Iraq loses its membership in the Human Rights Council for repressing protesters and October 25th ultimatum

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The government responds to protesters' demands for an aid package followed by reforms 78 billion .. Grant protests in Iraq 2019/10/06       10:47 pm

The Iraqi Council of Ministers decided to grant 150,000 unemployed people who do not have the ability to work a monthly grant of $ 150 per person for three months, a total amount of 78.5 billion Iraqi dinars. This came within the framework of the first package of important decisions issued by the Iraqi Council of Ministers in an extraordinary session held last night, in response to the demands of demonstrators and the general public. The Council of Ministers decided to open the door to apply for residential land allocated to low-income people and other categories and to complete the distribution of 17 thousand pieces of housing for the beneficiaries of low-income in the province of Basra, and within a period of time not exceeding four weeks. The Iraqi government, headed by Adel Abdul-Mahdi, announced a package of resolutions, following the popular demonstrations that took place in several Iraqi cities, over the past five days, to protest against the deterioration of the economic situation in the country. Following an extraordinary session of the Council of Ministers, the government revealed, at dawn, several urgent decisions on the housing and unemployment crises. The government described the decisions as a response to the bloody protests in Baghdad and southern cities. The Iraqi government in its statement considered the dead of the demonstrators and security services "martyrs", including them with grants allocated to the families of martyrs under Iraqi law. It also pledged to provide health services to the wounded, who numbered more than 4000 people, and to pay for their treatment, both inside and outside Iraq. It also announced the opening of applications for residential land for low-income people, and expedite the completion of the distribution of 17 thousand pieces of housing for beneficiaries in the province of Basra, as well as the launch of a national housing program includes the construction of 100,000 housing units distributed to the poorest provinces. The Council of Ministers directed ministries and other concerned parties to implement the decisions according to competence.       104 dead and 6 thousand wounded .. and resignation   A spokesman for the Iraqi Interior Ministry said the death toll in the protests reached 104, including members of the security forces, and the number of injured demonstrators and security forces reached 6,107.

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Iraq: the purchase of the dollar for fear of the collapse of the dinar

 

BAGHDAD - Baraa al-Shammari

October 6, 2019

 

After a three-day curfew, the government's decision  to lift the ban on the Iraqi capital Baghdad has brought partial life back to some of  its markets, with residents flocking to shopping, amid fears of a re-imposition of the ban as demonstrations continue, while the exchange market has seen a growing demand for  dollars. American fear of the collapse of the Iraqi dinar.

Despite widespread security in Baghdad, food and fuel prices, which have risen significantly in recent days, have stabilized on Saturday.

Large markets such as "Alwa" for the sale of fruits and vegetables in the Dora area south of Baghdad, Jamila food market and Shorja market in the center of the capital, witnessed a remarkable demand by the owners, as the momentum gradually eased at gas stations.

The Directorate of distributing petroleum products in Baghdad in a statement, it provided fuel for cars in 18 stations distributed on both sides of Rusafa and Karkh of the capital Baghdad.

An official at the Iraqi Oil Ministry said that all stations began to receive their share of fuel, yesterday, assuring the "new Arab" that the fuel crisis in Baghdad during the past two days ended completely.

Banking companies have resumed operations in most areas of Baghdad, according to Ahmed Kamal, a trader at the Harthiya Exchange (the central market for currency trading in Iraq). Kamal said to the "new Arab" that the market has seen since yesterday morning, a remarkable turnout to buy hard currency, especially the US dollar for fear of economic crises may lead to the collapse of the Iraqi currency.

Iraqi security sources confirmed to the "new Arab" that the outlets of the capital Baghdad opened, yesterday morning, before the entry of trucks carrying goods to Baghdad, noting that this procedure will continue normally unless an emergency is emerging.

Trucks carrying food and vegetables from provinces bordering Baghdad were seen entering the capital with extensive searches at the entrances to Baghdad.

Baghdad Chamber of Commerce member Mohammed Akram Ali told Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed that the crisis is gradually fading after the lifting of the ban, but people are worried that it has raised my time so they are over-buying materials.

Iraqis living in the Mansour district of Baghdad expressed fears that the situation could deteriorate again if Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi and Parliament Mohammed Halbousi did not keep their promises to meet the demands of the demonstrators.

Iraq has been witnessing violent protests since last Tuesday, began from Baghdad to demand better public services and the provision of jobs and fight corruption, before spreading to the provinces in the south.

The demonstrators raised the ceiling of their demands, and are now calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi, after the security forces resorted to violence to contain the protests, killing at least 100 people.

The government has been unable to rein in mounting protests, despite a curfew on Thursday and Friday. For years, Iraqis have been protesting poor basic public services such as electricity, health and water, as well as unemployment and corruption, in one of the world's most corrupt countries, according to the Transparency International index over the past years.

