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In "Message To Tehran" Iraqi Protesters Torch Another Iranian Consulate

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Wed, 11/27/2019 - 19:50

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The month of protest mayhem has continued in Iraq, on Wednesday once again escalating into attacks on Iranian and pro-Iranian bases and sites, especially in the restive southern provinces, where Tehran's proxies in Iraq are considered strongest. 

Reuters reports, "Iraqi protesters stormed and set fire to the Iranian consulate in the southern city of Najaf on Wednesday, police and civil defense sources said."

Consular staff had reportedly evacuated as mobs of angry demonstrators gathered prior to the incident, which involved Iraqis storming the compound and breaching the gates. A mass blaze then erupted from within during the evening hours as social media videos quickly put online show. 

 

Iran-backed Iraqi Shia militias have reportedly been increasingly involved in assisting security forces in putting down the popular unrest which has swept the country - by some accounts even deploying snipers. 

This has increased fears that the even larger, but on the whole much more peaceful ongoing protests in nearby Lebanon could also soon become armed and sectarian just in Iraq. 

Iranian consulate in Najaf burning overnight Wednesday, via Reuters. 

 

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Kurdistan-24 journalist Barzan Sadiq described the consular attacks this month as a "Bright message to Tehran and its proxies in Iraq."

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/message-tehran-iraqi-protesters-torch-another-iranian-consulate

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Iranian elements kill Iraqis in the clothes of Iraqi forces and reference respond to those who claim to need protection

 Thursday, November 28, 2019

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Activists on social media circulated videos of identity documents revealing the truth of the elements joining the anti-riot forces in Iraq, which practice repression and killing of demonstrators.

According to what was circulated, activists confirmed that a member of the riot forces was arrested and found to be an Iranian national and has an Iranian identity dressed in Iraqi uniforms in an attempt to sow the Iraqi people, their army and security forces who refuse to use live bullets against the rebels.

Activists have hinted that the incident reveals the truth of the third party that officials in Iraq are talking about, which caused the deaths of hundreds of martyrs and more than 17 thousand wounded since the October 25 revolution and at the time of writing.

The circulation revealed the found papers and documents revealing cases of corruption at the airport in Najaf inside the headquarters of the Iranian consulate.

On the other hand, published a page close to the religious reference in Najaf, a leaflet that responds to those who talk about the need for the reference of security protection as a result of inflammatory demonstrations in the province, stressing that the supreme authority does not need protection as much as it needs to implement the demands of demonstrators and not to disavow them.

https://kitabat.com/news/عناصر-إيرانية-تقتل-العراقيين-بملابس-ا/

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A harsh message from an Iraqi in a wheelchair to Sistani .. Our militia master has taken over everything

 Wednesday, November 27, 2019

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One of the protesters with special needs Diwaniya sent a harsh humanitarian message to the supreme authority in Najaf, Ali al-Sistani, informing him of the status quo that has become the sons of Iraq.

The message was widely circulated on social media on Wednesday, November 27, 2019, after it gained the sympathy of activists and local and Arab media, especially when the Iraqi citizen spoke in strong words during which he expressed the suffering of Iraqis from corruption, unemployment, repression and militias with influence and money.

The citizen was surprised that the demonstrators are accused of being agents of foreign embassies or Baathists, stressing that they are the sons of Iraq who have lost hope of decent living.

 

https://kitabat.com/news/رسالة-قاسية-من-عراقي-على-كرسي-متحرك-للس/

 

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Abdul Mahdi: Our duty is to maintain order just as we protect the demonstrators

 
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The Prime Minister reiterated the existence of a major government and parliamentary movement to correct the tracks in the elections, the commission, and others, and announced that the judiciary released 2500 detainees who were arrested during the recent protests, warning, `` If public order collapses, this is a loss for all because there will be a serious civil clash. ''
This comes at a time when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a telephone conversation with Abdul Mahdi, praised the wisdom and patience in the way the government to deal with these events.
"After 1/10, many unfortunate things happened during the demonstrations, which caused great harm to the people," said Abdul-Mahdi, during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday. "Dear martyrs and wounded protesters and armed forces went. The responsibilities of the government to protect the right to peaceful protest and the rest of the rights of citizens to life and work, study and movement and secure private and public property and take legal measures to ensure the continued work of state institutions and the interests of citizens ».
"We received a transparent memorandum from the Human Rights Organization, and we have a good record in this area, and we accept criticism. Measures".
The Prime Minister pointed out that «the Iraqi judiciary acted with high responsibility and instructions were tight and continuous, and we always take the extenuating circumstances and not aggravating, and deal with mercy and tolerance and do not increase the problem complicated», stressing «the existence of a significant government and parliamentary movement to correct the tracks in the elections and the Commission And others. ”
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Engineer: We will cut the hand approaching the reference station (expanded)

By Ali 28/11/2019 01:26 AM | Read

Engineer: We will cut the hand approaching the reference station (expanded)

 

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The deputy head of the Popular Mobilization Council, Abu Mahdi al-Mohandes, said Thursday that " all the Popular Mobilization Brigades are now commanded by the Supreme Religious Authority ."

