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

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Trump’s Latest Warning to Iran Didn’t Come Out of Nowhere

 

 

The White House condemned the Islamic Republic for rocket attacks on U.S. facilities in Baghdad and Basra. Such attacks have been common—but it’s not always clear who exactly is driving them.

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SEP 12, 2018

 

Shia militants in Baghdad are always prepared to attack U.S. facilities: They have encased pipes, which are aimed in the direction of the U.S. Embassy, in the ground near east Baghdad’s soccer pitches, Michael Knights, an expert on Iraq at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, told me.   

“So any time you want to rocket the U.S. Embassy, you can just go find one of these holes in the ground, slide a rocket in, and fire it—and it’s going to head in that direction,” he said. “So that really gives you a sense of what a machine they’ve built for rocketing the U.S. Embassy.”

Indeed, recent rocket attacks on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and near the U.S. consulate in Basra, which the White House condemned in a statement on Tuesday, fit into a larger pattern. Shia militia in Iraq have spent years rocketing these facilities—though there has been an unspoken truce with the United States since 2014, when both sides fought isis. “This doesn’t come out of the blue,” Knights said. “This is their exact modus operandi. They have undertaken these kinds of attacks literally hundreds of times in the past.”

One thing that is new, however, is how the U.S. reacted this time: by condemning Iran directly for its influence over Shia militia in Iraq. Such attacks were common prior to 2014, and past administrations called out the Islamic Republic for them, but for the past four years the U.S. and Iran-backed Shia militia have had a common goal: defeating isis, which they more or less achieved last year.

 

“Over the past few days, we have seen life-threatening attacks in Iraq, including on the United States consulate in Basra and against the American embassy compound in Baghdad,” the White House said in a statement. “Iran did not act to stop these attacks by its proxies in Iraq, which it has supported with funding, training, and weapons.”

The statement added: “The United States will hold the regime in Tehran accountable for any attack that results in injury to our personnel or damage to United States Government facilities. America will respond swiftly and decisively in defense of American lives.”

The statement is part of a larger U.S. pressure campaign on the Islamic Republic that picked up speed last May when President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the multilateral nuclear agreement with Iran. Since then, the U.S. has reimposed sanctions on the country and plans to go ahead with a more crippling set of restrictions in November targeting Iran’s lucrative oil-export revenue. It has simultaneously warned its allies—including those still party to the nuclear accord—that their companies will also be subject to U.S. sanctions if they continue to do business with the Islamic Republic. (The deal is predicated on Iran freezing its uranium-enrichment program in exchange for economic and political benefits.) The goal, the Trump administration says, is to get Iran to change its “behavior” to that of a “normal country.” In other words: no supporting terrorist groups, no interference in regional politics, no ballistic-missile development, no threats against Israel.

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Although these measures will further hobble Iran’s already moribund economy, they will almost certainly be unable to stop Iran from acting in what it regards as its vital interest in its backyard. Shia Iran’s clerical regime is actively involved in propping up Bashar al-Assad in Syria, supports the Houthis in Yemen, wields considerable influence in Afghanistan, and, of course, dominates Iraqi politics through its funding of Shia parties and its arming of Shia militia. Yet it’s unclear how much Iran actually controls the Shia militia attacking American assets, as the White House statement suggests. Indeed, there are other Shia militia who have attacked Iranian assets.

“We are always trying to understand whether Iran ordered something or whether a militia in Iraq simply inferred that now would be the right time to make a nice gesture toward Iran,” Knights said. “That direct causality and ordering of attacks is something the U.S. is constantly looking out for.”

How will Iraq contain Iran’s proxies?

Take the rocket attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad: It was carried out from an area controlled by Asaib Ahl al-Haq, a Shia militia group. According to newly declassified documents, in 2007 its leader, Qais al-Khazali, gave U.S. forces information on other Shia militia and the extent of Iran’s influence in Iraq.

“Asaib Ahl al-Haq does not need to be told to rocket the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad,” Knights said. “It’s probably decided to do that on its own. But it’s very close to Iran, so Asaib Ahl al-Haq knows when Iran would object to an escalation against the U.S. and Asaib Ahl al-Haq understands when Iran would welcome an escalation against the U.S. Because they’re very, very close to each other.”

That’s also the case with Kata’ib Hezbollah, the Shia group allegedly behind the rocket attack in Basra. That group is headed by Abu Mahdi al-Mohandis, a U.S.-designated terrorist who may also play a pivotal role in the formation of Iraq’s next government. (Indeed, the Institute for the Study of War notes that thefiring of the rocket at the U.S. Embassy could be part of an intra-Shia jostling for power ahead of government formation.)

