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Parliament is looking for an alternative site to hold its session for fear of the presence of "Mandsin" in green

 

 

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How about meeting on Ellis Island!

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Presidency of the Parliament: The Council continues its work to achieve the demands of the demonstrators according to a specific time limit 

 

 

 

2019/10/26 17:45

 

The Presidency of the Council of Representatives, said on Saturday, the Council continues its work until the demands of the demonstrators in accordance with a specified time limit. This came during a meeting, on Saturday, a meeting to discuss the latest developments demonstrations in the country.

The Presidency of the Council in a statement, received (Euphrates News) a copy, that "the meeting examined the immediate implementation of the decisions of the House of Representatives and Ministers, and request the Presidency of the Republic and the government to send important bills urgently, which includes real remedies to the demands of the demonstrators." It called for "extraordinary measures to be taken by the Supreme Judicial Council and the executive bodies to prosecute corrupt individuals who have harmed public funds and state institutions. In Article 61 / VII and the rules of procedure of the House of Representatives.

The Presidency stressed the "suspension of the work of the provincial, district, district and municipal councils in accordance with the provisions of Article (4) of the Law of Governorates not organized in the territory of No. 21 of 2008, as amended by the Legal Committee, together with the signatures of more than one third of the members of the House of Representatives. (20) of the law of governorates not organized in a region, provided that according to the legal procedures for that.  She pointed out to the "demand of the commander in chief of the armed forces to identify places of demonstration, and that the security authorities take full responsibility to protect peaceful demonstrators and the protection of public and private property, and the need to distinguish between the demonstrator with the rightful and legitimate demands to be implemented and hunting for troubled water who seek to spread chaos and the burning of state institutions and encroachment on property." Public and private."

The presidency called on the security authorities to "deal firmly with those who tamper with the security of citizens, and to take action against those who do not belong to the demonstrators and their legitimate demands in connection with what has been determined by the Supreme Judicial Council." The Presidency concluded its statement by stressing "the continuation of the House of Representatives to follow up the realization of the demands of the demonstrators, and the application of real measures that touch the needs of citizens according to a specific time limit and proceed with the legislation of laws and reform measures that will arrive from the Presidency of the Republic and the government."

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The Ministry Of Finance Announces Good News In The 2020 Budget

 

 

26th October, 2019

The Ministry of Finance announced that the budget law for the next year, which has achieved advanced stages of discussion, has not adopted a fixed price per barrel of oil so far, and the daily export of three million and 800 thousand barrels, the share of the Kurdistan region of which 250 thousand barrels, confirming the keenness of all The authorities should adopt the next budget, provide services, compensation and salaries to citizens to contribute to improving the living and economic conditions of the country.

The semi-official newspaper quoted the Undersecretary of the Ministry Dr. Maher Hammad Johan as saying that the budget for the next year 2020, will be unconventional, as it relied mainly on providing services and the needs of citizens across the country, stressing that it is under study and will last between four to five stages To reach its final destination, noting that the basic idea, depends on how to provide the necessary funding to meet the needs of citizens and compensation and salaries, in addition to the success of the government program of the State.

He added: that the budget law for the next year, has not yet adopted, a fixed price for Iraqi oil exporter, but there are proposals submitted adopt a price ranging from 50 to 56 dollars per barrel, including oil allocated from the Kurdistan region of Iraq and 250 thousand barrels per day, indicating That the financial budgets, each of them a certain specificity, and therefore the House of Representatives may put any other amendment to modify the direction of the share of the Kurdistan region of oil produced there, or any amendment

Another in its code.

On the mechanism of filling the deficit in the current budget 2019, Johan disclosed that part of it was addressed through loans in the original budget, the other part was through the cash already available in the Ministry of Finance, while part of the deficit will remain until the end of this year, will be on Account for reducing expenditures on everyone, noting that the fiscal deficit for next year's budget is unclear

Landmarks yet.

He promised government banks in the country, one of the tools of the state to solve any financial forms, whether to pay the deficit or even revitalize the economic movement in the country, but its potential remains limited by the amount of funds available to them, pointing out that the state has used a large part of it during the past years, indicating Given the situation in the country, any amount that banks are offering to the state transparently will be part of the country's ongoing economic reform and growth. 

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Complete evacuation of all officials from the Green Zone

 

 

26th October, 2019  

On Saturday, the Green Zone witnessed the complete evacuation of all officials in conjunction with demonstrations in Baghdad and the southern provinces.

