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At least 180 people killed during the Iraqi uprising and Abdul Mahdi elude protesters

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At least 180 people have been killed in the Iraqi uprising since the beginning of October 2019, with more than 6,150 wounded.

Information revealed by the Iraqi Ministry of Health to Western media confirmed in detail that the number of martyrs of the demonstrations not less than 180 people, while the number of wounded more than 6 thousand, including critical cases exceeding 200 cases in the period from October 1 to 7 of the same month as a result of dealing with live bullets The use of excessive force in dispersing them in a number of provinces of Iraq, as well as the capital Baghdad.

Ministry of Health sources confirmed that most of those killed were shot dead in the chest or head, which means being targeted by professional snipers.

In the meantime, despite the announcement of the office of Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi, the agreement with the coordination of the opposition to postpone the demonstrations until the completion of the fortieth Hussein on October 20, but the security services continued to launch an unprecedented campaign of arrests among protesters and activists and all who see it Leader of the street movement.

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Iranian general ‘played leading role’ in crackdown on Iraqi protests

 

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Updated 09 October 2019

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Iraqi president acknowledges excessive force had been used against demonstrators

BAGHDAD: The Iraqi government sent Iranian-backed armed factions to crack down on demonstrations and kill protesters, senior Iraqi security officials and politicians told Arab News on Tuesday. 

The groups are said to directly report to Gen. Qasim Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards.

“The general personally came to Baghdad a few days ago to manage the crisis,” said a senior security official in Baghdad. “He gave the orders to brutally deal with the demonstrators, and even kill them to sow terror in the hearts of the rest.

“On his orders, Iraqi security leaders were excluded from (dealing with the protests), the internet was blocked, most local journalists covering the demonstrations were threatened and some local and Arabic satellite TV stations were set on fire.”

There have been widespread demonstrations in Baghdad and seven southern, Shiite-dominated provinces over the past week in protest against corruption, high levels of unemployment and a lack of basic daily services. They turned violent when Iraqi riot police used live bullets and tear gas to disperse demonstrators who were trying to reach government and political party headquarters.

In the past eight days, more than 180 people have been killed and 7,000 injured, including security personnel, and dozens of government buildings, political party headquarters and military vehicles have been torched, security sources said.

Video footage recorded by demonstrators and activists reveals that many of the demonstrators who were killed were unarmed and not close enough to any security services or government buildings to pose a threat.

One of the videos seen by Arab News showed a young demonstrator running through a popular small marketplace to escape his pursuers. When he stopped to talk to someone a gunman approached and, from a distance of less than a meter, shot him in the head.

In a speech on Monday evening, Iraqi President Barham Salih acknowledged that excessive force had been used against demonstrators but added that the authorities did not give any orders to use deadly force, and the killers are criminals.

“Targeting peaceful demonstrators and security forces with live bullets ... is unacceptable in Iraq, which we have accepted and pledged to be a democracy in which rights and freedoms are fostered,” he said.

“The government and the commanders of the security services assure us that there were no orders to shoot, and that these abuses, the excessive violence and the targeting (of demonstrators) with live bullets, were not (the result of) a decision by the state and its agencies. Consequently, the perpetrators are criminals and outlaws.”

Security chiefs said Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi ignored their recommendations not to use force against protesters as long as they did not pose a threat to citizens or the state, and to try to calm their anger. Rather than allow some time to find a peaceful solution, he ordered armed factions allied with the government to deal with the situation, security officials said.

The factions that took to the street are said to be the Badr Organization, the largest armed Shiite group, Asaib Ahl Al-Haq, Sayyid Al-Shuhada Brigades and Saraya Al-Khorasani. Security leaders, politicians and activists said these groups played a pivotal role in cracking down on the demonstrations and the killing of demonstrators.

Iraqi authorities on Tuesday blocked internet access for an eighth consecutive day in an attempt to control the protests and prevent demonstrators from sharing videos and pictures that they hope will help gain more domestic and international support.

Most Iraqi and foreign journalists and activists who were reporting on or monitoring the protests left Baghdad over the past week after receiving warnings that warrants had been issued for the arrest of dozens of them under terrorism legislation, the punishment for which includes the death penalty or life imprisonment.

“We have nothing to do with any of these measures,” said a senior National Security Council official. “Everything related to the demonstrations is currently managed by the Popular Mobilization Security Directorate. Even the arrest warrants issued against journalists and activists, we have nothing to do with them. The situation gets worse day after day.”

