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Iraq .. Barham Salih sets the specifications for the next prime minister


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14:31 03.12.2019(Updated 14:36 03.12.2019)

 

 

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Iraqi journalist Haider Hussein said on Tuesday that "the past few days witnessed a remarkable effort by the demonstrators to form a leadership that speaks for them, and through this fledgling leadership, the demonstrators have already offered alternative names to Adel Abdul Mahdi to lead the government, such as Abdul Wahab al-Saadi and Abdul Ghani al-Asadi."

He pointed out, "Haider" in statements to " Sputnik ", that "the features of this leadership has not crystallized as crystallized their demands, a trend towards a government of national salvation and early elections, noting that he expects to fail to issue an alternative to Abdul-Mahdi, given the rejection of the names offered by the blocs "This prompted the demonstrators to propose a mediator like the United Nations between them and the government."

 

The protest movement in Iraq refused to appoint a new prime minister from the political class, and confirmed that it will provide a list of names to the president of the country, proposing in this regard to succeed the outgoing Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi.

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Friday he intended to submit a formal request for his resignation to parliament.

In a statement received by our correspondent in Iraq, Abdul-Mahdi said, "I listened very carefully to the speech of the supreme religious authority today, and stated that" given the difficult circumstances the country is going through, and the apparent deficit in dealing with the authorities concerned with the developments of the two months. "

Abdul Mahdi added: "In response to this call and to facilitate and expedite its completion as soon as possible, I will submit to the House of Representatives the official letter requesting resignation from the presidency of the current government so that the Council to reconsider its options, knowing that I have already raised this option publicly."

And Iraq is witnessing since the beginning of October / last October, mass protests to demand better living conditions and the fight against corruption and dismiss the government and dissolve parliament and hold early elections, and killed more than 440 people since the start of the biggest wave of protests in the country since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003.

 

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Soleimani meets with party leaders and reviews the names of candidates for prime minister .. Know them

 

 

These fools still don't get it an until they get more afraid of the demonstrators than they are of Iran the protest will continue...

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Rebels clean the streets and repression continues in Najaf and Karbala

 Wednesday 04 December 2019

 

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Activists broadcast video footage of streets in Baghdad after being cleaned by young protesters.

One of the streets, at its best, some of the chaos caused by the deadly bombs that security forces have massively fired at protesters, is Rashid Street.

Meanwhile, about 15 protesters were injured by security forces and militias in Najaf at midnight Tuesday, Wednesday, December 4, 2019, as well as continued repression against demonstrators who insisted on continuing the movement in Karbala.

 

 

 

https://kitabat.com/news/الثوار-ينظفون-الشوارع-والقمع-يتواصل-ف/

 

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The next prime minister between the political movement and popular pressure

 
Baghdad / Muhannad Abdul Wahab
 
 
On Tuesday, the Alliance officially surrendered its electoral entitlement by a letter handed to the President of the Alliance delegation by President Barham Saleh. The specifications set by the religious authority and political and social forces, MP of the Kurdistan Islamic Group Salim Hamza that the Kurdish forces will stand against the prevention of holders of dual nationality from running for any sovereign position. The MP for Saraon Sadiq al-Sulaiti, in a press statement: "The delegation of the Saraon alliance met with President Barham Saleh, and handed him an official letter from the parliamentary bloc of Sairon declaring its waiver of its electoral entitlement as the largest bloc." Al-Sulaiti added that "the people are the largest bloc and that the options for peaceful demonstrations are our options."
For his part, wrote the head of the coalition of law Nuri al-Maliki, in a tweet on (Twitter): "We reaffirm the absence of a specific candidate by us for prime minister."
Maliki added: "We are with any candidate meets the specifications set by the highest religious authority and political and social forces, and comes across the constitutional contexts adopted." On the movement of the House of Representatives to approve the Commission and elections law, the representative of the Kurdistan Islamic Union Jamal Cougar, for "morning", that the legislation of the laws of the priorities of the House of Representatives in the current stage, calling on parliament to be guided by the views of the relevant authorities, whether international organizations or civil society or institutions Concerned with the electoral aspect. He added that one of the most important issues in the public interest is the amendment of the constitution.
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Releasing detainees of demonstrations .. And Christians of Iraq cancel New Year celebrations