The correspondent / information / that "about 40 trucks loaded with giant concrete blocks arrived in the Green Zone," noting that "security forces began to fortify the House of Representatives and the ministers these blocks."

He added, "The Green Zone is now witnessing the complete evacuation of all officials and members of the House of Representatives."

The southern provinces, and the middle Euphrates provinces in addition to the capital Baghdad, since last Thursday, mass demonstrations demanding better services and the fight against corruption, while the Presidency of the House of Representatives agreed to question Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi , during the next session.

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A bloody day in Iraq with the militias of Iran

 

- 3 Hours Have Passed

 

 

BAGHDAD - Iraq's cities and provinces witnessed bloody protests after tough security dealings with demonstrators demanding the overthrow of the ruling political class for 16 years, a clear sign of the desperation of parties linked to Iran in defending its interests while refusing to respond to the demands of the demonstrators.

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered on Saturday in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad, where security forces used tear gas to disperse them.

On Friday, 40 people were killed in Baghdad and southern Iraq, after the demanded protests resumed earlier this month, killing 157 people, most of them with live bullets.

Demonstrators accuse Iran-linked militias, which control Iraq's political decision, of working to target peaceful demonstrators demanding radical reforms and overthrowing the entire political class that has failed to govern the country.

The death toll among protesters rose to 30 on Friday in Iraq, including eight in Baghdad, the Iraqi Human Rights Commission said in a statement. Half of them were shot dead in the south of the country, where demonstrators tried to storm a headquarters of Asaib Ahl al-Haq, one of the most prominent factions of the Popular Mobilization militia, according to security and medical sources.

Among the dead were three in the southern oil city of Basra, which saw a similar week of violence last year. Eleven protesters were killed on Friday night after burning the headquarters of the Badr Organization, the largest faction of the Popular Mobilization in the southern city of Diwaniya, according to security sources.

The Iraqi Joint Operations Command said security forces would deal with terrorists during ongoing protests; "While the country is witnessing demonstrations to demand the rights guaranteed by the Iraqi constitution, some have taken advantage of these demonstrations, killing citizens, injuring others and burning and looting public and private property without any conscience," the Operations Command said in a statement.

"Our heroic security forces of all kinds will deal firmly with these criminal saboteurs in accordance with the Anti-Terrorism Law. These illegal acts are a crime that must be dealt with immediately in the field and urgently."

Authorities announced a curfew in Basra, Babil and Nasiriyah, and security forces dispersed protesters in the Shiite holy city of Karbala with water cannons and tear gas.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the massive violations of human rights by the security forces in Iraq.

Demonstrators set fire to the buildings of the provinces of Dhi Qar and Diwaniya, and burned more than a dozen headquarters of political parties in the south of the country, according to security sources. Security forces repelled a barrage of tear gas on Friday by thousands of demonstrators gathered in central Baghdad.

All security forces have been on alert since Thursday evening by Adel Abdel Mahdi's government, which on Friday completed its first year in power.

Riot police used tear gas to try to block the demonstrators' progress and keep them out of the Green Zone, which houses government and diplomatic headquarters, especially the US embassy. This prompted protesters to return to the symbolic Tahrir Square, which is separated from the Green Zone by the Republic Bridge.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Protesters said on Saturday they had turned their protests into an open sit-in in Baghdad and 9 central and southern provinces until demands for the resignation of Adel Abdul-Mahdi's government were met and killers of protesters brought to justice.

"We decided to turn the demonstration into an open sit-in after the government announced a curfew," said Karim al-Shamli, coordinator of the Basra protests.

"What happened in Basra (Friday) of the deliberate killing of demonstrators will not go unnoticed," he said.

Yassin al-Maksousi, the coordinator of the demonstrations in the southern province of Dhi Qar, said that "the coordinators of the protests in all the rising provinces in Baghdad and the central and southern provinces agreed to turn the demonstrations into an open sit-in, which means we stay on the streets until our demands are met."

"There will be no bargaining this time, we will face bullets steady on our positions," he said, pointing out that "the bodies that killed the demonstrators on Friday are known to all and documented in videos and the government or the judiciary does not need investigation committees to uncover the truth."

Also, the House of Representatives was scheduled to hold a meeting Saturday at 1 pm (10.00 GMT), in order to "discuss the demands of demonstrators and the decisions of the Council of Ministers and the implementation of reforms," according to the agenda of the Council, but announced its postponement indefinitely, due to lack of quorum .

