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

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Abdul Mahdi holds a meeting in the presence of the Presidents of the Supreme Judicial Council and the House of Representatives and security leaders

11:23 - 05/11/2019

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Information / Baghdad ..
held Prime Minister Adel Abdul - Mahdi , Tuesday, in the presence of a key meeting of the Supreme Judicial Council Super Zidane and the House of Representatives Mohammed Halbusi and security leaders.
A statement by the Office of Abdul Mahdi received (information), a copy of it, that "Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces Adel Abdul Mahdi, held last night, a meeting in the presence of the President of the Supreme Judicial Council Security. ”
The statement added that the meeting discussed the developments of the conditions and procedures necessary to maintain security and order, during which they confirmed 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 and the protection of demonstrators and private and public property and economic facilities and to ensure the regularity of work and the smooth movement of citizens. Done / 25

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Justice forms committees to visit the provinces and meet the demands of the demonstrators

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Baghdad / morning

The Ministry of Justice has formed committees with the relevant authorities to visit the governorates and check their needs regarding the judicial departments and other important files, in implementation of the reform packages announced by the government. 

Spokesman for the ministry, Thather Al-Jubouri, said in a statement to Al-Sabah that the ministry, in accordance with the instructions of the prime minister regarding the reforms launched by the government concerning citizens' demands, formed committees with the relevant authorities to visit the governorates and meet with families, tribal leaders and academics to get acquainted with the needs of their provinces. Forensic circuits and other relevant files.

He pointed out that these committees prepared a work program to visit all governorates, including the liberated areas, and received several demands by meeting with the governors and municipal officials, noting that the demands included supporting the work of the liberated provinces in several files, including the file of reconstruction and stability and facilitating procedures of the file of human and material compensation to the covered Law No. 57 of 2015 of the victims of terrorism and military operations of the people of these provinces, especially those whose homes were damaged as a result of acts of sabotage of the terrorist groups "Daesh" terrorist, as well as supporting the file 

Returning the displaced.

Al-Jubouri added that the demands also included a review of the accountability and justice law, as well as providing job opportunities for the unemployed and absorbing graduates, especially those with higher degrees, as well as supporting the agricultural sector, extinguishing the loans of farmers, strengthening the investment file and rehabilitation. 

Factories and factories. 

He pointed out that Justice Minister Farouq al-Shawani confirmed that the ministry has a plan to open more judicial departments in order to enhance the services provided to citizens, noting that the formed committees are preparing reports continuously through their visit to the governorates in order to submit them to the minister to take appropriate action.

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Abadi: Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi must resign in response to the people

Political | 10:48 - 04/11/2019

 

 

 

 

 

BAGHDAD - Mawazine News 

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Monday that Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi must resign in response to the people.

Abadi said in a television interview that he hoped the current prime minister would listen to people on the street, noting that Adel Abdul Mahdi must do "something quickly or it would be too late if he delayed his decision."

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A leaked document .. Abdul Mahdi put forward a draft to establish a fund for social allocations

Political | 12:23 - 05/11/2019

 

 

 

 

 

Baghdad - Mawazine News
A leaked document obtained / Mawazine News, on Tuesday, a copy of which Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi put forward a draft to establish a fund for social allocations.

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Al-Ugaili: America is implementing a scenario ready to re-control Iraq

09:44 - 05/11/2019

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Political analyst Sabah al-Okaili said Tuesday that the United States is leading a blueprint and a ready-made scenario that would regain control of the US forces in Iraq and the political process inside Iraq .

"What happened at the Iranian consulate in Karbala shows clearly through the statements of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as well as the Israeli side and Saudi Arabia that they all share the big conspiracy and create internal chaos," he said.

He added: "Clashes were expected between security forces and demonstrators in order to implement a scenario ready for the US troops to re-enter the Green Zone, and thus cause a military coup and return to item VII."

He pointed out that "America and Israel and their allies are seeking to restore American control of Iraq by returning it to the seventh item and return it to the first square, under the control and control of America political and security files." Finished 25 N

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Iraq protests unanimously reject Iranian tutelage

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Blackanthem Military News, BAGHDAD, Iraq - Protesters in the province of Diwaniya, south of Baghdad, tore up all the pictures of Iran's former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini.