 

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Iraq .. The crisis of high food prices began to fade and the appetite for buying dollars

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2019-10-06 | 04:29

 

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The markets for the sale of fruits and vegetables in Iraq have seen a remarkable turnout by those who are after the decision to impose a curfew in Baghdad and a number of provinces, but the crisis of high food prices began to fade after the decision to lift the ban.

The Directorate of the distribution of petroleum products in Baghdad , it "provided fuel for cars in 18 stations distributed on both sides of Rusafa and Karkh of the capital Baghdad ."

 

She added that "all stations began to receive their share of fuel, yesterday, stressing that" the fuel crisis in Baghdad during the past two days ended completely. "

 

 

Banking companies have resumed operations in most areas of Baghdad, according to Ahmed Kamal, one of the traders of Al-Harthiya Stock Exchange (the central market for currency trading in Iraq ). It could lead to the collapse of the Iraqi currency. "

 

Iraqi security sources confirmed that "the outlets of the capital Baghdad opened, yesterday morning, before the entry of trucks carrying goods to Baghdad ," noting that "this procedure will continue normally unless an emergency is emerging."

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Iraq: the purchase of the dollar for fear of the collapse of the dinar

 

BAGHDAD - Baraa al-Shammari

October 6, 2019

 

After a three-day curfew, the government's decision  to lift the ban on the Iraqi capital Baghdad has brought partial life back to some of  its markets, with residents flocking to shopping, amid fears of a re-imposition of the ban as demonstrations continue, while the exchange market has seen a growing demand for  dollars. American fear of the collapse of the Iraqi dinar.

Despite widespread security in Baghdad, food and fuel prices, which have risen significantly in recent days, have stabilized on Saturday.

Large markets such as "Alwa" for the sale of fruits and vegetables in the Dora area south of Baghdad, Jamila food market and Shorja market in the center of the capital, witnessed a remarkable demand by the owners, as the momentum gradually eased at gas stations.

The Directorate of distributing petroleum products in Baghdad in a statement, it provided fuel for cars in 18 stations distributed on both sides of Rusafa and Karkh of the capital Baghdad.

An official at the Iraqi Oil Ministry said that all stations began to receive their share of fuel, yesterday, assuring the "new Arab" that the fuel crisis in Baghdad during the past two days ended completely.

Banking companies have resumed operations in most areas of Baghdad, according to Ahmed Kamal, a trader at the Harthiya Exchange (the central market for currency trading in Iraq). Kamal said to the "new Arab" that the market has seen since yesterday morning, a remarkable turnout to buy hard currency, especially the US dollar for fear of economic crises may lead to the collapse of the Iraqi currency.

Iraqi security sources confirmed to the "new Arab" that the outlets of the capital Baghdad opened, yesterday morning, before the entry of trucks carrying goods to Baghdad, noting that this procedure will continue normally unless an emergency is emerging.

Trucks carrying food and vegetables from provinces bordering Baghdad were seen entering the capital with extensive searches at the entrances to Baghdad.

Baghdad Chamber of Commerce member Mohammed Akram Ali told Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed that the crisis is gradually fading after the lifting of the ban, but people are worried that it has raised my time so they are over-buying materials.

Iraqis living in the Mansour district of Baghdad expressed fears that the situation could deteriorate again if Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi and Parliament Mohammed Halbousi did not keep their promises to meet the demands of the demonstrators.

Iraq has been witnessing violent protests since last Tuesday, began from Baghdad to demand better public services and the provision of jobs and fight corruption, before spreading to the provinces in the south.

The demonstrators raised the ceiling of their demands, and are now calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi, after the security forces resorted to violence to contain the protests, killing at least 100 people.

The government has been unable to rein in mounting protests, despite a curfew on Thursday and Friday. For years, Iraqis have been protesting poor basic public services such as electricity, health and water, as well as unemployment and corruption, in one of the world's most corrupt countries, according to the Transparency International index over the past years.

 

Stay focused on the demands of the Iraq citizens.

#5. STOP THE AUCTIONS. RETURN TO A FREE MARKET ECONOMY.

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Stay focused on the demands of the Iraq citizens.

#5. STOP THE AUCTIONS. RETURN TO A FREE MARKET ECONOMY.

Free Markets:

East Germans Communists: Poor

West Germans Free Market Rules: Rich

 

North Korea Communists: Poor

South Korea Free Market Rules:  Rich

 

Chinese under Communism: Poor

Chinese in Hong Kong under Free Market Rules: Rich

 

Also Taiwan, Singapore, full of Chinese, rich under Free Market capitalism. China under communism, with no free markets, was poor for decades. China has now abandoned communism, is embracing capitalism and is getting rich, very quickly. 

