Warnings of returning Iraq to "Chapter Seven" due to the bombing of missions

[Mary B]

Economic: Exiting the economic crisis needs an independent political decision

 

Friday 09, October 2020 08:34 | EconomicalViews: 70

Baquba / NINA / Economic specialist Jamal Shaker confirmed that the current economic crisis was the result of the wrong economic policy of previous governments, indicating that the exit from it requires an independent political decision.

He told the correspondent of the Iraqi National News Agency ( NINA ) today that the country's dependence on the rentier economy is a wrong thing and that it can be transformed into diversified by paying attention to religious tourism facilities and restoring life to factories that have been idle for years and activating the investment economy by attracting capital owners and transferring oil into Industrial products, indicating that if these files were applied according to well-thought-out plans, there would be a boom in the Iraqi economy.

He added that Iraq possesses all the ingredients for economic advancement and prosperity, but external interference in the political decision prevents the progress towards achieving a strong economy through which the daily life requirements of the citizen can be secured and the return of confidence in state institutions.

http://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?Key=861624

[Mary B]

Arab newspaper: pro-Iranian factions prepare a plan to 'besiege the Green Zone'

 

 

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An Arab newspaper claimed, on Friday, that the Iraqi armed factions loyal to Iran are able to besiege the Green Zone, or that it is already besieging it from the inside and outside without the Al-Kazemi government having the ability to confront a broad confrontation.

The London-based Al-Arab newspaper stated in a report by "Digital Media NRT" today (October 9, 2020) that the aforementioned factions used an excuse to protect their headquarters from the demonstrators as a cover to deploy thousands of their members in the vicinity of the Green Zone during the past months, and said that "the security of missions International will remain a card in Iran's hand as long as the armed factions possess a large military force in the heart of the capital, Baghdad.

The text of the report stated:

Security sources revealed the details of a plan that the Iraqi armed factions "affiliated with" have been implementing in Baghdad for months, with the aim of besieging the Green Zone, where the headquarters of the government, parliament, international missions and embassies are located, foremost of which is the United States Embassy .

The disclosure of these developments comes in light of the relentless efforts made by Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi to prevent the United Nations mission, the embassies of the United States and the countries of Europe and the Gulf from leaving the Iraqi capital, due to the serious security threats to which it is exposed, the widespread bombing of the headquarters of foreign missions with missiles, as well as the increase in targeting operations. Columns of the international coalition to fight ISIS .

Several "Shiite" factions have strengthened their military presence in the Jadriya areas on the Rusafa side and the Salhiya area on the Karkh side, under the pretext of protecting their headquarters there from the threat of the widespread popular protest movement that began in October 2019 .

The Green Zone is located between Jadriya and Salhiya on the course of the Tigris River, and it practically includes parts of them .

Al-Jadriya, one of the most prestigious areas of Baghdad, is a favorite destination for the leaders of armed factions and their private offices, while the Iranian embassy is located within the Salhiya area, which means that the military presence of the factions is a foregone conclusion .

However, security sources say that the cover to protect their headquarters from the demonstrators has allowed the Iranian armed factions to deploy nearly 4,000 militants in the vicinity of the Green Zone during the past months, bringing the number of unofficial militants to about 7,000 .

In addition to about 3 thousand militants who belong to the Popular Mobilization Forces officially and are deployed inside the Green Zone effectively now, the sources say that the factions have about 10 thousand elements ready to control the overthrow of the Iraqi government at any moment or storm any Arab or foreign embassy .

The sources confirm that Western and Arab embassies have an almost accurate estimate of this situation, and have shared it with the Iraqi government, which promised to take reassuring measures .

Al-Kazemi is moving towards defusing this threat without a broad confrontation for which the official government forces may not be ready .

The sources say that the United Nations sponsored, through its mission in Iraq, an effort to deliver messages to influential parties in the popular crowd regarding the security of foreign embassies, explaining that the United Nations Special Representative in Iraq, Jenin Plasschaert, informed these parties that several Arab and foreign missions are actually considering leaving Baghdad. She explained the disastrous implications this could have for the country .

Plasschaert presented the most recent meetings that she held with various Iraqi parties regarding developments in the political and security situation .

Observers say that the security of international missions in Iraq will remain a card in Iran's hands, as long as its factions have such a presence in the heart of the capital Baghdad and near government headquarters .

The Jadriya area represented the starting point for many hostilities against the US embassy in particular, while sources reported that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard had a headquarters there, containing weapons and espionage equipment .

The sources recalled that the bold operation carried out by the Revolutionary Guards against the palace of the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, when he launched a drone to monitor him during the consultations assigning Mustafa Al-Kazemi to form the government, and was administered from within the Jadriya area .

These sources say that many militias have advanced headquarters in the Al-Jadriya area, some of which have taken detention centers to torture demonstrators and activists opposing Iranian influence in the country .

https://www.nrttv.com/Ar/News.aspx?id=33314&MapID=2

[Mary B]

Iraq: Watch the results of the investigation by targeting the diplomatic missions 

Baghdad

Aktham Saifuddin

08 October 2020

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Fears of procrastination (Mortada Al-Sudani / Anatolia)

The Iraqi security authorities announced, on Wednesday evening, that the Commission of Inquiry into the Targeting of Diplomatic Missions , which was recently formed by the government and granted them wide powers, announced a decision in light of the results of the ongoing investigations in the file, while officials confirmed that the preliminary investigations have identified a number of parties involved in the targeting operations, amid fears of Procrastination.

The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, recently formed a commission of inquiry that included leaders and heads of security services, to investigate violations targeting diplomatic missions, against the backdrop of Washington's decision to close its embassy in Baghdad, due to the attacks it was exposed to.

 

According to the spokesman for the Office of the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, Major General Yahya Rasoul, "the committee that investigates security breaches will meet and issue several decisions, and will reach good and positive results regarding the targeting of embassies, diplomatic missions and citizen security."

He added that "the commander in chief of the armed forces supervises the security committee, which includes military and intelligence leaders."

