Protesters are flocking to organize the biggest protest in years

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Iraqi President directs the implementation of the demands of the demonstrators according to timetables

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 23 October 2019 02:48 PM

Iraqi President Barham Salih held a meeting at the Peace Palace in Baghdad on Wednesday, in the presence of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, Speaker of the House of Representatives Mohammed Halbousi, and President of the Supreme Judicial Council Judge Fayeq Zidan .

The Presidency said in a statement that the meeting discussed the current political and security situation in the country.

The statement pointed out that it was stressed the importance of moving fixed timetables for the implementation of the legitimate demands of the demonstrators in reform, fighting corruption and securing the protection of the constitutional right to peaceful demonstration, freedom of expression and protection of security and public property and community peace .

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Abdul Mahdi flirting Iraqis before October 25 .. Reduce my salary from 20 to 10 million dinars

 

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

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In an attempt to pre-empt the broad popular movement scheduled for Friday, October 25, as part of recent efforts to accommodate demonstrations that are the largest of Iraqis against corruption and to avenge the martyrs, the Iraqi Prime Minister announced a number of resolutions.

According to a statement from Abdul Mahdi's office, the prime minister is scheduled to deliver a speech on Thursday, October 24, 2019, to talk about urgent steps he will take in order to achieve the required reforms.

These steps include the following measures: If the House of Representatives convenes next week, there will be ministerial amendments away from the concepts of quotas, focusing on competencies and the independence of ministers and the increasing presence of young people.

The second point concerns the government's emphasis on the importance of the Supreme Judicial Council to form the Central Anti-Corruption Court; For poor slices

As well as working hard with the legislature to enact the law "Where do you get this?", Including senior officials, stressing the importance of localization of salaries and encircling transactions in paper currency and paper transactions, which helps to expose the inflation of the funds of many officials and enable justice to pursue them.

Among the measures also planned to be reduced are the salaries of officials up to the fourth degree of presidencies, ministers, members of the House of Representatives, special grades, agents and managers to reach in the high cases by half so that the highest salary and allocations do not exceed 10 million dinars per month, and to graduate down appropriate rates in line with the scale Salaries of the fifth degree and below and raise the minimum salary.

The statement stressed that the funds obtained from the reduction of salaries in addition to the State's contribution to the establishment of a social security fund to ensure that no Iraqi remains below the poverty line, will be allocated to any Iraqi who has no income or any member of a family without income on a monthly grant of not less than 130 thousand dinars , The Council of Ministers to submit the draft law, which began drafting as soon as the House of Representatives for approval.

https://kitabat.com/news/عبد-المهدي-يغازل-العراقيين-قبل-25-أكتوبر/

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Iraq PM makes last ditch reforms to halt further protests

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https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/231020192

Iraq's Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi speaks at the funeral of Major General Ali al-Lami in Baghdad, October 22, 2019. Photo: Ahmad al-Rubaye / AFP 

 

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi unveiled yet more reforms on Wednesday in a last ditch attempt to prevent nationwide protests against the government resuming on Friday. 

October began with an explosion of street protests against corruption, unemployment, and a lack of basic services. The thousands of mostly young men aged 15 to 25 who came out onto the streets of Baghdad and other cities were met with violent repression. 

At least 157 people were killed and 5,494 injured in the wave of unrest, according to a report published by the Human Rights Office of the United Nationals Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) on Tuesday. 

Protests are due to resume on Friday after a brief hiatus during the Shiite religious observance of Arbaeen. Influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has withdrawn his support for the government and called on his supporters to return to the streets.

Abdul-Mahdi announced the new set of  measures via Facebook on Wednesday aimed at reducing the salaries of top officials, reforming the ministries, providing incomes to poor  families, and offering fresh opportunities for young people.

“We will start to make real reforms within the ministries in the next parliament session,” the statement reads. “The reforms within the ministries will be free of quotas and there will be more space for the youth [for government jobs].”

There are fears Friday’s protests could see a resumption of the violence seen earlier in the month. Security forces and armed militias used live ammunition, rubber bullets, tear gas, and sniper rounds to disperse the crowds. 