Basra is far to the south of where the U.S. coalition has been fighting isis; it has so far been spared most of the violence that wracked Sunni areas in the country’s north. The rocket attack on the U.S. consulate in Basra, a Shia-dominated city in Iraq’s south, came just days after protesters overran and looted the Iranian consulate in the city, setting parts of it on fire, a reflection of the rising anger against Iran’s role in the country. Given that this area is dominated by the Islamic Republic’s Shia coreligionists, those protests were extremely worrying for Iran. Al-Mohandis accused the U.S. of fomenting those protests.

“When the Iranian consulate gets burned, the U.S. consulate gets rockets,” Knights said. Kata’ib Hezbollah “probably do that of their own volition, but with Iran’s support and to the great satisfaction of Iran.”

I asked Ranj Alaaldin, an expert on Shia militias in Iraq at the Brookings Doha Center, about the influence such militias have in Iraq. “Shiite militias in Iraq are diverse and varied, and most are little more than rag-tag criminal groups,” he wrote in an email. “The largest, highly organized, resource-rich, battle-hardened and therefore the most powerful are Iranian proxies.”

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Alaaldin wrote that Iran wields influence over these groups largely because their “relationship is personalized and stretches back to the pre-2003 era [prior to the U.S.-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein] when Iran invested heavily in different Shiite Islamist parties and armed groups to combat the Baath regime.” They serve, he said, “as a button and a buffer” for Iran; “a button that Iran can press to indirectly confront and intimidate those actors that threaten its interests and a buffer that allows Iran to distance itself from these proxies when they commit human rights abuses and engage in criminal activities, lest it becomes accountable for their actions.”   

Or as Knights put it, Iran is “a puppet master and a very effective one.”

“When Iran wants these militias to do something, the militias do it. When Iran wants these militias to stop doing something, they stop doing it,” Knights told me. “That’s why the U.S. government is warning Iran to put these militias in Iraq on notice to stop attacking U.S. diplomatic facilities.”

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/09/trump-warns-iran-shia-militia-iraq/569989/

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Council of Ministers begins its report on the visit of Abadi to Basra and discuss the file of the crisis of the province

 

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The Council of Ministers held on Thursday to discuss the visit of the President of the Council Haider Abadi to Basra and the file of the crisis in the province. 

The Prime Minister's Office said in a statement received by "Al-Ghad Press", a copy of it, that "the Council of Ministers held its regular session, today chaired by the President of the Council Haider Abadi."

He added that "the meeting began by presenting a report on the visit of Prime Minister Haider Abadi and the Provincial Reconstruction and Services Committee to the province of Basra."

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Disclosure of the presence of more than 12 trillion Iraqi dinars in the name of the government for previous years

13-09-2018 03:16 PM

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The deputy of the province of Basra, Zahra Hamza Ali, the existence of more than 12 trillion Iraqi dinars by the government for the previous years, reducing the importance of the news circulated about the installation of desalination plants. 

Ali said in a press statement that "there are funds owed by the central government for previous years estimated at more than 12 trillion Iraqi dinars," noting that "those funds were launched for the province did not reach the situation that it is now." 

She added that "the province of Basra is waiting to receive the necessary funds to rehabilitate the channel of innovation," noting that "the news that talk about the reduction of poisoning and the installation of desalination plants naked.

 

 

 

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On the impact of Abadi's continuous visit to Basra .. The high incidence of contaminated water poisoning to 60 thousand cases

BASRA, Sept 13 (KUNA) - The number of people infected with drinking water pollution in the southern Iraqi province of Basra has risen to 60,000.

 

This came in conjunction with the visit of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi Basra and vowed not to leave, until the solution of service crises.

 

The Director of the Office of the Human Rights Commission in Basra, "Mehdi Tamimi," Thursday the number of cases of poisoning to 60 thousand cases, considering that the increase in water poisoning is a serious environmental disaster on the lives of citizens in the province.

He called for "Tamimi" in a statement by the Iraqi Ministry of Health "to disclose the results of tests for injuries caused by water pollution and take preventive measures as soon as possible."

The "Abadi", last Monday morning, to Basra after a week of protests against the situation of living has seen violence, according to a statement issued by his office.

 

Abadi told reporters that "the province of Basra did not have the proper management to improve its reality, and he will not leave the province until the completion of all service projects."

 

In light of the inability of the Ministry of Health to address cases of poisoning, dozens of owners of private pharmacies, the processing of water sterilizers and medicines for intestinal infections of the people of Basra, "cost price" without any profits.