So far, parliament has been paralyzed by divisions among its political blocs, and has been unable to vote on a cabinet reshuffle for lack of a quorum on more than one occasion.

On Thursday night, Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi addressed the nation defending his achievements, accusing his predecessors of having handed him over to a nation with a depleted economy and fragile security.

On October 6, the Iraqi government issued a series of "important" decisions during an extraordinary session chaired by Abdul Mahdi, which included a package of reforms to calm the anger of the demonstrators.

Calls for a demonstration on Friday, the first anniversary of Abdul Mahdi's government, have escalated since the end of the two-week deadline given to the authorities by the country's top Shi'ite religious authority.

Experts say that the failure to adopt radical reforms demanded by Iraqis after four decades of war in a country ranked 12 in the list of the most corrupt countries in the world, is only a postponement of the problem.

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Simple rumors have brought down cities: Iraqis are fighting false news

 

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BAGHDAD - The flood of rumors in Iraq has prompted young men and women to work to combat the widespread false news in light of mounting protests against the country's 16-year-old political class.

200 volunteers from Tech4Peace, anonymous young men and women in Iraq, Europe, the United States and elsewhere in the world, are scrutinizing information circulated in the media and social media for authenticity.

Since the second day of protests marred by bloody violence, Iraqi authorities have cut off the Internet to stop the flow of rumors. Since October 2, Tech4Peace, a non-governmental organization, has been moving its relations to circumvent the blackout.

The network found that ISIS statements calling for the demonstration are false, and the orders of the family of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to return to the street are also false.

Death sentences In the current context of protests that killed more than 150 people in early October, according to official figures, some false information could lead to serious consequences, warns Sami, who uses a pseudonym and says that for several days “pictures are circulating of people accused of To kill demonstrators. ”

Sami confirms that this type of advertising, similar to the death sentence on a person in the street, pointing out that "Tech for Peace" has achieved "dozens of times about people accused of belonging to jihadists, and distributed pictures and names on the Internet, although they have nothing to do with terrorism."

On Thursday, the network published a new publication, “Watch out! Fake publication ”.

Network investigators show that the photos of soldiers accused of shooting at demonstrations on social media are actually soldiers killed in the battles against ISIS years ago.

Tech4Peace continues to scrutinize the information, despite the fact that social media continues to be blocked in Iraq, some are still able to access it through VBN applications.

In Iraq, where the majority of the media are biased by parties or parties, many people say they prefer to rely on groups via WhatsApp and Facebook to follow local news.

But in those applications, too, "videos with deceptive titles or unreliable sources" are often posted by people "on pages and accounts they don't know are broadcasting false information," Sami said.

The amount of documents published in these collections as official is innumerable, and they announce decisions that are often credible but sometimes completely false. Politicians, parties, and even state institutions are often forced to deny and denounce false statements, sometimes even after they are broadcast in the media.

Once, a former president expressed his deep condolences to an artist who is still alive, but some Facebook pages have announced his death, according to blogger Saad Al Kaabi.

The young man who runs a website in Baghdad adds that besides the fact that “officials get their information from social media”, “the authorities sometimes launch test balloons.” "There are rumors being launched on the Internet to see the reaction of the street."

"The situation is always complicated and people can easily fall prey to rumors," said Reda Najmuddin, a 50-year-old worker in a 40-year war-torn country.

Iraqis always mention that because of simple rumors, entire areas fell to IS. In 2014, they say, the flight of the security forces was caused by rumors of massive numbers of jihadists, which in reality were not true.

Today, too, the risk of rumors remains, according to Susan Aziz, a 46-year-old housewife.

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In pictures .. other deputies start a sit-in in the House of Representatives

 

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2019-10-26 | 17:26

 

The deputies of the parliamentary bloc of Sa'iron, began an open sit-in in the House of Representatives until the legitimate demands of the protesters are met.

This came after the mass of other parliamentary blocs, going to the opposition and sit-in inside the House of Representatives until the legitimate demands of protesters, while calling on the political blocs to follow suit and be at the level of the event.

 

   

 

 

 

  

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Parliament out of coverage: Despite the seriousness and sensitivity of the situation .. Only 30 deputies out of 328 attended the meeting of parliament today

 

by Ali EjamIraq News9 Hours ago

 

Baghdad:

 

 

Private sources revealed to our site that the presence of only thirty deputies to the parliament building to attend the session out of a total of three hundred and twenty-eight deputies, despite the serious phase experienced by Iraq in the current period, with the continued popular demonstrations in the capital Baghdad and other provinces.

