed and hidden hands to affect the friendly relations between Iran and the Iraqi government and people."

He called on the Iraqi government "to work to identify those involved quickly and arrest and punish those responsible and involved in this heavy crime."

"Given the information and previous warnings to Iraqi government officials, the responsibility of any negligence and security negligence lies with the Iraqi government and we expect it to reveal the identity of those involved and to punish the attackers as a matter of urgency," he said.

The Iranian ambassador to Baghdad, Irj Masjidi, in a brief statement to reporters this evening, was quoted by Arab and Iraqi media as calling on Iranian nationals to leave Iraq immediately.

Dozens of people demonstrated on Friday afternoon outside the Iranian consulate in the southernmost province of Basra, demanding Tehran stop interfering in Iraq.

The protesters also called on Iran to withdraw the parties loyal to the province, which accused them of managing financial and administrative corruption in the state institutions and services.

Iraqi security sources said the protesters stormed the consulate building in the Abe al-Khasib area and set fire to it, chanting slogans against Iran.

Earlier in the day, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry expressed regret that the Iranian Consulate General in Basra had been attacked by protesters and set fire to them.

Meanwhile, the Basra Operations Command imposed a blanket ban on roaming and further notice after recent developments.

In light of the rapid events, a young man was killed and other protesters were wounded during a shooting from the headquarters of the Popular People's Assembly in Basra after being besieged and tried to storm him by the demonstrators.

"Unidentified assailants claim to be demonstrators who destroyed the Jafar al-Tayyar center for the treatment of wounded and disabled members of the popular crowd in Basra province and assaulted the wounded who were being treated, while burning the office of the popular crowd of the prime minister," the media said in a statement.

"Unknown groups, some wearing masks and claiming to be protestors, have this evening destroyed the Jafar al-Tayyar center of the popular crowd clinic, which is treating the wounded and the disabled of the entire crowd," the media said. "These groups attacked the wounded who are being treated."

The statement added that "these groups also burned the office of the popular crowd of the prime minister in the province of Basra."

The provinces of Basra are witnessing continuous demonstrations since the beginning of last July to protest the deterioration of the reality of the service, has escalated recently after the contamination of drinking water, and high salinity, causing thousands of intestinal diseases, and severe severe.

 Hundreds of angry protesters set on fire on Thursday evening at government offices and offices of parties and Shiite factions close to Iran, led by Badr Organization led by Hadi al-Amiri and Asaib Ahl al-Haq led by Qais al-Khazali.

This was the latest escalation in the violence that has accompanied the ongoing popular protests in central and southern provinces since last July, which calls for improved public services, job creation and fighting corruption.

Security authorities imposed a curfew in Basra to contain the violence.

Since the start of protests in Basra on July 9, the total number of dead has reached 26, according to figures from the High Commission for Human Rights.

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The Iranian Embassy in Baghdad invites its citizens in Basra to leave

20:05 - 07/09/2018

 

  

Information / Baghdad ..

The Iranian embassy in Baghdad on Friday called on its citizens in Basra to leave the province "immediately" after the crisis escalated and Mendeson burned the Iranian consulate in the province.

"We call on all Iranian citizens in Basra to leave the city immediately," the Iranian embassy said in a brief press release.

The Iranian consulate in Basra said on Friday that a fire in its building was "barbaric and brutal, far from morality."

A number of al-Mundasin in the province of Basra, on Friday, burned the headquarters of the Iranian consulate in the province, causing considerable material damage.

http://www.almaalomah.com/2018/09/07/342394/

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Crowd: Masked detainees holding sick and disabled fighters at a hospital in Basra

 

 

BAGHDAD - The popular crowd issued a statement on Friday, September 7, 2018, about the burning of its headquarters in Basra and the detention of its wounded in Jafar al-Tayyar hospital, while noting that the fate of some of the wounded and foreign medical staff treating them is unknown.

The text of the statement reads as follows:

The headquarters of the Popular People's Assembly was subjected to an attack by a group of masked ended up burning the headquarters completely and the destruction of all his property, "noting that" the commitment of the force charged with protecting the headquarters of the leadership of the crowd not to object to any party in the events in the city of Basra, enabled those anonymous to access to Headquarters and implement what they came for.

 After the burning of the headquarters of the body, these masked people went to the headquarters of Ja'far al-Tayyar hospital, where the injured and the disabled are lying in the crowd. "They also destroyed the building and beat the deceased there who were yesterday shielded by Iraq's enemies and forced to fight in the hospital.