Al-Muhannadi said in a brief statement obtained by Al-Ahd News, in response to threats made by some terrorist elements to target the headquarters of the Supreme Marja, that "all brigades of the Popular Mobilization under the authority of the Supreme Reference Ali al-Sistani."

"The hand that comes close to the shrine of the supreme authority will be cut if it tries to offend the supreme authority," Muhannadi said in a statement.

This was the social networking sites have been abuzz yesterday news of targeting armed groups to the headquarters of the Supreme Reference in Najaf.

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 2019/11/27 23:22:18
 

The Iraqi Foreign Ministry on Thursday condemned the burning of protesters by the Iranian consulate in Najaf.

The Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it "condemns in the strongest terms the attack on the consulate of Iran in Najaf by assaults by strangers about the reality of the real demonstrations taking place in a number of our Iraqi cities. The rest of the world whose missions are in Iraq. "

"While we affirm that the demonstrations are a guaranteed right, and that the demands of the demonstrators were and are still acceptable to the government, we have always warned against the entry of people who want to divert demonstrations with genuine demands on the seriousness of legal discipline, and the proper course of action. Ashraf is clear evidence of their agendas that are far from national demands, because the security of missions, and not to be exposed to workers.

The statement called on the demonstrators to "take precautions against these suspects who want to discredit demonstrations calling for reform."

“Diplomatic missions operating in Iraq are highly respected and appreciated, and we emphasize that what happened is not an official point of view, and we affirm our commitment to our strategic bilateral relations, building on them to achieve the aspirations of our peoples,” the ministry said.

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The storming and setting fire to the Iranian consulate in Najaf by Iraqi demonstrators highlighted the anger of a wide range of protesters over Iranian interference, especially after nearly a week of disclosure of documents showing the extent of the Iranian intervention for years.

Hundreds of Iraqi demonstrators storm the Iranian consulate in Najaf and set it ablaze Hundreds of Iraqi protesters storm and set fire to Iranian consulate in Najaf (Reuters)

"Neither America nor Saudi Arabia nor Iran" is a slogan at the top of the slogans raised by the Iraqi protesters, expressing their rejection of all forms of foreign interventions that have made the oil-rich country an arena for regional and international conflicts, whether the first wave of protests began in early October, Or the second wave since October 25 in various Iraqi cities, particularly Baghdad and the southern provinces.

 

The latest popular expression of the angry street's rejection of Iranian interventions was what demonstrators gathered on Wednesday evening in front of the Iranian consulate in the religiously important city of Najaf and set it ablaze.

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- Arabic - Now TRT (@TRTArabi) November 28, 2019

Fire at the consulate

Hundreds of Iraqi protesters set fire to the Iranian consulate in Najaf on Wednesday evening, prompting security authorities to impose a curfew in the southern city, according to a security source.

Anatolian news agency quoted a source in Najaf police that "hundreds of demonstrators set fire to the Iranian consulate in the city of Najaf amid slogans condemning Tehran," adding that the security authorities imposed an indefinite curfew in the city against the backdrop of this development.

The source pointed out that the riot police were unable to control the crowds, which led them to retreat.

Najaf is one of the holy cities of Shiite Muslims, and is the residence of Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Ali al-Sistani, who has repeatedly voiced support for popular protests.

 

The incident is not the first of its kind, as protesters repeatedly tried to storm the Iranian consulate in neighboring Karbala to no avail.

Tehran condemns

In the first response to the burning of the consulate, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Thursday that the Iraqi government is responsible for protecting the consulate.

"The Iraqi government is responsible for protecting its diplomatic posts and missions," Moussaoui was quoted as saying, adding that Tehran "strongly condemns this attack and demands responsible, firm and effective action by the Iraqi government in the face of sabotage and aggressors."

The official IRNA news agency said that consular staff evacuated from the building before storming it were "safe and well".

In the same vein, Hussein Amir Abdullahian, special assistant to the Speaker of the Iranian Shura Council, accused Saudi Arabia, Israel and the United States of "targeting democracy, sovereignty and independence of Iraq."