 

Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi meets demonstrators who gathered yesterday evening in Baghdad's Al-Nsour Square

 

The sources were surprised by the "total absence of representatives of the people who are awaiting the issuance of decisions under the dome of parliament related to the implementation of the reforms introduced by Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi in response to the demands of the demonstrators, as well as resolving the file of special grades, which are mostly vacant and the reshuffle."

The session was scheduled to be held Saturday to "discuss the demands of the demonstrators and the decisions of the Council of Ministers and the implementation of reforms" after popular criticism and activists spoke to our site and described the parliament as "out of coverage" and "has nothing to do with the people, although it includes representatives of the people."

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Sistani's office in Karbala denies issuing a statement calling for stopping protests

 

by vBulletin® by Ali EjamNews Iraq.  Two Hours ago

 

Follow-up: “Squares of Liberation”

 

 

A source from the Office of the High Religious Reference in the holy city of Karbala denied issuing any statement regarding the ongoing protests throughout the country.

The source told " No " news agency that the Office of the Supreme Religious Reference in Karbala has not issued any statement regarding the ongoing protests throughout the country and that the statement attributed in this regard, which is circulating on social networking sites is false and untrue.

 

It was a false statement claimed by the publishers that the Office of His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ali al-Husseini al-Sistani in the holy city of Karbala, Sheikh Abdul Mahdi al-Karbalai, issued the following: We call upon the (honorable) sons of Iraq to stop demonstrating now and allow the security forces to impose their authority on all the provinces, and miss the opportunity on the troublemakers and riots who are establishing to ruin this country.

At the same time, we call on (wise) wise men and tribal elders (wrongly) to take their part in bridging this gap that currently exists.

What is confirmed by the falsehood of the statement included in the grammatical errors and spelling of the primitive does not do the Office of the representative of the Supreme Reference known for his sober language.

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Video .. Flames devour the homes of Iraqi officials and accusations of "masked" militants behind being behind them

 

2019-10-26

 

 

Yassin Iraq

 

In the midst of demonstrations in Iraq; several cities witnessed the burning of houses of officials in parliament and provincial councils.

In the province of Babylon; unidentified set fire to the house of the head of the parliamentary Finance Committee Haitham al-Jubouri, and social networking sites circulated a video clip shows the fire devouring the house of al-Jubouri, while local sources confirmed the death of a guard of the house during the fire.

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In Wasit, protesters set fire to the house of the current deputy and former Interior Minister Qasim al-Araji, after they broke into his house in the city of Kut, killing his guard, according to activists in the city.

 

 

Also in Wasit; security sources said that a group of 300 masked gunmen, were wandering in the neighborhoods of the city in order to burn the homes of officials and some government buildings, accusing the gunmen of trying to divert the demonstrations from its peaceful calling for reform.

In Diwaniya, protesters burned the house of the provincial council chairman, Jubair al-Jubouri, located in the city's Orouba neighborhood. Local sources indicated that the house was empty of its residents and bodyguards during the burning.

 

 

In addition to al-Jubouri, the burning also affected the house of Diwaniya council member Faisal al-Naeli.

In Nassiriya south; fire devoured the guest house of the Governor of Dhi Qar Adel al-Dakhili, in addition to the house of his deputy Akram al-Zaidi, hours after the burning of the house of the head of the security committee in the provincial council Jabbar al-Moussawi, without human damage.

 

According to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Iraq, more than 50 government and partisan buildings were burned, as well as the homes of officials of local and federal governments, during the demonstrations that began on Friday, in Baghdad and several provinces of the country.

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Video: Abdul Mahdi and Saad Hariri speeches one copy and the original, it is written for them, and dictated to them ?!

 

 

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Iraq welcomes Baghdadi's death and confirms: We await final investigations

 

 

27th October, 2019

 

Announced Iraq, Sunday, welcomed the killing of the "leader of the Daesh" criminal Abu Bakr al - Baghdadi in Syria, as he emphasized that he is waiting for the final investigation on his body.

"Iraq welcomes the killing of terrorist Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and considers it a victory for all the countries of the world that have contributed to the war against terrorism," said Maj. Gen. Tahseen al-Khafaji, spokesman for the Joint Operations Command .

