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Demonstrators tear pictures of religious references and record the moment when armed elements stormed the satellite channels

 Sunday 06 October 2019
 
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Activists posted on social media Twitter, Sunday, October 6, 2019, videos of moments to tear up the protesters image of the Jacobite Marabha Islamic Virtue Party in Nasiriyah.

The media also published a video showing the moment when armed elements stormed the cars "Land Cruise" to the Arab satellite site and the destruction of its devices to prevent it from covering the huge demonstrations witnessed in Iraq since the first of October, as part of a systematic campaign to suppress the demonstrators and prevent any media from disclosing the truth Protesters by masked gunmen say they belong to Iran, the Badr Organization, Asaib Ahl al-Haq and other factions.

In another context, called on the United Nations Mission in Iraq to stop the violence in the country, stressing that those responsible for the violence must be held accountable.

 

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards threaten to suppress any protests against the regime in southwestern Iran

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TEHRAN (Reuters) - A commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards threatened on Sunday to crack down on protests against the government and government in the town of Lardaghan, in the southwestern province of Jhar Mahal and Bakhtiari.

The commander of the Revolutionary Guards, Maj. Gen. Ali Muhammad Akbari, in a speech to the people of the city of "Lrdgan", claimed that the protests on Friday and Saturday in this city are advocates of return and hypocrites of the Khalq and anti-revolution.

Protests broke out last Friday and Saturday against the Iranian government over the HIV epidemic, which was spread as a result of a mistake by the Iranian Health Ministry by vaccinating the people of this city with contaminated injections.

The threat of Major General Akbari, after a wave of protests began yesterday, Isfahan province , central Iran , organized by members of national Allorah victory for the people of lordegan city.

In the march, the demonstrators carried banners reading: "Lori will not yield to humiliation .. O corrupt official boarded."

The lor is one of the components of the non-Persian peoples in Iran, and they are located in different cities and provinces, and most of them are located in western Iran in Lorestan, Kermanshah, Ilam, Hamadan, Mezandran, Kurdistan, Mahabad and Bakhtiari.

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Iraq Making "Important Decisions" to Meet Protesters' Demands

 
 BasNews   06/10/2019 - 19:25  Published in Iraq
Iraq Making "Important Decisions" to Meet Protesters' Demands
 

ERBIL - In hopes of meeting the protesters' demands, Iraq's Council of Ministers on Sunday issued a package of "important decisions," as over 100 people have so far been killed, and more than 4,000 others were wounded due to demonstrations since Tuesday.

The Iraqi people have started protests since Tuesday against the poor public services, unemployment, and corruption in the government.

Earlier on Saturday, Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbusi met with representatives of the protesters to reach an agreement between the two sides.

Iraqi media reports cited the council's statement as explaining that it would start allocating residential land to the families who have no sources of income and completing the distribution of 17,000 housing units to poor families in Basra province, which is expected to be fulfilled within four weeks.

It would also begin the implementation of a national housing program to build 100,000 housing units in different provinces based on the poorest level, providing the unemployed people with 175,000 Iraqi dinars for a period of three months until they find a job, and establishing commercial buildings, the owners of which, will be asked by the government to employ two unemployed persons, which is said to guarantee 45,000 job opportunities.

Preparing and training unemployed youths and granting loans to graduates as well as non-graduates and opening the door for youths age between 18 to 25 to serve in the ministry of defense, the statement continued.

The two ministries of interior and defense would take legal procedures to repeal their contracts in all provinces.

All the people killed during clashes between the security forces and protesters, meanwhile, will be considered as martyrs, while the ministry of health would provide medical treatment to the people wounded during the demonstrations at government’s expenses.