 
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BAGHDAD - The Baghdad Operations Command on Tuesday released 16 protesters after obtaining the approval of the judiciary, while Iraqi Christians decided to cancel the manifestations of the New Year celebration, out of respect for the blood of martyrs and wounded protesters and security forces.
This comes at a time, during which the Security and Defense Committee sent a number of members of the Committee to the provinces of Basra, Dhi Qar and Najaf to assess the security situation, while the House of Representatives continued its moves to meet the demands of the demonstrators through the provision of functional degrees and the implementation of stalled projects.


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The Baghdad Operations Command said in a statement, received «morning», a copy of it, that «after obtaining the approval of the judiciary, and in coordination with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Iraq, has been released 16 people from the detained demonstrators».
For his part, said the head of the High Commission for Human Rights Aqeel al-Moussawi, in a statement received «morning», that «OHCHR deployed more than 400 staff in the yards of demonstrations in Baghdad and the provinces as part of teams to monitor violations».
He explained that the UNHCR teams «met with demonstrators detained in prisons and detention centers, and succeeded in providing legal guarantees for the accused, including visits by their relatives», stressing «continue efforts to release those who were not involved in attacks on public and private property».
He added that «UNHCR agreed with the Bar Association to hire lawyers to defend the arrested demonstrators, has been organized nearly 100 agencies», pointing out that «the lack of centralization in the issuance of orders and the lack of trained personnel on the rules of safe handling caused the fall and injury of many victims ».
In the same context, a member of the Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee Mohammed Taqi said in a press statement that «Chairman of the Parliamentary Security Committee Mohammed Redha Al-Haider sent a number of members of the Committee to the provinces of Basra and Dhi Qar to assess the security situation in these two provinces».
"Members will hold a number of meetings with security officials in the two governorates, tribal sheikhs and demonstrators," Taqi said. He arrived in Najaf and held a fact-finding meeting at the police headquarters about the recent events in the province. ”
 