Curfews were also imposed on city centers and internet services cut across the country’s south.

Abdul-Mahdi’s statement again focused on fighting corruption, pledging to establish a central anti-corruption court – a place for “corrupted officials to face justice”.

“We will reveal the corruption cases for the public with full transparency,” the statement added.

Since taking power in October 2018, Abdul-Mahdi has said his government’s priority is to clamp down on corruption. Critics say he has moved too slowly, however, and he is under mounting pressure to deliver tangible results and not just a few token scalps.

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi also promised to fight corruption and to stand up to corrupted officials, but failed to solve the problem during his tenure.  

Abdul-Mahdi may believe he can take the sting out of the tail of the protesters by announcing a reduction in his salary and expenses and those of the president, parliamentary speaker, and other top officials.

“Cutting the salaries of the three presidents, ministers, member of parliaments, deputy ministers to half of its current figure” is among the new measures, the statement said. “The salary of the highest position in the country will not exceed 10 million IQD ($8,407 per month).”

The same step was also taken by former PM Abadi in 2015 when the price of oil collapsed.  

Abdul-Mahdi also clarified that the US troops which recently crossed into Iraqi territory after withdrawing from northern Syria “do not have the permission of Baghdad to stay inside Iraq”.

Joint Operation Command released a statement on Tuesday claiming the US troops had the permission of the Iraqi government to enter the Kurdistan Region, but only as a transiting point – not the “green light” to stay inside Iraq.

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday. Under the current plan, all US troops leaving Syria will go to western Iraq and the military would continue to conduct operations against the Islamic State (ISIS) to prevent its resurgence. 

He later added that the troops would be there temporarily until they are able to go home, but no time frame has been set.

 

 

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Sounds to me that the GOI is scared! 😁

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Unless this LAST DITCH effort at reforms to halt further demonstrations includes stopping the auctions and creating a globally recognized currency; and NOT " soon/ in the coming days/just around the corner or In the near future " - but RIGHT FREAKING NOW ! ! ! . . . I fully expect Pitchforks, Torches with a healthy dose of automatic weapons fire and RPG's, as " they storm the ramparts."

 

After all that has transpired, I still get the sense that  (1) they're not willing to go the distance (2) they don't get it (3) The deeply entrenched Corrupted Politicians feel they can just call out the military and CRUSH any further demonstrations once and for all.  

 

Honestly, I hope I'm wrong about this. Oh how want to be proven wrong.

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4 hours ago, WheresmyRV? said:

Sounds to me that the GOI is scared! 😁

 

Too right . . . I'll bet some of these fools feel like they've got a target painted on their back.

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Abdul Mahdi announces five important reform decisions "expanded"

By ahad5 23/10/2019 04:57 PM | 

 

http://alahadnews.net/index.php/permalink/185224.html

 

 

Ahd News - Baghdad

Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi announced five important reform steps related to the salaries of high grades and an amendment to the cabinet, as well as financial grants to the needy families.

 Abdul-Mahdi said in a press statement received by "Al-Ahd News", on Wednesday, we will address tomorrow on Thursday a letter to the Iraqi people containing several topics related to the current situation of the country, in which we will emphasize a number of urgent steps and important reform measures include the following:

 1. If we convene the House of Representatives next week, we will make ministerial adjustments away from the concepts of quotas, focusing on competencies, the independence of ministers, and an increasing presence of youth.   

 2. The Government emphasizes the importance of the Supreme Judicial Council to form (the Central Court for Combating Corruption) to hold corrupt persons accountable, and open corruption files clearly and in front of the public opinion, especially those that affect the theft of funds for vital projects such as hospitals, schools, streets, bridges, dams and other basic projects to accommodate more jobs. Especially for the poor. Working hard with the legislature to enact a law (where do you get this) includes senior officials, with an emphasis on the importance of localization of salaries and encircling transactions in paper currency and paper transactions, which helps to expose the inflation of the funds of many officials and enable justice to pursue them.   

 3- Reducing the salaries of officials up to the fourth degree of presidencies, ministers, members of the House of Representatives, special grades, agents and managers to reach in the highest cases by half so that the highest salary and allocations do not exceed 10 million dinars per month, and to include a decline at the appropriate rates in line with the salary scale of the fifth degree and below. And raise the minimum salary.   