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Special Iraqi cabinet session passes resolutions in response to protests

  • 1: To begin the application process for residential land to be allocated to low-income people and additional categories in accordance with the decision of the Council of Ministers, and in all provinces.
  • 2: To complete the distribution of (17,000) seventeen thousand housing units to the low-income families in Basra province within a period of time not exceeding four weeks.
  • 3: To prepare and implement a national housing program that includes building 100,000 housing units distributed among the provinces and which gives priority to the poorest provinces and regions.
  • 4: The governors shall form committees to sort out the names of the neediest families in their provinces, from the category of those covered by social welfare programs to cover the distribution of residential land and to submit the names to the general secretariat of the Council of Ministers within two weeks.
  • 5: The Ministry of Finance shall enhance the balance of the Housing Fund in order to increase the number of borrowers and enable them to build housing units on the plots of land to be distributed to citizens and to include this in the 2020 budget. Loans shall be exempt from interest, in accordance with laws governing the Housing Fund.
  • 6: To grant 150,000 unemployed persons who are unable to work monthly allowance of 175,000 dinars per person for three months, with a total amount of 78,500,000,000 dinars.
  • 7: The establishment of modern marketing complexes (kiosks) in commercial areas in Baghdad and the provinces to distribute to the funds referred to in the preceding paragraph during a period of three months at a total cost of 60,000,000,000 dinars, provided that the kiosk owner pledges to employ two currently unemployed individuals to ensure the provision of at least 45,000 job opportunities for citizens, taking into account the priority given to those removed stalls.
  • 8: To prepare a program for training and qualifying the unemployed who have the ability to work and the number of 150,000 young graduates and non-graduates with the payment of a financial grant during the training period of three months of 175,000 dinars per month, for the total amount of 78,500,000,000 dinars in order to qualify them and for the operation of those who pass the training courses successfully in investment companies operating in Iraq.
  • 9: To grant the successful persons in the above training courses appropriate loans to establish medium or small projects from the profit-making loan fund at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs or to grant them loans through the Central Bank's initiative for youth lending amounting to one trillion dinars.
  • 10: To include the unemployed participants of the training program above the Industrial Services Law by granting them a piece of land serving to establish an industrial project with the enjoyment of all the privileges provided by the said law.
  • 11: The Ministry of Defense will open the door to volunteering for young people (18-25) years through the electronic portal or reception centers in the provinces as of 15/10/2019
  • 12: The ministries of defense and interior will take the fundamental procedures to repeal their contracts in all governorates.
  • 13: The Ministry of Education shall take the necessary measures to contract volunteer lecturers and include the required financial allocations in the 2020 budget, according to need and specialization.
  • 14: The Ministry of Agriculture shall take the necessary procedures to exempt the farmers from the amounts of leasing the agricultural lands due to them previously until 31/12/2019.
  • 15: The governors, in coordination with the Social Welfare Departments of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, shall prepare lists of disadvantaged families for the purpose of granting them the welfare salaries of 600,000 families.
  • 16: To consider victims among the demonstrators and security services as martyrs and be covered by the laws in force and grant their families the normal rights and privileges of this designation.
  • 17: The Ministry of Health shall provide therapeutic services to wounded demonstrators and security forces and provide for all their medical needs at government expense, including treatment outside Iraq if requested.
  • 18: The Council of Ministers directed the ministries and other concerned parties to implement the above decisions according to their competence. The council also decided to discuss the second package of resolutions related to reforms and the demands of the demonstrators at the next session and to continue taking the necessary decisions in the subsequent session.
. . . unless I'm fuzzy brained, NOWHERE did I read STOP THE AUCTIONS  ????   - notwithstanding; no mention of addressing Corruption. 
 
" The 18 Points of Resolutions " Act - Coming " SOON " 
18:  Council of Ministers directed the ministries and other concerned parties to implement the above decisions according to their competence. The council also decided to discuss the second package of resolutions related to reforms and the demands of the demonstrators at the next session and to continue taking the necessary decisions in the subsequent session.  Not exactly awe inspiring is is it ? 
 
We're all driven by results around here and we have our own mechanisms for recognizing vague, vacuous, double talk or just plain ole Bureaucratic :bs: . . . Right ? These 18 Points ( IMHO ) only touch the " Tip of the Sand Dune " Honestly, reading this [ granted some inroads are being made, I'm not heartless ], they still don't really understand what's happened. Perhaps it's denial for some, incredulity for others or a total lack of capacity to absorb recent events, thus unable to employ critical problem solving skills ???
 
Of course I do realize the Corrupt Bureaucrats arrogance when it comes to believing they can still carry on with business as usual. Doubtless, they still believe they're Teflon coated and completely Untouchable. 
 