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The Parliamentary Finance Committee, chaired by MP Haitham al-Jubouri and its members attended a joint meeting with the legal committees, human rights, services and reconstruction to discuss the demands of the people of Dhi Qar and Najaf provinces.
During the meeting held at the committee's headquarters, the deputies discussed the paper of the demands of the people of Dhi Qar and Najaf provinces, and the recent events in the two governorates, including the need to expedite the accountability of users of violence against demonstrators and refer them to the judiciary, in addition to improving the service and living conditions of citizens.
Al-Jubouri stressed that “the committee is working with all its efforts since the beginning of the crisis to provide financial allocations within the 2020 budget for developmental and service projects in the two governorates, and provide job grades for the unemployed through the share of the province in appointments, as well as increasing the share of the two governorates of the job grades that will result from the deletion. And the introduction according to the new pension law. ”
The Finance Committee also approached the Ministry of Oil to know the number of foreign workers in oil companies in Dhi Qar province, so that it can take the necessary action on this subject.
The Finance Committee stressed the need to complete the provinces for the slow projects such as the Turkish hospital, as the Ministry of Health to determine the necessary funds to build a specialized center for the treatment of cancer in Dhi Qar province, which will provide service to all southern provinces, according to a statement issued by the Committee.
In Wasit, the local administration in the province continues blood donation campaigns to support the wounded security forces and demonstrators in Najaf, noting that the campaign was attended by the Director-General of Health and the police chief and a number of local officials.
Majid al-Atabi, the information director of the governorate, told Al-Sabah that the governorate had set up a major blood donation campaign to support the wounded of the security forces from the army, police and demonstrators during the events in the holy city of Najaf. Hassan Hillel and a number of officials in the province.
He added that the governor praised the efforts of those in charge of the campaign, calling for the continuation of campaigns to support the security forces with money, blood and word, noting that whatever our donations do not equal the jealousy and magnanimity and sacrifices of the members of the army and police who took on themselves to protect the demonstrators from engineers and saboteurs.
Cancellation of manifestations 
In another regard, Patriarch Cardinal Luis Rafael Saco decided to cancel the manifestations of the celebration of Christmas and the New Year, out of respect for the blood of the martyrs and wounded of the demonstrators and security forces, and in solidarity with the pain and pain of their families.
The Patriarchate said in a statement, "There will be no Christmas trees decorated in churches and squares, and concerts and evenings on this occasion, and no official reception of congratulations at the headquarters of the Patriarchate."
He added, "We pray only for the souls of the victims, pray for the speedy recovery of the wounded, and return normal life to the country and promote a high homeland, combining all sects and segments, based on the values of respect, equality, citizenship and the right to a decent life."
On the international front, the French and German embassies condemned the use of violence against demonstrators during a meeting with a number of them. "Since the beginning of the demonstrations in Iraq, Germany has condemned all forms of violence and called on all parties to respect the right to peaceful protest, freedom of expression and freedom of the press," a statement from the EU mission said.
The statement added: "It also stressed the need to protect human rights activists and journalists."
The statement pointed out that "the German Embassy in Baghdad yesterday reaffirmed these principles yesterday during a meeting organized in partnership with the French Embassy with human rights activists and demonstrators from Tahrir Square."
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In pictures .. Iraqi demonstrations unique achievement accomplished less in the world
Thousands of girls, alone, in groups and with their classmates and work, went through a path they had never thought would pass without verbal or sexual harassment even earlier, before popular demonstrations began in Iraq.
After passing through Fadwa and Arab popular areas, which are full of motorcycle owners and repair shops, the girls walk on foot in a popular market to sell various types of goods at cheap prices, most of which are "need" pieces of 1,000 Iraqi dinars, even socks and used foreign clothes, which attract the poor. At the Tahrir Square in central Baghdad, where thousands of demonstrators have gathered since October 25.
Samar, 22, walks the same way daily to Tahrir Square, without fear of harassment and harassment of her clothes or facial features, and the curvature of her waist, wearing jeans and a short blouse, carrying her heart in her participation in the demonstrations and demands that overthrew the Prime Minister, and joy By overcoming all the demonstrators and with the support of the demonstrators, the phenomenon of harassment was one of the most prominent problems of society.
"Who could go to the eastern gate, where Tahrir Square is close to it, in the heart of Baghdad," Samar said in a classroom statement, with its popular markets, which are frequented only by men, and girls are not allowed to pass previously to avoid verbal or sexual harassment. If the girl wears the abaya. "
"The girl who helps me, who protects me from suffocation, puts me a pepsi drink, water mixed with yeast, or a liquid nutrient solution, in my eyes and mouth, to save me from the effects of tear gas, which gives me a piece of bread, cakes, or dish," said Ahmed Karim. "How can I harass her? It is impossible for anyone to dare harass any girl."
For his part, Hussein {19 six}, a driver of the wheel, "Tech Tech", and lives in Sadr City, east of Baghdad and is one of the most prominent popular areas in Baghdad, a participant in the transfer of protesters and wounded, he "helped three girls students came to Tahrir Square, for the first time They don't even know where to take them on a Paltech Tech tour, taking pictures of them near the Freedom Monument, the Turkish restaurant,
and young men and women supporting some of them in cleaning up long-neglected streets, painting on the walls of the Liberation Tunnel, the nation's garden, and the outer walls For the Turkish restaurant building, inside the sit marquee for university students, institutes, and unemployed For work, mini - hospitals, medical detachments, for the success of the revolution, and steadfastness until we achieve all of the demands.
Even schoolgirls, who were assigned by the Interior Ministry earlier this year, patrols of police women and security men to protect them from harassment, are now under the protection of young people, who have endured severe beatings by security forces and some school principals, in preventing female students. Of pretending, and heading towards Tahrir Square.
In order to reassure the girls of their future of courage, the heroism of the young demonstrators, and their participation without fear, a young girl slept in the middle of Tahrir Square, among large crowds of young men and men, on the ground, covered in thick cover in a rare scene and never happened, to receive the image conveyed by activists Through social networking sites, she was overjoyed for her deep sleep in protecting protesters, proving to the world that they had eliminated harassment.
Demonstrators in Baghdad and central and southern Iraq, as protesters joined in northern and western cities, continue their protests for the third consecutive month in the rain and the recent cold wave, despite the resignation of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, demanding the dissolution of parliament, and the prosecution of those involved in the killing of protesters. , And early elections
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Date: 2019/12/4 15:45  93 times read
Al Kaabi to UN Official: Amendments to the Elections Law and the Commission
The first deputy speaker of the House of Representatives Hassan Karim al-Kaabi, on Wednesday, that the proposed amendments to the laws of the elections for the House of Representatives, and the Independent High Electoral Commission "historic" and consistent with the demands of the masses.
"The recent protest movement and the voices calling for change will contribute to enhancing youth representation," Al-Kaabi said in a statement. "It is very broad, in accordance with a fair, equitable and stable electoral system, as well as an independent and fair election commission."
Al-Kaabi described "the proposed amendments to the laws of the elections for the House of Representatives and the Independent High Electoral Commission as" historic} especially as they are consistent with the demands of the true masses.
Al-Kaabi discussed the results of previous meetings on the proposed amendments of the two laws and discussed the most prominent democratic practices and practices in a stable, harmonious and just political system. is over
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Al-Maliki: Popular forces are determined to name an acceptable prime minister