The tearing up of Khomeini's images comes as the protesters closed the Safwan land port with Kuwait, took control of Umm Qasr port and continued demonstrations near the Iranian consulate building in the southern province of Karbala, reflecting Iraqis' rejection of Iranian custody.

Much of the Iraqi street accuses Iran of being the architect of the political system, which they see as corrupt and demanding its overthrow.

The anger of the demonstrators, who are demanding the "overthrow of the regime" in the past few days, focused on Iran, which has wide influence and a great role in Iraq.

The anger of the protesters was fueled by Baghdad's dependence on the Islamic Republic, repeated visits by the Quds Force commander in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Brigadier General Qasem Soleimani to Iraq, and statements by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei that there were "plans of enemies to provoke chaos and undermine security in some countries in the region."

This came as demonstrators closed the port of Safwan land link between the State of Kuwait and the province of Basra in the south of the country, while demonstrators said they regained control of the port of Umm Qasr in the same province, hours after the control of the army forces.

For his part, Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi held a meeting with security leaders in the presence of the Presidents of Parliament Mohammed Halbousi and the Supreme Judicial Council Judge Faiq Zidan to review the developments in the country.

Protesters prevented movement to and from the land outlet between Iraq and Kuwait by setting fire to tires at the main entrance.

The closure of the Safwan land port with Kuwait coincided with the return of the control of the protesters at the entrances to the southern port of Umm Qasr in the north of Basra after the withdrawal of the army forces.

The port of Umm Qasr witnessed clashes between the protesters and the Iraqi army forces who came to the place in a desperate attempt to reopen it, where the forces used live bullets, resulting in deaths and injuries.

"The army forces who arrived at Umm Qasr port tried to reopen the port and clashed with the protesters," said Yasser al-Abdali, a demonstrator.

The Iraqi government sent military reinforcements from the army along with armored vehicles and "Humvee" military vehicles to Umm Qasr on Monday evening. Protesters have closed the port since last Wednesday, and the government said the closure of the port caused great losses and hinders the entry of food to the country.

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi held a meeting with security chiefs in the presence of parliamentarians Mohammed al-Halbousi and Supreme Judicial Council Judge Faiq Zidan.

The meeting was attended by a number of officials, including Defense Minister Najah al-Shammari, Interior Minister Yassin al-Yasiri, Deputy Head of the Popular Mobilization Authority Abu Mahdi al-Mohandes and a number of security forces leaders. The meeting comes amid rising anti-government protests in Baghdad and other provinces in central and southern Iraq.

There is widespread dissatisfaction in the country with the government's violent handling of the protests, while observers believe that the new wave of protests will put increasing pressure on the government of Abdul-Mahdi, which may eventually lead to its overthrow.

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Iran-backed Iraq leaders agree on ‘road map’

 

 

 

BAGHDAD: Iraqi politicians have agreed on a “roadmap” to resolve the current crisis and meet the demands of demonstrators, prominent allies of Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi told Arab News on Monday.

Changing the prime minister’s administrative and military team, a ministerial reshuffle involving more than half the Cabinet, changing electoral laws and the members of the electoral commission are the most prominent points of the proposals, negotiators said.

Baghdad and nine southern Shiite-dominated provinces have seen mass protests since October 1 against corruption, unemployment and a lack of basic services. 

More than 250 demonstrators have been killed and more than 11,000 wounded, most of them in Baghdad, in a brutal crackdown led by Abdul Mahdi and his allies.

The demonstrations, the largest of their kind since 2003, are the first in which Shiite protesters represent have come out against the government, also largely Shiite.

Demonstrators, who returned to the streets last Friday in larger numbers after being stopped for two weeks over killings and arrests, have widened their demands to include the overthrow of Abdul Mahdi and early parliamentary elections, preceded by an amendment to the election laws.

After intense meetings over the past few weeks, Iranian-backed political forces agreed to a package of resolutions aimed at calming demonstrators and pleasing the supreme religious authority in Najaf, which has declared its full support for the demands.

The proposed road map, which includes dramatic changes in the composition of senior government staff, does not include any mention of early elections or the resignation of Abdul Mahdi within the options or solutions on the table.

“With our conviction that Adel (Abdul Mahdi) is not fit to remain as prime minister for another week … we will not allow his dismissal or resignation now,” a prominent ally of the government told Arab News.