 

Dubai, run by Arabs, just down the street from Iraq, run by Free Market rules, they are rich. 

 

You see a pattern here? Of course you do. Everyone does. So do young Iraqis.

 

Lesson: Free Markets work. Capitalism works. Welcoming foreign investment and trade works. It makes everyone rich. Trading your currency internationally works. It gets money moving, lures investment, makes your country rich. It doesn't matter the color of your skin. It doesn't matter, your religion. Follow Free Market Rules, your country gets rich. It works on all races, all religions.

 

The protesters are fighting for the right thing: free markets. If they win that fight, Iraq will be rich in a few years, we'll make a lot of money. They will also make a lot of money. If the protesters lose that fight, we lose our money and they will be poor forever.

 

I'm cheering for the protesters. I could care less if they are Muslim. I'm cheering for them anyhow.

 

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2019/10/07 12:40

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Khamenei warns of a conspiracy to divide the Iraqi and Iranian peoples

Baghdad / Obelisk:  

Khamenei calls Iraq protests "conspiracy"

 TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian leader Ali Khamenei warned on Sunday of a conspiracy of enemies aimed at differentiating the Iraqi and Iranian peoples.

"Iran and Iraq are two peoples whose bodies, hearts an  d souls are linked to the means of believing in God and love for the Ahl al-Bayt and Hussein bin Ali," Khamenei said in a tweet on his Twitter account.

"This connection will grow more and more intense. Enemies seek to differentiate, but they are incapacitated and their conspiracy will have no effect."

http://almasalah.com/ar/news/179735/المرشد-خامنئي-يحذر-من-مؤامرة-للتفريق-بين-الشعبين-العراقي-والايراني

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Iraqi government retaliates against journalists and activists for taking demonstrations "Online"

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Complete encirclement of demonstrations and unprecedented punishment for all those who participated in the transfer of the movements of Iraqis and send their voice abroad through the publication of videos and pictures of the mass movement against the Iraqi government and parties and against Iranian domination of the Iraqi decision.

On October 7, 2019, Iraqi journalists were quoted as saying that they had issued government instructions to arrest dozens of activists and journalists for covering demonstrations and exposing demonstrators.

It also quoted Iraqi tweets on the social networking site Twitter as saying that the arrest and detention orders included about 130 Iraqi activists and journalists, based on Article 4 of the Terrorism Law, while the real reason was their coverage of the demonstrations in Iraq, which killed about 115 people and more than 6100 injured as a result The use of excessive force and live bullets against peaceful protesters since the beginning of angry protests Tuesday 1 October 2019.

https://kitabat.com/news/الحكومة-العراقية-تنتقم-من-الصحفيين-وا/

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Ehab Al-Jubouri Monday, 07 October 2019 11:13 AM

 

Iran sends militias supporters of Hussein and Bani Akram and Amir of the Faithful headed by Soleimani to suppress the demonstrations in Iraq

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Informed sources revealed that the deputy of the Popular Mobilization Council, Abu Mahdi al-Mohandes, invoked the guidance of the Iranian regime Ali Khamenei to rescue Iranian agents and militias in Iraq.
The engineer asked Khamenei to send armed militias to quell the popular uprising in Iraq.

Indeed , Khamenei responded immediately to the request of the Engineer, to intervene after militia supporters of Hussein, the sons of Akram, and the Commander of the Faithful, as well as child elements for "Crown age" and Abu Fadl, through Munthareya east of Diyala on Wednesday , 2 October headed by the commander of Vliq Jerusalem terrorist Qassem Soleimani , all of which reached Iraq in civilian clothes under the pretext of a visit Arbain Hussein.

The sources pointed out that an Iranian regiment entered from Mehran to Baghdad despite the closure of the border between the two countries.

For their part, activists stressed that the demonstrators are still ongoing protests against Iranian political and military intervention in Iraq.

They added that the protesters had to start the demonstrations at night to stay away from sniper bullets, and stressed that those who kill the demonstrators are Iranian elements as well as Iraqi pro-mullahs of Tehran, and said: They wear black military uniforms.

In moves by Iranian militias, the Fatah Alliance led by Hadi al-Amiri, Iran's arm of Iraq, called on the three presidencies to open up positively to Khamenei's directives, vowing to make every effort to kill the popular uprising.

For his part, said the Iraqi media Othman al-Mukhtar, the people of Najaf and the southern provinces tore pictures of Shiite religious symbols such as Khamenei and Yaqoubi, and others known for loyalty to Tehran in opposition to their control of institutions and decisions and sponsor the rampant corruption in the country.