 

Abdallahian said in a tweet on Twitter: "Today, the Zionist-American Saudi target the power of the people, sovereignty and Iraqi independence," claiming that the terrorist organization ISIS entered "the arena disguised as Iraqi people and with the full support of the US Embassy and Saudi Arabia, with the aim of destroying the sanctity of Karbala and Najaf."

 

Today, the Zionist-American Saudi Trinity targets the authority of the people, sovereignty, and Iraqi independence. There is no doubt that the enemy of the enemies of # Iraq will return to them as magic bounces back on the magician. pic.twitter.com/zyt1YUlVsD

- H.amirabdollahian (@Amirabdolahian) November 28, 2019

Leaked Documents: A History of Iranian Intervention

The storming of the Iranian consulate in Najaf came about a week after the disclosure of leaked Iranian intelligence documents regarding Iranian interference and influence in the Iraqi political scene, including the role played by General Qasem Soleimani, the Quds Force commander in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.

Each received from the site of a Andreaspt newspaper The New York Times documents from secret correspondence Iranian intelligence archives, detailing years of the work of spies for Iranian influence on the Iraqi leadership, buying Iraqi agents working for the United States, and the penetration in all aspects of political, economic and religious life in Iraq.

The New York Times said that one of the documents refers to the request of Qasim Soleimani, former Minister of Transport and Communications Baqer Jabr al-Zubaidi, in a meeting in Baghdad, to allow Iranian aircraft to pass through Iraqi airspace carrying weapons to Syria, which Zubaidi agreed.

Another document pointed to a disagreement between Soleimani and Iranian intelligence, such as their disagreement with the emergence of pictures of Soleimani in Iraq, which confirms his involvement in military operations there, and gives an argument to the Americans.

Since the outbreak of the first wave of Iraqi protests about a month ago, "Iranian influence", along with US interventions and "Riyadh's attempts to impose its agenda on Baghdad," have been a source of anger and resentment among large segments of the protesters.

General Qasem Soleimani, commander of the Qods Force in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and the architect of Tehran's foreign military operations, headed to the Green Zone in Baghdad the day after the first wave of Iraqi protests. According to the Washington Post .

Sulaimani told Iraqi officials: "We in Iran know how to deal with these protests," the paper said in its Wednesday report by journalists Kassem Abdel Zahra and Joseph Kraus. "We in Iran know how to deal with these protests. .

The report noted that the day after the visit of the Iranian general witnessed "very violent" clashes between protesters and security forces, which resulted in large numbers of dead and wounded.

During the renewed protests earlier this week, the report cited local residents, Iraqi forces introduced soldiers wearing black uniforms and face masks, believed to be Iranian.

In this regard, said Iraqi security analyst Hashem al-Hashemi, "Iran is afraid of these protests, because it (Iran) has recently reaped the biggest gains it can achieve in the government and parliament through parties loyal to it," adding that "Iran does not want to lose this This is what drives them to direct the Iraqi parties and forces close to them to contain the protest movement through a purely Iranian approach. "

In October, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei accused the United States, Israel and Western countries of being behind the "riots and insecurity" in Lebanon and Iraq, with financial support from "reactionary states", and called on the two countries to confront these attempts. .

Khamenei added in a series of tweets posted on his Arabic account on Twitter: "People also have demands and are right, but they should know that their demands are fulfilled exclusively within the legal frameworks and structures of their country.

 

Khamenei said with a clear boasting tone that his country had gone through similar protests before, but supporters of the regime "came in the squares at the right time and thwarted them," referring to the wave of protests that swept Iranian cities in 2017/2018, and Tehran was able to put down through a campaign of security and mobilization.

The biggest blow can be directed by enemies to any country is that Amoh security, which they began in some Almntqh.ousi countries who are keen to # Iraq and # Lebanon to treat the riots and insecurity caused in their country , America and the Zionist entity and some Western countries with funds of some reactionary countries . pic.twitter.com/qDYeyAcKDc

- Imam Khamenei (@ar_khamenei) October 30, 2019

Since the beginning of October last year, popular protests in the capital Baghdad and other provinces, calling for the departure of the government of Adel Abdul Mahdi, which has been in power for more than a year.

Since then, 325 people have been killed and 15 wounded in Iraq, according to statistics compiled by the Anatolian Agency based on figures from the parliamentary Human Rights Commission, the official Iraqi Human Rights Commission and medical sources. The vast majority of the victims were protesters, and the victims fell during clashes between demonstrators on the one hand and security forces and militants of Shiite factions close to Iran on the other.