 4. Allocation of funds derived from the reduction of salaries in addition to the State's contribution to the establishment of a social security fund to ensure that no Iraqi remains below the poverty line, and that any Iraqi who has no income or any member of a family without income to receive a monthly grant of not less than 130 thousand dinars, and provides The Council of Ministers to achieve this draft law, which began drafting as soon as the House of Representatives for approval.   

 5.The preservation of the country's sovereignty comes from respect for the rights and freedoms of the people, as well as from the development of its own capabilities to maintain its security and sovereignty and continue to fight terrorism and ISIS.The government has confirmed that it has not granted permission for US forces withdrawing from Syrian territory to remain in Iraqi territory as reported by some media. We have issued an official statement and we are taking all international legal measures and demanding the international community and the United Nations to play their role in this regard.   

Any presence of foreign forces must be approved by the Iraqi government and terminated if requested by the Iraqi government. Finished 11

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Abdul Mahdi to address the people tomorrow on the reform measures

23/10/2019 10:34 PM

 

http://alahadnews.net/index.php/permalink/185272.html

 

Ahd News - Baghdad

 

Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said Wednesday he would address the Iraqi people on Thursday on urgent reform measures.

Abdul-Mahdi said in a statement received by "Al-Ahd News", a copy of it that "we will address on Thursday a letter to the Iraqi people, including several topics related to the current situation of the country," indicating "we will stress a series of urgent steps and important reform measures."

He added, "We will conduct, if the sessions of the House of Representatives next week, ministerial amendments away from the concepts of quotas and focus on competencies and the independence of ministers and the increasing presence of young people," pointing out that "the government emphasizes the importance of the Supreme Judicial Council to form (the Central Court to fight corruption) to hold corrupt And open corruption files clearly and in front of the public, especially those that affect the theft of funds for vital projects such as hospitals, schools, streets, bridges, dams and other key projects that will absorb more jobs, especially for the poor, and work hard with the legislature to enact Wen (where you this), including senior officials, with an emphasis on the importance of settling salaries and currency transactions encircle paper and paper transactions, which helps to detect inflation a lot of money and enable justice officials to prosecute. "

He explained that "the salaries of officials will be reduced to the fourth degree of presidencies and ministers and members of the House of Representatives and special grades and agents and managers to reach in the high cases to half that does not exceed the highest salary and allocations of 10 million dinars per month, and to graduate down appropriate rates in line with the salary scale of the fifth degree And below and raise the minimum salary. "

He stressed that "money will be allocated from the reduction of salaries in addition to the state's contribution to the establishment of a social security fund to ensure that no Iraqi remains below the poverty line, and that any Iraqi without income or any member of a family without income on a monthly grant of not less than 130 thousand dinars And the Council of Ministers to achieve this draft law, which began drafting as soon as the House of Representatives for approval.

"The preservation of the sovereignty of the country comes from respect for the rights and freedoms of the people, as well as the development of its own capabilities to maintain its security and sovereignty and continue to fight terrorism and ISIS," Mahdi said. As stated by some media, we have issued an official statement to do so and take all international legal procedures and call on the international community and the United Nations to play their role in this regard.

He pointed out that "any presence of foreign forces must be with the consent of the Iraqi government, and to end this presence if requested by the Iraqi government."

 

Edited October 24, 2019 by 6ly410

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2019/10/24 12:02

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Section: Iraq

Demonstrators flock to Tahrir Square in preparation for the demonstrations

BAGHDAD / Obelisk: A small number of demonstrators began arriving in Baghdad's Tahrir Square, a security source said Thursday.

The source said in an interview followed by obelisk, that "a small number of demonstrators began to flock to Tahrir Square in central Baghdad, in preparation for a demonstration on Friday."
 
"This came amid tight security," he said, adding that "there are no blocks in the streets near Tahrir Square."