 

The crisis of services and continuous water pollution in Basra three months ago led to the exit of large demonstrations, ended four days ago burning the building of the provincial council and the headquarters of the parties and armed factions and the consulate of Iran.

https://www.iraqpressagency.com/?p=285294

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arrests of suspects accused of burning the government headquarters in Basra and the arrival of a "large" military force to the province

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A military source said on Thursday the arrest of accused of burning government buildings during the demonstrations in the province of Basra, the southernmost of Iraq.

A source in the Ministry of Defense said that the arrest of people accused of burning the province and the provincial council and other institutions during the demonstrations in Basra, pointing out that these people have certain accounts and are investigated for further details on the causes of burning government institutions.

The source did not mention the number of arrests.

A security source in charge of the arrival of "large" military forces, including vehicles and armored vehicles coming from Baghdad to Basra, entered the headquarters of the Maritime Academy in the center of the province.

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The Prime Minister's Office reveals the report of Abadi's visit to Basra

Editorial date: 2018/9/13 18:17 • 121 times read

[Ayna-Baghdad] 
The Office of Prime Minister Haider Abadi, on Thursday, the report of Abadi's visit and the reconstruction and provincial services to the province of Basra, which is presented at the government session.

The Office said in a statement, the agency received all of Iraq [where] a copy of it today, that "an update of the decisions issued by the Council of Ministers on securing the main requirements of the areas of Basra province, and the resolution introduced by the Prime Minister during the meeting of the House of Representatives on 8/9/2018, sovereignty of the province of Basra on Monday , 10/9/2018 was accompanied by members of the reconstruction Committee and the services of ministerial provinces and a number of agents, consultants and general managers from different agencies :. 
He added , "where the delegation held an important meeting with the governor of Basra and head of the provincial council, has field visited the assembly and pumping water station Raw for the city of Basra [RO] as Held a meeting with a number of the elders of the province and listened to their demands. "
The Prime Minister stressed "respect for all the concerns of citizens and their needs," noting that "the method of constructive dialogue is a civilized way to achieve the desired progress," noting "the government's commitment to all the problems posed to find appropriate solutions to them." 
The following has been established: 
1. Rehabilitation of pumping station and pumping of raw water [RO] through: - 
a. Purchase and install at least 20 pumps, and the province to secure this, and the necessary funds are funded immediately. 
B. Assignment of Al-Faris / Ministry of Industry and Minerals to manufacture nets to isolate the herbs and plants Scrain is published on three sites / path of the innovation channel, the entrance of reservoirs, near the drives, and the necessary amount is funded immediately to be implemented with a modern mechanism.

2. Assigning Al-Faris / Ministry of Industry and Minerals to rehabilitate and maintain the combined units for the purification of water in the plant by investing the available spare materials for maintenance of the project and securing the maintenance amount immediately. 
3. Approve the increase of the grant allocated to the employees of the station to cover the additional hours and feeding of the workers at the site mentioned by the staff of the Water Department and the Department of Water Resources. 
4. The Ministry of Oil, with the support of the international oil companies operating in Basra, is responsible for the maintenance and rehabilitation of the Barka'ia, Shatt Al Arab and Abu Al Khasib plants and the addition of desalination units. 
5. Assigning the province of Basra to replace 30 km of the section of the channel of innovation, followed by 50 km pipe conveyor with the main pumping units contracted with the Ministry of Water Resources or the Ministry of Oil to implement it. 
6. Assigning companies of the Ministry of Industry to implement a water carrier line from North Qurna to the Shatt al-Arab district.
7. The maintenance and maintenance of pipelines from the main station to the stations of liquidation in the city, in addition to the extension of a link from the station sports city and linked to the distribution network length of 4 km. 
8. Work on securing a sewerage line or rehabilitating existing ones. 
9. The team formed by the Prime Minister under the chairmanship of the Chairman of the Council of Counselors shall coordinate and work together with the local government to ensure the direct and immediate implementation of the above, and to formulate technical details in cooperation with the relevant authorities.

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Governor of Basra comment on the arrest warrant issued against him

 

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NRT

Basra Governor Asaad al-Eidani said on Thursday that he had learned through the media that an arrest warrant had been issued for defaming the Basra provincial police chief, expressing his readiness to appear in court.

Al-Eidani said in a press statement today (September 13, 2018) that he "learned to issue a warrant for the arrest of my right through the media only, and ready to appear before the judiciary for my high confidence in him."

"I have the immunity. Kony has been sworn in as a deputy in parliament, but that does not prevent me from appearing before the courts and presenting the evidence in my possession."