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Death toll in Iraq protests reaches 104, more than 6,000 wounded

 

PM released a 17-point plan in reaction to the protesters demands

Families of killed during demonstrations will get payouts

 

BAGHDAD: At least 104 people have been killed and more than 6,000 wounded in less than a week of unrest in Iraq, Interior Ministry spokesman Major General Saad Maan said on Sunday on state TV.

Maan said eight members of the security forces were among those killed and 51 public buildings and eight political party headquarters had been torched by protesters.

At least 18 people were killed in clashes between anti-government protesters and police in Baghdad on Saturday night, according to police and medical sources.

Protests, the scale of which has taken authorities by surprise, have come as the cabinet has tried to appease public anger over corruption and unemployment with a new reform plan.

Two years after the defeat of Daesh, security is better than it has been in years, but corruption is rampant, wrecked infrastructure has not been rebuilt and jobs remain scarce.

Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi’s 17-point plan was the result of an emergency cabinet meeting on Saturday night and comes after days of offering only vague reform promises.

It includes increased subsidized housing for the poor, stipends for the unemployed as well as training programs and small loans initiatives for unemployed youth.

The families of those killed during demonstrations this week will also get payouts and care usually granted to members of the security forces killed during war.

“Amid all of this, I swear to God that my only concern is for the casualties,” Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said during the cabinet meeting, according to state TV.

The streets of the capital were quiet so far on Sunday. Protests have tended to gather steam later in the day.

The clashes shattered a day of relative calm on Saturday after authorities lifted a curfew and traffic moved normally in the center of Baghdad. Hundreds of security personnel were deployed in the streets.

The demonstrations began in Baghdad on Tuesday but have spread quickly spread to other cities mainly in the south.

In the city of Nasiriya, where at least 18 people were killed during the week, police fired live rounds at demonstrators on Saturday. Twenty-four people were wounded in the clashes overnight, including seven policemen, according to security, hospital and morgue sources.

Protesters also torched the headquarters of several political parties in Nasiriya, police said. These included the headquarters of the powerful Dawa party that dominated Iraq’s government from 2003 until 2018 elections.

Violence also broke out again in Diwaniya, another city south of Baghdad killing at least one person, police said.

The cabinet’s new plan may not be enough to placate protesters and the politicians who’ve sided with them.

Opposition to the government among parliamentary blocs who have begun boycotting legislative meetings is already brewing, adding pressure on Abdul Mahdi and his cabinet to step down.

Influential Iraqi cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr, who has a mass popular following and controls a large chunk of parliament, demanded on Friday that the government resign and snap elections be held. At least one other major parliamentary grouping allied itself with Sadr against the government.

But powerful political parties which have dominated Iraqi politics since the 2003 US-led invasion and toppling of dictator Saddam Hussein have not indicated they are willing to relinquish the institutions they control.

In eastern Baghdad on Friday and Saturday, police snipers shot at demonstrators and several people were wounded, Reuters reporters said.

Security services said the violence killed 8 members of the security forces and wounded more than 1,000, state television reported.

At least 95 demonstrators have died across Iraq, according to a Reuters tally based on police and medical sources. Iraq’s semi-official High Commission for Human Rights had put the toll at 99 dead since protests broke out on Tuesday.

The unrest is the deadliest Iraq has seen since the declared defeat of Daesh in 2017 and has shaken Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi’s year-old government. Iraqis fear the violence will continue to escalate.

The violence continued as people began journeying across southern Iraq for the Shiite pilgrimage of Arbaeen, which is expected to attract 20 million worshipers.

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1564921/middle-east

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43 minutes ago, horsesoldier said:
Honestly, reading this [ granted some inroads are being made, I'm not heartless ], they still don't really understand what's happened. Perhaps it's denial for some, incredulity for others or a total lack of capacity to absorb recent events, thus unable to employ critical problem solving skills ???
 

 

welp horsesoldier here is the 10 demand list from the 'Pro Citizens'  protestors for comparison , and imo only the goi fat cats get it they just love being corrupt its kinda like a habitual liar doesn't think anyone knows they are lying ... cheers dv'ers  

 

1. declare a real war on corruption and open all the files of corruption and with the help of specialized international bodies to issues of corruption
and the enactment of the law where you This.

2. Preventing the interference of political parties and blocs in government work, separating political entitlement from government positions and establishing the Federal Service Council.