It is expected to witness on Friday a large demonstration in a number of provinces of Iraq, including Baghdad, to demand reform and employment and the elimination of corruption.

http://almasalah.com/ar/news/180846/المتظاهرون-يتوافدون-الى-ساحة-التحرير-استعدادا-للتظاهرات


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Urgent Abdul Mahdi's office responds to news of the role of (Abu Jihad al-Hashemi) in the suppression of demonstrations

Date: 2019/10/24 14:11 • 145 times read

(Baghdad: Euphrates News) denied the office of Prime Minister Adel included in an article published by Foreign Policy magazine and the American free channel on the relationship of the Director of the Office Mohammed al-Hashemi {Abu Jihad} on the subject of the suppression of demonstrators.

A statement of the Office received a copy of the agency (Euphrates News) a copy of it that "the author of the article claim that the role of the Director of the Office of the Prime Minister events that accompanied the demonstrations is untrue."
He added, "The date referred to by the author of the article, which is the third of October this proof that his information fabricated and false because the Director of the Office was on that date was assigned outside Iraq on a government mission in Saudi Arabia and in the United Kingdom and began his work only on the sixth of the same month." .is over

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24-10-2019 01:35 PM

Preparations for a huge protest wave in Iraq

 

 

Baghdad / News

The coordinates of demonstrations in Baghdad and the provinces of central and southern Iraq to resume protests against the government of Adel Abdul Mahdi, on Friday, after it stopped more than a week, to allow Shiite pilgrims to commemorate the "fortieth anniversary of Imam Hussein" in the city of Karbala.

The preparations for the protests coincide with the adoption of the option of demonstrations for the first time by prominent Shiite political figures and forces, including the Shiite leader, Muqtada al-Sadr, the leader of the Wisdom Movement, Ammar al-Hakim, and the President of the Alliance victory, former Prime Minister, Haider al-Abadi, 2014-2018.

 Government deficit

 The protests coordinates gave Abdel Mahdi a pause as a deadline to meet her demands, but the government's reform packages over the past few days apparently failed to meet the protesters' ambition.

Ahmed al-Khidr, an official in charge of one of the protests coordination in Baghdad, believes that “there has been no significant change in the demands of the demonstrators,” saying that the announcement by the government or parliament “is merely approving reform packages in principle, and this means that their implementation will not happen in the near term.”

He explained that "the demonstrators demanded constitutional amendments and a fair electoral system, and the prosecution of corrupt at home and abroad, and revealed those responsible for the killing and wounding of hundreds of demonstrators, and all this has not been achieved, the government is unable to fulfill the demands of the protesters."

According to a government report that killed 149 civilians and wounded 4,200 and 207 others, and the killing of eight security personnel and wounded 1,287 others, during the protests, which began in early October.

The Greens that "coordination of demonstrations in all provinces worked as a team, in preparation for the start of demonstrations, and our demands will be unified."

Iraq is among the most corrupt countries in the world over the past years, according to the Transparency International Index, where financial and administrative corruption has undermined state institutions whose population complains of a lack of public services such as water, electricity, health and education, although the country receives tens of billions of dollars annually from the sale of oil. .

 Resign or chaos

According to political analyst Ahmed al-Sharifi that the expected protests will be different from the protests early this month in terms of its objectives.

Sharifi says that "the reforms that have been talked about did not amount to persuading the street, so that some of the reforms were provocative from the government to the people in general and demonstrators in particular, including the file of vacant jobs that the government announced the availability of thousands of unemployed."

"This shows that either the financial resources and the job grades were actually available and the government locked them up for the unemployed for use in the election campaigns of the parties, or were allocated to be distributed to political parties."

He believes that "the people have lost confidence in the government, and the only solution is its resignation, otherwise the government will pay a large price, this time protests will be more influential, and may get chaos, and the last chance is the resignation of the government."

 Human rights movements

For its part, the Office of Human Rights in Iraq (an official affiliated to the parliament) movements, in an effort to prevent the recurrence of violence and killings, which accompanied the protests.

“UNHCR and civil society organizations, along with various government agencies, are holding a series of meetings to embrace the UNHCR initiative on how to deal with future protests,” said Fadhel al-Ghrawi, a UNHCR member.

“The initiative focuses on the positive response of the security forces to the demonstrators, giving them the legal right to demonstrate, and adopting international standards in dealing with protests,” he said.