"The evidence in his possession confirms what he said under the dome of Parliament against the police chief of Basrah article, which issued the memorandum on the basis of a complaint on charges of defamation and libel."

The Presidency of the Court of Appeal Diyala Federal issued earlier in the day, Thursday, an arrest warrant against Basra Governor As'ad al-Eidani, on charges of defamation.

It is worth mentioning that the governor of Basra, As'ad al-Eidani, had accused Basra police chief General Jassim al-Saadi of taking bribes during the extraordinary parliament session, which was devoted to discuss the crisis in Basra on September 8, 2018 .

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If Maliki get back in this will all go away. Sad state of affairs. 

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Unprecedented US security measures in Iraq

 

 Twilight News    
 5 hours ago

Iraqi security officials in Baghdad said new security measures for the US military around the camps and bases in the north, west and center of the country included some surveillance planes around the camps. 
This comes hours after a warning, the first of its kind issued by the White House, that "Washington will hold the regime in Tehran responsible for any attack resulting in the injury of our employees or damage to the facilities of the US government in Iraq." 
The statement also accused Iran of not preventing recent attacks on the US consulate in Basra and the compound of the US embassy in Baghdad. 
"The United States will hold the regime in Tehran responsible for any attack that results in casualties among our people or damage to the installations of the United States government," the statement said, adding that "America will respond quickly and decisively in defense of American lives."
On Friday night, a few hours after the Iranian consulate in Basra was burned by demonstrators, mortar shells landed near the perimeter of the US embassy in the area. One of the shells landed close to the embassy building, followed by a mortar attack on the Basra airport, which houses the US consulate in Basra, without causing any human or material damage. 
Observers point out that the Iranian missile attack on the site of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) militants in the town of Quesengq was an Iranian message to the Americans. The K1 base, which has American units near Kirkuk, is only 71 kilometers away from Kuesengk, Shukan, Taqtaq and Shilla between Kirkuk, where US forces are concentrated, and the Iranian-targeted city of Quesengak on Saturday.
In the context of, revealed a senior Iraqi official in Baghdad, the new US fortifications in seven military sites where the US forces in Anbar, Baghdad, Salahuddin, Nineveh and Kirkuk. US actions include surveillance aircraft and reconnaissance patrols around the camps, and the prevention of access by members of the armed factions to the vicinity of US troops. 
According to the same official, the US Embassy in Baghdad has taken additional security measures. It also asked Americans in relief, the press, international organizations, demining operations and the help of liberated cities in the north and west of the country. 
The official pointed out that the precautions come from fear of hostile operations of retaliation carried out by Iraqi militias linked to Iran.
"The Americans have told the prime minister that they have monitored unwarranted arming of specific militias through Iran, and that Washington has to deal with any threat to its interests or those of its partners in Iraq against any provocation and aggression," he said. 
An Iraqi military community in Anbar and Ninewa is reporting that US forces have set up a high-precision monitoring system capable of locating rocket and artillery shells to respond to them within three minutes. 
According to Iraqi army officers, US concern is limited to the missile capability of the pro-Iranian armed factions in Iraq and their continued promotion within their own development plants and workshops. According to the new Arab newspaper. 
This is in addition to what Iran receives by road through different routes between the two countries, the most important of which is Diyala province, which is subjected to large demographic changes by the same militias.

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After the issuance of an arrest warrant against him .. Eidani will appear before the judiciary to detect the corruption of Saadi

 

Thursday 13 September

 

 

Alsumaria News / Basra   The governor of Basra, As'ad al- Eidani, on Thursday, expressed his confidence in the Iraqi judiciary, commenting on the decision to issue a warrant for his arrest on charges of defaming former police chief Jassem al-Saadi, who was dismissed from his post as commander of the Basra police.   "I have files of corruption and audio recordings that prove the involvement of former police chief Jassem al-Saadi in receiving bribes from some police officers," Al-Eidani said in a press release issued by his private media office. "He is prepared to stand before the judiciary and provide evidence and proofs that condemn al-Saadi "He said.     The governor added that he informed the Minister of Interior and the Presidency of the Council of Ministers of the corruption of the former police chief Jassem al-Saadi to receive bribes, but no action was taken on the subject, and after revealing the case to public opinion in the last session of the House of Representatives, which was in the presence of the Prime Minister and his cabinet, lawsuit against him on charges Altshahy, "he said . " Speaking for everyone to get out of the facts that may have missed many of them for the sons of the city. "  the governor of Basra , Asaad Alaidani has accused the Basra police chief article Jassim al - Saadi drug bribes during the extraordinary parliamentary session , which was devoted to us Basra crisis marginalized on the eighth of September , which made the current police chief to carry out the article filed a lawsuit against Alaidani for defamation.