The Prime Minister had chaired the first meeting of the committee to investigate these security breaches, and authorized the committee to obtain any information it requested from any party, and directed it to quickly complete the investigation.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi recently formed an investigative committee that included leaders and heads of security services, to investigate violations targeting diplomatic missions, against the backdrop of Washington's decision to close its embassy in Baghdad, due to the attacks it was subjected to.

For his part, a senior security official confirmed that "the investigation committee has reached preliminary findings regarding the parties involved in the attacks on embassies, including the" Iraqi Hezbollah "militia, and other factions close to Iran," indicating to "Al-Araby Al-Jadeed" that "the results identified with evidence some operations The targeting was carried out by those militias, and there are videos proving their involvement. " 

He stressed that "Al-Kazemi gets acquainted with the results of the investigation in an up-to-date manner, and that he is awaiting the committee for a detailed final report that includes the final results of the investigation, the names of the involved factions and a number of their members," noting that "the initial investigation also revealed bodies that help those factions carry out their attacks and provide them with support and information. . 

He pointed out that "Al-Kazemi will issue a decision in light of these investigations, and that his decision will be in agreement with the presidents of the republic, parliament and the Supreme Judiciary." 

Political parties linked to the armed factions raised doubts about the results of the investigation before it appeared, downplaying the importance of the committee's work. 

Deputy Kata Al-Rikabi, of the State of Law Coalition led by Nuri al-Maliki, said that “Parliament has no knowledge of forming the investigative committee, but we have seen it through the media.” For any issue whose results are to be suppressed, as daily committees are formed, but without significant results. 

He asked about "the results of investigations in other previous committees," stressing that "this committee will be like those that preceded it, which will not reach any results." 

In addition, Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein discussed with the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the head of the UNAMI mission in Iraq, Jeanine Hennis Blasshardt, the latest developments in the file of the closure of the US embassy and the security file. 

A Foreign Ministry statement said, "The two sides discussed developments in Iraq, especially strengthening security in vital areas, as well as the most important developments in the political situation in the region, and their implications for security and stability." 

The minister affirmed that the government has made great efforts to establish security, including the Green Zone and the airport, and informed it of the results of the political meetings that he conducted, stressing the importance of strengthening the relationship between the UN organization and Iraq, and providing support in preparing for early elections. 

And Blashart presented, according to the statement, "the most important recent meetings that she had with the various Iraqi parties regarding developments in the political and security situation," according to the statement. 

Iraq seeks to dissuade Washington from the decision to close its embassy, through pledges made to it to prevent attacks against its interests in Iraq, and the government has taken various measures accordingly to prevent attacks, including security, political, dialogue with a number of leaders linked to the factions, and others judicial, There are international mediation and efforts by the United Nations mission within the framework of the file. 

https://www.alaraby.co.uk/politics/العراق-ترقب-نتائج-التحقيق-باستهداف-البعثات-الدبلوماسية 

[Mary B]

Turkey plans to establish new military bases in Iraq

2020.10.09 - 10:53

 

Baghdad - People  

A Turkish official revealed that Turkey plans to build more military bases inside Iraq, to ensure a longer stay.  

According to a report published by the American "Foreign Policy" magazine, followed by "People," (October 9, 2020), the official said, "His country has established 10 bases in Iraq and plans to build more, in order to ensure border security, but it seems that the matter is nothing more than An excuse to prolong the military presence in Iraq. "  

For decades, the Turkish government has launched military operations in northern Iraq, in order to target the PKK bases, but it has expanded the scope of its operations this year, and established military bases.  

On Wednesday, the Turkish parliament approved a decision to extend the sending of armed forces to Syria and Iraq for one year.  

Anadolu Agency, followed by "People," reported (October 7, 2020) that "the extension decision aims to eliminate possible attacks against Ankara from terrorist organizations in Iraq and Syria."    

On Tuesday, Parliament approved the extension of the mandate to participate in the United Nations Mission and its operations in Mali and the Central African Republic, for an additional year.    

  

On Tuesday, the Turkish Ministry of Defense announced that it had killed five PKK militants, following raids by its fighters inside Iraqi territory.  

According to a ministry statement published by the official Turkish agency and followed by "People", (October 6, 2020), "5 PKK organizations were neutralized in Heftanin and Gara, northern Iraq."      

The Turkish defense statement added that the neutralization of the five elements came as a result of air strikes carried out by Turkish fighters.     

https://www.nasnews.com/view.php?cat=42281

[Mary B]

The Turkish Ministry of Defense announces details of a new attack in northern Iraq

2020.10.09 - 09:07

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People - Baghdad  

The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced that 5 PKK militants were killed in the Haftanin area in northern Iraq.  

A statement issued by the ministry affiliated with "People" (October 9, 2020) stated that "the neutralization of" PKK "terrorists came as a result of an air strike carried out by Turkish fighters as part of Operation Tiger's Claw.  

The statement indicated that the "Tiger's Claw" operation continues its successes, stressing that "operations will continue until the last terrorist is neutralized."  

On June 16, Turkey launched the "Tiger Claw" operation, in the "Haftanin" region in northern Iraq, against the PKK militants.  

https://www.nasnews.com/view.php?cat=42265

[Mary B]

Iraq's militias .. How did ISIS use to control the state for the benefit of Iran?

 

Free / Subtitles - Dubai

09 October 2020

 

 

In June 2014, the Islamic State (ISIS) seized Mosul, northern Iraq, and only four days later, the supreme Shiite religious authority, Ali al-Sistani, issued a fatwa urging Iraqis to volunteer in the fight against the militants.

Tens of thousands of young men, mostly young men from the impoverished Shiite south and the outskirts of Baghdad, flocked to recruitment centers, army camps and militia headquarters.

A number of young men gathered in a lecture hall in an old building in eastern Baghdad, excited to volunteer against ISIS, with colored clothes and plastic bags and put some clothes in it, as if they were heading for a weekend trip. At the time, some young men wore green gangs bearing the slogan “Kataib Hezbollah,” which was formed by the military commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in 2006 and affiliated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.

Soon, other organized groups appeared, took up arms, and the scene in the north of the country became factions affiliated with different leaderships and references.