BAGHDAD / Obelisk: President of the coalition of law, Nuri al-Maliki, Wednesday, December 4, 2019, while receiving the new European Union Ambassador to Iraq Martin Haus, that the conditions in Iraq is an extension of the crises in the region.

The Maliki Information Office said in a statement received to the obelisk that "al-Maliki received the new EU ambassador to Iraq Martin Haus," and assured him "the need to coordinate and strengthen relations with EU countries."

Maliki pointed out during the meeting that "the crisis facing Iraq is an extension of the crises in the region, calling for the need for" the European Union to have a political role in the dimensions of international conflicts in order to achieve security and stability in the Middle East.

"The national and popular forces are determined to proceed with the nomination of a new prime minister with political and social acceptance and in accordance with what the Supreme Religious Authority has put forward in order to accelerate the implementation of the required reforms," he said.

For his part, Ambassador Haus said that "the Union supports Iraq in the restoration of political and economic stability and work to achieve the demands of the Iraqi people."

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British newspapers talk about the trial of dozens of Iraqi officers for their involvement in the killing of demonstrators

BAGHDAD / Al-Masalla: British newspapers revealed on December 4, 2019, that 43 Iraqi police officers are being prosecuted for their involvement in the killing of anti-Iraqi demonstrators during the protests since October. October 5.

About 43 Iraqi officers accused of firing on anti-government protesters are due to face mass protests in early October, the Daily Mail said, adding that the trial date would be later this month.

At least 400 demonstrators have been killed and thousands have been injured since protests began in early October. Two officers have already been sentenced for their role in killing protesters.

Forty-three police officers will be prosecuted this month for murdering protesters from October 1 to 5, The National newspaper quoted an Iraqi security official as saying.

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Shabibi: What is being circulated through the media about the presence of candidates for prime minister is incorrect

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The deputy of the network component Qusay Abbas network, on Wednesday, that what is circulated through the media about the presence of candidates for prime minister is incorrect.

The network said in a televised statement continued (information), that "political movement is going on between the blocks to choose the personality of the new prime minister."

