Iraqi blocs sign a document reforms give the government and parliament 45 days

[umbertino]

Iraqi PM calls on protesters to reopen roads after civil unrest

 

Adil Abdul-Mahdi says ongoing protests in Baghdad have cost the country billions of dollars

 

Associated Press

Sun 3 Nov 2019 19.17 GMT Last modified on Sun 3 Nov 2019 19.50 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/03/pm-calls-on-protesters-to-reopen-roads-after-civil-unrest

 

 

 

Iraqi security forces open fire on protesters in fatal clashes in Baghdad – video

 

Clashes have erupted in Iraq's capital as security personnel fired live rounds and used water cannon to dispel thousands of demonstrators who defied a plea........

 

Source: Reuters

Mon 4 Nov 2019 16.51 GMT Last modified on Mon 4 Nov 2019 17.04 GMT

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2019/nov/04/iraqi-security-forces-open-fire-on-protesters-in-fatal-clashes-in-baghdad-video

 

[3n1]

goi just don't get it Umbertino or if they do they think its going great in iraq under their leadership ,,

seen a tweet this morning where the pro citizen protestors set one of the Iranian embassy on fire with the caption ,,, we want Iran out of Iraq ..... heres hoping 

[ronscarpa]

Baghdad Operations Commander: Demonstrators lose intimacy with security forces

Al Forat News - 11/04/2019 @ 20:17 

 

 

Date: 2019/11/4 20:17

 

BAGHDAD: The commander of Baghdad operations, Lt. Gen. Qais Mohammadawi, the loss of intimacy between the demonstrators and security forces.

 

"The right of citizens is legitimate and we are with them, and (but) forced banditry loses them the legitimacy of the demonstrations," he said.
"The presence of the security forces with the demonstrators is important and today there was a great abuse in the incident of the Liberation Bridge carried out by Mendson."

He pointed out that "the demonstrators lose their intimate relationship with the security forces and lose the legitimacy of the demonstrations and demonstrators should not compromise the security (of the) sector.

 

Link:  https://alforatnews.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=217921

Edited November 4, 2019 by ronscarpa

[DWS112]

Saleh and al-Hakim stress the acceleration of political and economic reforms

Date: Editor: 2019/11/4 19:20 • 159 times read

 

President of the Republic Dr. Barham Saleh received on Monday at the Peace Palace in Baghdad, the President of the National Wisdom Movement, Mr. Ammar al-Hakim.

 

The Information Office of the President of the Republic in a statement received by the All-Iraq News Agency [where] that "the meeting discussed the implementation of the legitimate demands of peaceful demonstrators, and the importance of protecting public security in order to preserve public and private property, as was stressed to accelerate political and economic reforms in order to achieve a decent life To the Iraqi people. "

 

[WheresmyRV?]

Sadr is another Iranian controlled puppet.  I wish the people of Iraq would see that.

[6ly410]

 

[screwball]

Yes please do so you can improve my way of life as well

Edited November 4, 2019 by screwball

[horsesoldier]

These fools are like lucky they all haven’t been lynched yet.

 

They still run their mouths stressing this or that, encouraged by recent talks & hopeful that whatever the issue may be, that with additional talks or the formation of another committee that they will see positive results in the near future.

 

See what I just wrote ? I said allot and didn’t say a damn thing nor was there a commitment to anything. Iraq is burning and the Nit Wits have just one narrative only one mind set.

 

There’s gotta be somebody in that government or in Iraq with a Brain 🧠, courage, the heart and resolve to galvanize the government & the people and move this country forward. What we’ve seen thus far Political or Religious are treasonous opportunist and scammers.

 

Time for me to gargle with some hard liquor and then my Mongolian throat singing lesson.

[6ly410]

Iraqis from Anbar subject to arrest, police scrutiny for support of nationwide protests: HRW

20 minutes ago  |  5 Views

Mohammed Rwanduzy

https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/041120193

 

An Iraqi demonstrator waving a national flag flashes the victory sign near al-Jumhuriya bridge which leads to the high-security Green Zone, during ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad on November 4, 2019. Photo: AFP / Ahmad al-Rubaye

Tags: Anbar Human Rights Watch (HRW)

 

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — In Iraq’s western province of Anbar, authorities have arrested or investigated individuals expressing support for protests in the majority Shiite south and capital of Baghdad, an international human rights monitor warned on Monday.

“Authorities in Iraq’s Anbar governorate are suppressing the right of residents to show support for demonstrations elsewhere in the country,” reported Human Rights Watch (HRW).

HRW’s report documented four cases in which Iraqis in Anbar were subject to police detainment or scrutiny for expressing support for protestors. Two Iraqi men from Anbar have already been arrested for posting solidarity messages on Facebook and one has been questioned, the New York-based organisation said, while a fourth has gone into hiding.

Intervention by Anbar’s authorities marks a worrying turn in freedom of political expression, according to Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East director at Human Rights Watch.