“We believe that keeping him as prime minister is a must now, because his fall means we will have to change a prime minister every six months.

“Agreeing on early elections is long story that needs Sunnis and Kurds involved, and this is difficult to achieve in short time.”

Sacrificing Muhammad Al-Hashemi, the head of the prime minister’s office, is the most significant change that will affect the Abdul Mahdi’s personal team.

“Everyone knows that Abu Jihad (Al-Hashemi) is the actual prime minister and is responsible for half of the devastation caused by the government until today,” one source told Arab News.

“If ‘Abu Jihad’ gets out of the prime minister’s office, everything will be fixed.”

Al-Hashemi, or “the bulldozer,” is a prominent leader in the Iraqi Islamic Supreme Council and former director of the office of the late Shiite leader Abdul Aziz Al-Hakim, the most prominent leader of the Iraqi opposition during the rule of Saddam Hussein.

Al-Hashemi, one of the chief negotiators of the pro-Iran Al-Binna’a Alliance, the second largest parliamentary bloc to name the prime minister and form the government in 2018, is credited with getting Abdul Mahdi into office.

“Abdul-Mahdi is tired and weak and his team is in chaos. In addition, ‘Abu Jihad’ enjoys the full support and confidence of the Iranians. This opened the door wide for ‘Abu Jihad’ to expand his powers.

Dismissing Al-Hashemi and other senior officials of Abdul Mahdi’s office is part of the proposed plan presented by Gen. Qassim Suleiman, commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps and commander of field operations in Iraq, after returning from Najaf Saturday evening following a meeting with a representative of Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani, spiritual leader of Iraq’s Shiites and the most influential cleric in Iraq, who seen as the godfather of the political process since 2003, key negotiators told Arab News.

Suleiman’s plan also lists a Cabinet reshuffle, combined with a package of important new laws and amendments.

“We are racing against time. The situation is very critical and we have no more than a week or two to implement what we have agreed to calm the people and please Najaf (Al-Sistani),” a political ally of Abdul Mahdi told Arab News.

“Our priority was to exclude the threat of Shiite-Shiite fighting from the equation, and with the return of Muqtada Al-Sadr to Qom and the intervention of Najaf, this threat is now over.”

Suleiman, who has absolute influence over the majority of Shiite political forces and armed factions, arrived in Baghdad on Thursday and asked to meet Al-Sistani to “calm tensions” between Al-Sistani and Iran’s supreme religious leader, Ali Khamenei.

“Things are heading for calm. Najaf almost approved the plan, but the demonstrations will continue because Najaf wants them (protesters) to remain as well as the Americans, but there will be some kind of truce.”

Influential Shiite cleric Al-Sadr, who has the largest parliamentary bloc and biggest armed faction with millions of followers, also announced his adoption of the protesters’ full demands two weeks ago, and vowed to protect them from any threats.

Demonstrations in the provinces of Amara and Dhi Qar, Al-Sadr’s southern stronghold, have witnessed bloody clashes between demonstrators and armed factions, including the Badr Organization and Asa’ib Ahl Al-Haq, the most powerful Shiite groups.

Suleimani, after leaving Najaf, met Al-Sadr and asked him to go back to Qom, in Iran, which he left a week ago at the request of the Iranian authorities in response to the abuses committed by his followers against the demonstrators.

“Sadr was seeking bloodshed and his removal from the scene was necessary,” one Shiite source told Arab News.

A senior aide to Al-Sadr told Arab News on condition of anonymity: “All that was said about Al-Sadr’s meeting with Suleimani and the agreement between them is not true, and Al-Sadr, wherever he is, will not sell Iraq or sell what he believes in.”

Al-Sistani, meanwhile, will monitor the steps to implement changes in Iraq, “but will not loosen his grip on Abdul Mahdi or his allies,” a source told Arab News.

“Najaf supports any measures to reform the situation in accordance with the constitutional contexts. Keeping Abdul Mahdi with his weak government now ensures that the demonstrators’ demands will be met in a few weeks, because they (his allies) are desperate to defend him, and this will lead them to make more concessions.”

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Republican Senator Mitch McConnell: The United States Should Suppor t Protesters in Lebanon and Iraq (video)

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Senate Majority Leader Senator Mitch McConnell said the United States should support demonstrators in Lebanon and Iraq.