He added that "the President of the Republic costs an acceptable figure among the blocks for prime minister, so far there is no candidate for prime minister."

And that "what is circulated through the media on the presence of candidates for prime minister is not true."

He explained: "We reject the steps of some blocks to impose its opinion on the mechanism of nomination of the prime minister."

He pointed out that "the law of the Commission has reached its final stages and will be approved, but there are differences on the election law with regard to one or several constituencies in the province." Finished 25 N

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Abdul Mahdi announced the transformation of his government to the caretaker

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Abdul Mahdi announced the transformation of his government to the caretaker

Baghdad / Al-Sabah / Muhannad Abdul Wahab
 
Outgoing Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi announced the transformation of the government to a caretaker government daily, while the parliamentary legal committee confirmed that the President of the Republic performs the functions of the resigned Prime Minister until the assignment of another person within a period of not more than 15 days
 Article 81 of the Constitution.
Abdul-Mahdi said in a televised speech followed by "morning" yesterday: "The political blocs have to expedite the selection of a new prime minister," noting that "the demonstrations a good and great event and triggered crises exist in the country and warned everyone that there are demands did not hear the required form."
Abdul Mahdi said that "there is a need for great public pressure to restore things to the right", pointing out that "the government will send to parliament the final accounts of the budgets of previous years."
Meanwhile, member of the parliamentary legal committee, Bahar Mahmoud, "Article 81 of the Constitution requires that in the event of the vacancy of the post of Prime Minister that the President of the Republic for a period of 15 days, provided that another person to form a government during this period in accordance with Article 76 of the Constitution."
Meanwhile, the head of the Bareq al-Khair bloc, which is part of the victory coalition, Mohammed al-Khalidi, told "morning", that more than 130
A signature submitted by deputies from the various political blocs of the President of the Republic specifying the prime minister's specifications conforming to the demands of the demonstrators, indicating that these signatures represent a "veto" on any political bloc put a personality does not match the specifications required for the prime minister.
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On 12/3/2019 at 9:30 AM, umbertino said:

Thank you Sir. Good information. I'm willing to bet that none of us thought that the "button" would be the people's uprising against unfair treatment of the Iraqi citizens. If this movement grows it could really be major turning point we've all been looking for. Power to the people!

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He expected MP from the wisdom movement Asaad al-Murshidi, exceeded the period of 15 days to choose a replacement prime minister for Adel Abdul-Mahdi, while warning of the occurrence of major problems in the coming days.

Al-Murshidi said in a statement followed by Alsumaria News, that he "does not expect to be chosen as an alternative to the outgoing Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi , during the constitutional period (15 days)," noting that "the political blocs are different in views and positions, and there are blocks of other components stable situation, The ceiling of its demands will be high in the new government, considering that the provinces are stable.
 
He continued that "the current crisis of one component, especially since the component has problems and significant differences between its political forces," saying that "the Iraqi street this time has an opinion, and therefore, the deadline of 15 days will strike and exceed the deadline for a long time and we believe that we are coming to big problems in the coming days." .
 
Legal expert Ali al-Tamimi revealed that "after the expiration of the 15-day deadline, and if the president does not succeed in assigning a candidate for prime minister as an alternative to Abdul-Mahdi, the resigned prime minister will remain for the caretaker business for another 30 days, and after this period will end the work of Abdul-Mahdi and his ministers And matters are transferred to the President of the Republic, in accordance with Article 81 of the Constitution.
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Still in streets, Iraqis say problem is poverty

 

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“I’ve suffered in my country, even though it’s a rich country”

 

 

DIWANIYAH/IRAQ : Chants demanding complete regime change have echoed across Iraq for weeks, but what first brought demonstrators onto the street was the profound poverty of one of the world’s most oil-rich countries.

And that is what has kept them there, with protesters brushing off the resignation of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi as failing to root out the rampant corruption that denies them jobs and public services.

In the southern protest hotspot of Diwaniyah, one of the poorest agricultural areas in the country, Umm Salah has joined rallies every day outside the provincial council.