The Popular Mobilization Forces is a governmental umbrella organization, established in June 2014, composed of pro-Iran Shiite armed factions and individuals who volunteered to fight Daesh alongside the Iraqi government. The Badr Organization, Assaib Ahl Al-Haq and several other factions form its backbone.

Abdul Mahdi on Sunday announced a package of policies he described as exceptional, including the creation of thousands of jobs, the construction of housing for poor families, loans for the unemployed, and the chance for thousands expelled from military service to return to their units and for volunteers to join the army. It coincided with large-scale arrests of protesters or anyone else involved in the demonstrations.

The protests in Baghdad have greatly diminished since Sunday. There are now only small groups concentrated in Sadr City, east of Baghdad, and the surrounding areas. However, they have been the deadliest in the city to date, with 57 killed and more than 1,000 wounded, 205 of whom are in a critical condition, security and medical sources said.

“What Abdul Mahdi and his allies have done to the protesters is particularly brutal,” a key organizer of the demonstrations told Arab News. “They may silence the demonstrations by force for now but we will soon return more strongly.

“Recent days have proven to us that we are alone and that all political forces have abandoned us, while others have traded us, so our next step is to resort to arms. They have left us no other choice.”

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Abdul Mahdi: The demonstrations and the current crisis changed the rules of my sleep and wake upside down

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The Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi, that the demonstrations and the current crisis changed the rules of his sleep and wake upside down.
According to Hamza Mustafa, director of Asharq Al-Awsat's office in Baghdad, he says that once the man got up to say goodbye to him and went to a second commitment after completing a press interview, I told him: "Now it's nine and a half, and I'm still with us and you have a second commitment."
"Is it propaganda sent or is your commitment to us the cause?" The man smiled and then said to me: "It is true that I sleep at nine in the evening and I wake up at three in the morning, where my day begins after Fajr."
He added: "But the demonstrations and the crisis we are going through have changed the rules of my sleep and wake upside down."

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Deputies are preparing to question Abdul Mahdi against the backdrop of the suppression of demonstrators

Baghdad / Obelisk: Member of the House of Representatives for the stream of wisdom, Jassim Khatam, on Wednesday, October 9, 2019, to submit a request for the presidency of the parliament, signed by 30 deputies to question the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, Adel Abdul Mahdi, against the background of the use of excessive force against demonstrators, during The last few days.

"There is an excessive use of force to suppress recent demonstrations, especially those that were peaceful in nature, which is criminalized by law and the constitution, which guarantees the right to peaceful expression and demonstration," Jassem Khatam said. 

"More than 30 deputies have submitted a request to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mohammed al-Halbousi, to approve hosting Abdul-Mahdi inside the parliament dome and questioning him on the backdrop of the crackdown on the demonstrators, and the fall of dozens of martyrs of protesters and security forces," Khatam added.

Diwaniya province, along with several other provinces, including the capital Baghdad, witnessed popular demonstrations against the deterioration of services and the spread of unemployment and corruption, including violence that led to the deaths of more than 100 demonstrators and a security element and the injury of thousands, and in Diwaniya alone, 6 were killed by demonstrators and racists from the organs the wish.

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In the document ... a lawsuit against the Minister of Communications for interruption of Internet service

Baghdad / Obelisk: The lawyer, Mohammed Juma Abdul, sued the judge of the Court of First Instance of Karkh, against the Minister of Communications Naim al-Rubaie, because of the suspension of Internet service in the country.

Obelisk obtained a copy of the lawsuit filed against al-Rubaie, which stated that on October 2, the Minister of Communications suspended the Internet service in the country, an illegal act and infringement of freedoms and contrary to the Constitution and laws in force.

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Communications .. Internet service will work from 8 am to 3 pm to facilitate the work of government departments

BAGHDAD / Obelisk: The Iraqi Ministry of Communications announced on Wednesday 9 October 2019 that the Internet service will work in Iraq only from 8 am to 3 pm to facilitate the work of government departments during working hours.

The ministry said, in a statement received to the "obelisk", that "the Internet will work in Iraq from eight in the morning until three in the evening every day, during the official working days to facilitate work in government departments."

"This will be with the continued ban on all social media sites in Iraq."