3 - Formation of the Construction Council, which consists of specialists to be responsible for all projects and future plans of the country.

4. Really support system" rel="">support the private sector, protect the domestic product to eliminate unemployment, move the local economy, maintain foreign currency within the country and open the door for real domestic and foreign investments.

5 - Cancellation of the currency auction and the adoption of free market policy.

6. To confine arms to the State in a genuine manner and to abolish all armed manifestations and the militarization of society.

7- Restructuring all government sectors, especially the service ones, to be real productive sectors.

8 - Restructuring and organization of the institution of education and fast and urgent in order to produce a successful educational sector according to international standards.

9. Amending the Electoral Law to be a fair law that preserves the rights of all.

10. Repeal and amend all laws and legislations that contravene the Constitution and immediately apply the disabled paragraphs of the Constitution and abolish all special privilege laws.

■ Give an opportunity not more than 15 days to start the implementation of the above or else the ceiling of our demands next time will be higher and bigger

 
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‘If we stop now, we will live in poverty forever’: a Baghdad protester promises to persevere

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ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Mustafa GZ, 29, lives in the Karada Mariam district, close to Baghdad’s Green Zone, with his wife and four-year-old daughter. Though he has a diploma from the Institute of Commerce from Baghdad, he is unemployed.

He has been participating in Iraq’s ongoing nationwide protests, demanding action to tackle high youth unemployment, poverty, poor services, and corruption since they began on October 1.

Late on Tuesday, he bore witness to carnage enacted by security forces in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, the focal point of ongoing protests that have since spread across the country. Initially fired at with water cannons and tear gas, demonstrators were then subject to live ammunition rounds, or shot at and left for dead by what he says were paramilitary snipers stationed in buildings on nearby Palestine Street. 

Along with other demonstrators across the country, Mustafa has sworn to continue protesting in the face of persistent poverty.

Clsoe to 100 people have been killed and up to 4,000 wounded in clashes with security forces, whose violence escalated as angered young Iraqis seized public squares and blocked major roads. Baghdad has seen some of the biggest loss of life in the six day span of protests.

On the brink of tears, Mustafa explained his reasons for protesting to Rudaw English on Sunday.

“Poverty and a lack of services made our lives dark and meaningless, so we went to protest against this government.”

Mustafa joined the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF, also known as Hashd al-Shaabi in Arabic) on January 2015 to fight the Islamic State (ISIS).

“I joined Hashd al-Shaabi to save my brothers and sisters in Iraq from the brutality of ISIS terrorists,” Mustafa said. “I participated in the Fallujah and Mosul operations, and proudly say that I stood against ISIS in my country.”

Mustafa left Hashd al-Shaabi in July 2017 due to family commitments, and has since been left dejected by his living conditions.

“I left my family and my daughter to fight ISIS, and now when I ask for my basic rights, they reply with live ammunition, tear gas, and sniper shots,” Mustafa told Rudaw English.

Protests in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square were peaceful, Mustafa explains, until the Liwa Baghdad unit – a brigade answering to direct orders from the Prime Minister’s office - arrived in Tahrir Square and used water cannons and tear gas grenades against the protesters to force an end their demonstrations.

According to Mustafa, some plain-clothes officers from Liwa Baghdad stopped protesters in their tracks, forcing them to delete all pictures and videos of the protests.

Violence snowballed when Saraya al-Khorasani paramilitias arrived in Tahrir Square and began firing living rounds - not into the air as a protest deterrent, but at the protesters themselves. 

Saraya al-Khorasani is an Iran-backed militia unit, one of dozens that make up Iraq’s security forces but often act independently or under the radar of official command.

“Saraya al-Khorasani did not stop at just using live ammunition, but they had snipers in buildings targeting the protesters and any security forces trying to get close to the dead protester bodies,” Mustafa said.

Protesters will not stop until the current government resigns, Mustafa said.

“My message to the international community is to ask for help for the Iraqi people to establish a government that can provide a future for all Iraqis, regardless of their ethnicity, religion or belief.”

Though the death toll may continue to climb, Mustafa said conditions are too dire for any outcome less ambitious.

“If we stop now, we will live in poverty forever, but we have decided to keep moving forward, despite all the martyrs killed by security forces in the protests, to achieve our dreams.”