“I’ve suffered in my country, even though it’s a rich country,” she told AFP, carrying an Iraqi tricolor.

The 57-year-old widow has been protesting every day since October with her seven children, none of whom are employed.

They walk 4 km to reach the protest camp as they cannot afford a taxi from the worn-down informal shelter where they live.

“My husband died four years ago because we are poor and couldn’t afford medical treatment in private clinics or hospitals abroad,” Umm Salah says.

Iraq suffers from an extremely dilapidated health care system, with hospitals severely under-equipped and doctors often threatened on the basis of political or tribal disputes.

Despite Iraq being OPEC’s second-largest crude producer, one in five of its people live in poverty and youth unemployment stands at one quarter, the World Bank says.

The government has been the largest employer by far for decades but has recently struggled to provide jobs for a growing number of graduates.

 

 

Already, youths make up 60 percent of the 40 million-strong population, which is set to grow by 10 million more before 2030.

The future looks even bleaker given predictions that heavy crude exports — which fund more than 90 percent of Iraq’s state budget — will become less profitable as the world shifts to other energy sources.

For now, protesters blame the staggering joblessness rates on a patronage system that hands out work based on bribes, family connections or party affiliation instead of merit.

Muhannad Fadel, 30, dreamt of a government post when he graduated years ago with a degree in physical education, but his diploma opened few doors for him.

After a brief stint as a university lecturer, Fadel sought other work but his monthly income didn’t rise above $100.

“I started to drive a taxi but I was afraid some of my students would recognize me,” he told AFP.

“Then I opened a little confectionary store on the ground floor of our home and I make around 5,000 dinars a day,” or just $3,
he added.

Scraping together some savings, Fadel could marry but not buy a house, so his new wife moved in with his family.

“Our whole family together earns $150 per month. How is that possible in one of the countries with the most oil in the world?”
he said.

For him and many protesters, the root of the problem is a political class more interested in earning money and paying homage to regional backers than in improving Iraqi infrastructure, or people’s lives.

“They’re corrupt and steal the people’s money to give to Iran and other parties,” Fadel said bitterly.

Iraq is ranked the 12th most corrupt country in the world by watchdog group Transparency International.

A recent government probe found over $450 billion in public funds were lost to embezzlement, fake contracts or salaries for so-called ghost employees
since 2003.

“The deterioration of the economic conditions of Iraqis is the main reason for protests, as 8 million Iraqis live under the poverty line,” said Moussa Khalaf, an economic history professor
in Diwaniyah.

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Despite Iraq being OPEC’s second-largest crude producer, one in five of its people live in poverty and youth unemployment stands at one quarter, the World Bank says.

A series of flare-ups before the major wave of protests erupted in October had hinted at the conflagration that was to come.

In September, local authorities began demolishing unauthorized houses in the shrine city of Karbala, in Basra in the south and in the central city of Kut.

The settlements are home to 3 million Iraqis, many of them the poorest of the poor.

That same month, a young man in Kut died after desperately setting himself alight when authorities seized his mobile kiosk.

“You need an economic policy that makes use of resources based on scientific and economic facts, not on privileges or political gains,” says Khalaf.

Protesters have clung on in the streets and public squares even days after Abdel Mahdi stepped down.

“Of course that’s not enough,” one young demonstrator in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square told AFP about bringing down the head of government.

“We won’t leave our barricades until the regime falls, until we get jobs, water, electricity,” he said.

Another protester, 45-year-old Hussein Maneh, slammed the government for its years of failure.

“Since 2003, they’ve done nothing but increased poverty, destroyed agriculture and industry, impoverished schools and hospitals, created confessionalism, and stole our oil,” he fumed.