Mukhtar pointed out that the crackdowns escalated at a rapid pace, and the ceiling against the demonstrators became higher, using live ammunition.

Regarding Iran's control of Iraq, Al-Mukhtar stressed that there is a full state of awareness in the Shiite community that political Islam in general and sectarianism in particular led the country to this situation, considering that the Iranian regime is the sponsor and the cause of underdevelopment and collapse in various vital sectors.

He added: Our country received as revenues in 10 years $ 150 billion, in addition to $ 200 billion in grants and aid, despite these fictional sums, Iraq has collapsed health, education and economic, and increased rates of unemployment and drug abuse.

https://www.thebaghdadpost.com/ar/Story/181393/إيران-ترسل-ميليشيات-أنصار-الحسين-وبني-أكرم-وأمير-المؤمنين-برئاسة-سليماني-لقمع-تظاهرات-العراق

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Iraqi Prime Minister: new reforms in the coming days to meet the demands of citizens

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi

 07 October 2019 11:30 AM

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi received a phone call from US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

The Prime Minister reviewed developments in the security situation and the return to normalcy after lifting the curfew.

Adel Abdul Mahdi, the control of security forces and stability, and the government offers a package of reforms and measures and continue to provide more in the coming days to meet the demands of citizens.

For his part, the US Secretary of State expressed confidence in the Iraqi forces, stressing the US position in support of Iraq and the government's efforts to enhance security and stability.

Earlier this month, Baghdad and southern provinces in Iraq witnessed mass demonstrations demanding better services, fighting corruption and providing job opportunities that led to deaths and injuries of demonstrators and security forces, prompting the government to declare a curfew in a number of provinces.

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Abdul-Mahdi "reassures" Washington about the developments in the situation in Iraq

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BAGHDAD - Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said in a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that security forces were in control of the country and restoring stability, and the government continued to introduce a package of reforms to meet protesters' demands.

This comes as 15 people were killed in clashes between security forces and anti-government protesters in the neighborhood of Sadr City in eastern Baghdad.

Abdul-Mahdi said that the security forces were able to control the anti-government protests, stressing the commitment to proceed with reforms to meet the demands of the protesters.

For his part, the US Secretary of State expressed confidence in the Iraqi forces, stressing the position of the United States in support of Iraq and the government's efforts to promote security and stability.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Clashes between security forces and anti-government protesters killed at least 15 people in Baghdad's eastern Sadr City district, raising the death toll from violence that began a week ago to at least 110, police and medics said on Monday.

The army said it would pull out of the sprawling residential neighborhood east of the Iraqi capital and hand over control to police in an apparent effort to ease tensions.

In a warning tone, the head of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Commission, Faleh al-Fayyad, said Monday that the Popular Mobilization is ready to foil any plot against the country's security.

"We will not allow anyone to tamper with the blood of our children and the security of our country," he told a news conference, noting that there was no room for a coup or insurgency, and Iraq would not be governed by a particular sect.

"We want to overthrow corruption and we do not want to overthrow the regime," he said, adding that they were defending a constitution built with blood and sacrifices.

In an attempt to calm the Iraqi street, the authorities said they would hold accountable security personnel who acted wrongly in their violent confrontation with protesters.

The protests began on Tuesday from Baghdad to demand better public services, jobs and corruption, before spreading to southern Shi'ite provinces.

The demonstrators raised the ceiling of their demands and are calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, after the security forces resorted to violence to contain the protests.

Protesters accuse the security forces of firing at them, while the latter denies this and says that "unidentified snipers" shoot protesters and security personnel alike to create strife.

More than 110 people were killed and thousands injured, according to medical sources.

For years, Iraqis have been protesting against poor public services such as electricity, health and water, as well as unemployment and corruption, in one of the world's most corrupt countries, according to the Transparency International index over the years.

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Source: Abdul Mahdi will launch a new reform package on Tuesday

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2019-10-07 | 06:07

 

 

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A source in Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi's office said Monday that the latter will launch a new reform package on Tuesday.

Russia quoted today the source as saying that "Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi prepared a set of projects and decisions to meet the demands of the demonstrators," noting that "this package is all linked to the demands of the demonstrators, including with regard to jobs and financing projects."

 

 

He added that "the prime minister is in contact with the demonstrators through the cell he formed in his office, and may meet in the coming days a group of them."

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Iran calls on Iraqis to show restraint

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2019-10-07 | 06:57

 

 

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TEHRAN (Reuters) - Tehran calls on the Iraqi people to show restraint, a government spokesman said on Monday.

" Iran will always stand by the Iraqi nation and the Iraqi government," spokesman Ali Rubaie told a news conference , calling for "unity and restraint."

 

" Tehran will continue its efforts to calm tensions with the Gulf states by improving relations with its Gulf neighbors," he said.