With the support of the then prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, these militias fell under the "popular crowd" and became a recognized institution at the state level through the legislation of a law voted by the majority of parliament members on November 26, 2016.

Systematic recruitment

And about how to join the elements of the "popular crowd", the British newspaper " The Guardian " indicated that at first the door was open for religiously observant Shiite youth who pray and fast, but then everyone began to accept, according to a recruitment officer in 2014.

The officer in charge of recruiting, participated in organizing a unit of fighters in the Syrian city of Aleppo against "ISIS", who said, according to the newspaper, at the time, "We have fought the Americans, and we are fighting ISIS in Syria."

"Our experience will make them strong (militia members), and we will provide them with the best training possible," he added, pointing to Iraqi army soldiers joining them for their desire to get rid of corruption, he said.

The young recruits were also joined by veteran Shiite fighters such as Abu Hashem, who fought deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in the 1980s and 1990s, under the leadership of the engineer, the Hashd's chief of staff and deputy chief, who contacted veteran fighters to meet him.

The newspaper quoted Abu Hashem, an intelligence officer in the "crowd", as saying, "After the fall of Mosul, we did not go to war because of Sistani's fatwa, but at the invitation of the engineer who wanted older fighters to work with him," revealing that "we met him at his home and he told us that the state is Al-Iraqiya fell, echoing that I am the state now.

Iranian control 

After the arrival of Abu Hashim and his companions ready to take up arms in the summer of 2014, the engineer ordered them to go to the Taji military base north of Baghdad to form a new force. Their first mission was to protect Shiite shrines in Samarra and halt the advance of ISIS fighters into Baghdad.

Abu Hashem said, "When we arrived at the base, we found complete chaos, but when the engineer arrived, the ground became organized for him."

And he stressed that "with weapons, cars and men, Iranian advisors came and spread throughout the country in a wide geographical area from Diyala to the east," considering that "Al-Muhandis negotiated with the factions and militias and controlled them."

He pointed out that "when we formed the crowd, we tried to repeat the experience of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, but we failed in one thing, which is the multiplicity of factions and the different references, which the engineer tried to control."

 

"The Popular Mobilization" according to false Iranian propaganda

"The Popular Mobilization" according to false Iranian propaganda

The danger to the Iraqi state

After the intensity of the battles with "ISIS" and the role of the Hashd militia decreased in this, the popular demonstrations organized by activists who were tired of the ability of armed groups to control all aspects of Iraqi life, and to reap wealth through corrupt means.

"Some military factions receive their salaries from the Iraqi state, but they do not follow the military hierarchy of the commander in chief of the Iraqi forces," an Iraqi analyst, who requested anonymity, said in an interview with the British newspaper.

And he considered that they "act according to their alliances with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, and serve the largest Iranian strategy in the region, and their own commercial interests."

He stressed that they "constitute a threat to the Iraqi state from within."

The crowd disintegrated and implicated the government

Last January, the Iranian military commander, Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, were killed by an American strike, at a time when the militias were under his command and operating under Iran's order.

Nine months after the US air strike, the various factions are more divided than ever, even after the strike encouraged them to use his death as a new excuse to stay.

A government official told the "Guardian" newspaper, "The killing of Soleimani disrupted the flow of decision-making for these factions, and they do not act according to a general strategy."

As a result, the pro-Iranian militias intensified the killing and kidnapping of activists, and began firing rockets at the US embassy in the Green Zone and its military camps, placing the Iraqi government in a diplomatic impasse with Washington, which signaled the closure of its embassy in Baghdad.

 

Repression and kidnapping in Iraq ... Activists criticizing the government and defying militias in the streets

The killings and repression of activists and protesters in Iraq continue, despite repeated government promises to provide them with protection and hold the perpetrators accountable, amid information about the involvement of political leaders in kidnappings and forcible arrests, in an attempt to silence and silence voices rejecting the chaos of weapons and widespread corruption, according to observers.

Governmental efforts to control the militias

Last April, the former intelligence chief, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, was appointed prime minister, after five months of the government vacuum, after the resignation of the former prime minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi, under popular pressure at the end of November 2019.

Al-Kazemi faces several challenges, the most difficult of which is trying to negotiate a new path for the country, in light of Tehran's influence on politics and security in Iraq with the presence of its armed groups, which are difficult to control.

Al-Kazemi believes that any direct confrontation with the factions is dangerous and may have serious political and security repercussions, without the positive outcome being guaranteed.

Last June, the Counter-Terrorism Force carried out a raid on a militia cell south of Baghdad, and arrested a group of Iraqi and Lebanese militia members, accusing them of planning to launch a barrage of Katyusha rockets at the Green Zone. 

On the same night, hundreds of militia elements gathered in the streets in a show of force, while others moved on strategic targets in the Green Zone, which led to the release of the detainees.

Deferred confrontation

In this context, the newspaper quoted a senior officer in the Iraqi army as saying, "I sometimes think that the only solution to this crisis, two states and two armies, first we close Baghdad and issue an ultimatum to the Popular Mobilization Units either to join the regular forces or fight you."

And he considered that "the bloodbath and war for two weeks is better than continuing to postpone the confrontation."

https://www.alhurra.com/arabic-and-international/2020/10/09/ميلشيات-العراق-استغلت-داعش-للسيطرة-الدولة-لصالح-إيران؟

[Mary B]

The Parliamentary Finance Committee speaks of a "defect" in the economic system responsible for the recurring crises

2020-10-09

Yes Iraq: Baghdad

A member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Ahmed Al-Saffar, confirmed, on Friday, that the current economic and financial system is not compatible with the new reality of the country, especially the tax system, holding the Ministries of Finance and Planning responsible for carrying out economic reforms.

Al-Saffar said in a press statement, "In light of the system, economic and financial policies have been adopted, and as a result of the lack of clarity of this system in Iraq and its incompatibility with the new reality, the financial policy is still at a standstill," indicating that "all previous budgets were just copies and pastes of the previous ones and change The only one was in the numbers, which is incorrect.