Al-Khafaji added, "Joint operations are currently awaiting final reports on the scientific identification of al-Baghdadi terrorist through analysis and with ISIS leaders."

And on the existence of coordination or cooperation Iraqi-American in the process of killing Baghdadi Al-Khafaji said, "Iraqi intelligence services have cooperated with America through joint operations from the beginning of operations until now, as well as cooperation with Russia, Iran and Syria through the Joint Intelligence Cooperation Center to know the location of Baghdadi and monitor its movements. 

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Security expert reveals the role of Iraqi intelligence in the killing of Baghdadi

 

 

 

2019/10/27 10:24

 

The strategic expert in the affairs of armed groups Hisham al-Hashemi, on Sunday, the role of Iraqi intelligence in the killing of ISIS terrorist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Al-Hashemi said in an interview with (Al-Furat News) that "in most cases, the killing of Baghdadi establishes a period of silence and laziness in terrorist operations, as happened after the killing of Abu Omar al-Baghdadi al-Qaeda took four months to activate its operations again."

He added that "this inactivity and laziness may extend until the end of the dispute over who succeeds Baghdadi, and I think that the caliphate came out of Iraq is between Tunisian or Algerian." He stressed that "Iraqi intelligence contributed to provide very important information about the whereabouts of Baghdadi in Syria through a special cell (US - British - Iraqi), noting that" the Iraqis helped to disclose information about Baghdadi's attempt to transfer his family towards Turkey.

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The House of Representatives will hold a session tomorrow after being surrounded by concrete blocks

 

 

 

2019/10/27 11:53

 

 

The House of Representatives plans to hold a session on Monday to discuss developments in the country and the events of bloody demonstrations.

 

The source told (Euphrates News) that "the meeting will be held after briefing the parliament building concrete blocks in anticipation of any security developments."

The House of Representatives failed after its session yesterday because of the security situation and demonstrations near the Green Zone in central Baghdad.

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The Presidency of Parliament instructs deputies to attend tomorrow's session

 

 

27th October, 2019

 

The MP of the Fatah Alliance Abbas Yaber al-Atafi, Sunday that the Presidency of the House of Representatives instructed deputies to attend a meeting on Monday to take important decisions

Al-Atafi said in Tzrbh / information /, that "tomorrow's session will see the correction of many tracks down when the legitimate protesters want to freeze the work of the provincial councils and the questioning of a number of ministers and the dismissal of others."

He added that "the Presidency of the House of Representatives instructed to hold a formal meeting tomorrow Monday and there is a large response from members of the Council to take fateful decisions."

Al-Atafi pointed out that "on Monday will witness the termination of the work of the provincial, district and district councils and interrogation of the government."

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Kurdish deputy: We will not attend the sessions of parliament only after the end of demonstrations

 

 

27th October, 2019

 

MP from the Kurdistan Alliance bloc Salim Hamza, Sunday, that all deputies of the Kurdistan Alliance will not attend the sessions of the House of Representatives only after the end of the demonstrations.

Hamza said in a statement to the information, that "the security situation is insecure in the capital Baghdad, because of the fall of a large number of martyrs of the demonstrators and security forces and we get information that there are engineers trying to target members of the Council in case we are not in Baghdad."

He added that "all deputies of the Kurdish blocs decided not to join the sessions of the House of Representatives only after the end of the demonstrations and the stability of the capital security", pointing out that "the National Alliance forces requested the presidency of the Council to hold sessions of the House of Representatives in one of the provinces of the region, but it refused."

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MP Mehdi calls on Abdul Mahdi to dissolve parliament as "a den of corruption"

 

27th October, 2019

 

MP Ali al-Sajri, a member of the Axis Alliance, has sent a letter to Abdul Mahdi to dissolve the Iraqi parliament, calling it a "den of corruption."

Al - Sajri told Al - Marbad, if Abdul - Mahdi wants to launch a real reform package to start from the parliament, especially the political blocs that have ministries in his cabin, being a den of corruption and looting the goods of the country according to his expression.

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Allawi: The political process has become a major laughing stock

 

 

 

2019/10/27 15:22 

 

The head of the Iraqi platform, Iyad Allawi, on Sunday, condemned the attacks on peaceful demonstrators and left hundreds of martyrs and thousands of wounded, while stressing that the political process has become a major laugh.

 

Allawi said in a statement received (Euphrates News) a copy, that the political process, which culminated in the first fair elections, deviated from the seriousness of right and to achieve the interests of our people, and became a major laugh and a heavy burden on the Iraqi people decent, and captive to sectarian quotas and corruption and prone to violations and breach.