 

The capital Baghdad and southern provinces in Iraq , 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, which prompted the government to declare a curfew in a number of provinces lasted for two days, while the demonstrations continue in a number of areas .

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Kurdistan declares its suppor t for Abdul - Mahdi and the demands of the demonstrators

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2019-10-07 | 07:02

 

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The official of the Department of Foreign Relations in the Kurdistan Regional Government, Sven Dzei, on Monday, the support of the Kurdistan Regional Government headed by Adel Abdul-Mahdi, hoping to succeed in meeting the demands of the demonstrators legitimate.

"The demands of the demonstrators are legitimate," he said, adding that "we have witnessed unrest, tensions that accompanied the demonstrations and attempts to derail them."

 

"We support Abdul Mahdi to calm the situation in the country, and we support his steps in overcoming the current crisis," he said.

 

"I hope that this crisis will be overcome and that the government will meet the demands of the demonstrators to provide services, improve living conditions and create job opportunities for the unemployed," he said.

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The US-Iran Silent War Is Suddenly Transformed Into An "Iraq Uprising"

by Tyler Durden

Sun, 10/06/2019 - 23:40

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Authored by Elijah Magnier, Middle East based chief international war correspondent for Al Rai Media

The last four days have shown that the ongoing US-Iran war is acutely affecting the whole region. This is now evident in Iraq where more than 105 people have been killed and thousands wounded in the course of demonstrations that engulfed the capital Baghdad and southern Shia cities including Amara, Nasririyeh, Basrah, Najaf and Karbalaa. Similar demonstrations could erupt in Beirut and other Lebanese cities due to the similarity of economic conditions in the two countries. The critical economic situation in the Middle East offers fertile ground for uprisings that lead to general chaos.

Iraq has special status due to its position, since the 2003 US occupation of the country, as both an Iranian and as a US ally. Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi up to now has armed himself with article 8 of the constitution, seeking to keep Iraq as a balancing point between all allies and neighboring countries, and to prevent Mesopotamia from becoming a battlefield for conflicts between the US and Iran or Saudi Arabia and Iran.

 

 

 

Notwithstanding the efforts of Baghdad officials, the deterioration of the domestic economic situation in Iraq has pushed the country into a situation comparable to that of those Middle Eastern countries who were hit by the so-called “Arab Spring”. 

Fueled by real grievances including lack of job opportunities and severe corruption, domestic uprisings were manipulated by hostile foreign manipulation for purposes of regime change; these efforts have been ongoing in Syria since 2011. Baghdad believes that foreign and regional countries took advantage of the justified demands of the population to implement their own agenda, with disastrous consequences for the countries in question.

Sources within the office of the Iraqi Prime Minister said “the recent demonstrations were already planned a couple of months ago. Baghdad was working to try and ease the situation in the country, particularly since the demands of the population are legitimate. The Prime Minister has inherited the corrupt system that has developed since 2003; hundreds of billions of dollars have been diverted into the pockets of corrupt politicians. Moreover, the war on terror used not only all the country’s resources but forced Iraq to borrow billions of dollars for the reconstruction of the security forces and other basic needs.” 

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A word on one of the dynamics behind the Iraq protests, namely: youth unemployment. In Iraq, 40% of the country is under 14, and 60% is under 25. Youth unemployment is around 40%. Changing demographics should keep policymakers up at night across the region.

 

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“The latest demonstrations were supposed to be peaceful and legitimate because people have the right to express their discontent, concerns and frustration. However, the course of events showed a different objective: 16 members of the security forces were killed along with tens of civilians and many government and party buildings were set on fire and completely destroyed. This sort of behavior has misdirected the real grievances of the population onto a disastrous course: creating chaos in the country. Who benefits from the disarray in Iraq?”

The unrest in Iraqi cities coincides with an assassination attempt against Iran’s Soleimani. Sources believe that the “assassination attempt against the commander of the Iranian IRGC-Quds Brigade Qassem Soleimani is not a pure coincidence but related to events in Iraq”.

“Soleimani was in Iraq during the selection of the key leaders of the country. He has a lot of influence, like the Americans who have their own people. If Soleimani is removed, those who may have been behind the recent unrest may think it will create enough confusion in Iraq and Iran, allowing room for a possible coup d’état carried out by military or encouraged by foreign forces, Saudi Arabia and the US in this case. Killing Soleimani, in the minds of foreign actors, could lead to chaos, leading to a reduction of Iranian influence in Iraq”, said the sources.