"We must use the tools available to America to expose corruption and foreign interference in these two countries and impose consequences for the violent repression of peaceful protests in both countries," he said in a speech last week.

 

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At least three people killed as security forces use live rounds on Iraqi protesters

 

An injured protester is rushed to a hospital during anti-government demonstrations in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019. (AP)

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Security forces killed two people and wounded 12 in Shatra, 45 km (28 miles) north of the southern city of Nasiriya

Basra security officials imposed a curfew around 10 p.m. on Monday night, in an initial attempt to disperse the crowd

BAGHDAD: Security forces killed at least two people when they opened fire on protesters in southern Iraq late on Monday night, police and medical sources said, as thousands continued to take part in the largest wave of anti-government protests for decades.

Security forces killed two people and wounded 12 in Shatra, 45 km (28 miles) north of the southern city of Nasiriya, security and medical sources said. Hospital sources said the protesters died from bullet wounds to the head.

The protesters had tried to attack the house of a senior government official, security sources said.

Separately, at least one protester was killed and 34 others wounded when security forces opened fire on protesters camped out at the entrance to the main Gulf port of Umm Qasr.

The sit-in has halted operations at the port near the oil city of Basra since last Wednesday.

Basra security officials imposed a curfew around 10 p.m. on Monday night, in an initial attempt to disperse the crowd, saying they would use force to disperse them if necessary.

More than 250 Iraqis have been killed in demonstrations since the start of October against a government they see as corrupt and beholden to foreign interests.

Monday night’s deaths were in addition to at least six protesters killed in the capital Baghdad as security forces used live rounds. One protester was also killed in Shatra on Monday.

UN Iraq envoy Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert denounced the violence in a tweet on Monday night.

“Appalled by continued bloodshed in Iraq,” she tweeted.

“Violence only begets violence, peaceful demonstrators must be protected. It is high time for national dialogue.”

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1579351/middle-east

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Iran is distancing itself from the situation in Iraq and Lebanon: what is happening is an internal affair

 

 

 2019/11/05 04:39:17

 

Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami on Tuesday counted security and stability in Iraq and Lebanon "subject to the positive and conscious role of the peoples of the two countries."

"We believe that the current developments in Iraq and Lebanon are internal affairs and should reach a conclusion through the positive role of their people," he said during a meeting with the state bloc in the Iranian parliament today.

He expressed his hope "to maintain stability and security in them by adopting the law and thwart the efforts of foreigners to exploit the situation and destabilize security in these two countries thanks to the positive and conscious role of their people."

Both Iraq and Lebanon are witnessing protests and political unrest over the deterioration of service and living conditions and widespread corruption in these two countries, which are subject to Iranian influence.

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A leaked document .. Abdul Mahdi put forward a draft to establish a fund for social allocations

Translation:

Draft for discussion and maturity in the Presidency of the Council of Ministers Social Privatization Fund

 

1. Establish a fund to ensure any family or Iraqi citizen monthly income puts above the level of the paragraph as defined in the Iraqi Ministry of Planning.

 

2 - Every Iraqi individual who has no income gets a monthly amount in excess of the poverty line which is today 105 thousand dinars.

 

3 - Any Iraqi family does not have any source of income from any source of government or private, consisting of parents and a son or daughter receive a monthly grant of 390 thousand Iraqi dinars, exempt from any tax.

 

4 - added to the fourth member who are less than 21 years of the family 115 thousand dinars and the fifth 110 thousand dinars and the sixth and above the minimum, which is 105 thousand Iraqi dinars. This equation changes whenever

 

5 - who do not have a family and who lives in a house alone and who has no income to 150 thousand dinars per month.

 

6. If there is another source of income below the poverty line, it will be completed to match the above allocations. In case the head of the household or the citizen obtains a source of income, the allocations will cease in whole or in part according to the new income.

 

7. The head of the household is a man or woman who is responsible for receiving the amounts and organizing the data, and all allowances are recovered from him if another source of income is discovered.

 

8. In the case of an individual in the family exceeding the age of twenty-one, his allowances are deducted from the family allowances; if he finishes his studies and has no work or income, his file shall be referred to the Labor Fund.