The interruption of the Internet since the first day in the demonstrations and the wave of protests witnessed in various provinces of Iraq and the capital Baghdad on the first of this month, as a government measure to reduce the intensity of rumors and false news that are transmitted on social networking sites.

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US Urges Iraq to Address Protestors' Grievance

 BasNews   09/10/2019 - 14:12  Published in Iraq
US Urges Iraq to Address Protestors' Grievance

ERBIL - The United States has called on Iraq to "address the protestors' grievance" through enacting reforms and "tackling corruption," while condemning the violations made during in the demonstrations.

The message was conveyed during a phone call between the Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, and Iraqi PM Adil Abdul Mahdi to discuss the recent protests in Baghdad and other major cities, which have so far resulted in the killing of scores of people and wounding of nearly 6,000 others.

According to a statement by the US Department of State, Pompeo "noted that those who violated human rights should be held accountable," while reiterating that "peaceful public demonstrations are a fundamental element of all democracies, and emphasized that there is no place for violence in demonstrations, either by security forces or protestors."

The Iraqi Ministry of Health on Tuesday revealed that a total of 165 people were killed during the protests in one week alone.

Pompeo further "lamented the tragic loss of life over the past few days and urged the Iraqi government to exercise maximum restraint," the statement added.

"Secretary Pompeo encouraged Prime Minister Abd al-Mahdi to take immediate steps to address the protesters' grievances by enacting reforms and tackling corruption.

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The President of the Republic meets a number of governors and stresses the need to speed up the implementation of citizens' requests

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The President of the Republic meets a number of governors and stresses the need to speed up the implementation of citizens' requests

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The President of the Republic Barham Saleh, at the Peace Palace in Baghdad, a number of conservatives, while referring to the need to implement the requests of citizens.

Saleh stressed, according to a statement issued by his office and received "Al-Ahd News" copy, on Wednesday, "the importance of the protection of peaceful demonstrators and the protection of public security and prevent more bloodshed, and to address any attack on security forces and public property, noting that an urgent investigation must be opened on Attacks that accompanied the demonstrations. "

He stressed, `` the need to expedite the implementation of citizens' requests in their provinces to provide job opportunities for unemployed youth to eliminate unemployment, and meet the legitimate needs in a free and decent life, and to create housing projects and the advancement of services across the provinces, and resolutely address financial and administrative corruption and refer spoilers to the judiciary. ''

Saleh listened to a detailed review by the governors of the southern governorates, the central and central Euphrates, Kirkuk and Nineveh, on the conditions hindering the completion of projects and the efforts required to implement the desired reforms.

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Saleh to the Chief Justice: the need to hold those responsible for bloodshed in the demonstrations

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Saleh to the Chief Justice: the need to hold those responsible for bloodshed in the demonstrations
President of the Republic Barham Salih, received at the Peace Palace in Baghdad, on Wednesday, the President of the Supreme Judicial Council, Faeq Zidan.
The President of the Republic, according to a presidential statement received by the agency (Euphrates News) a copy of the "need to conduct a fair judicial investigation into the crimes of assaulting demonstrators and security forces and shooting live during the recent protests, stressing the accountability of those responsible for the bloodshed in Iraq."
The two sides also discussed "the importance of the role of the Iraqi judiciary, especially the court competent issues of integrity and the importance of activating the role of the prosecution to resolve the files of corruption and punish violators on public money."
President Saleh praised "the effective role of the judiciary and its full independence in establishing the principles of justice," pointing out the importance of cooperation and coordination between the three authorities to complete the legal procedures related to the implementation of the legitimate demands of the demonstrators, and to maintain security and protect the Constitution.
During the meeting, they discussed ways to impose the rule of law in order to preserve the lives of citizens and public property.
 
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Saleh stresses the need to investigate the attacks on demonstrators and security forces


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President Barham Saleh confirmed on Wednesday an investigation into attacks on demonstrators and security forces and support the court of integrity to punish corrupt people.

A statement from Saleh's office received a "news" copy, that the latter "received at the Peace Palace in Baghdad, today, the President of the Supreme Judicial Council, Faeq Zidan."

The statement pointed out that "the importance of the role of the Iraqi judiciary, particularly the court of integrity issues, and the importance of activating the role of the prosecution to resolve corruption files and punish the violators of public money."

He said that "during the meeting discussed ways taken to impose the rule of law to contribute to the preservation of the lives of citizens and public property."