The recent decisions of Abdel Mahdi made him extremely unpopular with the US. He has declared Israel responsible for the destruction of the five warehouses of the Iraqi security forces, Hashd al-Shaabi, and the killing of one commander on the Iraqi-Syrian borders. He opened the crossing at al-Qaem between Iraq and Syria to the displeasure of the US embassy in Baghdad, whose officers expressed their discomfort to Iraqi officials. He expressed his willingness to buy the S-400 and other military hardware from Russia.

Abdel Mahdi agreed with China to reconstruct essential infrastructure in exchange for oil, and gave a $284 million electricity deal to a German rather than an American company. The Iraqi Prime Minister refused to abide by US sanctions and is still buying electricity from Iran and allowing the exchange of commerce that is bringing large amounts of foreign currency and boosting the Iranian economy. And lastly, Abdel Mahdi rejected the “Deal of the Century” proposed by the US: he is trying to mediate between Iran and Saudi Arabia and therefore is showing his intention to keep away from the US objectives and policies in the Middle East.

US officials expressed their complete dissatisfaction with Abdel Mahdi’s policy to many Iraqi officials. The Americans consider that their failure to capture Iraq as an avant-garde country against Iran is a victory for Tehran. However, this is not what the Iraqi Prime Minister is aiming at. He is genuinely trying to keep away from the US-Iran war, but is confronted with increasing difficulties.

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Video confirms that security forces are shooting live bullets and ammunitions at the protesters in #Baghdad and not toward the air, the security forces have killed at least 93 protestors so far since the beginning of #IraqProtests on Tuesday. #العراق_ينتقض

 

 

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Abdel Mahdi took over governance in Iraq when the economy was at a catastrophic level. He is struggling in his first year of governance even though Iraq is considered to have the fourth largest of the world’s oil reserves. A quarter of Iraq’s over 40 million people live at poverty level.

The Marjaiya in Najaf intervened to calm down the situation, showing its capacity to control the mob. Its representative in Karbalaa Sayyed Ahmad al-Safi emphasises the importance of fighting corruption and creating an independent committee to put the country back on track. Al-Safi said it was necessary to start serious reforms and asked the Parliament, in particular “the biggest coalition”, to assume its responsibility. 

The biggest group belongs to Sayyed Moqtada al-Sadr, with 53 MPs. Moqtada declared – contrary to what the Marjaiya hoped – the suspension of his group from the parliament rather than assuming his responsibilities. Moqtada is calling for early elections, an election where he is not expected to gather more than 12-15 MPs. Al-Sadr, who visits Saudi Arabia and Iran for no strategic objective, is trying to ride the horse of grievance so he can take advantage of the just requests of the demonstrators. Moqtada and the other Shia groups who rule the country today, in alliance with Kurds and Sunni minorities, are the ones to respond to the people’s requests, and not hide behind those in the street asking for the end of corruption, for more job opportunities, and improvement of their conditions of life.

Prime Minister Abdel Mahdi doesn’t have a magic wand; the people can’t wait for very long. Notwithstanding their justified demands, the people were “not alone in the streets. The majority of social media hashtags were Saudi: indicating that Abdel Mahdi’s visits to Saudi Arabia and his mediation between Riyadh and Tehran have not rendered him immune to regime change efforts supported by Saudi,” said the source. Indeed, Iraq’s neighbours gave strong indications to the Prime Minister that Iraq’s relation Iran is the healthiest and the most stable of relations with neighbouring countries. Tehran didn’t conspire against him even if it was the only country whose flag was burned by some demonstrators and reviled in the streets of Baghdad during the last days of unrest.

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Iraq Predictions:

Protests in Iraq will only get worse.

The authorities will have no answer.

They will continue to overreact.

Leadership in the opposition will emerge.

The opposition will become more political, violent, and international.

 

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The critical economic situation is making the Middle East vulnerable to unrest. Most countries are suffering due to the US sanctions on Iran and the monstrous financial expenditure on US weapons. US President Donald Trump is trying hard to empty Arab leaders’ pockets and keep Iran as the main scarecrow to drain Gulf finances. The Saudi war on Yemen is also another destabilizing factor in the Middle East, allowing plenty of room for tension and confrontation.

Iraq seems headed for instability as one aspect of the multidimensional US war on Iran; the US is demanding support and solidarity from Gulf and Arab countries to stand behind its plans. Iraq is not conforming to all US demands. The Iraqi parliament and political parties represent the majority of the population; regime change is therefore unlikely, but neighboring countries and the US will continue to exploit domestic grievances. It is not clear whether Abdel Mahdi will manage to keep Iraq stable. What is clear is that US-Iran tensions are not sparing any country in the Middle East

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-iran-silent-war-suddenly-transformed-iraq-uprising

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Kurdistan declares suppor t for Abdul - Mahdi and the demands of the demonstrators: Do not bear mistakes 15 years

 

2019-10-07 06:13:31

 

Sfax Dzei, head of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Foreign Relations Department, on Monday renewed the KRG's support for the federal government headed by Adel Abdul-Mahdi, expressing hope that it will successfully meet the demonstrators' legitimate demands.