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Pro-Iran militia supporters converge on Baghdad protests

 

Clashes feared between groups for and against Iranian influence in Iraq

 

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‘I've seen death in this city, but nothing as sad as this’: how a ferry disaster exposed the corruption devastating Iraq

 

As protests against a rotten system continue, the families of 128 drowned civilians await justice

 

 

Thu 5 Dec 2019 06.00 GMT

By Ghaith Abdul-Ahad

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/05/mosul-iraq-ferry-disaster-corruption-protests

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Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi's replacement will play an active role in Tehran and Washington's influence in Iraq, the US intelligence agency Stratfor said Thursday.

"The next prime minister will be instrumental in shaping the level of US and Iranian influence in Iraq, which is a major battleground for proxy wars in the region, which has been flooded with a great deal of political capital," the center said in a report.

"Replacing Abdul Mahdi with a candidate acceptable to both protesters and political elites alike will not be easy, which means that the political stagnation in the country is likely to deepen."

He said the center, that "the resignation of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi will deepen the political stagnation in Iraq, and will not end the popular protests in the country for more than two months."

"The departure of Abdul Mahdi will not end the popular unrest, but it will be a candidate for increase. The devastating protests, some of which targeted Iraqi transport networks, have affected trade, as demonstrators blocked roads and reached vital infrastructure, such as the port of Umm Qasr."

 
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5 minutes ago, Artitech said:

sounds like this is heating up a spiraling out control!

 

 ... not trying to make something bigger than it is but yes to me artitech its unstable once again or still however one views it , Madhi never formed a complete goi now he got the ax , protests in the streets , definitely a recipe for heating up and spiraling .... cheers

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Iraq revolution will be dramatized, written, read, and painted

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An Iraqi actor gestures as he performs in a play representing the ongoing anti-government demonstrations, in Tahrir Square in Baghdad. (AFP)

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The pops of gunfire rang out across the protest camp in Iraq’s capital. Blood-stained bodies writhed on the pavement, and smoke from burning tires smarted the captive audience’s eyes.

But for once in recent weeks, the scenes playing out in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square were a dramatization, put on by actors who traveled 600 km from the port city of Basra.

To an audience in tears, they acted out protesters railing against corruption and the lack of jobs, and filming with smartphones to broadcast the rallies live on social media.

Suddenly, the actors crumpled to the ground, motionless, under a volley of tear gas canisters and live rounds.

Each actor took turns recounting the story of his “martyr,” weaving through the stunned spectators and occasionally folding into one of their hands an Iraqi tricolor labeled with the names of towns where dozens have died.

The south has been particularly bloody over the last week, pushing the two-month toll to nearly 430 dead and 20,000 wounded — the vast majority of them protesters.

In a time of such hope and heartbreak, art is the answer, says 30-year-old Ali Issam, one of the actors.

“Art is finally playing its true role: Carrying the voice of Iraq,” he told AFP.

As anti-government demonstrations in the capital and Shiite-majority south enter their third month, they are being turned into plays, paintings, poems and literature.

Tahrir has become an art hub, a rare space for free expression in a country where conservative tribes, paramilitary forces and powerful politicians have at various points tried to snuff out criticism.

“It’s a mini-ministry of culture,” said Muslim Habib, a young director from Baghdad.

Every day at dusk, he sets up a small projector in a tent on Tahrir, marked with a huge banner identifying it proudly as “Revolution Theater.”

Inside, he screens documentaries, shorts and other works by Iraqis both at home and abroad and hopes to soon show “films from the revolutions in Ukraine, Egypt or Syria.”

Rows of chairs spill out from the tent onto the pavement, packed nightly with young and old, men and women, protesters and curious onlookers.

Even police officers poked their heads in for a glimpse.

Across the rest of the square, poets puffed out their chests and recited their latest revolutionary verses while small groups debated politics and philosophy.

Busking musicians dotted the nearby streets and painters canvased the walls with large murals and “calligraffiti” — a hybrid of graffiti and intricate Arabic calligraphy.

Culture even reigns in the “Turkish restaurant,” the gutted 18-story building that has been occupied by protesters for two months after decades of abandon.