 

Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi refuses to resign, and requires that political forces first agree on an alternative, warning that the absence of a "smooth and rapid" alternative will leave the fate of Iraq for the unknown.

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Release date:: 2019/11/28 12:55 • 1104 times read
Communications reveal the fact that the Internet service is cut today
BAGHDAD: The Ministry of Communications, revealed the fact that the Internet service was cut on Thursday afternoon after demonstrations intensified in some provinces.
A source in the ministry denied to (Euphrates News) what was reported by the media on cutting the service, stressing that "the ministry so far has not received any directive to cut service." is over
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Wednesday، 27 November 2019 07:01 PM

 

Iraqi Human Rights Commission Rejects Questioning Its Statistics

 


The IHCHR revealed, in its statement, ridiculed the strange reactions delivered by a number of spokesmen for government institutions or by some political figures who try to defame the truth presented by the Commission.

This isn’t the first time that IHCHR's credibility or statistics are suspected with no proof, the statement read.

It called on all parties to review The Paris Principles 1990, by which the national institutions were established and approved. It also called on the parties to go back to IHCHR law no. (53) for the year (2008) to be informed of the Commission's tasks, duties, term, and nature of its work.

Any accusation against the Commission shows a lack of knowledge in its mission or an attempt to doubt the violations it discloses, it added.

IHCHR Member Dr. Fadhel al-Gharawi stated to Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that the Commission has a working mechanism on dealing with human rights topics based on its law no. (58) for the year (2008). Among the purposes of this law is to reinforce and protect human rights in the country.

Gharawi noted that the Commission is working on more than 14 issues within this framework in addition to the existing topics in Iraq.

He added that the Commission’s plan of work is based on deploying monitoring teams on four fronts: in squares, hospitals and medical centers, police stations, and justice institutions.

Earlier, Iraqi Interior Ministry Spokesman Khalid al-Muhanna accused the IHCHR of publishing inaccurate statistics.

https://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/Story/44818/Iraqi-Human-Rights-Commission-Rejects-Questioning-Its-Statistics

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A bloody massacre against the demonstrators of Nasiriyah .. 18 martyrs and 148 wounded in 7 hours

 Thursday, November 28, 2019

 

Baghdad - Writings

Nov. 28, 2019 - Live footage revealed Thursday the use of live bullets with unprecedented intensity against demonstrators in Nasiriyah, Dhi Qar.

According to the leaked footage, the rapid intervention forces heavily fired live bullets, which dropped many wounded and martyrs on Thursday morning after mass demonstrations.

According to activists, masked security forces have caused at least 18 martyrs and 148 wounded in Nasiriyah alone since dawn Thursday.

https://kitabat.com/news/مجزرة-دموية-مروعة-بحق-متظاهري-الناصري/

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Release date:: 2019/11/28 15:18 • 33 times read
Abadi: Reform is not an attack on property, schools and missions
BAGHDAD: Al-Nasr coalition leader and former Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, on Thursday, that reform is not an attack on property, schools and missions.
"The weapon of change is peaceful and anyone who wants to use violence is against the peaceful revolution of the people. The reform tool is not an attack on property, schools or missions," Abadi said in a tweet on his Twitter account.
He added: "It is a black page in the record of the oppression of young people, .. Your revolution is white, .. And with your awareness and your stability and your peace we eliminate the darkness of quotas, corruption and dependency." is over
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(Independent)… Religious cleric Qasim al-Taie demanded the dissolution of political parties, in case the legislative authority fails to transform the parliamentary system into a presidential.

"After the spontaneous exit of the Iraqis, which we ask God to be accomplished by fulfilling their demands and bringing the government back to its consciousness, we caution that confronting power in any country, especially in Islamic countries, is responsible for any grievances that occur," Taie said in a statement received by the Independent on Thursday. In his country, he does not say I have no income, because the official in the state is responsible for the hungry legally and legitimately.

He stressed the need to "transform the parliamentary system into a presidential and that the prime minister is elected directly from the people and be free to choose his government and the right of parliament to monitor and performance of the government," noting that "if they fail to achieve this, I propose the dissolution of political parties in the country and become direct elections."

 

He continued, "This is not a novelty, but ongoing in many countries, including Iran, which dissolved the parties in the eighties of the last century," stressing the need to "reduce the House of Representatives to 150 deputies, and cancel the allocations of the three presidencies and provide this huge amount of resources that cost the state. Billions of dollars except the Kurdistan region. ”

Taie considered that "the Constitution is built on the interests of political blocs, not on the interests of Iraqis and many of its vocabulary and mined, and does not address any problem can get, which is full of crises, and the evidence of what we live today events." (End)

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20 killed, 158 wounded in clashes today

 

RUDAW - Arbil 

20 people were killed and 158 wounded in clashes in the city of Nasiriyah, the center of the province of Dhi Qar between the demonstrators and the regiment of difficult missions, according to medical leaks from the hospital Husseini teaching.