 These masked men, after holding and torturing the sick and the disabled, stole the medical equipment that provided services free of charge to the wounded of the popular crowd, the police and the Iraqi army, so far the fate of some wounded and foreign medical staff treating the wounded remains unknown.

The crowd announced on Friday that masked men had detained a number of wounded crowd and hospital doctors in Basra.

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BAGHDAD (AP) - Hundreds of Maysan police demonstrated on Friday (September 7th, 2018) in the center of the province to "demonstrate" the demonstrations in Basra, calling for "accountability of the corrupt and those who fired" at the demonstrators.

Local media sources said that hundreds of demonstrators demonstrated on the Tigris Street near the building of the province of Maysan in the center of the province, explaining that the demonstration was under the name of "Friday supporters".

She added that the demonstrators carried the slogan (salinity of the water in the hands of the injured painters), indicating that they called to hold the corrupt and fired on the unarmed demonstrators in Basra.

The sources pointed out that Karbala witnessed, Friday, September 7, 2018, for the first time dozens of women demonstrated in the center of the province.

The sources said that the demonstrators declared their solidarity with the demonstrators in Basra and condemned the violence against some of the demonstrators.

The sources added that "dozens of citizens also demonstrated, Friday, September 7, 2018, in Tahrir Square downtown Baghdad, in solidarity with the demands of the people of Basra province, and the events that accompanied their demonstrations in the past days."

"The demonstrators condemned the failure to respond to the demands of the people of Basra by the local and federal government."

It is noteworthy that the provinces of the center and the south are witnessing on Fridays every week mass demonstrations to demand the improvement of the reality of services and the speed of forming the government .

It is noteworthy that the province of Basra witnessed mass demonstrations in most areas of the province, which resulted in the death and wounding of a number of demonstrators and security forces, in addition to the burning of a number of government institutions and the headquarters of political parties in the province .

 

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Abadi's policy is on Sadr's money on Basra and a ministerial council demanding its removal from political conflicts

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Shafak News / The Office of the Prime Minister Haider al-Abbadi said on Friday that the latter has allocated funds to the province of Basra, which has been in turmoil since the beginning of September against the background of the deterioration of the reality of service.

Sadr's leader Moqtada al-Sadr called earlier in the day for Abadi to launch funds for Basra to launch immediate projects to resolve the crisis that has accompanied mass protests.

The office of Abbadi said in a statement today, that the money for the province of Basra has been allocated direct guidance by Abadi and will spend away from red tape and bureaucracy in order to provide services to our people in the province of Basra.

The statement said that "we refer to the granting of financial and administrative powers all to the governor of Basra, Asad al-Eidani by the Council of Ministers in its meeting last Tuesday."

The statement said that "the Prime Minister directly follows the completion of projects and provide services to citizens in the province was sent a high-level ministerial committee to follow up and overcome all obstacles."

In a second statement, Abbadi said he was the last to head a meeting of the National Security Council on Friday.

"The meeting was devoted to discussing the security and security situation in Basra, stressing the right of peaceful demonstration of citizens and the state is keen to protect them. The mission of our security forces is to protect citizens and not to allow attacks on public and private property," he said. The demonstrators because our forces can not be against the citizens, and this is demonstrated by the cohesion between the security forces and demonstrators. "

The Council noted "the importance of the removal of political conflicts from the status of Basra and the rejection of political exploitation of the demands of true citizens in the province, and called on the political parties not to use the security file in political competition."

The council called on the people of Basra to "preserve public and private property and to deport those who want to harm the province and what the people of Basra want from services, security stability and job creation."

The statement noted that "the Council's investigation ordered by the commander-in-chief of the armed forces regarding the presence of civilian and military casualties in Basra and to reach results on them as soon as possible."

"The efforts of the security, military and intelligence forces continue to pursue terrorist cells and the intelligence effort continues to track the terrorists and achieve great successes that have stabilized the situation in the capital and other cities," the council said, warning that terrorism exploits political differences and chaos to carry out terrorist acts.

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Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Dr. Haider Al-Abadi heads a meeting of the Ministerial Council for National Security

 

 

 

 

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Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Dr. Haider al-Abadi on Friday chaired a meeting of the Ministerial Council for National Security. 
The meeting was devoted to discussing the situation of services and security in Basra and stressing the right to peaceful demonstration of citizens and the state is keen to protect them. The task of our security forces is to protect citizens and not to allow attacks on public and private property. At the same time, they rejected any calls for the use of force against demonstrators. Can be against the citizens and this is what showed the cohesion between the security forces and demonstrators.