Allawi added that he will meet with leaders in the National Coalition and the National Accord Party ( ANA), in a peaceful manner, with fair elections, a new capable commission and a constitution that takes into account the role of youth and women. The Iraqi platform and some national parties and personalities friendly to discuss the serious repercussions of the situation, in light of the inability of the government and the House of Representatives to respond to constitutional demands. He concluded by saying, "We will win for Iraq and its people and decent demonstrators.

 

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Barham Saleh holds an emergency meeting to discuss the dismissal of the government and the announcement of a transitional government

 

The political scene Sunday , 27 October 2019 at 14:48 pm (3034 Views)

 

 

 

Baghdad / Sky Press

 

The President of the Republic Barham Saleh in the Palace of Peace in Baghdad in the meantime, a meeting with a number of heads of blocs and the judiciary and representatives of the Kurdistan Alliance to discuss several options, including the dismissal of the government of Adel Abdul Mahdi and the declaration of an emergency government.

A source familiar with the presidency said that the meeting began a hawala an hour from now to discuss meeting the demands of the demonstrators and a number of solutions, including the dismissal of the current government and the announcement of a government to lead the country in the transition.

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The rise of the number of resignation to 4 deputies and a member of the provincial council and a million demonstration in Baghdad

 Sunday 27 October 2019

 

 

Baghdad - Writings

 

 

Officials at several government sites appear to have decided to join the demonstrators and support them in their legitimate demands for the restoration of Iraq's sovereignty and the fight against the corrupt who looted the country's good for nearly 16 years.

In conjunction with the resignation of four parliamentarians, Sunday 27 October 2019, are "Sheikh Muzahim al-Tamimi, Raed Fahmy, Haifa al-Amin and Taha defense," local sources said that a member of the Council of Najaf province announced his resignation from his membership of the Council in solidarity with the demonstrators, a member of the Council winner Shaaban, who announced to those close to him that the resignation comes out of respect for the blood of the martyrs and wounded after the uprising, which brought out all Iraqis under the banner of Iraq.

In the meantime, the Iraqi capital and a number of provinces witnessed a rise in the number of demonstrators dramatically, while the rebels arrived in Tahrir Square in numbers approaching a million demonstration on Sunday evening, declaring their rejection of repression, killing and corruption.

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Barham Saleh holds an emergency meeting to discuss the dismissal of the government and the announcement of a transitional government

10-27-2019   Newshound Guru ChrisC  Article: 

"Barham Saleh holds an emergency meeting to discuss the dismissal of the government and the announcement of a transitional government"  

If you really look at the situation, this could have been predicted but is even more bold than I had anticipated. 

Remember the picture of him talking to Trump?  

Wasn't it this very guy that Trump said we have some really important things to talk about in private?  ...

I bet Trump had every person already picked for another govt.,

they just needed the people to make the choice of getting rid of the old one. 

I told you these guys are masters of this move. 
They come in and save the day and the people say

"who was that masked man?".  

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Demonstrations continue in Baghdad amid cautious security calm

2019/10/27 10:05:17 PM

 

Baghdad / Range

 

Hundreds of protesters gathered on Sunday in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad, in a new challenge after a long night of demonstrations by demonstrators demanding to "topple the regime" used security forces to disperse tear gas.

Iraqis continued to rally despite the death toll exceeded 60 in the second wave of anti-government protests that began on Thursday evening. Some were shot dead, some with tear gas and others burned during the burning of political party headquarters.

"We went out to sack the government," said one protester, who wrapped his head with an Iraqi flag.

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi and Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi made several proposals to implement reforms that were not convincing to the demonstrators.

"We don't want neither Halbousi nor Abdul Mahdi. We want to overthrow the regime," the protester said.

The scene in the symbolic Tahrir Square in the center of the capital today was chaotic.

Elsewhere, some pitched tents as volunteers began distributing food and water to protesters.

It was also noted that large numbers of women and students descended into nearby squares. In implementation of a student sit-in included primary, middle and preparatory schools and even university students.

Two elderly women, wearing black robes and covering their heads with a black veil, waved the Iraqi flag and swayed to the music and chants after standing on a concrete barrier.

"I'm here for the future of children," said a girl who declined to be named.