A civil activist told Rudaw Media Network on condition of anonymity that "
clashes between the demonstrators and the regiment of difficult missions continued in the center of the province from 2 am and ended at noon."

He added that "the clashes became more ferocious and reached its peak at eight in the morning near the area and the olive bridge," adding that the "difficult missions" used live bullets to kill demonstrators directly, as 20 martyrs and 158 wounded, according to special leaks made by the Husseini Teaching Hospital to us.

He explained that "there is not officially any security presence in the city of Nasiriyah, the center of the province, after the burning of the headquarters of the difficult task regiment in the city and the seizure of all their equipment by the demonstrators resentful, because of the deaths of many of them."

 

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He pointed out that "the situation now is the influx of tens of thousands of people of Nasiriyah amid the streets to chase the regiment of difficult missions and fight riots and expel them from the city to the headquarters of their main base" Imam Ali Air Base. " 

The witness concluded that" the situation of Nasiriyah is terrible and dire, as the first aid To take the dead and injured to the hospital. " 

 

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The arrival of the wounded and dead to the Husseini Teaching Hospital in Nasiriyah

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The province of Nasiriyah is the most fiercely protested Iraqi province, witnessing violence along the protests, which resulted in hundreds of deaths and injuries, and burned all the headquarters of the ruling parties.

https://www.rudaw.net/arabic/middleeast/iraq/2811201912

The families of the dead and injured in Al-Husseini Teaching Hospital in Nasiriyah

The province of Nasiriyah is the most fiercely protested Iraqi province, witnessing violence along the protests, which resulted in hundreds of deaths and injuries, and burned all the headquarters of the ruling parties.
 
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Iraq .. the formation of crisis cells headed by conservatives to control security and protect interests

Iraq .. the formation of crisis cells headed by conservatives to control security and protect interests
Iraqi army forces
 28 November 2019 12:51 PM

Mubasher: The Security Media Cell of the Prime Minister's Office in Iraq announced on Thursday the formation of crisis cells headed by the governors to control security and impose law in the provinces.

The cell, through its official account on the "Twitter", it was decided to form the cells as directed by Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief Adel Abdul Mahdi for the importance of policing and law enforcement in the provinces, and the protection of institutions and public and private interests, and the protection of citizens.

It was decided to assign some military commanders; to be members of the crisis cell;

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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi protesters stormed the Iranian consulate in the southern city of Najaf and set fire to the building on Wednesday bringing a new level of violence to demonstrations aimed at the downfall of a government backed by Tehran.

It was the strongest expression yet of the anti-Iranian sentiment of Iraqi demonstrators, who have taken to the streets for weeks in Baghdad and the Shi'ite Muslim-majority south - and have been gunned down in their hundreds by Iraqi security forces.

Staff at the consulate had evacuated shortly before demonstrators broke in, police and civil defense first responders said. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

Local authorities imposed a curfew following the incident, state media reported.

The protests that began in Baghdad on Oct. 1 and have spread through southern cities are the most complex challenge facing the Shi'ite-dominated ruling class that has controlled state institutions and patronage networks since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that toppled Sunni dictator Saddam Hussein.

Young, mostly Shi'ite protesters say politicians are corrupt, beholden to foreign powers - especially Iran - and blame them for a failure to recover from years of conflict despite relative calm since the defeat of Islamic State in 2017.

Protesters blocked roads with burning tyres in southern Iraq and clashed with police in Baghdad earlier on Wednesday, aiming to use economic disruption as leverage to push the government from power and root out state corruption.

Security forces shot dead two people in Kerbala, near Najaf, overnight and two in Baghdad on Wednesday, while a fifth person died when security forces opened fire during protests in the southern oil capital of Basra.

Demonstrators prevented government employees getting to work in Basra by installing concrete barriers painted as mock-up coffins of relatives killed in weeks of unrest, a Reuters witness said.

Authorities have warned against exploitation of the unrest by armed groups, especially should protest-related violence spread to northern Iraq, where IS militants are waging an insurgency.

The Sunni extremist group on Thursday claimed three bomb blasts in Baghdad overnight which killed at least six people, although they provided no evidence for the claim.