The Council pointed to the importance of the removal of political conflicts from the status of Basra and the rejection of political exploitation of the demands of true citizens in the province, and called on the political parties not to use the security file in the political competition. 

The Council called upon the people of Basra to preserve public and private property and to deport those who want to harm the province and what the people of Basra want from services and security stability and to provide job opportunities which the federal government works in coordination with the rest of the authorities to provide them.

The Council follows up the investigation ordered by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces with regard to the presence of civilian and military casualties in Basra and to arrive at results as soon as possible. 

The Council reiterated that the efforts of the security, military and intelligence forces continue to pursue terrorist cells and the intelligence effort continues to track the terrorists and achieve great successes that have led to stability in the capital and other cities, warning that terrorism exploits political differences and chaos to carry out terrorist acts.
 

Prime Minister 's Media Office 
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http://pmo.iq/press2018/7-9-201802.htm

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Protesters enter a facility in West Qurna 2 field and detain two workers

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Sources said the "Reuters" that protesters entered the facility in the field, "West Qurna 2" oil operated by the company "Lukoil" Russian in southern Iraq.

Reuters quoted sources in Basra's energy police and Lukoil as saying that protesters entered a water pumping station that supplies oil wells in the field with water and held two Iraqi workers hostage.

Basra province witnessed a security deterioration due to the burning of the headquarters of the popular crowd, government buildings and foreign consulates, while the operations command announced the imposition of a comprehensive curfew to another slogan. Finished

http://www.almaalomah.com/2018/09/07/342433/

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URGENT Iranian embassy calls on its citizens in Basra to leave the province immediately

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Jaafari comments on the burning of the Iranian consulate

Release date: 2018/9/7 22:13 • 467 times read

(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari commented on the burning of the Iranian consulate in Basra province on Friday evening.

"We applaud our children who claim their legitimate rights and urge them to maintain peaceful demonstrations that indicate their vital needs as a people sacrificed precious and precious to preserve the new Iraq. We regret the Iranian consulate's exposure in Basra," a statement from his office said. 
"At a time when we emphasize the legitimacy of the demands of the Iraqi people to provide services, one of the most basic rights guaranteed by the Constitution, and agreed upon by the Iraqi political parties in addition to the duty of the government's duties towards our dear people.
"We regret the exposure of the Iranian consulate in Basra to an attack by some of the protesters among the demonstrators of the people of Basra spare, who call on them to rise to the level of their responsibilities in contrast to the humanitarian picture of the demonstrations, and miss the opportunity for the enemies of Iraq, and those who prey on him; so we appeal to our children who claim their legitimate rights, We urge them to maintain the peaceful demonstrations that point to the necessary needs they deserve as a people sacrificed a lot, and made precious and generous; to preserve the new Iraq, and what they have shown in the famous championship in the fields of confrontation against the gangs of terrorist, T ".
The statement also stressed that "the national duty requires us to maintain Iraq's relations with all countries of the world by protecting diplomatic missions and consulates that contribute to cooperation in safeguarding common interests and confronting the common dangers of our Iraqi people and friendly peoples. We are confident and responsible of our people and our children. The demonstrators and their wisdom in maintaining the security and safety of the representations of these friendly countries as guests to Iraq, and friends of his people. "

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Iraq Parliament to Meet After Protesters Torch Iran Consulate

Iraqi protesters on Friday torched the Iranian consulate in the southern city of Basra in fresh demonstrations over poor public services.

 

Basra protest. Photo: AFP

 

 

Iraqi protesters on Friday torched the Iranian consulate in the southern city of Basra in fresh demonstrations over poor public services after parliament called for an emergency session on the unrest.

Unidentified attackers also fired shells into Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone in a rare attack on an area that houses parliament, government offices, and the U.S. embassy. There were no casualties.

Basra has seen a surge in protests since Tuesday, with demonstrators torching government buildings as well as political party and militia offices, as anger boils over after the hospitalization of 30,000 people who had drunk polluted water.

At least nine demonstrators have been killed since then in clashes with security forces, Mehdi al-Tamimi, head of Basra’s human rights council, has said.

The wave of protests first broke out in July in oil-rich Basra province before spreading to other parts of the country, with demonstrators also condemning corruption among Iraqi officials and demanding jobs.

“We’re thirsty, we’re hungry, we are sick and abandoned,” protester Ali Hussein told AFP Friday after another night of violence. “Demonstrating is a sacred duty and all honest people ought to join.”

Thousands of demonstrators rallied outside the Iranian consulate on Friday while hundreds stormed the building and set it on fire, an AFP photographer said.