 

Al-Saffar added, "The tax laws adopted now are the same as those adopted in the previous system and in the sixties, seventies and eighties when the state was running according to a centralized socialist system fully controlled by the state," noting that "things have changed now that a free and decentralized economy is declared." A parliamentary system is federal and at the same time it does not allow the private sector to participate in an unclear fallacy.

 

He pointed out that “it is unreasonable for the state to come every year and work to increase appointments to the public and government sectors and to constitute greater burdens on the country's budget, and at the same time, the new young energy cannot be used in investment projects but rather remains sitting without work or productivity without It opens the door strongly to the private sector in order to absorb these capabilities and young energies.

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POSTED ON 2020-10-09 BY SOTALIRAQ

The Baathists ... (icon) the subversive demonstrations in Iraq!

                         Ahmed Sadiq.

 We do not need, perhaps, much talk about the infiltration, penetration and subversion of the Baathists from the remnants of the previous regime and the new generation of them in the Iraqi national demonstrations since the first anti-government demonstration after the fall of the Baath regime in April 2003 went out in Al-Mutanabi Street and was led by a group of intellectuals and patriotic writers, refusing to restrict the restrictions on Public freedoms, due to an incident that we do not wish to mention here, which took place inside the General Union of Writers and Writers in Iraq and as a result, the Union Club was closed! In that demonstration, with the knowledge and knowledge of those protesting patriotic intellectuals and writers, a number of Baathist intellectuals from the remnants of Saddam's regime who were working in its cultural and media institutions with a number of intellectuals who were Baathists (even if they did not belong) according to Saddam’s well-known saying when he wanted to make Iraqis Baathists (to be safe) Then, in the first national demonstration that took place in Tahrir Square under the Monument to Freedom, calling for reform, combating corruption and providing basic services to the Iraqis, the Baathists appeared again (and the Communists also appeared, but let us now, maybe we will talk about them later on a similar occasion!) You see four or five of The Baathists, if you knew them previously, and even if you did not know them previously, it is possible for you to get to know them by their names and bodies that tell you that they are comrades from (the beautiful time). These were standing aside watching a group of demonstrators from among the rest of the demonstrators and acting as if they were supervising and running That group of demonstrators ... ... and with the recurrence of demonstrations, the Ba'athists infiltrate, infiltrate and wind in every national demonstration calling for reform, combating corruption and providing basic services. These legitimate demands were not, and will not be, among the goals and objectives of the Baathists in being among the demonstrators to infiltrate, infiltrate and infiltrate, even if they chanted them with the peaceful national demonstrators. The goals and objectives of the Ba'athists from the remnants of the Saddam regime at home since they emerged from their burrows months after the fall of Baghdad in April 2003 were, are and will remain, the pursuit of undermining and overthrowing the new regime and returning the Baath regime to the rule of Iraq. Their chants were at first in harmony with the chants of apparently peaceful patriotic demonstrators, but their chants in secret, their hearts and minds, were and are still chanting for the abolition of the constitution, the dissolution of the parliament, the fall of the new regime, and the return of the Baath again. Despite the renewal of the demonstrations from time to time, they remained and the demands of the peaceful patriotic demonstrators, most of them young people, who were looking for a decent human life, worked by the new Islamic rulers to deprive them of it because of their failure and corruption in government. Therefore, the Ba'athists, on their part, resorted to developing their movement in the demonstrations after they realized that there is no point in demonstrating peacefully, as is the case with peaceful demonstrators, in order to proceed with the realization of their dream of returning to Baath rule. First, they began to divert the demonstrations from their reform path to an explicit political path, when they chanted frankly and raised slogans calling for an end to the rule of Islamists and calling for a civil government, and they mean, in fact, a Baathist government! Second, they began to divert the demonstrations from their peaceful course by leaving Tahrir Square to carry out acts of violence, sabotage and fires in different areas of Baghdad. And it became clear that they had become driven and financed by internal and external parties that hired them to be with them a group of homeless and merciless boys from the dark and suspicious back streets. And everyone became sabotaged, burned, and attacked the security forces, and every time the security forces pursued them they returned to Tahrir Square, where the peacefully protesting youths disappeared among them, and their activists worked at night to incite the peaceful demonstrators to abandon their peaceful demonstrations, even if the morning came they left Tahrir Square again to resume acts of violence Vandalism and fires are outside. With the continuation of the demonstrations, the Ba'athists began to lead them with their slogans and chants that covered the slogans and chants of the peaceful national demonstrators until the day came when the Ba'athists became (the icon) of the (peaceful) and subversive demonstrations at the same time, and the number of peaceful national demonstrators decreased little by little in the demonstration squares without achieving any The promises of the new interim government to them are little of what they have demanded for all these years, the most important of which is the holding of early elections. When the demonstration squares were empty of peaceful demonstrators or almost empty, the Baathists were exposed and became the only (icon) subversive and inciting demonstrations and stir up sedition, unrest and chaos in Baghdad, Basra, Nasiriyah and some governorates ... .. The government’s promises do not interest them even if they are all fulfilled, what matters to them is the return of the Baath Party to The third judgment!

…… In summary, every peaceful national demonstration goes out to the street to demand the legitimate rights of people to a free and decent life through reform, eliminating political sectarianism, partisan quotas, and family leaderships, combating corruption, providing basic services to citizens, providing job opportunities and a decent life for young people ... The Ba'athists are the (icon) of these demonstrations, who are the leaders in them, but to demand (their rights) abolishing the constitution, dissolving parliament, overthrowing the government, holding new elections in the hope of winning in them and the return of the Baath regime to rule Iraq again as long as the military coup, and their old (revolutionary) means of controlling Judgment, it was no longer possible after April 2003 ...!

Finally, in every Iraqi national demonstration that takes place today, tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow in Baghdad, it demands reform, combating corruption, eliminating sectarianism in government, abolishing partisan quotas, and providing basic services to people ... You have to (search) for Baathist saboteurs in these demonstrations in order to get rid of them in order not to infiltrate and penetrate and invade them in order to deviate with them to their goals and objectives to return to the rule of the Baath, but, how is the path and the Baathists are like a chameleon in volatility and discoloration ...?!