A 24-hour library has opened in its ground-floor garage, a rare sight in Iraq where now just 50 percent of adults know how to read despite its legendary role as a literary hub.

The library is full of dozens of worn second-hand books, ranging from translated American novels and political essays to romance novels and theological works.

“This is culture,” said Mustafa, the 20-year-old volunteer manager, confessing: “I especially love Dan Brown novels.”

Curled up with a book in his hand, Mustafa said he stopped going to school at a young age so he could work to provide for his parents.

Already married, he worked in a printing shop but now peddles bottles of icy water in Baghdad’s traffic-clogged streets during sweltering summers.

“Reading is my way of continuing my education,” Mustafa said, insisting Tahrir should be flooded with novels for protesters.

“This is the proof that we are awake, we understand what is happening and we’re trying to succeed,” he said.

Youth make up a vast majority of the protesters in Tahrir, as well as 60 percent of Iraq’s 40 million people.

Many have said their active roles in demonstrations disprove those dismissing them as the “PUBG generation,” a combat video game that is so popular among Iraqi youth that parents often scold them for playing it too much.

“Yes, we are the PUBG generation — but we are also a cultured generation,” chuckled Mustafa, before turning back to his book.

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After the Iraqi Council of Representatives voted to accept the resignation of the government of Adel Abdul-Mahdi, as a result of public pressure by demonstrations in Baghdad and a number of Iraqi provinces, this government turned to the so-called "caretaker daily" according to the Constitution.

But the deals, decisions and agreements that represent a great spoiler will be suspended in the neck of this government wherever it goes, observers believe that he did not stop with the decision to accept its resignation, and it is taking more suspicious actions for the benefit of certain personalities and destinations before the formation of a new government.

Informed political sources told Al-Akhbaria that nine Iraqi ministries, most notably foreign, interior, defense, municipalities, communications, and education, continue transport, promotion, employment, bonus and career advancement, and long-term contracts, despite their transformation into a caretaker government.

The same sources said that "officials in various ministries are quick to take decisions that were postponed and contributed to the resignation of Abdul-Mahdi completed before departure, most of them contrary to the law."

With a group of deputies in the Iraqi parliament to collect signatures to ask a question to the caretaker government on these recent decisions, which call for astonishment and a clear violation of the powers that must be adhered to the government of Adel Abdul-Mahdi's resigned.

It should also be noted that the Council of Ministers had sent, before the start of the demonstrations, a list of dozens of candidates for the positions of special grades to parliament for voting in an apparent prior agreement with the presidency of the Iraqi Council of Representatives.

On the other hand, deputies campaign to collect parliamentary signatures in order to prevent voting on the names nominated by Adel Abdul Mahdi to take special grades.

The caretaker government, sometimes called the caretaker government, is an incomplete interim government that only carries out day-to-day matters.This government emerges as a result of a transitional period, elections, or emergency circumstance until a new government is formed.This government has no right to decide on important matters.

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The political class in Iraq has beaten all constitutional deadlines, legal expert Ali al-Tamimi said Thursday, noting that it would be new if it breached again for six months to keep Adel Abdul Mahdi as head of the caretaker government.

Al-Tamimi told Al-Ikhbaria that after the 15-day deadline expires, if the president fails to appoint a candidate for prime minister as an alternative to Abdul-Mahdi, the outgoing prime minister will stay for another 30 days. Abdul Mahdi and his ministers worked, and matters are transferred to the President of the Republic, in accordance with Article 81 of the Constitution.

He added that the President of the Republic "runs the country for 30 days as well, and during this period must assign a new candidate, and if Iraq does not succeed in the face of a constitutional vacuum, the Constitution did not put solutions to this problem, because he did not expect things to remain so loose."

He considered the expert Tamimi, "the political class hit the constitutional deadlines more than once did not abide by, so we expect the survival of Abdul Mahdi for six months to come, including a constitutional violation, the decisions during this period will be incorrect, and can be appealed before the Court of Justice Administrative. "

 
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