Government reform has amounted to little more than a handful of state jobs for graduates, stipends for the poor and pledges of election reform which lawmakers have barely begun to discuss.

"First we were demanding reform and an end to corruption," said Ali Nasser, an unemployed engineering graduate protesting in Basra.

"But after the government started killing peaceful protesters we won't leave before it's been toppled together with the corrupt ruling class."

SLOW, MEANINGLESS REFORM

Alia, a 23-year-old medical student, said: "The reforms are just words. We want actions. We've had 16 years of words without actions. We have been robbed for 16 years."

Security forces meanwhile shot dead more demonstrators. In the holy city of Kerbala, south of Baghdad, they used live ammunition against protesters, killing two overnight. Two more were killed in clashes near Baghdad's Ahrar Bridge on Wednesday.

Near Basra one protester died of wounds from gunfire, police and medics said, bringing the toll since unrest broke out on Oct. 1 to 344 people dead nationwide.

Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi expressed concern over both the violence and the financial toll of unrest late on Tuesday, but mostly blamed unidentified saboteurs for the damage.

"There have been martyrs among protesters and security forces, many wounded and arrested ... we're trying to identify mistakes" made by security forces in trying to put down the protests, he told a televised cabinet meeting.

"The blocking of ports has cost billions of dollars."

Protesters have blocked traffic into Iraq's main commodities port near Basra this month and tried to surround the Central Bank in Baghdad, apparently bent on causing economic disruption where calls for removal of the government have failed.

The government is moving slowly in enacting any kind of change. Promises of electoral reform and an early general election have yet to be ratified by parliament, and the political class has closed ranks in the face of a significant challenge to its grip on power.

 

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Release date:: 2019/11/28 17:58 • 164 times read
Mr. Moqtada al-Sadr advises the government to resign and inject blood and protesters to keep the abusers away
BAGHDAD: The leader of the Sadrist movement, Mr. Muqtada al-Sadr, on Thursday, an important statement to the demonstrators after the deteriorating security situation in the southern provinces.
Mr. Muqtada al-Sadr published a statement on his Twitter account saying:
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government does not resign, this is the beginning of the end of Iraq

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Now - agencies  November 28, 2019, 6:02 pm  0views0

 
 
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According to various media, the deployment of tanks in the vicinity of religious thresholds in the province of Najaf in southern Iraq.

She confirmed that the security forces pushed large reinforcements to the square Sadrin, coinciding with the killing of three people and wounding dozens of clashes between security and protesters.   

The Iranian ambassador in Baghdad, Erj Masjedi, described the Iraqi demonstrators as engineers and agents abroad.

"If Abdul-Mahdi's government does not resign, this is the beginning of the end of Iraq," Sadr's leader Moqtada al-Sadr said, stressing that what is going on in Iraq is blind strife between a corrupt government and non-peaceful demonstrators. A: No
 

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  • yota691 changed the title to Iraq ... a major reshuffle to save the prime minister

Iraq ... a major reshuffle to save the prime minister
Abdul Mahdi is trying to avoid the dismissal by replacing 14 ministers and the Kurdish side refuses to include him
Omar Star is a journalist @omarsatter 

 

Thursday 28 November 2019 18:03

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The pro-government blocs believe that the reshuffle will lead to the satisfaction of the demonstrators.

In a new attempt to absorb the anger of the Iraqi masses demanding comprehensive political change in the country, Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi plans a major reshuffle in the next few days, which may include Defense Minister Najah al-Shammari.

An informed political source who preferred not to be named confirmed that the reshuffle will include 10 ministers, including ministers of industry, trade, youth, sports, agriculture and transport.There are ongoing consultations among leaders of parliamentary blocs to discuss the possibility of replacing the Minister of Defense Shammari after the uproar caused by his recent statements about the targeting of demonstrators.

third party

Al-Shammari had confirmed in a television statement about two weeks ago the existence of a "third party targeting demonstrators and Iraqi security forces," which sparked a wave of criticism of the minister by government agencies, especially after leaks launched by the Swedish press, which revealed that the minister who holds the Swedish nationality accused "Fraud for aid."

He said the same source is likely to postpone the issue of replacing the defense minister because of "the difficulty of choosing the appropriate alternative at this critical time," and explained that "the prime minister will choose the new ministers from a large group of names nominated by the parliamentary blocs."