"The demands of the demonstrators are legitimate," he said. "But we have witnessed unrest, tensions that accompanied the demonstrations and attempts to derail them."

"We support Abdul Mahdi to calm the situation in the country and support his steps in overcoming the current crisis," he said, adding that "it is not possible to hold the prime minister responsible for 15 years of problems and mistakes committed by previous governments."

"I hope that this crisis will be overcome and that the government will meet the demands of the demonstrators to provide services, improve living conditions and create job opportunities for the unemployed," he said.

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Another demand the protesters should go for is to run all the Iranian military from Iraq. Mahdi an his cronies turning a blind eye to these Iranian snipers killing their civilians is despicable. The people are telling them who is doing the killing an the GOI is so scared and weak they can’t do anything about it...sad 

[jg1]

52 minutes ago, DoD said:

Another demand the protesters should go for is to run all the Iranian military from Iraq. Mahdi an his cronies turning a blind eye to these Iranian snipers killing their civilians is despicable. The people are telling them who is doing the killing an the GOI is so scared and weak they can’t do anything about it...sad 

Thanks. I do believe that was one of their demands.

[jg1]

9 hours ago, Rochester said:

Free Markets:

East Germans Communists: Poor

West Germans Free Market Rules: Rich

 

North Korea Communists: Poor

South Korea Free Market Rules:  Rich

 

Chinese under Communism: Poor

Chinese in Hong Kong under Free Market Rules: Rich

 

Also Taiwan, Singapore, full of Chinese, rich under Free Market capitalism. China under communism, with no free markets, was poor for decades. China has now abandoned communism, is embracing capitalism and is getting rich, very quickly. 

 

Dubai, run by Arabs, just down the street from Iraq, run by Free Market rules, they are rich. 

 

You see a pattern here? Of course you do. Everyone does. So do young Iraqis.

 

Lesson: Free Markets work. Capitalism works. Welcoming foreign investment and trade works. It makes everyone rich. Trading your currency internationally works. It gets money moving, lures investment, makes your country rich. It doesn't matter the color of your skin. It doesn't matter, your religion. Follow Free Market Rules, your country gets rich. It works on all races, all religions.

 

The protesters are fighting for the right thing: free markets. If they win that fight, Iraq will be rich in a few years, we'll make a lot of money. They will also make a lot of money. If the protesters lose that fight, we lose our money and they will be poor forever.

 

I'm cheering for the protesters. I could care less if they are Muslim. I'm cheering for them anyhow.

 

Thank you. Awesome post. 

[6ly410]

Kurdistan Region should be included in PM's reform plan: PUK member

https://www.nrttv.com/En/News.aspx?id=15625&MapID=1

Senior PUK member Blesa Jabar Farman (File)

1 Hours Ago

SULAIMANI — Senior PUK member Blesa Jabar Farman said on Monday (October 7) that Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi’s raft of proposals in response to demands by protesters for more job opportunities should also include the Kurdistan Region.

The federal Council of Ministers discussed a first tranche of reforms during a meeting on Sunday, which included housing and land reforms, unemployment benefits, employment training, and health care.

Jabar Farman said that the seventeen point plan should apply to the Kurdistan Region because it also suffers from a lack of services and unemployment.

If the budget for the project is taken from funding for the governorates, he argued, then naturally the Region should be included in the project.

It was not immediately clear how Baghdad intended to pay for the new programs or whether it would placate protesters.

(NRT Digital Media)

[6ly410]

Kurdistan Region: We are supporters of Abdul Mahdi's government

Political 02:13 - 07/10/2019

https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=67565

 

BAGHDAD - Mawazine News

The official of the Department of Foreign Relations in the Kurdistan Regional Government Sven Dzei, on Monday, the support of the Kurdistan Regional Government headed by Adel Abdul Mahdi.
"The demands of the demonstrators are legitimate," he said. "But we have witnessed unrest, tensions that accompanied the demonstrations and attempts to derail them."
"We support Abdul Mahdi to calm the situation in the country and support his steps in overcoming the current crisis," he said, adding that "it is not possible to hold the prime minister responsible for 15 years of problems and mistakes committed by previous governments."
"I hope that this crisis will be overcome and that the government will meet the demands of the demonstrators to provide services, improve the living conditions and create job opportunities for the unemployed," he said.

is over

[6ly410]

Monday، 07 October 2019 03:30 PM

PM Abdul Mahdi, Pompeo discuss Iraq protests

https://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/Story/44177/PM-Abdul-Mahdi-Pompeo-discuss-Iraq-protests

 

Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi held a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday to discuss the recent protests in Baghdad and other major cities which have resulted in the killing of over 110 people so far.