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Asiacell allocates $ 1 million to help solve the water crisis in Basra

Release date: 2018/9/14 16:44 • 88 times read

{{Al-Furat News} Asiacell Communications Company, under the direction of the head of its administration Farouk Mustafa Rasul, has allocated $ 1 million, contributing to solving the water crisis facing the province of Basra.

"This financial allocation comes to cover the expenses of providing the necessary materials necessary to qualify the rehabilitation needs, as well as the implementation of vital projects that contribute to the solution of the water crisis in the province in coordination with the authorities responsible and the matter," the company said in a statement. 
"Asiacell has always considered itself a part of the Iraqi people in all its forms. Today, it affirms its commitment to the people of the homeland and is taking on its role in the social responsibility that Asiacell has taken care of and nurtured, particularly in times of disaster and difficult humanitarian crises." 
The statement pointed out that "
"We emphasize our humanitarian and national approach in providing everything we can to alleviate the suffering of our people," said Asiacell's chairman. "Basra is a heart of spring and a city that is dear to everyone's hearts and serving its people as a duty to us and to every Iraqi citizen."

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measures unprecedented in Iraq

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Iraqi security officials in Baghdad said new security measures for the US military around the camps and bases in the north, west and center of the country included some surveillance planes around the camps. 
This comes hours after a warning, the first of its kind issued by the White House, that "Washington will hold the regime in Tehran responsible for any attack resulting in the injury of our employees or damage to the facilities of the US government in Iraq." 
The statement also accused Iran of not preventing recent attacks on the US consulate in Basra and the compound of the US embassy in Baghdad. 
"The United States will hold the regime in Tehran responsible for any attack that results in casualties among our people or damage to the installations of the United States government," the statement said, adding that "America will respond quickly and decisively in defense of American lives."
On Friday night, a few hours after the Iranian consulate in Basra was burned by demonstrators, mortar shells landed near the perimeter of the US embassy in the area. One of the shells landed close to the embassy building, followed by a mortar attack on the Basra airport, which houses the US consulate in Basra, without causing any human or material damage. 
Observers point out that the Iranian missile attack on the site of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) militants in the town of Quesengq was an Iranian message to the Americans. The K1 base, which has American units near Kirkuk, is only 71 kilometers away from Kuesengk, Shukan, Taqtaq and Shilla between Kirkuk, where US forces are concentrated, and the Iranian-targeted city of Quesengak on Saturday.
In the context of, revealed a senior Iraqi official in Baghdad, the new US fortifications in seven military sites where the US forces in Anbar, Baghdad, Salahuddin, Nineveh and Kirkuk. US actions include surveillance aircraft and reconnaissance patrols around the camps, and the prevention of access by members of the armed factions to the vicinity of US troops. 
According to the same official, the US Embassy in Baghdad has taken additional security measures. It also asked Americans in relief, the press, international organizations, demining operations and the help of liberated cities in the north and west of the country. 
The official pointed out that the precautions come from fear of hostile operations of retaliation carried out by Iraqi militias linked to Iran.
"The Americans have told the prime minister that they have monitored unwarranted arming of specific militias through Iran, and that Washington has to deal with any threat to its interests or those of its partners in Iraq against any provocation and aggression," he said. 
An Iraqi military community in Anbar and Ninewa is reporting that US forces have set up a high-precision monitoring system capable of locating rocket and artillery shells to respond to them within three minutes. 
According to Iraqi army officers, US concern is limited to the missile capability of the pro-Iranian armed factions in Iraq and their continued promotion within their own development plants and workshops. According to the new Arab newspaper. 
This is in addition to what Iran receives by road through different routes between the two countries, the most important of which is Diyala province, which is subjected to large demographic changes by the same militias.

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Abadi accuses parties of trying to ride the wave of protest and refuses to bias security forces to political parties

Editorial Date: 2018/9/14 18:33 • 179 times read

[Ayna-Baghdad] The 
Prime Minister accused the commander-in-chief of the armed forces Haider Abadi, the parties - not named - to try to ride the wave of demonstrations in the province of Basra and southern provinces.