He stresses that “UNHCR seeks to ensure that the protests are free of any attack, whether by the security forces or demonstrators, so we need to restore confidence between the security forces and the demonstrators.”

Shabandar said in a tweet through his official account on the "Twitter", "to the owners of treacherous rights and lost goods and patient hearts oppressed open message: On 10/25 your enemies are trying to penetrate your demonstration riding a wave and distort its peacefulness and distort its demands and work to politicize and internationalize." .

"Beware of them with your awareness and clarity of your demands."

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Iraqi Interior Ministry declares maximum state of alert before the movement of 25 October .. We will protect the demonstrators

Thursday, October 24, 2019

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Continuing the state of alert declared by the Iraqi government in preparation for demonstrations tomorrow

According to Interior Ministry spokesman Brigadier General Khaled al-Muhanna, in a statement on Thursday (October 24th), he confirmed that his ministry's organs would enter into a state of extreme alarm to protect tomorrow's demonstrations, secure the movement and security of citizens, and protect public and private institutions and property.

Spokesman for the Interior said that the instructions of Prime Minister-General of the Armed Forces Adel Abdul-Mahdi and Interior Minister Yassin Al-Yasiri to all security forces to deal responsibly with the demonstrators in accordance with the principles of human rights and abide by the directives to protect the peaceful demonstration.

He continued by saying that there is no need to worry about the start of the demonstrations after the lessons learned from previous demonstrations, pointing out that the security services and demonstrators now appreciate the absolute necessity to maintain the peaceful demonstration and guard against resorting to any form of violence.

The spokesman of the Interior stressed that citizens have the full right to express their views and positions and that the responsibility of the security forces is to secure demonstrations and maintain civil peace and protect the interests of citizens and ensure the flow of movement in Baghdad and cities.

https://kitabat.com/news/الداخلية-العراقية-تعلن-حالة-الاستنفا/

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Abdul Mahdi makes changes and transfers between security leaders before the October 25 demonstrations

Thursday, October 24, 2019

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In a position reflecting the turmoil experienced by Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi and his fear of the sympathy and the access of security leaders with the protesters scheduled to take to the streets and squares of Iraq tomorrow Friday, October 25, 2019, the President of the wisdom decided to make changes in the last hours in the positions of security leaders.

The Security Media Cell said in a statement on Thursday, October 24, 2019, that Abdul Mahdi, as commander-in-chief of the armed forces, agreed to transfer and assign military commanders to new tasks in the capital Baghdad and a number of other provinces of Iraq and the decisions were as follows:

First: Lieutenant General Qais Khalaf Rahima transferred from the functions of the commander of the Middle Euphrates operations and assigned to the functions of commander of Baghdad operations, and secondly transferred Major General Ali Ghazi Haider Hashim from the functions of deputy commander of the operations of the Middle Euphrates and assigned to the functions of the commander of the Middle Euphrates.

Lt. Gen. Jabbar Naima Karim Wali was transferred from the post of deputy commander of Baghdad Operations for Defense Affairs / Karkh to the commander of Rafidain operations.

Brigadier General Aqeel Abboud Kazim was transferred from the position of deputy commander of the 14th division to the commander of the 11th division.

Finally, Brigadier General Mazen Abboud Jawad was transferred from the position of Lieutenant Colonel 28th Brigade / 7th and assigned to the duties of Commander of the 45th Brigade 11th Division.

https://kitabat.com/news/عبد-المهدي-يجري-تغييرات-وتنقلات-بين-ال/

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The transfer of the assets of the Central Bank of Iraq and government documents to a safe place .. And continuous bribes: under the slogan of reforms!

2019-10-24

Yes Iraq:

BAGHDAD - The government has borrowed 3 trillion dinars ($ 2.5 billion) from state banks to cover expenses related to reforms, Iraqi financial sources said.

The sources quoted by the Gulf newspaper through its correspondent Hamid Abdullah also: "The convoy of cars protected by intensive security forces have moved the assets of the Central Bank of Iraq to a place that security sources say is more fortified and safe in anticipation of the demonstrations on Friday, which observers expect to be wide and perhaps Be the largest of its kind since 2003.