"The Prime Minister reviewed the developments in the security situation and the return to normal life after the curfew was lifted, and confirmed that the security forces had resumed control and stability had been restored," reads a statement by premier's office, as quoted by Reuters.


Thousands of people have taken to the streets since Tuesday to protest against the inefficient public services, unemployment, and corruption.


The death toll has so far passed 110 after new clashes between the protesters and the security forces erupted in Baghdad on Sunday night, which took the lives of eight people.


According to the statement, the Iraqi government has put forward a package of reforms in hopes of meeting the protesters' demands and ease the situation.

Edited October 7, 2019 by 6ly410

[6ly410]

Abdul Mahdi discusses recent protests with US Secretary of State Pompeo

FILE PHOTO: Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi delivers a joint statement with French President Emmanuel Macron (not seen) at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, May 3, 2019. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/Pool

6 Hours ago

https://www.nrttv.com/En/News.aspx?id=15616&MapID=2

 

SULAIMANI — Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi discussed the protests that have gripped his country this past week in a phone call with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, his office said in a statement on Monday (October 7).

“The Prime Minister reviewed developments in the security situation and the return to normal life after the curfew was lifted, and confirmed that security forces had resumed control and stability had been restored,” the statement said, according to Reuters.

The statement said the government has put forward a package of reforms and will continue to provide more to meet the demands of the protesters.

At least eight people were killed in new clashes between Iraqi security forces and anti-government protesters on Sunday night in Baghdad, lifting the death toll to more than 100.

(NRT Digital Media/Reuters)

 

 

[6ly410]

 

Video: Abdul Mahdi pledges to bring those who attacked the demonstrators to justice

Special Sumerian

2019-10-07 | 08:27

 

https://www.alsumaria.tv/news/خاص-السومرية/320894/بالفيديو-عبد-المهدي-يتعهد-بتقديم-من-اعتدى-على-المت

Source:

Sumerian

 

2,310 views

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi explained the government's stance on the repercussions of the demonstrations.

Abdul-Mahdi said he had made all efforts to conduct investigations to identify those who carried out the attack, whether by the security forces, pointing out that they have strict orders not to use live bullets.

He declared that there are rules of conduct, as in all countries of the world, must be observed. "This situation cannot be accepted. The demonstrators are citizens and dear ones."

 

 

 

[6ly410]

The Iraqi government will launch a new package of resolutions on Tuesday

https://www.shafaaq.com/ar/سیاسة/الحكومة-العراقية-تطلق-حزمة-قرارات-جديدة-غدا-الثلاثاء/

 

 2019/10/07 10:02:02

 

The Council of Ministers will announce a package of important and new decisions to be issued at its meeting on Tuesday, according to the Iraqi News Agency "conscious".
The Council of Ministers, in its extraordinary session last Saturday, issued the first package of decisions to meet the demands of the demonstrators; Of benefits.
The first incentive package also included the inclusion of 150,000 unemployed people with a monthly grant, granting the unemployed money, loans and land for projects, contracting with volunteer lecturers, and exempting farmers from the lease amounts of the agricultural lands that they owed previously.
Earlier this month, Baghdad and southern provinces witnessed mass demonstrations demanding better services, fighting corruption and providing jobs that led to the deaths and injuries of demonstrators and security forces, prompting the government to declare a curfew in a number of provinces. .
The Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, during a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the control of security forces and stability, and the government offers a package of reforms and measures and continue to provide more in the coming days to meet the demands of citizens.

 

 

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On 10/1/2019 at 9:31 AM, wciappetta said:

Al-Madar publishes the demands of the demonstrations

September 30, 2019 

30-09-2019 10:39 PM

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Orbit Agency –

Baghdad

Al-Madar got the demands of a demonstration tomorrow (Tuesday, October 1, 2019) that will be launched in Bashtak.

The demands are:

1- Declaring a real war on corruption and opening all files of corruption with the help of international bodies specialized in corruption cases

And legislation the law from where you get 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 and preserving 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

 

 

http://www.almadarnews.org/index.php?page=article&id=66493

 

Alright I’ll have to delete my post in rumors section. This answers my questions! I might be reading something into this. Is it just me or does this sound like the HCL, monetary reform,& article 140?? This is what the people want!!’ Looks like we are in day 5 of their time line!!! This maybe the event that gets the GOI off high center! It’s just a shame so many people have to killed to get these corrupt people to act!! That’s what greed does, these criminals will do anything to protect their criminal enterprise!!! Hopefully GOI will do the right thing, and meet the people’s demands!! Which will be great for us too!!! JMHO!! 🤠