Technocrat ministers

For his part, said government spokesman Saad al-Hadithi, "Abdul-Mahdi seeks to choose the ministers of technocrats through which to achieve the reform aspired by the government in accordance with the plans recently agreed upon," stressing that "the reshuffle will be far from the views and moods of parliamentary blocs that have agreed to On the way of the amendment and gave Abdul Mahdi full freedom to choose the ministers. "

However, the proposed cabinet reshuffle fears some blocs may shrink their share of the cabinet, thus losing the advantage of participating in government decisions that require voting in the cabinet, which led the parliament to reject the amendment proposed by the prime minister last month when he sent a list of three changes. It is apparent that this problem was addressed by the document of "political honor" signed at the house of the leader of the "wisdom" Ammar al-Hakim on the 18th of this month, which required that the ministerial reshuffle specifically include 10 ministers within a period of 45 days , Includes h The stipulation of all signatories of the document, provided that no new ministers belong to any political body.

14 ministers

The leaks indicate that Abdul-Mahdi is seeking a change involving 14 ministers, but the Kurdish side refuses to include the ministers so far, and according to the Kurdistan Democratic Party MP, Diyar Berwari, the Kurdish parties "do not oppose the reshuffle in principle but although Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi explains the reasons for replacing this minister or that, it makes no sense to make a ministerial change just because of change.

"The prime minister is committed to the 45-day period that has been granted to him by the blocs to make reforms, which is not only limited to the reshuffle, but also includes many political and economic aspects," Barwari said.

The dismissal of Abdul Mahdi

The pro-government blocs believe that the cabinet reshuffle will lead to the satisfaction of the demonstrators as it came about two months after the start of the popular protests that began on the first of October (October) last, and believes that a new government headed by Abdul-Mahdi to manage the transition until the early elections that demanded Its Shiite authority in Najaf is a less expensive option for it than the emergency or interim government, but protest squares are still demanding the removal of Abdul Mahdi and the country's sweeping political change, which is in tune with some political forces.

"There is a lack of confidence in the government's actions and the ministerial change will not offer anything to the people," said MP Hussein al-Oqabi. The parties that dominate the scene and participate in the cabinet will vote on the new changes, because they will not lose anything. Will be at the level of names only. "

Already, 119 deputies from different blocs have submitted a motion to the parliament to block the confidence of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi. Led by former Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, they will take turns questioning Abdul Mahdi if the presidency of parliament sets a date for the proposed questioning since the start of popular protests.

 

 

 

 

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Iraq .. Governor of Dhi Qar calls on Abdul Mahdi to stop the "bloody campaign" - (Videos)

 
 

Iraq: The governor of Dhi Qar, Iraq, Adel al-Dakhili, called on Thursday, Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, to stop the "bloody campaign" in the city of Nasiriyah, and the removal of military leaders and hold them accountable for the suppression of protests .
This call comes after the killing of 22 demonstrators and wounding 157 others shot by security forces, during hours of bloody clashes began at dawn Thursday, with protesters on two bridges in the center of Nasiriyah, the province.

 

# Urgent
demonstrators besieging the headquarters of the police
in Dhi Qar near the intersection of the revolution
where the killing of the sons of Nasiriyah? pic.twitter.com/SfosGA2UNu

- Wisam (@wi_wisam) November 28, 2019

 

 

Al-Dukhaili said in a statement, seen by Anatolia, that "the security measure taken in Dhi Qar province by Lieutenant General Jamil al-Shammari, and military commanders, was not in consultation with the local administration or its knowledge, and acting unilaterally with security leaders."
He added that "the campaign, which is taking place bloody events since dawn today and so hindered the truce efforts," noting that "the behavior of Shammari and uniqueness of the decision, led to the fall of dozens of injured sons of Dhi Qar."
Al-Dukhaili called on the Prime Minister to "stop this campaign, remove al-Shammari, and military leaders in the management of the crisis cell of Dhi Qar, and the formation of immediate investigation committees, and condemn all who caused bloodshed."
He waved to resign if the government did not take the necessary steps to calm the atmosphere in the province.

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Iraqi Governor of Dhi Qar, Adel al-Dukhaili,

The violence occurred a day after al-Shammari, a military commander, arrived in Dhi Qar, where he was appointed by Abdul Mahdi as a member of the province's Crisis Cell.
The government has formed the "crisis cells" headed by the governors and the membership of military commanders, with the aim of "to control security and enforce the law," according to a statement issued on Thursday, from the Media Security Cell of the army.
Meanwhile, one of the leaders of the protests in Nasiriyah, Anatolia, said that renewed clashes between security forces and protesters near the headquarters of the police in Dhi Qar.
The source, who asked not to be named, said that security forces fired live bullets to remove the demonstrators from the vicinity of the police headquarters, injuring at least 10 wounded.
In a related context, hundreds of tribesmen cut the highway linking Baghdad and Basra far south, in the district of Batha, Dhi Qar province, according to police lieutenant Ahmed Hamza.