Baghdad, 10/9/2020

http://www.sotaliraq.com/2020/10/09/البعثيون-أيقونة-التظاهرات-التخريبي/

[Mary B]

Friday, October 09, 2020 11:38 AM

 

Observers: Difficulties facing the process of creating understandings and signing permanent agreements between Baghdad and Kurdistan

 

 

 

Observers emphasized that there are difficulties facing the process of creating understandings and signing permanent agreements between the government of Baghdad and Kurdistan, especially those that bear financial consequences, due to the pressures of the Iraqi street in light of the financial crisis facing the country against the backdrop of the Corona pandemic and its repercussions.

For his part, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan region, Qubad Talabani, stressed the importance of strengthening relations with the federal government in Baghdad, describing the latter as the strategic depth of the region.

He indicated that there are internal and external pressures to solve the outstanding problems between the region and the center and to reach permanent agreements.

Talabani’s talk about strengthening relations with Baghdad and finding solutions under the roof of the constitution, comes at a time when the Federal Government’s spokesman said that Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi developed understandings and solutions to the outstanding problems with the regional government during his visit a few weeks ago to Erbil.

Talabani said during an intervention in the regional parliament at the weekend to review the performance of the government after nearly a year of its formation, that Baghdad is the strategic depth of the region, and we must solve the sticking points in accordance with the constitution and the law in a way that satisfies both parties, especially with internal and external pressures to solve them.

Federal government spokesman Ahmed Mulla Talal said that the prime minister's visit to the Kurdistan region sought to resolve the issues and enhance understanding.

He pointed out that the meeting between Al-Kazemi and the President of the region, Nechirvan Barzani, dealt with the 2021 budget, which is the starting point for resolving differences and problems for all issues and rights.

He explained that the talks dealt with the issue of ports, oil, and the share of the Kurdistan region and delivering them to Baghdad, noting that the results will see the light in the 2021 budget.

Kifah Mahmoud, the media advisor in Masoud Barzani's office, believes that the time is early to talk about political alliances and the formation of special blocs and all political actors face the problem of the election law and the formation of the independent election commission that has not yet been resolved.

But it is natural that whoever has stood with Al-Kazemi since his candidacy until now, will pay for a converging political scene between Al-Kazemi and the Kurdistan region.

Mahmoud explained that Al-Kazemi, by virtue of his good relationship with the leaders of the region and his accurate knowledge of the Kurdish issue, its joints and backgrounds, helped build a positive shift in the course of the relationship between the region and the center despite the short period of his work, especially if the early elections that he set in June are realized.

He pointed out that the relationship in general took a positive turn and contributed to developing partial solutions and agreements for some problems such as employee salaries, border crossings and the energy profile.

https://www.thebaghdadpost.com/ar/Story/202541/مراقبون-صعوبات-تواجه-عملية-خلق-التفاهمات-وتوقيع-اتفاقات-دائمة-بين-بغداد-وكردستان

[Mary B]

POSTED ON 2020-10-09 BY SOTALIRAQ

Alia Nassif calls on the Minister of Interior to know personally the merits of the corruption case in which Nateq Musa Fares was involved, as it concerned two corrupt officers 

Representative Alia Nassif asked the Minister of Interior to approach the Umm Qasr court and know for himself the merits of the corruption case in which the so-called Natiq Musa Fares, owner of Anwar Al-Fares and the Fourth Dimension Company, was involved, because the case involved two corrupt officers accused of smuggling, tax fraud and drug entry, renewing her praise of the Iraqi judiciary, which responded to the report that I brought it up.

She said in a statement today: “The Rusafa Investigation Court referred this case to the Umm Qasr Court in Basra Governorate in accordance with the provisions of Article 194 of the Customs Law in order to complete the investigation into it according to the specific and spatial jurisdiction, as is evident in the attached file containing the communication that I submitted against this corrupt person. But there are moves by the two corrupt officers to delay the case, and they traveled to Basra in an attempt to pressure some people and persuade them to skew the course of the case, and they also exert pressure to stop the ongoing investigations in the Ministry to nullify it and then nullify the case, but we contacted some honorable judges who confirmed their keenness to Realizing the truth, especially since the case is related to public money and the theft of more than 570 billion dinars through tax evasion.

Nassif stressed “the need for the Minister of Interior to personally intervene to follow up on the merits of the case, with the importance of his cleansing of the legal department in the ministry of some weak souls who have ties to the two corrupt officers.”

http://www.sotaliraq.com/2020/10/09/عالية-نصيف-تطالب-وزير-الداخلية-بالاطل/

[Mary B]

An Iraqi official reveals the truth about "the state of high alert" in Baghdad

 

Alhurra - Washington

October 10, 2020

 

 

The security situation in Baghdad is "stable" and what was reported were just "rumors."

On Friday, the spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces, Yahya Rasool, denied the existence of an extreme state of alert in Baghdad, stressing that "the security situation is completely stable" in the capital.

Rasul said in a statement posted on Twitter that what was raised on Friday about the state of alert was only part of normal daily security practices, he said.

Rasoul called on "the media to be careful in transmitting information, not to broadcast rumors, to give an opportunity to their promoters, and to know the validity of the information exclusively from its official sources."

Media outlets and accounts on social media circulated news of strict measures being implemented in Baghdad, and the security services entering the state of maximum alert, to pursue missile launchers at diplomatic missions.

This included the "news" that was circulating that the Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, had ordered the security forces to go towards the Green Zone, as part of the state of alert instructions.

https://www.alhurra.com/iraq/2020/10/09/مسؤول-عراقي-يكشف-حقيقة-حالة-الإنذار-القصوى-في-بغداد

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Concern about the fate of journalists and activists detained in Iraqi Kurdistan

October 10, 2020

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A demonstration in Azadi Park (Al-Hurriya) in the center of Sulaymaniyah (Shwan Muhammad / France Press)

Human rights defenders have expressed their concern over the fate of the journalist Sherwan Sherwani, who has been detained since Wednesday and his fate is still unknown, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq , where activists have been detained, some of them for about two months, for their participation in demonstrations.