The President of the Republic, according to the statement, the need to "conduct a fair judicial investigation on the crimes of assaulting demonstrators and security forces and firing live bullets during the recent protests, stressing the accountability of those responsible for the bloodshed in Iraq."

The President praised the "effective role of the judiciary and its full independence in consolidating the principles of justice, noting the importance of cooperation and coordination between the three authorities to complete the legal procedures related to the implementation of the legitimate demands of the demonstrators, and to maintain security and protect the Constitution."

 
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Some of the decisions on the demonstrations need years and demands to reduce the salary ceiling for officials

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A political source said that the implementation of some of the government's decisions on the demonstrations will take years, while a member of the Iraqi Communist Party called for reducing the salaries of officials.

The source said that "the promises made by the government to the unemployed and the poor segment," noting that "promises regarding the distribution of plots and granting loans, as well as the payment of monthly subsidies to the unemployed from work will be implemented, but there are decisions and promises need years, such as the elimination The housing crisis, or the reform of the health and education sector, and the elimination of corruption, which is the key to the solution to all problems in Iraq.

He added that "there are deliberations between the parties of the government and parliament, to get out of this crisis, after officials realized that the people will not keep quiet without the implementation of those promises."

For his part, said member of the Iraqi Communist Party Bahaa al-Okaili that "the government to review the ceiling of the salaries of officials, deputies and three presidencies and their advisers, and to reconsider the needless positions, which burdened the state," pointing out that "these positions are a door Corruption in them. "

Al-Okaili explained that "temporal remedies and promises are not fooling the people.

The government, headed by Adel Abdel Mahdi, launched two packages of resolutions to meet the demands of the demonstrators.The parliament decided to stop the campaign to remove the abuses "immediately" and launch a project to build 100,000 housing units in addition to issuing recommendations to allocate salaries to families that do not receive any salaries and financial grants from the state.

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IRAQ HAS A CALMER NIGHT AFTER A WEEK OF PROTESTS

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SULAIMANI — Iraq had its calmest night since anti-government protests began more than a week ago over corruption and unemployment.

At least 110 people have been killed and more than 6,000 wounded, in the capital Baghdad and the south, since the security forces started cracking down on the demonstrators, Reuters reported on Wednesday (October 9).

Much of the unrest has been at night, but on Wednesday morning there were no reports of serious violence overnight.

The security forces pressed on with their crackdown, arresting protesters after nightfall on Tuesday in eastern and northwestern parts of Baghdad, police sources told Reuters.

Police carried recent photographs of protesters to identify and arrest them, the sources said.

Iraq’s semi-official High Commission for Human Rights also said about 500 people had been released from the 800 detained last week.

Intermittent access to internet returned on Wednesday morning, and protesters continued to upload video and photos from the protests. The government shut down coverage almost immediately as protests began, according to an order by the prime minister seen by Reuters.

The offices of local and international media were attacked last week, and journalists have said they were warned not to cover the protests. With the internet down, there was little coverage of the protests on television.

Abdul Mahdi’s government has sought to address the grievances of protesters, who demand the removal of government and a political class they view as endemically corrupt.

Ministers met provincial governors, to address grievances across the country, which include crumbling infrastructure, toxic water and high unemployment. But proposed reforms, some of which have been recycled from a package of proposed reforms after protests in 2015, are unlikely to ease public anger.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo condemned the recent violence and urged Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi to “exercise maximum restraint” and “address protesters’ grievances”, the US State Department said on Tuesday.

A readout of a call between the two provided by Abdul Mahdi’s office on Monday said Pompeo “expressed confidence in the Iraqi forces.” 

 

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Wednesday، 09 October 2019 06:26 PM

Halbousi says situations in Iraq 'dangerous'

 

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Parliament Speaker Mohamed al-Halbousi has described the ongoing situations in Iraq as ‘dangerous’, amid protests that swept through the capital Baghdad and other provinces.


During the parliament session, Halbousi said We are now at the crossroads. Either to be with the people who demand their rights, or stand with our interests.”

 

The parliament called for freezing the provincial councils and considering the victims of the protests as martyrs.

 

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Abdul Mahdi declares public mourning in Iraq for the victims of the demonstrations

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The Iraqi government announced on Wednesday mourning for the victims of demonstrations in the country.

Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi's office said in a statement received to Shafaq News, "The Prime Minister declares a general mourning in Iraq for three days starting from Thursday to Saturday on the lives of martyrs of demonstrators and security forces."