"The sacrifice and victory over a supporter raised the head of Iraq in the region and the world, and if the world remains years thank the Iraqis for their defeat, calling for what is more fulfilled," he said in a statement to his office. The Iraqi championships, popular rallies and various types of armed forces. " 
He added that "the perpetrator is always the ones who lead humanity and worship the ways of success and victory and the owners of eternal principles are those who imitate Imam Hussain and his companions peace be upon them, which is re-mentioned at all times, and that the principles of the revolution of Hussein and the pride of humanity and not a particular doctrine, And we are proud to follow the path of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him. "
"We and the citizens in one trench and there are those who wanted to ride the wave of protest, but citizens are aware, and we appreciate and understand the moments of anger and highly appreciate their responsibility and awareness and the awakening of Iraq." 
"We must preserve the victory, the gains that have been achieved, the freedoms, the peace and the stability that the Iraqis enjoy today," he stressed, stressing that "our freedom must stand in the freedom of others." 
"The sacrifice and redemption are not behavior and not words spoken. The Iraqis proved their sacrifice and courage that they are impossible, as the world did not expect to be defeated, and liberated Mosul and all the occupied provinces." 
He stressed that "the problems of Iraq accumulated from the time of the wars of the regime and aggressive policies that missed the chances of progress and wasted Iraq's money is not true that some dating to them since 2003."
He added that "the most important achievement is to find security forces welcome and outside the political conflict and did not allow the bias of our security forces to political parties and parties and strengthened the confidence of citizens and fought sectarianism and turn the curriculum into a national Iraqi approach and must be strengthened and go to serve Iraq and its people. 
Abadi pointed out that "the decision to pay the dues of the popular crowd was scheduled early this year, but the general budget instructions do not allow spending only in the last three months and in case of financial abundance." 
In their speeches and interventions, the popular mobilization officials expressed their thanks to the Prime Minister for his continued support of the popular crowd and for the decision to equalize their peers in the armed forces and to take care of the families of martyrs and wounded.

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For the fifth day in a row, security forces continue large-scale operations in the province of Basra, targeting civilian activists and demonstrators, whom they claim are behind the organization and coordination of the demonstrations, as well as having participated in the burning the Iranian consulate and the headquarters of armed parties and militias inside the city.

According to information from the Basra police headquarters, the new police chief, Lieutenant General Rashid Filah, oversees arrests and the pursuit of activists in all regions and cities of Basra.

For his part, the envoy of the Ministry of Defense to Basra, Maj. Gen. Tahseen al-Khafaji, revealed that "accurate information about who fabricated the sabotage in Basra has been provided."

He said, "Our investigations into the perpetrators of the burning of state institutions and party headquarters revealed that there are those who tried to influence the conduct of peacefuldemonstrations through subversive and hostile riots, and acts not related to the demonstrations through any connection," asserting "the possession of information on the existence of elements possessing certain accounts, which are under investigation now, to find out the reasons for obtaining this order,” noting that “this information forced us to change the tactics of security plans in order to preserve the people of the province and its constituencies."

Most of the leaders of demonstrations in Basra were forced to leave and organize demonstrations outside of the country, fearing arrests.

Hassan al-Mansouri, one of the prominent activists in the demonstrations, said, "We were forced to leave the province, where we are continuously pursued by the security services and the Iranian militias in Iraq and Syria (IMIS),” indicating “our leadership of the demonstrations is taking place through communication sites, with those in Basra, until the fulfillment of all the demands and rights of the population," stressing that there are preparations for a large-scale demonstration on Friday in the province.

Mansouri criticized the "governmental actions and the attempt to pin charges against the demonstrators and their leaders." He called on the tribes of Basra and its people to "stand by the demonstrators and not to stop trying to put charges against them."

 

Basra province had witnessed huge protests in the past few days as protesters called for enhancing services provided to citizens, combating corruption and halting Iran's interference in Iraq's internal affairs.

 

https://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/Story/31488/Suppression-of-demonstrations-in-Basra-is-evidence-of-government-bankruptcy

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 Prominent files demonstrations and sit - ins Water pollution Negotiations to form a government

 

Finance Minister: Prime Minister stressed the launch of the British loan amounts to the waters of Basra

Politics, security and economySaturday 15 September 2018 - 08:01 p

 

The Minister of Finance and Maher Hammad Johan said that the Prime Minister stressed the need to launch the amounts of the British loan to be disbursed 3 trillion and 500 billion dinars to the water file in the province of Basra.

"The money will be added to what was agreed in the federal budget for the fiscal year 2018, which provides for the preservation of other amounts of the financial abundance achieved by the high price of oil than the price that was placed in the budget.

Johan said that the beginning of next October will be allocated funds for 10 thousand degrees functional, noting that the local government of Basra to complete the procedures for the announcement of those grades and receive applications and applicants to choose the conditions in preparation for the allocation of funds to them early next month.