A statement on Kurdish activists criticized the taking of Sherwani, editor-in-chief of the "Bashour" newspaper, known for investigations into corruption crimes in the region, from his home in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Autonomous Region, "in an illegal and illegal manner ... and without a court order." ".

 

The statement issued by the Committee to Protect Journalists added that “ten police officers, four of them wearing civilian clothes,” arrested Sherwani and “confiscated two laptops, a notebook, and CDs from him, before pointing the gun to his head and tying him.”

Sherwani, who was previously subjected to days of detention, and days before his arrest, criticized the Prime Minister of the region, Masrour Barzani, on the Facebook social networking site, Masrour Barzani, according to a statement by the Committee to Protect Journalists.

In addition to Sherwani, human rights activists are concerned about the fate of Badal Barwari, a civil activist who participated nearly two months ago in demonstrations in Dohuk Governorate, northern Iraq, to demand the payment of salaries to civil service employees.

Since last January, the regional government has only paid six salaries for civil service employees who number up to 1.2 million people, and decided, in June, to cut by up to 21 percent of salaries that exceed $ 250.

The region has a population of five million people. While frequent demonstrations took place in Sulaymaniyah, the second largest city in the region and under the control of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, the authorities prevented the protest marches that took place in the cities of Dohuk and Erbil, which are under the control of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, led by former regional president Masoud Barzani.

The head of the Human Rights Commission in the Kurdistan Region, Dia Boutros, told the media that since the end of August, “the authorities have arrested 305 people on charges of organizing demonstrations, and released many of them a few days later, and 19 are still in detention.”

On Sunday, the Duhok Appeals Court ruled the release of Barwari, fifty days after his arrest, which it considered "untrue and contrary to the law", because protesting "is not considered an act punishable by law," and "the invitation is finally closed."

Barwari has not yet appeared, however, according to his relatives.

The Kurdistan region is the best haven in Iraq for many Iraqi dissidents and foreign investors, but it faces frequent criticism from organizations defending freedom of expression. During the first half of this year, the "Metro Center for Defending Journalists' Rights in Kurdistan" recorded 88 violations against 62 journalists and media professionals.

In the same context, "Human Rights Watch" said , on Tuesday, that the Kurdish authorities have illegally closed two offices of the private media network "NRT" more than a month ago, apparently due to covering the protests and broadcasting paragraphs critical of the ruling party.

The Kurdish authorities did not have a judicial order, and imposed the closure only in Erbil and Dohuk, the two areas under the control of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, which raised fears that the closure was politically motivated, as Human Rights Watch warned.

(France Press, The New Arab)

https://www.alaraby.co.uk/entertainment_media/قلق-حيال-مصير-صحافيين-وناشطين-محتجزين-في-كردستان-العراق

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In the early stages of the trial, ISIS "Beatles" deny kidnapping and killing Americans

 

France Press

October 10, 2020

 

 

Virginia Court Judge Calls for "Fastest Possible Trial" of Member of ISIS "Beatles" Cell

Two extremists from the "Beatles" cell in ISIS denied charges of taking and killing American hostages, in the first stages of their trial, Friday, in the United States.

The cell was named "The Beatles" because of the English accent of its members.

And Alexandra Koti, 36, and Al Shafei Al Sheikh, 32, were shown via video link to a court in Alexandria, near Washington.  

The two refused, through their defense, to admit that they had committed the crimes they were accused of, and demanded that they be tried by a jury. They also waived their right to a speedy trial within 90 days, which is not possible according to all the parties concerned due to the complexity of the file.

Judge T. S. Ellis "I hope to organize the fastest possible trial," but "time is necessary to achieve justice in this case," and set January 15 as the date for the next hearing.

The guilty evidence containing confidential information will be transferred to the lawyers of the two defendants, who were deported on Wednesday from Iraq to the United States, and placed in custody in a secret location in Virginia.

A day earlier, a grand jury charged them with the kidnapping and murder of four Americans, journalists James Foley and Stephen Sotloff, and the two humanitarian workers, Kayla Muller and Peter Kasing.

 Sadistic ways 

The two ISIS elements grew up in the United Kingdom and became extremists there, before they joined the organization in Syria in 2012, and they were later revoked from their British citizenship.

They are members of a four-person cell, which American study centers say is responsible for the kidnapping and killing of 27 people, including Syrian civilians.

Researchers Anne Speckard and Adrian Shaykovci said after their meeting with Coty in a prison cell in the Kurdish region (Rojava) in northern Syria, that their sadistic methods had no limits, and included crucifixion, drowning, and mock executions.

In a study published by the International Center for Studies of Violent Extremism, they added that the survivors spoke of "shooting pistols at the heads, putting swords on their throats, being beaten and tortured with stuns" and videotaped execution sessions.

The most prominent figure of the "Beatles" group, Muhammad Emwazi, who was known by the nickname "John the Jihadi", was killed during a US raid in Syria on November 25, 2015.

Koti and al-Sheikh were arrested in January 2018 by the Syrian Democratic Forces, and then they were placed under the supervision of the US military in Iraq in October 2019 during the Turkish attack on northern Syria.

The fourth of the group, Ayn Davis, is imprisoned in Turkey on terror charges.

Exclusion of the death sentence

As of 2015, the United States had applied for legal aid with the British authorities to obtain evidence against the two men.

But London "suspended" cooperation in 2018. This came after the British government received a barrage of criticism for its reluctance to demand that the death penalty be not imposed on them if they were tried, aside from its initial opposition to the death penalty.

The United States committed to the end of August not to sentence the extremists to death. In the aftermath of this, the British judiciary resumed judicial cooperation, which allowed evidence to be presented paving the way for charges to be brought against them and their deportation.

In a statement, the families of the American victims hailed "the first step in the quest for justice."