Strict instructions issued by the Secretariat of the Council of Ministers to all ministries to transfer important government documents to alternative places until the evacuation of the political situation after Friday.

Continuous government bribes: under the slogan of reforms!

With the announcement of the General Retirement Commission # Iraq , on Thursday, to begin paying the end-of-service gratuity to the military with the salary of November next .. The separated fugitives from military service to other subsidies, it is taken that they did not come from the packages of reforms, but rather burden the state with more mistakes. 

Abdul Mahdi set off a sudden announcement of a speech promises a new reform instead of expectations of a letter of resignation and apology! - Watch https://t.co/cIM8E5o9Z6 pic.twitter.com/F009JB6igG

- yesiraq.com (@YesiraqC) October 23, 2019

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Thursday he would address the public on urgent reform steps and measures, including cutting the salaries of senior officials in half, a cabinet reshuffle away from quotas and exposing corruption to public opinion.

And announced the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs in Iraq, on Sunday, that the ministry is going to implement the initiative of the Council of Ministers to grant the beneficiaries of social protection and people with disabilities and special needs in Baghdad and the provinces residential land

And announced the Ministry of Finance, on Wednesday, the preparation of thousands of residential land for distribution to citizens in the provinces of Najaf and Babil and prepare 5,000 pieces of land for housing in Basra.

The government announced a reduction in taxes on low-income professionals and small-scale industries, including the total abolition of income tax.

Previously, a monthly salary of 150,000 dinars was paid during the course for three months or more, and a monthly salary of 250,000 Iraqi dinars was paid for the first six months to those who successfully completed their training, as well as allocating a piece of land for each group of young people to establish their own industrial workshops.

Abdul Mahdi's reforms: long-term sabotage

Iraqi economic writer Hassan al-Aasam says that "the current measures may seem doses of calm, but in the long term sabotage of the economic system and destruction of cities and form the basic design of each city, and if Abdul-Mahdi can appoint graduates of Iraq all how if graduated about 150 thousand graduates Next year? And how it handles about 2 million unemployed graduates, and how the government is run with 4 million and a half employees and wants to add them more? ”.

Social media activists questioned her seriousness, as shown in the following tweets:

 

The patchwork done by Adel Abdul Mahdi does not fatten or sing from hunger.
Failure follows a failure

- Aseel Aliwi Saget (@TigerAseel) October 20, 2019

 

 

https://twitter.com/uU5chvI3FzhTFTZ/status/1186004036362878976

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Sadr issued 15 paragraphs of the organization of the demonstrators and threatens those who attack them: Formations of the Sadrist movement at your service

2019-10-23

The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, issued 15 organizational clauses for the 25 October protesters in order to control the peaceful protest and achieve the desired goals.

The instructions were as follows:

Iraqi leader Sayyed Muqtada al-Sadr wrote:

instructions

I promised God that I would not be noon to the corrupt

But as my father taught me to be a supporter of reformers

So the oldest set of points may benefit the rebels

First point: Give your brother in the security forces a rose

The second point: the spirit of perseverance and patience for the homeland love the country of faith

The third point: to preserve the property of the public and private people understand your brothers

The third point: that the good does not target the guilt of the corrupt, in the government who are overwhelmed, do not hurt them

Point 4: Reflect a beautiful picture of your organization and your cheers, your actions and your actions

Fifth point: Do not start violence, corrupt is not afraid of arms more than peace

Point 6: Many people, even members of the parties who are not part of the government, want to participate, but they are ignorant of your demands and your mechanisms.

Point 7: Keep yourself as much as possible

Point 8: Do not allow anyone to confiscate your efforts to those at home and abroad, you are the owners of the initiative

Point 9: Your brothers in the Sadrist movement with all its formations at your service .. We ask God that you do not need anyone's help

Point 10: Raising the level of your demands is a good condition on the prudence in order not to lose Iraq constitutionally and security .. Please pay attention

Point 11: Document and document what is happening as much as possible

Point 12: Your reputation is more important than your demands

Point XIII: I advise in coordination with the Iraqi tribes and cultural, literary and media elites and others

Point 15: The rotten patience quickly runs out and your patience is longer.