 

9 - does not deliver any cash amount, but an instrument deposited in an account opened in any Iraqi bank, civil or government and is subject to withdrawal after a week of deposit.

 

10. Before a family is included in the Social Benefits Fund, the family is interviewed by the social welfare staff to ensure that there are no other sources of income. »Those who are in charge of their mosque, husseiniyyah, church, etc.) bear witness to the fact that there is no income.

 

11. The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs shall be responsible for opening and administering the Fund for Social Privatizations. It shall have branches in the governorates. And rationalize support policies to regulate this.

 

12. The ration card data shall be adopted to regulate the family's financial situation. The fund has nothing to do with the ration card, which is reorganized at another level, and does not relate to any other support policy;

 

13- The sources of the Fund from the State's support, the rationalization of public sector salaries, welfare policies, social support and donations and grants. The deductions will save one trillion and 200 billion Iraqi dinars annually, and these will be deposited in the fund after the adoption of the resolutions, which is about 100 billion dinars per month.In addition to other small amounts from other state sources, a campaign can be started to accommodate the following numbers of families and individuals.

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14 demonstrators killed and injured in the country

Date: 2019/11/5 16:02 • 23 times read

Security forces killed at least two people when they opened fire on protesters in the south of the country late on Monday, while thousands continued to take part in the biggest wave of anti-government protests in decades, police and medical sources said.

Security and medical sources said security forces killed two people and wounded 12 in Shatrah, 45 km north of the southern city of Nasiriyah.
Hospital sources said the dead died from gunshot wounds to the head.
Security sources said the protesters tried to attack the home of a senior government official.
Separately, at least one protester was killed and 34 injured when security forces opened fire on protesters who held a sit-in at the entrance to the main Gulf port of Umm Qasr.
The sit-in halted operations at the port near the oil-producing city of Basra since Wednesday.
Security officials in Basra imposed a curfew at around 10 pm on Monday in an initial attempt to disperse the crowd, saying they would use force if necessary to break up the protest.
More than 250 Iraqis have been killed in demonstrations since the beginning of October to protest against a government they see as corrupt and plotted by foreign powers.
At least six protesters were killed on Monday in Baghdad, where security forces used live ammunition. One protester was also killed in Shatrah on Monday.
The United Nations envoy to Iraq, Janine Hennes Blaskhart, condemned the violence in a tweet on Monday night.
"Sponsors of the ongoing bloodshed in Iraq ... violence only breeds violence, peaceful protesters must be protected," she wrote. It is time for national dialogue. ”

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Sorry, I guess there are 2 leaked documents:

Translation:

1. The amount deducted will ensure the inclusion of about one million citizens with a house according to the ration card (120,000 dinars on average <1 million citizens> 120: 000: 000: 000 billion dinars per month)

 

2. State-owned enterprises and the rest of the enterprises will be covered by the amendments.

 

3 - If ration card allocations are part of the calculation of family allocations, the number of beneficiaries will increase significantly.

 

Fair 2019/10/25

 

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Iraqi Prime Minister: The demonstrations have made mistakes accumulated since 2003

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Direct: Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said that the recent demonstrations in the country have diagnosed accumulated errors since 2003 and continue until now .

Adel Abdul-Mahdi said in a speech on Tuesday, on his vision of options to meet the demands of the demonstrators, that the demonstrations that began since early October last "correct and in the right direction," according to the Iraqi news agency "conscious ".

The pressure of the demonstrations led to the acceptance of deferred and easily passed projects .

Abdul Mahdi hinted that many countries are making constitutional amendments in accordance with the requirements of the stage .

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Baghdad Operations Commander orders lifting of curfew completely

2019-11-05

 

Urgent: Baghdad Operations Commander orders lifting of curfew in full
Urgent: Baghdad Operations Commander orders the lifting of the curfew in full Baghdad

 

Commander of Operations Baghdad Lieutenant General Qais al-Mohammadawi ordered the lifting of the curfew completely from the capital Baghdad after the petition and cooperation between security forces and citizens.

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President Barzani: Iraqi PM Mahdi needs to be given 'more chances' for reform

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https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/051120192

 

An Iraqi protester waves the natioanl flag in Tahrir square in the capital Baghdad on November 5, 2019, amid ongoing anti government demonstrations. Photo: Sabah Arar/AFP

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region—Kurdish President Nechirvan Barzani has said that Adil Abdul Mahdi's cabinet cannot be evaluated based on only one year of work and that the Iraqi Prime Minister should be given more time to make reforms.