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Deputy for Basra: a delegation from the Presidency of the House of Representatives will visit the province to see the reality

08:42 - 15/09/2018

 

 

 

Baghdad - Mawazin News 
MP from Basra, Faleh al-Khazali, Saturday, that a delegation from the Presidency of the Council of Representatives will visit the province to see the reality. 
"It was agreed with the President of the Council Mohammed Halbusi to be the first work of the House of Representatives in the province of Basra." 
He added: "will come the delegation of the Presidency and the desire of the representatives of Basra to see the reality of Basra and the demands of its people and we all look for a stage of service and services not privileges."

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Maliki: the arrival of the cavalry stopped smuggling and the proliferation of militias in Basra and the crisis caused by the suspension of petrodollars

 

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Vice-President Nuri al-Maliki said that the arrival of the cavalry in Basra stopped the smuggling and control of ports, rejecting what is said about the Islamic Dawa Party on the head of the government in the country, between the government that followed his term stopped work on petrodollars in Basra. 

"Basra was and continues to be the economic lung of Iraq and its impact on the world, but what is happening today is the result of the deliberate neglect of the former regime and the influence of the forces that stand in the way of the Iraqi regime," al-Maliki said in a televised interview on the Asian channel. To provide compensation to Basra and to provide basic services. " 

"The proliferation of militias and armed gangs that controlled the ports and the oil trade, and want to impose their power over the will of the state, to remain the beneficiary of Basra's strategic value." 

He stressed that al-Maliki, "Basra needs a government action cumulatively to get out of crisis, and a government can not itself repair this destruction of years," explaining that "if the commitment to the plan Petro dollars to compensate Basra for oil extraction, the situation would be quite different, Sufficient to achieve much in the area of basic services. "

He pointed out that "his term has seen the disbursement of three billion dollars despite the decline in oil revenues," commenting on the circulation that the allocations of basic services have no item in the budget, saying, "This is not true, Basra deserves a dollar for every barrel of oil, City of Basra. " 

Maliki said that "his government realized that one dollar for each barrel can not fill the need for reconstruction projects in Basra, was approved to allocate five dollars for each barrel, to proceed with reconstruction projects, but the government that came later stopped the work of petrodollars and the resolution Five dollars, "adding that" this is what led Basra to this delay, where debt accumulated and stopped the reconstruction process, even if the projects were going to be scheduled on the time of the local government to solve many of the problems, the first solution of the water problem. 

The problem of water in Basra

Maliki said that "one of the reasons for not solving the water problem in Basra is due to the benefit and corruption, where it is expected to cost the desalination project to feed Basra about 2.3 billion dollars, but some influential forces requested 300 million dollars, Led to the suspension of the project, even if the project was moved to solve a large proportion of the problem of lack of water suffered by Basra today. 

He pointed out that "the arrival of cavalry by the government in Basra, stopped the smuggling and control of ports and militias, and breathed the people of Basra relief, but later there was no clear policy to maintain this achievement." 

The latest situation in Basra

The Vice President of the Republic that "the recent chaos that occurred in Basra from the destruction and burning does not stand behind the people of Basra, but there are political parties, some local and some external, which contributed to fuel the situation, recognizing that there is a general shortage in Basra, and political parties aimed at sabotage Benefited from the demands of people and the lack of basic services. " 

Al-Maliki likened what happened in Basra to "the events of Ramadi, which began with legitimate demands, to come to al-Qaeda and terrorist organizations, and some external parties, and turned these events into a total sabotage," noting that "the people of Basra picked up this letter, and knew that there is a sabotage plan targeting Basra And Iraq, and stood against him. " 

Controversy over the formation of the largest bloc

He considered al-Maliki, "The subject of the debate over who is the largest bloc, was given too much, a matter resolved in numbers according to the decision of the President of the House of Representatives next, after the decision of the Federal Court, which says that the largest bloc, the largest number of deputies after the oath, We presented in the building block the living signatures of a number of deputies, and the other bloc submitted lists signed on behalf of the deputies, and will be required by law to submit their signatures to all living MPs. " 

Agreement between victory and law before elections

Maliki said that "did not happen for objective reasons, and other reasons related to the unwillingness of the parties to work with non-parties between the parties," pointing out that "so far the subject is subject to discussion, and the door is open to the agreement victory and the rule of law, and this helps in resolving the majority to be reached "He said. 

Prime minister

"I am not a candidate, but I will be with the candidate able to solve the problems of people, which must come in accordance with legal contexts, and I represent a service project for the candidate who will come to the premiership," noting that "Hadi al-Amiri Mujahid of the personalities that Is entitled to run for its efficiency and ability to manage benefits " 

Maliki said that" supports any project produced by the national space. " 

Brett McGurk and his involvement in the political affairs of Iraq

Maliki said that "the US envoy to Iraq, Brett McGurk, does not dare to talk to me about my political orientation, and I do not allow him to talk to me in this manner," explaining that "the practices of Makgor not of the usual American policy, but if this is indeed the policy of a state, Passive, harming its interests in this way. " 

On the American intervention and regional intervention in Iraq in general, al-Maliki stressed that "Iraq's political value and geographical location, make many external parties seek to intervene in order to ensure their interests." 