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After the killing of Baghdadi .. Meet his successor Turkmen officer in the former Iraqi army

 

 

27th October, 2019

 

With the announcement of the death of ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, attention is turning to his successor, who was nominated by al-Baghdadi two months before his death.

Last August, ISIS-affiliated media reported that Baghdadi nominated Iraqi Turkmen Abdullah Qardash as his "successor" in leading the group, which announced the return of the caliphate after taking control of Iraqi and Syrian territory in 2014.

The nominated caliph, identified as Abu Omar Qardash, a Turkoman, was a former Iraqi army officer under Saddam Hussein, with leadership experience in extremist organizations in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. Well-informed sources say that Khalifa al-Baghdadi, nicknamed the "destroyer," was held at Bucca Prison (Basra province).

According to the sources, "Qardash" was close to the leader Abu Alaa al-Afri (deputy Baghdadi and the second man in the leadership of ISIS, killed in 2016), "and his father was an articulate rationalist", and is characterized by cruelty and authoritarianism and militancy, and was the first to receive Baghdadi during the fall of Mosul .

Abu Omar Qardash became the Emir of the General Security Bureau in Syria and Iraq, one of the most powerful bureaucracies within ISIS, responsible for protecting the leadership and getting rid of the enemies of the organization. He also previously supervised the Board of Grievances, one of the service departments established by ISIS during its control of cities. He also served as defense minister within the organization and personally supervised booby traps in Syria.

Abu Bakr al-Iraqi, a former Baghdadi deputy, nominated him to be the leader of the organization's branch in Lebanon during the group's thinking of establishing a branch there, but the idea was later canceled. Abu Omar Qirdash was one of al-Baghdadi's companions in the group's latest video, `"Hosted by the Commander of the Faithful'', in April 2019. He also held the post of "general military" of the formerly known as "wilayat al-Sham" and personally supervised the leadership of the organization's battles in Raqqa, according to an earlier document published by ISIS research and advisory office Abu Muhammad al-Husseini al-Hashimi.

It is noteworthy that at the end of July, the head of the "Falcons Cell" of the Iraqi Interior, Abu Ali Basri, said that "Baghdadi" is in Syria, "and made changes to compensate the terrorists killed in recent years." Al-Basri also said that Baghdadi suffered paralysis of his limbs due to shrapnel hit by a rocket in the backbone during an operation by the Falcons Cell in coordination with the Air Force, while meeting with his assistants in the area of "Hajin'' southeast of the Syrian governorate of Deir Ezzor, before its release in 2018.

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Ibrahim Awad al-Badri al-Samarrai, was the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq until June 2014 when he declared the establishment of a state of "caliphate", after his fighters managed to control large swaths of Syria and Iraq, and took the city of Mosul, the capital of his country.

In September 2018, the Iraqi army and its US-backed counterparts managed to drive ISIS out of Mosul, and the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces also managed to drive it out of Syrian territory, confined to the border areas with Iraq.

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US State Department comments on the demonstrations in Iraq

 

 

2019/10/28 8:52 

 

The US State Department announced on Sunday that it is following the situation in Iraq closely, as protests continue for a third day, while calling on all parties to "renounce violence." "We support freedom of expression. Press freedom is fundamental to democratic reform," the State Department said in a statement. "We are concerned about pressures on the media covering the demonstrations."

The statement added: "The United States supports the Iraqi government and the Iraqi people, and we are working to stabilize and security of Iraq and preserve its sovereignty." This comes after thousands of Iraqi protesters remained in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad on Sunday, in defiance of a bloody security campaign that killed dozens over the past two days and a raid by security forces during the night to disperse them.

Youths set up barricades on a bridge leading to the city's fortified Green Zone to separate them from security forces, who continued to throw tear gas canisters at them. Medical and security sources said 77 people were injured. At least 74 Iraqis were killed and hundreds wounded on Friday and Saturday when demonstrators clashed with security forces and armed factions in a second wave of protests against Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi's government this month, bringing the overall death toll in October to 231.

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Deputy reveals the Sadrist movement plan

 

 

2019/10/28 13:13 

 

Unveiled a deputy bloc Sairon, the Sadrist movement plan on the current situation in the country.
 

Ghayeb Faisal al-Amiri said in a statement received by the agency (Euphrates News) a copy of it, that "the resignation of deputies are ready and under the reference of administrative reference."

"But one of our priorities is to dismiss the government, amend the election law, form a new election commission, approve the budget, then dissolve the parliament and call for early elections under UN supervision."