 

 

#Nasiriya now

Now the Dhi Qar clans descend into the fields to protect peaceful protesters from the oppression of the brazen government militias. pic.twitter.com/OZhaCo10Oa

- Echo Muqtada (@ i8liWiy1BiJ5ksD) November 28, 2019

 

Hamza told Anatolia that the move appeared to be in response to violent confrontations between demonstrators and security forces in Nasiriyah.
The formation of “crisis cells” with military commanders represents a significant development in the government's handling of the protests, relying mostly on riot police and local police before this time.
Since the protests began in early October, at least 362 people have been killed and 15,000 injured, according to an Anatolian census, based on figures from the Parliamentary Human Rights Commission, the Human Rights Commission (official parliament), and medical and human rights sources.
The vast majority of the victims are protesters who have been killed in clashes with security forces and militants from Shi'ite factions close to Iran.
Protesters initially demanded jobs, improved services and the fight against corruption before protests expanded unprecedentedly, including the departure of the government and the political elite accused of corruption.
Abdul-Mahdi refuses to resign, and requires that political forces first agree on an alternative, warning that the absence of a "smooth and rapid" alternative, will leave the fate of Iraq for the unknown.
(Anatolia)

 

 

 

 

 

 
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"Amnesty" asks Iraq to control security and stop killing protesters

Last Updated: Thursday 1 April 1441 - 28 November 2019 KSA 18:30 - GMT 15:30
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Source: Dubai - Arabic
b7a0441a-6287-4692-867c-7832748ce51d_16xIraqi security forces confront protesters in Nasiriyah today
 

Amnesty International on Thursday called on the Iraqi authorities to control the security forces and stop killing people, according to a post on its Twitter page.

"Targeting snipers for demonstrators," "using military-grade bombs, " and "deploying armed forces with live bullets" are "illegal use of force" by Iraqi security, Amnesty said.

 

The security response to the demonstrations in Iraq killed more than 300 people and wounded thousands. It also noted the prosecution of many demonstrators.

Amnesty International publication on IraqAmnesty International publication on Iraq

On Thursday, medical sources said Iraqi security forces shot dead at least 30 protesters.

Twenty-five people were killed when troops opened fire on demonstrators who closed a bridge in the southern city of Nasiriyah before dawn on Thursday. Medical sources said dozens were also wounded.

Five others were killed in Baghdad, where security forces fired live ammunition and rubber bullets near a bridge on the Tigris River.

It is one of the bloodiest days since the uprising began in early October.

Public anger has recently increased in Iraq over the inability of the government and the political class to deal with the unrest and meet the demands of the protesters.

Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has promised electoral reforms and tackling corruption, but has achieved little as security forces opened fire, killing hundreds of demonstrators, mostly in the streets of Baghdad and southern cities.

The protests, which began in Baghdad on October 1 and spread to southern cities, are the toughest challenge facing the ruling class since the 2003 US invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein.

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Legal Expert Clarifies Constitutional Mechanisms For Declaring A State Of Emergency

It starts at the joint request of the Presidents of the Republic and the Ministers of Parliament

On November 28, 2019
 
 

(Independent) .. With the announcement of the designation of military leaders of a number of provinces that are experiencing unrest and protests, leading to speculation of the government's readiness to declare a state of emergency, legal expert Tarek Harb explained the steps necessary for this step.
Harb said in a press statement that Article (16 / IX) of the Constitution set the conditions for declaring a state of emergency by submitting a joint request from the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister to Parliament to approve the declaration of a state of emergency, not enough the will of the Prime Minister alone as well as the will of the President of the Republic alone.
He added that the request is submitted to the parliament to vote to accept the request or reject it, and the acceptance of the request is required by the approval of two-thirds of the members of the parliament present after the quorum is achieved.If the number of attendees is 210 members, it requires the approval of two thirds of any 140 votes in favor of declaring the emergency as two thirds of those present at the voting session.
He pointed out that the duration of the emergency is only thirty days can be extended and must be approved by parliament on the emergency each time, provided that the Prime Minister to empower the necessary powers to run the country, and here the Prime Minister has the authority contained in the National Defense Law No. 1 of 2004, which Issued by Iyad Allawi while he had legislative and executive power.
Harb stressed that the constitution specified the exercise of powers in a way that does not contradict with him, noting that the Prime Minister must submit to Parliament the measures taken and the results during the emergency period within fifteen days from the date of expiration.

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