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welp horsesoldier here is the 10 demand list from the 'Pro Citizens'  protestors for comparison , and imo only the goi fat cats get it they just love being corrupt its kinda like a habitual liar doesn't think anyone knows they are lying ... cheers dv'ers  

 

1. declare a real war on corruption and open all the files of corruption and with the help of specialized international bodies to issues of corruption
and the enactment of the law where you This.

2. Preventing the interference of political parties and blocs in government work, separating political entitlement from government positions and establishing the Federal Service Council.

3 - Formation of the Construction Council, which consists of specialists to be responsible for all projects and future plans of the country.

4. Really support system' target='_blank' style=">support system" rel="">support the private sector, protect the domestic product to eliminate unemployment, move the local economy, maintain foreign currency within the country and open the door for real domestic and foreign investments.

5 - Cancellation of the currency auction and the adoption of free market policy.

6. To confine arms to the State in a genuine manner and to abolish all armed manifestations and the militarization of society.

7- Restructuring all government sectors, especially the service ones, to be real productive sectors.

8 - Restructuring and organization of the institution of education and fast and urgent in order to produce a successful educational sector according to international standards.

9. Amending the Electoral Law to be a fair law that preserves the rights of all.

10. Repeal and amend all laws and legislations that contravene the Constitution and immediately apply the disabled paragraphs of the Constitution and abolish all special privilege laws.

■ Give an opportunity not more than 15 days to start the implementation of the above or else the ceiling of our demands next time will be higher and bigger

 

I haven't heard from Maliki lately. I hope he speaks up and says something so someone can slap his mouth shut.

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2 hours ago, jg1 said:

I haven't heard from Maliki lately. I hope he speaks up and says something so someone can slap his mouth shut.

 

last friday yota posted an article .probably from maliki's speech writers calling for civility and calm , i about threw my chromebook out the backdoor it was such a double standard bunch of hogwash ....anyways ......we wait

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last friday yota posted an article .probably from maliki's speech writers calling for civility and calm , i about threw my chromebook out the backdoor it was such a double standard bunch of hogwash ....anyways ......we wait

I hope they get him. Thanks.

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9 minutes ago, soon said:

l hope this dont lead to a collapse with rhe dinar!!!

 

currently its hovering around 2 tenths of a penny myself and all the pro citizen protestors are hoping for a iqd explosion but seriously i hear what ur saying its difficult times for sure i believe iraq is not hyper inflated although imo they have not begun a market economy to date to test inflation , so the iqd is somewhat stable propped up by the USD iraq has been helped by many countries around the world as we all know they are in huge need of honest dedicated leaders much like the type of character and love for country Shabibi possesed .... cheers im out for awhile ....

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Well goes to show either Mahdi is a complete idiot or he thinks all the protesters are idiots. 

In all of his 17 items of proposals he never mentioned some of their major concerns. 

Does he think he can’t do anything about the corruption, the auctions, the economic reforms? 

Maybe the demonstrators will keep up the protest an tell Mahdi to call for another emergency cabinet session an see if he can’t find the courage to do the right thing....

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On 10/5/2019 at 8:07 AM, Butifldrm said:

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The Anti-Corruption Council issues decisions on public demands and nullifies charges against the Minister of Health

BAGHDAD / Obelisk: The Office of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, on Saturday, the Anti-Corruption Council issued decisions on public demands and invalidated charges against the Minister of Health.

"The Supreme Council for Combating Corruption held its session today under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi," the office said in a statement.
 
He added that "the Council issued important decisions on the mass demands and oil files and state real estate and the dismissal of 1,000 employees and foreign workers and invalidated the charges against the Minister of Health."
 
On October 3, the Anti-Corruption Council announced the dismissal of 1,000 employees on charges of embezzlement and waste of public funds.

The Obelisk

http://almasalah.com/ar/news/179716/مجلس-مكافحة-الفساد-يصدر-قرارات-بشأن-المطالب-الجماهيرية-وبطلان-التهم-ضد-وزير-الصحة

 

 

Ukraine has an Anti-Corruption Board and yet over 3.6 billion dollars went missing and the bank founder got a a USA Visa to come to the USA and visit 0Bummner in the WH. Let's hope Iraq's Anti-Corruption Council does better since its not Tony Podesta on the Board of Directors for this council.