Asked about the fact that the Dawa party is the one who governs Maliki's rejection of the idea that the party is the only one to govern, stressing "the importance of the constitution being the umbrella umbrella of governance, constitutional institutions are the national contexts, and the interference of any external party in the Iraqi political process, .

 

"The victory will be national action, and when I feel a threat to the country, we will implement a policy of paying harm," Maliki said.

[Synopsis]

8 minutes ago, yota691 said:

On the American intervention and regional intervention in Iraq in general, al-Maliki stressed that "Iraq's political value and geographical location, make many external parties seek to intervene in order to ensure their interests." 

 

Oh, Yeah, Nouri al-Maliki knows what is going on here and KNOWS he has been the Major Corruption Obstruction all along and IS ABOUT to experience the consequences of ALL his acts!!!

 

              

 

Go Moola Nova!

[CSM (R) Thack]

37 minutes ago, Synopsis said:

 

Oh, Yeah, Nouri al-Maliki knows what is going on here and KNOWS he has been the Major Corruption Obstruction all along and IS ABOUT to experience the consequences of ALL his acts!!!

 

              

 

Go Moola Nova!

Truly hope so...they should have gone thigh deep on his sorry butt YEARS ago!!🇺🇸👍

[Synopsis]

1 hour ago, CSM (R) Thackrey said:

Truly hope so...they should have gone thigh deep on his sorry butt YEARS ago!!🇺🇸👍

 

Thank You, CSM (R) Thackrey, Sir, AND The Best Of Your Weekend To You!!! 

 

Go Moola Nova!

[Pitcher]

Report: Beware of next Iraq war

 

 

 

A report by the American magazine Foreign Policy warned of the fall of Iraq in a fierce civil war between Shiite factions.

Iraq, after declaring victory over ISIS last year, is still under threat because the ruling elite has failed to address the conditions that allowed ISIS to occupy large areas, including meeting the basic needs of the population suffering from extreme poverty and addressing political and social divisions, the report said on Thursday.

All this, according to the report, could pave the way for another devastating civil war soon, as rival Shiite groups seek to control the Iraqi state.

The report stated that the IMIS (Iranian Militias in Iraq and Syria) are stronger than the Iraqi armed forces, which collapsed while facing ISIS in 2014.

IMIS are not under the control of the government, but are fortified within state institutions and are using their resources, according to the report.

It also highlighted that the most powerful and oldest militia in Iraq, the Badr Brigade (formed in the 1980s in Iran), commands the federal police and the Interior Ministry.

The report warned that competition for state resources, including the process of forming a government, is quickly turning into a dangerous game, and that Shiite factions in Iraq cannot continue to share state resources while making empty promises to disgruntled citizens.

Iranian Militias in Iraq and Syria

IMIS, which can reach up to 100,00 people and is made up mostly of the Shiite militias in Iraq, formed after the collapse of the Iraqi army and the seizure of Mosul by the Islamic State.

IMIS is increasing so rapidly that it may soon surpass the conventional armed forces in Iraq, the report said.

It is almost certain that the Iraqi army will lose if it fights a battle with the IMIS, which are more organized than they were a decade ago, according to the report.

These groups have been radically transformed into viable socio-political movements, to the extent that they have become more powerful in recent legislative elections, overtaking their rivals, who have decades of political experience.

Save Iraq

Structural conditions in Iraq make political rivalries and chronic grievances an opportunity for serious civil strife.

Social unrest, such as the Basra protests, could lead to another war between rival Shiite factions that have been competing and exploiting the country's wealth since 2003.

Finally, the report draws attention to the importance of the role of religious authorities in curbing conflicts between the Shiite armed factions in Iraq.

 

https://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/Story/31507/Report-Beware-of-next-Iraq-war

[ChuckFinley]

Thanks Pitcher,  as much as i would like to invest in Iraq after an RV, it is to unstable.

[Roper]

4 minutes ago, ChuckFinley said:

Thanks Pitcher,  as much as i would like to invest in Iraq after an RV, it is to unstable.

 

[cranman]

Hopefully they RV before this happens. 

[ChuckFinley]

1 minute ago, cranman said:

Hopefully they RV before this happens. 

I hope so too.