Finally, know that if you are assaulted again, we will act in a manner that is appropriate and to the satisfaction of God and satisfy you.

The wave of the people is coming through the shore of the bow, and you are corrupt

Server repair

Muqtada al - Sadr

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2019/10/24 02:59:44 PM 242

Source: evacuation of the majority of government banks

 

Diyala / Al-Ghad Press: 

A security source said on Thursday that most state banks were evacuated due to Friday's demonstrations.

 

 

The source told "Tomorrow Press", "has been evacuated the majority of government banks in Baghdad and a number of provinces in anticipation of any emergency that may occur during the demonstrations tomorrow, Friday, 25 October."

He added that "the distribution of government salaries of employees before the demonstrations is part of the clearance of banks from their assets."

The source reported yesterday the evacuation of several circles of important files and computers.

 

 

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Sadr announces a set of instructions for the demonstrators and appeals to the President of the Republic

 

 

 2019/10/24 08:47:53

 

Muqtada al-Sadr, the leader of the Sadrist movement, on Thursday issued a series of instructions to the demonstrators, who plan to stage protests on Friday.

A close associate of the current leader, Saleh al-Iraqi, in a Facebook post:

"instructions

First: As the protester will give you a rose Via, valiant, give them a rose

Second: Those who did not decide to participate in the demonstrations should support even a word or moral support such as disrupting all works for Friday only.

Third: The imams of Friday prayers tomorrow should address the demonstrations in a positive and indicative manner

Fourth: The demonstrators may need logistical support such as food, drink, medicine and so on.

Fifth: I call on the elders of the tribes to protect their children demonstrators as much as possible, even morally

Sixth: In case of attacking the demonstrators, the jihadist MP should throw peace companies to spread peace in acceptable ways to protect the demonstrators without weapons

VII: pray in mosques, Husseiniyas, places of worship and churches to preserve Iraq and the safety of rebels and the removal of corrupt

Eighth: Medical bodies such as hospitals and other necessary facilities shall not interrupt their work during the demonstrations

Ninth: In the case of blocking roads from either party, the conscious should deal with the matter with caution and anticipation

Tenth: If the government breaks the Internet unjustly and aggression, those outside Iraq should support their brothers as much as possible

Eleventh: Raise the Iraqi flag on the roofs of houses, shops, buildings, mosques, etc.

Twelfth: In case of attacking the demonstrators, the (President of the Republic) shall carry out the necessary legal, social and moral contexts.

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Get up, stand up: stand up for your rights
Get up, stand up: don't give up the fight.

 

Go Protests

Go Justice 

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Prior to the demonstrations .. Cases of warning to hospitals and the evacuation of circles and banks

Political 05:42 - 24/10/2019

https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=69854

 

Special- Mawazine News
Officials on Thursday issued directives to government departments and banks to tighten security and take steps to preserve files and archives ahead of the demonstrations called by activists on Friday.
The sources told Mawazine News that "instructions have been issued to the departments and banks to tighten the guard and keep important files in safe places, for fear of the entry of vandal elements to the demonstrations scheduled for tomorrow and the burning of departments and banks."
The sources pointed out that "some of the important files, were transferred to safe areas," noting that "the circles were also evacuated from computers and sub-banks of large funds."
Health departments, hospitals and related institutions have been alerted and alerted until the demonstrations are completed.
To deny the Diyala police leadership, what some social media platforms on the evacuation of government banks in all cities of Diyala is not true, and deny it in detail, pointing out that the situation is normal in banks, which are currently securing the salaries of government institutions.

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Thursday، 24 October 2019 01:43 PM

Iraqi Interior Ministry on high alert ahead of October 25 protests

https://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/Story/44455/Iraqi-Interior-Ministry-on-high-alert-ahead-of-October-25-protests

 

Iraqi Interior Ministry put all forces on high alert to secure institutions and public and private properties ahead of October 25 protests 

 

The coordinating committees responsible for the demonstrations in Iraq, has previously set 25 this month as the date for renewed protests while announcing 23 demands.