"I hope this leads to the prosecution of others who are still in hiding, perhaps in other parts of Europe or in refugee camps," Diane Foley, the mother of journalist James Foley, told AFP.

https://www.alhurra.com/usa/2020/10/10/في-أولى-مراحل-المحاكمة-داعشيا-بيتلز-ينكران-خطف-وقتل-أميركيين

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Brigades: America sent pleading letters to stop striking its forces

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The information / Baghdad ..
The spokesman for the Hezbollah Brigades, Muhammad Mohi, confirmed, on Saturday, that the resistance will become more fierce and more powerful if the United States insists on obstinacy in the face of its demands for its exit from Iraq , while he revealed the arrival of "begging messages" from America to stop the resistance operations against its forces .
Mohi said in an interview with the Yemeni “Al-Masirah” channel, which he followed / the information /, that “Iraqi diplomacy still has a great role in imposing the exit of American forces from Iraq ,” indicating that “the resistance does not bet on the current Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, and he has no right to confiscate The right of the Iraqi people and to keep the American forces in Iraq .
He added, "America is a terrorist enemy for us, and it seeks to end the popular crowd , and it will fail in this matter," pointing out that "America by staying in Iraq wants to guarantee the security of the Israeli enemy, implement the deal of the century, and block the road between Iran, Syria and Lebanon.
He pointed out that "the cause of the crises in the region and the region is the American arrogance and its attempt to dominate the world," stressing that "America must understand that it must respect the will of Iraq , and that it will not be able to settle in it in any way."
He said, "America is living in a great dilemma in Iraq after the escalation of resistance operations and is working to reduce pressure on it, and that many messages have been received that include an American begging to stop the strikes against its forces, at least during the American elections."
Mohi stressed that "the Iraqi people have the right to resist the occupying American presence, and we know the goals and nature of this presence, pointing out that some officials in the Iraqi state are working to implement the American agenda as if they were employees of the American embassy."
He pointed out that “America is unable to confront the will of the people, and it has tried the Iraqi resistance force in 2003, and today this resistance now possesses a lot of capabilities and combat experience,” stressing that “in more than one statement we announced our blessing for the resistance operations against the American forces, and our entry into the line Operations related to the field and political situation.
And he added, "We are determined to remove the American forces from Iraq , and today we call on the Iraqi parliament to activate its decision, and then America will see that millions of Iraqis will face it." Iraq ”. End / 25

https://www.almaalomah.com/2020/10/10/499199/

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Parliament holds its session chaired by Al-Halbousi

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Today, Saturday, the House of Representatives held its (11) session, the fourth parliamentary session of the third legislative year, the first legislative term, headed by Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi.

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Saeron hold a meeting chaired by Al Kaabi on today's session

 

 

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A "Khabar Press" correspondent revealed that a meeting was held by the Sairoun bloc headed by Hassan Al Kaabi, prior to today's session, to discuss the electoral districts and their position on the division.

https://khabaar.press/archives/76275

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Parliament Presidency Sets A Date To Host The Prime Minister And Minister Of Finance

On October 10, 2020

The Independent / - The Presidency of the Council of Representatives directed to set a date to host the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance for the purpose of discussing the financial crisis afflicting the country.

The Presidency of Parliament decided to set the next Monday to host the Minister of Labor to answer the verbal question from member of the Services Committee, Representative Hoda Sajjad.

A number of members of the House of Representatives had submitted requests to host the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance against the backdrop of a crisis of delaying the payment of salaries of employees and retirees.

https://www.mustaqila.com/رئاسة-البرلمان-تحدد-موعدا-لاستضافة-رئ/

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List of farmers ’percentages of the total workforce in the Arab countries: Iraq Fifth

2020-10-10

Yes Iraq: Baghdad

The World Bank published a statistic that has the percentages of farmers from the total workforce in the Arab countries for the year 2019.

According to the index, Iraq ranked fifth out of fifteen Arab countries, with 18.7% of the workforce.

Here is the list for all countries:

Sudan: 43%
Morocco: 37.8%
Yemen: 35.6%
Egypt: 24.7%
Iraq: 18.7%
Tunisia: 15%
Syria: 14.6%
Lebanon: 11.9%
Libya: 7.7%
Saudi Arabia: 4.8%
Oman: 4.7%
UAE: 3.6%
Jordan: 3.4%
Kuwait: 2.2%
Qatar: 1.2%

 

Source: World Bank

https://yesiraq.com/قائمة-بنسب-المزارعين-من-إجمالي-القوى-ا/

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Parliament Presidency Sets A Date To Host The Prime Minister And Minister Of Finance

On October 10, 2020

The Independent / - The Presidency of the Council of Representatives directed to set a date to host the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance for the purpose of discussing the financial crisis afflicting the country.

The Presidency of Parliament decided to set the next Monday to host the Minister of Labor to answer the verbal question from member of the Services Committee, Representative Hoda Sajjad.

A number of members of the House of Representatives had submitted requests to host the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance against the backdrop of a crisis of delaying the payment of salaries of employees and retirees.

https://www.mustaqila.com/رئاسة-البرلمان-تحدد-موعدا-لاستضافة-رئ/

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POSTED ON 2020-10-10 BY SOTALIRAQ

Deputy: The suicide of the director of the company implementing the FAO project is a lie, and Al-Kazemi has to reach his killers

On Friday, the deputy of the Alliance of Jawad Al-Mousawi, the Sawers' Alliance, questioned the news reported by some media outlets regarding the suicide of the director of the Korean company executing the large port of Faw, stressing that there are malicious hands standing behind this heinous crime, and Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, in his capacity as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, must open an immediate investigation to reach To the directions that killed him.

Al-Mousawi said in a statement that "this issue is a dangerous phenomenon, because of which Iraq will not be able to recover from its economic malaise, as managers of giant projects serving the country have been liquidated in this way, and the matter should not go unnoticed and the perpetrators must be brought to justice, suggesting that the crime may be behind it by international intelligence agencies whose goal is Stop this project in any way.

Al-Mousawi called on Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi to "involve the Korean side in this investigation and announce the results as soon as possible to public opinion and not delay or procrastinate as usual, and in the event it is proven that external parties are involved in this heinous crime, we call on the hierarchy of the executive authority to refer the case to international judicial courts."