A spokesman for the consulate said that all diplomats and employees were evacuated from the building before the protesters attacked and that none of them were hurt.

Iraq’s Foreign Ministry called the attack against the consulate “an unacceptable act undermining the interests of Iraq and its international relations.”

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Ghassemi denounced the incident as a “savage attack”, according to Iranian news agency Fars.

Iran is a key power broker in Iraq and many of the militias and political parties whose offices were torched Thursday are known to be close to the Islamic republic.

‘Excessive Force’

Parliament said that lawmakers and ministers, including Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, will meet on Saturday to discuss the water contamination crisis, the latest breakdown in public services to infuriate residents.

The meeting was demanded by populist Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr, whose political bloc won the largest number of seats in May elections although a new government has yet to be formed.

Sadr, whose supporters held protests inside the Green Zone in 2016 to condemn corruption among Iraqi officials, called for “demonstrations of peaceful anger” in Basra after the main weekly Muslim prayers on Friday.

And the representative of Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, spiritual leader of Iraq’s Shiite majority, in his Friday sermon denounced “the bad behavior of senior officials” and called for the next government to be “different from its predecessors”.

At least 24 people have been killed in the demonstrations since they erupted in Basra on July 8.

Human rights activists have accused the security forces of opening fire on the demonstrators. But the government has blamed provocateurs in the crowds and said troops have been ordered not to use live rounds.

Amnesty International on Friday denounced “the use of excessive force by security forces” and called for an investigation into the deaths.

‘Intentional Policy of Neglect’

The anger on Basra’s streets was “in response to the government’s intentional policy of neglect” of the oil-rich region, the head of the region’s human rights council Tamimi said.

Abadi has scrambled to defuse the anger and authorities have already pledged a multi-billion dollar emergency plan to revive infrastructure and services in southern Iraq.

But Iraqis remain deeply skeptical as the country remains in a state of political limbo.

Sadr on Thursday called for politicians to present “radical and immediate” solutions at the emergency meeting of parliament or step down if they fail to do so.

Abadi, for his part, is trying to hold onto his post in the next government through forming an alliance with Sadr, a former militia chief who has called for Iraq to have greater political independence from both neighboring Iran and the United States.

 

https://theglobepost.com/2018/09/07/iraq-protest-iran-consulate/

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BASRA/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Civil unrest fuelled by anger against perceived corruption and misrule by Iraq’s political elite spread across the south of the country on Friday as protesters stormed the Iranian consulate in Basra while others took workers hostage at a nearby oilfield. 

After five days of deadly demonstrations in Basra in which government buildings have been ransacked and set alight, protesters broke in and damaged the consulate’s offices, shouting condemnation of what many perceive as Iran’s sway over Iraq’s political parties. Late in the day some 65 kilometers north-west of Iraq’s second biggest city, another group of civilians entered a water treatment facility linked to the West Qurna 2 oilfield, managed by Russia’s Lukoil (LKOH.MM). 

They were holding two Iraqi employees hostage, according to a Lukoil source and a source with Basra’s energy police. West Qurna 2 produces 390-400,0000 barrels per day, the source said, adding that a disruption of three days would be enough to completely shut down the field. 

 

The protests in Basra, led by residents who say they have been driven to the streets by corruption that allowed infrastructure to collapse, leaving no power or safe drinking water in the heat of summer, intensified on Monday. Since then at least 11 demonstrators have died in the city of 2 million, mostly in clashes with security forces.

Since Thursday, protesters have shut Iraq’s only major sea port at Umm Qasr, 60 km (40 miles) south of Basra. It remained shut on Friday, local officials and security sources said, although oil exports, carried out from offshore platforms, have not been affected. 

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s national security council met on Friday and said it was investigating casualties at the protests. Abadi, under pressure to promise more money to fix Basra’s public services, said funds that had previously been allocated would be released.

 

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-iraq-protests/unrest-spreads-in-iraq-as-iranian-mission-stormed-oil-workers-held-hostage-idUKKCN1LN1JR?rpc=401&

[ChuckFinley]

3 hours ago, KDuesing said:

Holy sheit this makes my day!!🤪🤪🤪

Same here. I had to read the head lines twice. 

[Pitcher]

We should never be happy when someone’s property is burned, except this time!!

[NEPatriotsFan1]

Maybe Iran’s influence will be radically hindered.... if they gave the people their purchasing power back they may even be more inclined not to listen to Iran? 

[ChuckFinley]

1 hour ago, Pitcher said:

We should never be happy when someone’s property is burned, except this time!!