Iraq's parliament held its first session on Tuesday after a week of anti-government protests that left dozens dead and sparked a political crisis that the president said needed a "national dialogue."

On Tuesday, Abdul-Mahdi held marathon meetings with parliament speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi, the cabinet, tribal leaders and the country's chief judge to discuss the protests, while his office confirmed in a statement that life had "returned to normal" after a week of bloody demonstrations.

Demonstrations began with demands to end rampant corruption and chronic unemployment in the country, but escalated into calls for full reform of the political system.

These demonstrations are unprecedented because they were spontaneous and independent in Iraqi society, but they were unexpectedly bloody, killing more than 100 people and injuring 6,000 in one week.

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Urgent Abdul Mahdi addresses the Iraqi people this evening

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Abdul Mahdi addresses the Iraqi people this evening
 
Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi will address the Iraqi people this evening.
"The president will address the Iraqi people this evening," Abdul Mahdi's media office said in a statement received by the Euphrates News. is over
 
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Abdul Mahdi declares three days of mourning for the martyrs of the demonstrations

Political | 07:40 - 09/10/2019

 
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The Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi, announced Wednesday, a three-day public mourning for the lives of martyrs of demonstrations demonstrators and security forces.
"Abdul-Mahdi, declares a general mourning for three days from Thursday to Saturday on the lives of martyrs of demonstrators and security forces," the prime minister's media office said in a brief statement received by Mawazine News.
It is scheduled to address Abdul Mahdi, this evening, a speech to the Iraqi people on the recent demonstrations in the capital Baghdad and southern provinces and other cities.
A source familiar with the "Mawazine News", "The speech of Abdul-Mahdi, will include the announcement of a third package of reforms and decisions that come in response to the demands of the demonstrators."
The government announced earlier, two packages of decisions to meet the demands of the demonstrators who demanded the provision of services and jobs and an end to unemployment and accountability of corrupt.

 

 

 

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Calm in Iraq, Washington calls on Baghdad to "hold human rights violators" accountable

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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq has been quiet for a second day amid continuing Internet disruptions in many areas on Wednesday, while Washington called on Baghdad to "hold accountable those who violate human rights" after a protest movement that killed more than 100 people.
In Baghdad, the second Arab capital in terms of population, the return of normal life is evident. Congestion has returned to the hubs of the city of 9 million. Schools are again welcoming students after the protest movement disrupted the resumption of schooling.
Departments and shops have opened their doors, but access to social networks is still not possible.
Since October 1, Iraq has witnessed seemingly spontaneous demonstrations driven by social demands, but directed at live bullets. On Monday night, it led to chaos in Sadr City, a stronghold of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, who has demanded the resignation of the government.
The Iraqi military leadership admitted on Monday that "excessive use of force" during clashes with protesters in the predominantly Shiite city of Sadr City in eastern Baghdad, killing 13 people at night, according to security and medical sources.
The official toll from the violence in Baghdad and the mainly Shi'ite south of Iraq was also more than 100 dead and more than 6,000 wounded.
The identity of those who carried out the violence remains unclear, as the authorities spoke of "unknown snipers".
Despite the cessation of violence in Baghdad and the south, social networks remained blocked after activists were able to portray the violence widely.
So far, the Iraqi authorities have not commented on the Internet, which covers three-quarters of the country, according to the non-governmental organization specialized in information security "Netbooks." Only the Iraqi Kurdistan region in the north of the country has not been affected.
"This almost complete disconnection of the network imposed by the state in most areas seriously limits media coverage and prevents transparency of what is happening," Netbooks said.
Network providers assured their customers that they could not give information.
- maximum degree of restraint
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on the Iraqi government to show "maximum restraint," US diplomats said Tuesday. "Those who have violated human rights must be held accountable."
Washington said Pompeo made the remarks in a "recent" telephone conversation with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, who on Monday said he had spoken to the US secretary of state.
Pompeo "deplored the loss of life over the past few days and urged the Iraqi government to exercise maximum restraint," she said.
Pompeo's "confidence in the Iraqi forces and the support of the United States for Iraq and the efforts of the government to enhance security and stability," Abdul Mahdi's office said in a statement.
London on Wednesday expressed "concern" over the recent spiral of violence. British Foreign Secretary Dominique Rapp wrote in a tweet on Twitter that he assured the Iraqi prime minister of the need to "respect the right to peacefully demonstrate and press freedom."
The protests in Iraq come as the south prepares to revive the 40th anniversary of Imam Hussein, the biggest religious event of Shiite Muslims, a few days later.
Most of the pilgrims flow from Basra in southern Iraq towards the Imam Hussein shrine in Karbala, about 100 kilometers south of Baghdad.