Activists in Baghdad say that the stop of the demonstrations came because of the brutality of repression, which left in five days more than 120 dead and nearly 6,580 wounded, as well as hundreds of detainees.

A statement spread on social networking sites, that demands of our demonstrations after the ِArbaeen visit on the 25th of this month will not be service demands because it is imposed on the state to provide as it is the most basic rights of the citizen.

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Abdul Mahdi to address the people tomorrow on the reform measures

23/10/2019 10:34 PM

 

http://alahadnews.net/index.php/permalink/185272.html

 

Ahd News - Baghdad

 

Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said Wednesday he would address the Iraqi people on Thursday on urgent reform measures.

Abdul-Mahdi said in a statement received by "Al-Ahd News", a copy of it that "we will address on Thursday a letter to the Iraqi people, including several topics related to the current situation of the country," indicating "we will stress a series of urgent steps and important reform measures."

He added, "We will conduct, if the sessions of the House of Representatives next week, ministerial amendments away from the concepts of quotas and focus on competencies and the independence of ministers and the increasing presence of young people," pointing out that "the government emphasizes the importance of the Supreme Judicial Council to form (the Central Court to fight corruption) to hold corrupt And open corruption files clearly and in front of the public, especially those that affect the theft of funds for vital projects such as hospitals, schools, streets, bridges, dams and other key projects that will absorb more jobs, especially for the poor, and work hard with the legislature to enact Wen (where you this), including senior officials, with an emphasis on the importance of settling salaries and currency transactions encircle paper and paper transactions, which helps to detect inflation a lot of money and enable justice officials to prosecute. "

He explained that "the salaries of officials will be reduced to the fourth degree of presidencies and ministers and members of the House of Representatives and special grades and agents and managers to reach in the high cases to half that does not exceed the highest salary and allocations of 10 million dinars per month, and to graduate down appropriate rates in line with the salary scale of the fifth degree And below and raise the minimum salary. "

He stressed that "money will be allocated from the reduction of salaries in addition to the state's contribution to the establishment of a social security fund to ensure that no Iraqi remains below the poverty line, and that any Iraqi without income or any member of a family without income on a monthly grant of not less than 130 thousand dinars And the Council of Ministers to achieve this draft law, which began drafting as soon as the House of Representatives for approval.

"The preservation of the sovereignty of the country comes from respect for the rights and freedoms of the people, as well as the development of its own capabilities to maintain its security and sovereignty and continue to fight terrorism and ISIS," Mahdi said. As stated by some media, we have issued an official statement to do so and take all international legal procedures and call on the international community and the United Nations to play their role in this regard.

He pointed out that "any presence of foreign forces must be with the consent of the Iraqi government, and to end this presence if requested by the Iraqi government."

 

 

I'm not seeing any recent mention of reforms related to the termination the CBI currency auctions + replacement of the "appointed" governor of the CBI .......

 

Sounds like the same ol' empty talk, talk, talk and blah, blah, blah .....................

 

I'm still calling  on the Iranian puppet, PM Mahdi, his Iranian influenced Government and the patronizing rhetoric.

 

Interesting days ahead for us.

 

Semper Fi

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In pictures .. Demonstrators flock to Tahrir Square in central Baghdad

19:57 - 24/10/2019

 

 

 

  

 

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Diwaniya announces its security plan for Friday's demonstrations

15:54 - 24/10/2019

 

  

Information / special ..

Diwaniya provincial council announced on Thursday the plan for tomorrow demonstrations and determine the deployment of security forces and the location of demonstrations, stressing the drawing of a complete security map to prevent the registration of any violations.

The council member Zainab Al-Abedi told Al-Maalouma that "the High Security Committee in the province held its meeting today in the presence of the governor, the police chief, the security committee of the provincial council and officials of the security departments."

He added that "it was agreed to deploy security forces on the roads leading to the local government building dedicated to the demonstration and the deployment of the formations of the Ministry of Interior only without the participation of the defense," stressing "the absence of any road blocks or a curfew."

She said that "there is a high flow and great efforts to secure the demonstration and express their views and communicate the voice of the demonstrators without any breaches little."