“Despite years of terrible conflict, many Iraqis have felt free to speak out on political issues. But these cases mark a disturbing change, if you contrast these men’s entirely peaceful political statements with the completely inappropriate response by the Anbar authorities,” Whitson said.

Protests across Iraq’s Shiite south and centre, including the capital Baghdad, have been ongoing since October 1, 2019. Initially on the streets to to protest unemployment and corruption, Iraqis are now calling for an overhaul of the country’s political system, including constitutional change.

Protesters have been met with deadly force, including the firing of live ammunition fire military grade tear gas canisters. More than 250 Iraqis have so far lost their lives.

Protests in Iraq’s majority Sunni Arab northern and western provinces, however, have been few and far between.

According to HRW, Facebook posts of solidarity from Anbar’s residents have been enough for Iraqi security to act repressively. HRW cited a statement by Anbar’s Police Command that urged protestors to continue their normal life and to “benefit from past lessons”.

“One man told Human Rights Watch he had so badly wanted to engage in the social movement that he had relocated to Baghdad. But he and others who spoke with Human Rights Watch said they read this post by the Anbar police as an implicit threat that authorities in Anbar would not tolerate any protests,” added HRW.

Part of the documentation came from interviewing the families of two of the men arrested.

Sameer Rashed Mahmoud, 27, posted on Facebook at midnight on October 26, expressing there should be a strike among students and government employees in solidarity with Iraqis elsewhere.

“About an hour and a half later, his cousin said, counterterrorism officers arrived at Mahmoud’s home and detained him. They told his family they were arresting him for his Facebook post, which they said was inciting people to protest,” HRW reported.

Mahmoud is still in detention and not permitted to speak to his family, despite word from security forces that he would be released.

A second case was that of a 25-year-old Iraqi who added a frame to his Facebook profile photo on the evening of October 26 to show solidarity with other Iraqis. Four hours later, five police officers arrived at his house and detained him.

“They hit him and accused him of inciting protests, before handcuffing him and putting him in one of their cars,” his relative said. He remained in prison until October 31, released without charge.

“These arrests could signify a serious retrogression in free speech in some parts of the country,” Whitson said. “It’s crucial for these cases to remain the exception.”

Mosul Eye, a news blog established to report conditions and events in the city during its occupation by Islamic State (ISIS) has claimed that people in Mosul were threatened not to participate in the protests.

“A group of students from several schools around Mosul have joined the protest despite the fears after the militias have threatened to arrest anyone protest, and the fact that 6 students were arrested two days ago after they protested and were later released with the condition of signing a document not to protest again and also were told if they protest they will be charged with terrorism crimes,” Mosul Eye posted on Sunday.

Iraqis in majority Sunni provinces are no stranger to protests, with stubborn, year-long demonstrations against sectarianism, corruption and a lack of basic services rocking these areas from the end of 2012.

Protests were brutally repressed, however, and some Iraqi politicians claimed the expression of discontent paved the way for ISIS, who rapidly took control of most Sunni Arab majority areas in Iraq and leaving them war-ravaged in the wake of their defeat.

Protests relented in these wearied areas, struggling with slow reconstruction and a resurgence of ISIS.

However, multiple social media posts have shown Mosul University students going on strike in solidarity with their counterparts in the south, repeating the “No Country! No Classes” slogan.

Some protestors have reportedly even travelled to Baghdad to join the largest protests.

“As the Mosulis were threatened not to protest in Mosul, now many reported to have joined the protest in Baghdad. Note: Heads of Schools, Universities and colleges were threatened if they allow any protest in Mosul they will be removed from office immediately,” a November 2 tweetfrom Mosul Eye read.

[horsesoldier]

They’re being gunned down in the streets you fool. What did you think was going to happen !

[umbertino]

Iraqi Communists condemn repression, say “moment of real change” has arrived

 

November 4, 2019 12:38 PM CST By Steve Sweeney

 

 

 

Protesters stand on barriers set by Iraqi security forces to close the Joumhouriya bridge leading to the Green Zone government areas during ongoing protests in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. | Hadi Mizban / AP

 

 

 

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/iraqi-communists-condemn-repression-say-moment-of-real-change-has-arrived/

[MyLadiesDaddy]

 

[dinarham]

Then the private residences of all greedy polititians ,are demoiished  ,won't stop till it's done . there must be great commeraderie between the iraqi street , brothers vs brother ,son agais father. mother against daughter how about  Arabic spring ,where the big tanks pointed their big guns sideways?

[nannab]

Thanks LGD for the up dates. 

 

36 minutes ago, dinarham said:

Then the private residences of all greedy polititians ,are demoiished  ,won't stop till it's done . there must be great commeraderie between the iraqi street , brothers vs brother ,son agais father. mother against daughter how about  Arabic spring ,where the big tanks pointed their big guns sideways?

 

[6ly410]

Let’s go 

[horsesoldier]

These fools can't accomplish anything quickly . . . even if their very lives depended on it.