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Abdul Mahdi declares general mourning in Iraq for three days

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BAGHDAD: The Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, announced on Wednesday, the general mourning in the country for three days starting from Thursday to Saturday on the lives of martyrs of demonstrators and security forces.
Abdul Mahdi said in a statement received (Euphrates News) a copy, that "will deliver a speech addressed to the people and include important decisions." is over
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End the state of warning and calm for the second day in Iraq

Political 08:20 - 09/10/2019

 

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The Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday the end of the state of maximum alert it had raised about a week ago to confront the mass demonstrations witnessed in Baghdad and a number of Iraqi provinces.
The country has been quiet for a second day, but residents are still deprived of social media despite the limited return of Internet access.
The Iraqi authorities reopened today the bridge of the Republic, which connects the Green Zone - which includes government departments and foreign embassies, most notably the United States - to Tahrir Square in the center of the Iraqi capital.
The reopening of the bridge is the latest security measure to be lifted after a series of security measures imposed by the authorities in recent days, accompanied by a large security deployment to counter the demonstrations.
Congestion has returned to the hubs of the city of 9 million, and departments and shops have opened.
Internet
Authorities blocked access to Facebook and WhatsApp after the wave of protests began on the first of this month, before the Internet was completely cut off the next day.
According to the network "Net Bloks" for cybersecurity that the almost complete cutting imposed by the state in most areas, severely limits the media coverage and transparency about the ongoing crisis.
Since Tuesday, the Internet has returned at certain times and is very slow in Baghdad and the south of the country, and during those periods, many have been able to access websites through applications, and publish videos of the killing of demonstrators.
Nate Bloks pointed out that the north of the country - especially the Kurdistan region - is connected to the network through a different system, and therefore was not affected by the blackout.
American invitation
For its part, Washington called on Baghdad to hold accountable those who violate human rights, after a protest movement that killed more than 110 people and wounded more than 6,000 others.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo telephoned Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi and informed him of US condemnation of the violence in Iraq and the loss of life, the State Department said.
Pompeo reaffirmed the United States' continued commitment to a strong, prosperous and sovereign Iraq

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2019/10/09 12:15:40

The Iraqi government announced on Wednesday the immediate release of detainees held by demonstrators.

Prime Minister Abdel-Mahdi said in a televised speech that he had decided to declare a general mourning for three days, and conduct transparent fundamentalist investigations to hold accountable those who did not abide by orders in the recent protests.

He pointed out that "the start of receiving the results of the investigations, and immediate measures to arrange the material and financial rights of the martyrs, and the promotion of the wounded of the military and ensure their treatment on state expenses, while honoring the family of each martyr and wounded security forces and protesters."

"The release of al-Mehdi is a matter of course," he said
 

 

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Abdul Mahdi: We issued strict instructions not to use live bullets against the demonstrators

 
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Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Wednesday issued strict instructions not to use live bullets against demonstrators.

"We have issued strict instructions not to use live bullets, but a large number of demonstrators and security forces have fallen," Abdul Mahdi said in a televised speech.

He added, "We have an audience that wanted to express its legitimate demands."

"The advocates of chaos will not succeed," he said, noting that "cases of assault, arson and vandalism do not belong to the people.

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Iraqi PM to ask parliament to approve cabinet reshuffle: news conference

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Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi (AFP/File)

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SULAIMANI — Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi said on Wednesday (October 9) that he would ask parliament to approve a cabinet reshuffle on Thursday.

Abdul Mahdi said he would submit a new list of ministers to parliament next week for approval, according to Reuters.

The move was the latest attempt to appease protesters, who called for the removal of the government and a political class it views as corrupt, during a week of bloody protests.

Earlier on Wednesday he announced three days of mourning starting Thursday for those killed in the protests, his office said in a statement.

At least 110 people were killed and more than 6,000 wounded in the capital and the south in a violent crackdown by security forces.

(NRT Digital Media/Reuters)

This story was updated at 10:00 p.m. EBL

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