"We have to bear in mind that one individual in Iraq who is today the Prime Minister is not responsible for the bad situation gripping the country," President Barzani said of month-long protests in Iraq against lack of basic services. 

"Rather, the whole political system of Iraq is responsible, from 2003 to date."

Powerful Shiite leaders like Muqtada al-Sadr are attempting to quickly oust Abdul-Mahdi from office, efforts which have yet to bear fruit.  

"It has been just one year since the prime minister is in office and of course he does not have the magic power to resolve all the problems within one year," Barzani said, adding that "he must be given more chances."

Barzani made the comments during a panel at a forum hosted by the Middle East Research Institute, hours after he joined Iraqi President Barham Salih in talks with heads of Kurdish political parties amid ongoing protests and efforts to make constitutional amendments.   

More than 250 have died since Iraqis began taking to the streets on October 1 to protest unemployment, rampant corruption and other issues.

Protesters have been met with live ammunition rounds and military-grade tear gas canisters fired by security forces . 

Barzani added that many of the proposed solutions currently on the table will not be effective.

"Changing the government, carrying out early elections and changing or amending the constitution cannot bring about any solution. The solution is that, today we, all the Iraqi forces, should find a different mechanism, a mechanism that meets the demands of protesters," he said. 

He added that the protesters, many of whom are youth, are hopeless and right to demand a better future.

"Regarding demonstrations, we see a generation whoses age range from 15-24. They neither remember the Saddam regime nor the coming of American troops. So, they have a reason for waging protests…they do not know in what direction their country is moving forward. They believe they deserve a better life which is indeed true."

"The message of people is clear, they are tired of the political system of Iraq and they are right," he said.

Barzani also drew attention to the many economic problems facing the country.

Iraq has a mixed economic system, combined with weak centralized economic planning and government regulation. Barzani lamented the control of government ministries over private firms, which he says has lead to corruption.

"It brings about corruption, and questions transparency. What grips Iraq is the economic system. Serious solutions must be found to fix to these problems."

To escape from the model of economic system it is pursuing, President Barzani proposed turning to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or the World Bank for help.

"If I were in their place, I would call the World Bank and IMF to come and help me.. Iraq is a rich country in terms of human and natural resources. What should be done that is it a new model must be presented to run the country," he said. 

He also added that the Kurdistan region of Iraq is not isolated from the events in the Iraqi capital.

"In the Kurdistan Region, we are not excluded or we cannot consider to be outside of things happening in Baghdad. Definitely, in one way or another, what is happening in Baghdad will impact on the Kurdistan Region," Barzani said. 

At the end of the panel, Barzani branded the current developments in Iraq as a turning point for the country.

"In the past we used to say the Iraq before and after 2003. But now, we should say the Iraq before and after October [2019]."   

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Nechirvan Barzani defends Abdul Mahdi's government: Holding elections now will not fix Iraq

BAGHDAD / Obelisk: The President of the Kurdistan region, Nechirvan Barzani, on Tuesday, that the region can not avoid what is happening in Iraq now, because it affects Kurdistan as well, pointing at the same time that "the Kurdistan region supports the reforms of the government of Adel Abdul Mahdi, and calls for speeding In their implementation.

Barzani said in a press conference after the leaders of the Kurdistan region meeting with President of the Republic, Barham Saleh, in Erbil this morning, we "support the reform steps announced by the federal government, and call for accelerated implementation."
He added: "We do not believe that the problems of Iraq occurred within one year under the government of Mahdi, but are accumulated problems for years."

Barzani said, "The problem is not the Iraqi constitution, but in neglect, and if the constitution needs to be amended, it must be done in safe conditions."
Abizaid and the President of the Kurdistan region, that "the demands of Iraqis to improve the living situation, are legitimate demands, and the Iraqi youth deserve a better life than his current life, and there is no doubt that the federal government will make an effort to meet the demands of the demonstrators."

Barzani said: "I think that the holding of elections now will not repair the situation in Iraq, but will drag it for the worse."