 

I think in this case, their lives do depend on it, however, they still give me the impression they don't recognize this.

[MyLadiesDaddy]

 

[MyLadiesDaddy]

I'm having a hard time understanding all of the factions here and what is what, but it sure seems like the citizens of Iraq are fed up with Iran's interference.

[yota691]

Interruption of Internet services in Iraq

Iraq flag

 05 Nov 2019 01:27 PM

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Internet services have been shut down in Baghdad and much of Iraq, the Internet monitoring watchdog said on Monday.

The observatory, according to "Reuters", that public Internet connections fell below 19 percent from normal levels, cutting the service to tens of millions of users in Baghdad.

The observatory noted that Basra, Karbala and other population centers were also affected.

He continued: "We believe that the new interruption is the largest interruption we are monitoring in Baghdad to this day."

Demonstrations in several cities in Iraq   demanding the elimination of corruption and the creation of jobs, which resulted in many casualties .

[yota691]

The Integrity Commission is investigating contracts for tear gas

 

money and business Economy News - Baghdad: The Integrity Commission is investigating contracts for tear gas and Bulgarian companies for weapons. The newspaper quoted a government source as saying that "the Integrity Commission has begun to investigate the contracts of tear gas canisters used recently in the dispersal of demonstrators, as well as contracts concluded with the Bulgarian arms companies ." In turn, the head of the Parliamentary Human Rights Committee Arshad al-Salhi said in an interview: "The Parliamentary Human Rights Commission opened an investigation of all events that accompanied the demonstrations and the large number of martyrs to know the circumstances of events ."  Views: 47   Date Added: 05/11/2019

[yota691]

Abdul-Mahdi discuss security developments in the country with security leaders in the presence of Halbusi and Zidane

Release date:: 2019/11/5 11:23 • 314 times read

The Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Adel Abdul Mahdi, held a meeting last night, in the presence of the President of the Supreme Judicial Council, Faiq Zidan, Speaker of the House of Representatives Mohammed Halbousi, and the Ministers of Defense and Interior and a number of security leaders.

According to the Prime Minister's statement that the meeting came, "to discuss the developments of the situation and procedures necessary to maintain security and order."
The statement added that "the meeting affirmed the support of the judicial and legislative authorities to the efforts of the government and security services to impose security and stability throughout the country, protect demonstrators and private and public property and economic facilities and ensure the regularity of work and permanence and smooth flow of citizens." is over

[yota691]

Returning internet service after commuting last night hours and contacts clarify

Date: Editor: 2019/11/5 9:55 • 481 times read

BAGHDAD: The government on Tuesday restored full Internet access to the country, nearly nine hours after it was cut.

Despite the return of the Internet, it kept the ban on Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Telegram and Instagram.
A source in the ministry told (Euphrates News) that "the decision to cut the Internet came in the application of high government decisions and the ministry implemented." is over

[yota691]

Referring many cases of demonstrations violations to the prosecution

Date: 2019/11/5 12:24 • 100 times read

(BAGHDAD: Euphrates News) The Commission on Human Rights announced the transfer of many cases of human rights violations during the demonstrations as a result of complaints received by the prosecution.

Ali al-Bayati, a member of the Commission, said in a statement that the referral "is to be submitted to the human rights courts in accordance with the Commission's law No. 53 of 2008 / Article V".
It is noteworthy that at least 260 people were killed and more than 11 thousand injured in demonstrations witnessed in Iraq since the first of last October.

[yota691]

Abadi criticizes US suppor t for Abdul Mahdi's government "despite the killings and violations"

 

 

 2019/11/05 06:44:59

 

Former Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Tuesday criticized the US position in support of Adel Abdul Mahdi's federal government, blaming it for killing protesters and human rights abuses that accompanied the protests.

"I am against the interference of any country in our affairs, whether Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey or America," Abadi said in an interview with CNN.

"We have to stand together and I think in the circumstances the country is going through, the Iraqis are shouting courageously, and I think others should listen to them," he said.

"The US position now is in support of this current government despite all this killing and human rights violations. Instead of telling us what to do, I think they should stand with Iraq and respect its sovereignty," he said.

[yota691]

Abdul Mahdi meets with Halbousi and senior leaders to discuss maintaining security and order

 

 

 2019/11/05 03:21:39

 

Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Adel Abdul-Mahdi held a meeting last night to discuss developments in the situation and procedures necessary to maintain security and order.
According to a statement issued by the Office of Abdul-Mahdi, the meeting was attended by the President of the Supreme Judicial Council, Faiq Zaidan, the Speaker of the House of Representatives Mohammed Halbousi, and the Ministers of Defense and Interior and a number of security leaders.
During the meeting, both sides affirmed the support of the judicial and legislative authorities to the efforts of the government and security agencies to impose security and stability throughout the country, protect demonstrators, private and public property and economic establishments, and ensure the regularity of work and the smooth movement of citizens.