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3 hours ago, jg1 said:

I haven't heard from Maliki lately. I hope he speaks up and says something so someone can slap his mouth shut.

If Malarki decides to pop his head up right now it will be popped like a pimple on the Dr Pimple show. No he knows to stay low and any communication he creates will leave a trail of crumbs to his ole nasty beard. Better to eat the cookies under the covers than to eat them at the table.

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Joint operations in Iraq: 104 demonstrators killed and 6,107 wounded

Joint operations in Iraq: 104 demonstrators killed and 6,107 wounded
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 06 Oct 2019 11:43 PM

BAGHDAD - Mubasher: The Joint Operations Command in Iraq reported the death of 104 Iraqis, including 8 associates, and injured 6107 demonstrators and associates in the demonstrations taking place in the country, according to the news agency "conscious".

In the same context, a spokesman for the Iraqi Interior Ministry said that the death toll reached 104 people, including eight security forces, during the demonstrations that broke out since last Tuesday, pointing out that the number of injured reached 6107 people, more than a thousand of them security forces.

The Iraqi Prime Minister canceled the curfew in the country starting from five o'clock in the morning on Saturday, which came from five o'clock in the morning on Thursday, due to the escalation of demonstrations.

The capital Baghdad and southern provinces in Iraq, last week, mass demonstrations demanding better services and the fight against corruption and the creation of jobs led to the deaths and injuries of demonstrators and security forces.

 

During the chairmanship of Adel Abdul-Mahdi, the Supreme Council for Combating Corruption in Iraq, on Saturday, issued a package of important decisions on public demands , relating to the files of oil and state real estate.

The Iraqi Council of Ministers, on Sunday, "the first package" of important decisions at an extraordinary session called by the President of the Council Adel Abdul Mahdi held Saturday evening in response to the demands of the demonstrators included 17 resolutions .

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Defense and Interior confirms that live bullets are not used in front of demonstrators

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The Ministries of Defense and Interior confirmed that their members did not target any of the Iraqi demonstrators with live bullets and that the shooting was in the air only to disperse the demonstrations away from vital installations.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Interior made it clear at a joint press conference held on Sunday, October 6, 2019, to find out the latest developments of the events of the huge demonstrations that took place in most of the provinces of Iraq, led by the capital Baghdad since the beginning of October.

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Iraqi Interior Ministry spokesman hinted that malicious hands were behind the targeting of protesters on Friday, stressing that there was no clash between security forces and demonstrators, as confirmed by the Ministry of Defense spokesman as well.

He also announced the death toll of the demonstrations to 104 dead and about 6100 injured, including a victim in the ranks of the security forces.

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In conjunction with these statements, activists on social media circulated a picture of masked elements dressed in black clothes, which they say is the one who kills protesters with live bullets and injures police and the army as well as to trap between the demonstrators and the security forces.

https://kitabat.com/news/الدفاع-والداخلية-يؤكدان-عدم-استخدام-ا/

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Joint operations: 104 people, including 8 associates, were killed and 6107 others injured during the demonstration

Baghdad / Obelisk: Joint Operations Command announced on Sunday, "the martyrdom" 104, including 8 associates and wounding 6107 others, pointing to the arrest of some "engineers".

"The current toll from the events that accompanied the demonstrations is the death of 104 people, including eight members of the security services," a spokesman for the joint operations told a news conference.

Maan added that "the number of injured demonstrators and associates reached 6107 injured in the events of demonstrations," pointing out that "security forces were able to arrest some of the engineers during the demonstrations."

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More die as Iraq spirals into chaos

 

PM released a 17-point plan in reaction to the protesters demands

Families of killed during demonstrations will get payouts

BAGHDAD: Iraq was spiralling into chaos on Sunday as eight more people were killed and 25 injured on a sixth day of protests against corruption, unemployment and failed public services.

The latest violence raised the total number of deaths to 104 people and more than 6,000 wounded in less than a week of unrest, Interior Ministry spokesman Major General Saad Maan said on Sunday on state TV.

Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi announced a series of reforms after an “extraordinary” overnight Cabinet session, but politicians and others told Arab News they would not be enough to end the protests.