He pointed out that "there are no major problems between the forces of the Kurdistan region, and if they exist, it will be resolved by dialogue, as we expect to resume dialogue and negotiations between Erbil and Baghdad after the calm of the current situation."

He pointed out the President of the Kurdistan region that "ISIS continues to pose a threat to the Kurdistan region and Iraq."

As for the relations of the Kurdistan region and Iraq, with Turkey, Barzani stressed that "Turkey is a neighbor to us, and our relations with them are impeccable."

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Barzani: Iraq before October is different from afterwards and the people are tired of the current regime

https://www.shafaaq.com/ar/سیاسة/بارزاني-عراق-ما-قبل-اكتوبر-يختلف-عما-بعده-والشعب-سئم-من-النظام-الحالي/

 

2019/11/05 06:47:47

 

The head of the Kurdistan region, Nechirvan Barzani, on Tuesday, Iraq has entered a new phase after the start of demonstrations in early October, indicating that the Iraqi people are fed up with the current system of government based on quotas.

"What is happening in Baghdad and other cities in Iraq has an impact in one aspect on the Kurdistan region," Barzani said during a meeting at the Meera forum in Arbil, adding that "the demonstrators represent a new generation between the ages of 15-25 did not witness." Saddam Hussein's era, and they don't remember the US invasion of Iraq. "

"These demonstrations represent the demands of Iraqis who are hopeless and ignorant of the fate of the country where they are heading, and they think they deserve a decent living and they are," he said.

Barzani pointed out that previously we were talking about pre-2003 Iraq and post-Iraq and today we are talking about pre-October Iraq and post-October Iraq, adding that "post-October Iraq is a new Iraq, and the people have delivered their voice that they are tired of slogans and promises and wants to improve its reality Living and service. "

"The demands of the demonstrators are legitimate and we should realize that not one person bears responsibility for the existing problems alone, but the forces and political parties, and the governments that followed 2003 bear the responsibility," he said. Problems. "

He stressed that "the Iraqi people are tired of the current political system in Iraq based on quotas," stressing that "proceeding with early elections, and the amendment of the Constitution is not feasible to resolve the current problems so we should hold a meeting of all forces in Iraq and talk about reconsidering the existing system of government in Iraq, especially with regard to the economic sector. "

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Urgent UN: Guterres shocked by death toll and high level of violence in Iraq

Date: Editor: 2019/11/5 21:30 • 180 times read

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has been "shocked by the death toll and the high level of violence in Iraq" that has been marred by popular protests since October 1, UN Assistant Secretary-General for the island de Garrick said.

"The UN mission in Iraq has issued a report that paints a bleak picture of what is happening in Iraq," de Garrick said in a statement.
He added that "the report of the United Nations Mission in Iraq made clear that the security forces are using excessive force in resolving the demonstrations."
"Various governments around the world have to respond to the demands of the demonstrators."

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Demonstrators gather on a bridge in central Baghdad and security forces are preparing

Release date:: 2019/11/16 13:55 • 34 times read

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Protesters gathered on a bridge in central Baghdad, a local source said on Wednesday.

The source told (Euphrates News) that "protesters gathered on the bridge (door Bab) in the center of the capital Baghdad."
"The security forces are working to disperse the demonstrators," the source added, without giving further details

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Tehran calls on Baghdad to protect its diplomatic headquarters

Political | 12:30 - 06/11/2019

 

 

 

 

 

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Tehran called on Iraqi authorities on Tuesday to strengthen security measures to protect Iran's diplomatic headquarters in Iraq.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Abbas Mousavi, condemned the attack on the Iranian consulate in the city of Karbala. To take necessary measures and strengthen measures to preserve Iran's diplomatic premises in the country. "

The scene of the Iranian consulate in the city of Karbala, south of Baghdad, on Monday, violent clashes between demonstrators who tried to storm the consulate and Iraqi security forces, resulting in three deaths and a number of wounded.

Ahmad al-Sahaf, a spokesman for the ministry, said earlier: `` The Foreign Ministry condemns the attack by some demonstrators on the Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the holy city of Karbala, and affirms its commitment to the inviolability of diplomatic missions guaranteed by the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the need not to endanger its security. ''

"The security of missions and consulates is a red line that cannot be crossed, and the security authorities have taken all measures to prevent any breach of mission security," he said.

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