On the other hand, the MP called on the people of all sects, specifically the people of Basra, Al-Faiha, to "convert the large port of Faw into a demonstration arena, in support of the completion of this port for what is good for Iraq in general and Basra in particular."

http://www.sotaliraq.com/2020/10/10/نائب-انتحار-مدير-الشركة-المنفذة-لمشرو/

 

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Anbar Police Chief: The risk of drug crime is no less significant than the threat of terrorist crimes

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Baghdad / NINA / Anbar Provincial Police Commander, Lieutenant General Hadi Razig, affirmed: "The danger of drug crime is no less than the threat of terrorist crimes, because it has a negative impact on society as it is one of the most important reasons for committing crimes."

A statement of the Ministry of the Interior stated that the Iraqi National News Agency / NINA / received a copy of it: "The chief of Anbar police, Lieutenant General Hadi Razig,
chaired a security conference for the Department of Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances at the headquarters."

The Anbar Police Chief indicated during the conference: "The danger of drug crime is no less than the risk of terrorist crimes because of its negative impact on society, as it is one of the most important reasons that drive the commission of crimes," stressing: "The need for all security authorities to take legal methods during Its work is to reach the accused and bring them to the competent authorities. "

He stressed: "The necessity for the agencies operating at the border crossings to mobilize efforts through careful inspection, exchange of information, and the introduction of training courses for workers in order to improve their performance and prevent the smuggling of narcotic substances into and out of the country." / End 2

http://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?Key=861914

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08-10-2020 01:03 PM

Intelligence arrests the most dangerous drug trafficking gang in Baghdad

 

 

Baghdad / Al-Akhbariya

The Intelligence Agency at the Ministry of Interior announced, on Thursday, the arrest of the most dangerous drug trafficking gang in the capital, Baghdad.

The agency said in a statement that "through the follow-up and monitoring of the elements of organized crime, where the detachments of the Intelligence Agency in the Ministry of the Interior arrested the most dangerous drug trafficking gang, consisting of five suspects, in the Shaab area of Baghdad."

She explained, "They were arrested with the flagrante delicto and in possession of large quantities of crystal, narcotic pills and various substances used for abuse. The accused and the narcotic substances were handed over to the competent authorities under a fundamentalist receipt."

https://www.ikhnews.com/index.php?page=article&id=228474

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Asayish accuses the Labor Party of killing a senior security official in Dohuk

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The information / Erbil

On Saturday, the Asayish General Directorate accused the PKK of being behind the killing of the Asayish director at the Sarzir border crossing with Turkey.

The directorate said in a statement that the information received a copy of that, “After a thorough investigation, it was found that the director of the Asayish crossing, Sarzir Ghazi Saleh, was killed by members of the Workers Party and that he had received direct and indirect death threats from the party’s members.”

The statement called on "the people of the Kurdistan region to stand against this act, and to confront the PKK members and not help them in any way."

The director of the Asayish crossing, Sarzir in the Dohuk governorate, Ghazi Saleh, was killed in an armed attack in the Kani district, tragedies in Amadiyah district.

https://www.almaalomah.com/2020/10/10/499321/

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The Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee strongly rejects the Turkish decision to extend the entry of its forces into Iraqi lands

by Moahmmad EditorIraq newsOne Hour ago

The Security and Defense Committee in the Iraqi Council of Representatives announced its rejection of the Turkish Parliament's decision to allow the extension of entry of Turkish forces into Iraqi lands.

The official news agency quoted committee member Kata Al-Rikabi as saying: The decision is contrary to all regional and international norms, and no parliament in the world can take such a decision.

Rikabi considered the decision of the Turkish parliament to be "urgent and rejected" at the level of Iraq and the world.

On October 8, 2020, the Turkish Parliament approved the extension of sending military forces outside the country for an additional year, to eliminate possible attacks against the country in Iraq and Syria, Thursday.

On October 8, 2019, the Turkish Parliament approved the extension of the mandate granted to the President of the Republic regarding operations outside the borders in Iraq and Syria for a year, starting from the 30th of the same month.

The representative of Erzurum State in the Turkish National Movement Party, Kamil Ayden, said that his country has been proactively working for nearly 40 years to pursue the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) abroad and at home, and is combating all kinds of "terrorist" organizations, according to the Anadolu website.

This came during a session of the Parliament's General Assembly on the presidential memo regarding extending the period of sending Turkish military forces to conduct military operations to pursue "terrorists" in both Iraq and Syria, as Parliament agreed to extend it for one year, starting from October 30th.

On Tuesday, (September 29, 2020), the Turkish air force bombed Mount Matin near the villages adjacent to the town of Derlock in Amediye district, “Amadiyah”, in the Kurdistan Region.

The director of Derluk town, Sami Berwari, told Rudaw Media Network that the Turkish air force bombed the mountain "hard", as it had bombed it several times, and the strong sound of the bombing terrified the people.

The sound of the bombing also reached 6 neighboring villages, causing the windows to tower, and a citizen from the village of Blafkeh described to Rudaw Media Network, who was near the place of the bombing, that the bombing caused fear among the people of the area.

Citizen Fayek Balavi added that two Turkish planes bombed Mount Matin 8 times in a row, and that the bombing sites were close to the villages.

Videos received by Rudaw Media Network showed thick white smoke that was rising above the mountain.

https://altahreernews.com/19777/

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Foreign Minister to the British ambassador: The government has begun to take new measures to secure the work of missions

by EditorIraq news2 Hours ago

Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein discussed with the British ambassador to Iraq, Stephen Hickey, developments in the political situation in the region and the world.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs affirmed in a statement that the government has begun to take a number of security, technical and organizational measures to create a suitable environment for the work of all diplomatic missions in Baghdad.

During the meeting, they discussed developments in the region and the world that enjoy common interest, and discussed preparations for Prime Minister Mustafa Al-https://altaghier.tv/2020/10/11/وزير-الخارجية-لسفير-بريطانيا-الحكومة/ upcoming visit to the United Kingdom.