Abdul Mahdi’s 17-point plan was the result of an emergency cabinet meeting on Saturday night and comes after days of offering only vague reform promises.

It includes increased subsidized housing for the poor, stipends for the unemployed as well as training programs and small loans initiatives for unemployed youth.

“Abdul Mahdi is floundering,” a prominent Shiite politician said. “The problem is clear and the solutions are obvious, but he is too weak to make a bold decision and act.

“What he has to do is abandon the net of corrupt people surrounding him who actually govern, but he won’t do that and they will not let him.”

Abdul Mahdi’s reform plan included granting of plots of land to low-income families, building 100,000 new homes in poor areas, a monthly grant to the unemployed and the disabled, small trading stalls to provide job opportunities, and new training courses for graduates.

Analysts said it would not be enough to assuage protesters who accuse the prime minister of turning a blind eye to excessive force by Iranian-backed armed factions. 

“Live bullets were the first choice of these forces, without hesitation,” an Iraqi human-rights activist told Arab News.

Abdul Mahdi’s backers would view the fall of his government as a victory for the US and its allies, observers said. 

“The pressure on Abdul Mahdi from his allies to prevent his resignation or retreat is enormous,” analyst Rahman Al-Jobouri told Arab News.

“What is clear is that the protests will not end, but what is clearer is that Abdul Mahdi will not resign.”

 

Latest deaths

The latest deaths on Sunday came in new clashes between protesters and police in the eastern Baghdad suburb of Sadr City, where security forces used live rounds and tear gas.

Maan said 18 people died overnight on Saturday, and masked gunmen dressed in black stormed TV channel offices in Baghdad, including Saudi-owned Al Arabiya, where they attacked staff and destroyed equipment.

He said eight members of the security forces were among those killed and 51 public buildings and eight political party headquarters had been torched by protesters.

At least 18 people were killed in clashes between anti-government protesters and police in Baghdad on Saturday night, according to police and medical sources.

Protests, the scale of which has taken authorities by surprise, have come as the cabinet has tried to appease public anger over corruption and unemployment with a new reform plan.

Two years after the defeat of Daesh, security is better than it has been in years, but corruption is rampant, wrecked infrastructure has not been rebuilt and jobs remain scarce.

The families of those killed during demonstrations this week will also get payouts and care usually granted to members of the security forces killed during war.

“Amid all of this, I swear to God that my only concern is for the casualties,” Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said during the cabinet meeting, according to state TV.

The streets of the capital were quiet so far on Sunday. Protests have tended to gather steam later in the day.

The clashes shattered a day of relative calm on Saturday after authorities lifted a curfew and traffic moved normally in the center of Baghdad. Hundreds of security personnel were deployed in the streets.

The demonstrations began in Baghdad on Tuesday but have spread quickly spread to other cities mainly in the south.

In the city of Nasiriya, where at least 18 people were killed during the week, police fired live rounds at demonstrators on Saturday. Twenty-four people were wounded in the clashes overnight, including seven policemen, according to security, hospital and morgue sources.

Protesters also torched the headquarters of several political parties in Nasiriya, police said. These included the headquarters of the powerful Dawa party that dominated Iraq’s government from 2003 until 2018 elections.

Violence also broke out again in Diwaniya, another city south of Baghdad killing at least one person, police said.

 

New plan not enough

The cabinet’s new plan may not be enough to placate protesters and the politicians who’ve sided with them.

Opposition to the government among parliamentary blocs who have begun boycotting legislative meetings is already brewing, adding pressure on Abdul Mahdi and his cabinet to step down.

Influential Iraqi cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr, who has a mass popular following and controls a large chunk of parliament, demanded on Friday that the government resign and snap elections be held. At least one other major parliamentary grouping allied itself with Sadr against the government.

But powerful political parties which have dominated Iraqi politics since the 2003 US-led invasion and toppling of dictator Saddam Hussein have not indicated they are willing to relinquish the institutions they control.

The unrest is the deadliest Iraq has seen since the declared defeat of Daesh in 2017 and has shaken Prime Minister Abdul Mahdi’s year-old government. Iraqis fear the violence will continue to escalate.

The violence continued as people began journeying across southern Iraq for the Shiite pilgrimage of Arbaeen, which is expected to attract 20 million worshipers.

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