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Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi on Thursday decided to disrupt the official hours in the government departments and institutions during the next week on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.
According to a statement issued by the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, Abadi postponed the official working hours on the occasion of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, as of Sunday, 2017/6/25 until Thursday, 2017/6/29.
The statement added that the ministries of service and security to ensure the continuity of their services through cadres during the said days
The Governor of Dhi Qar directs the theme parks for the festival and announces the cancellation of the ceremony
BAGHDAD / The governor of Dhi Qar Yahya al-Nasseri, on Friday, the creation of amusement parks and recreational places in the province in preparation for Eid al-Fitr, while canceled the Office of the province canceled the ceremony ceremonies Eid.
"In solidarity with the sincere efforts of the members of our armed forces and the national popular crowd, and in appreciation of the sacrifices of the martyrs and the consolation of the martyrs and the condolences of the wounded of them," said a statement from the Naciri office. "In view of the suffering of our people in the hot areas of displacement Bloody assassinations and killings of identity by gangs and terrorist groups. " He added, "The Diwan of the province of Dhi Qar cancel the official ceremony of Eid al-Fitr and apologize for receiving congratulations on this occasion." "The province administration has adopted an integrated plan to meet the service requirements during Eid al-Fitr," he said. "The directives were issued to all municipal and other services to ensure the proper atmosphere for the citizens and enable them to spend Eid al-Fitr holiday. He explained that "the municipalities and electricity departments have been working for several days to create gardens, parks and entertainment venues and lighting the main streets and public places frequented by citizens during the Eid holiday in order to reassure and raise the joy and safety in the hearts of the people of the province." The governor of Dhi Qar Yahya al-Nasseri, announced on Thursday, the preparation of an integrated security plan on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, stressing the participation of 15 thousand security elements to provide protection in the vital places and parks and cities of games and religious sites frequented by holiday celebrants.
Kurdish leader: We expect from Turkey will be the first country to recognize the independence of Kurdistan
The official of political affairs and public relations in the Office of the President of the Kurdistan Region Massoud Barzani, the referendum independence is a national issue, not specific to a particular party or political party. Horman Hawrami said in a statement to the channel ((trt kurd Turkish, and followed by (Basnoyz) that "the referendum is a national issue related to all components of the people of Kurdistan, and not specific to a party or a political party.
"It is a democratic mechanism and a return to the people's opinion as the highest source of authority and legitimacy to decide their fate," he said. The official of political affairs and public relations in the Office of the President of the Kurdistan Region, he explained by saying that the holding of the referendum does not mean the declaration of independence on the day after its conduct, stressing by saying, "The state that will declare is not the Kurdish state, but the state of Kurdistan because there are different people live in Kurdistan, and these are all Kurdistanians."
Horman Hawrami, continued by saying that the process of dialogue and talks and long negotiations will follow the referendum on 25 September to implement the decision of the people of Kurdistan with the rest of the components of Iraq.Stressing that "the Kurdistan Region has proved during the past 26 years that there is no threat to Turkey, Iran or the countries of the region.""We expect from Turkey to be the first country to recognize the independence of Kurdistan." The meeting of the parties and political parties Kurdistan, which was held on the 7 of June last headed by Massoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region, set the 25September next date for the referendum on the independence of the Kurdistan Region, which will include the Kurdistan regions outside the administration of the region also.
Sadr and Allawi form a unified "parliamentary front."
Thursday, June 22, 2017 at 12:43 pm The political body of the Sadrist movement, Thursday, agreed with the National Coalition to form a unified parliamentary front, indicating that the goal is to accelerate the enactment of important laws and to develop solutions and correct remedies to the problems experienced by the country.
The body said in a statement received by "Sky Press" that "the deputy head of the political body of the Sadrist movement Jaafar al-Musawi received, the delegation of the National Coalition headed by Kazem al-Shammari representative of Iyad Allawi and his accompanying delegation at the headquarters of the political body in the capital Baghdad."
She added that "the two sides agreed to form a unified parliamentary front, including members of the bloc and the coalition to accelerate the enactment of important laws and to develop solutions and correct remedies to the problems experienced by the country, and seek to find understandings identical to the post-liberation of Mosul gangs of criminal.
The two sides stressed the need to accelerate the pace in order to correct the course of the electoral process by changing the figures of the Electoral Commission and the selection of independent members to meet the aspirations of the masses and the adoption of a new electoral law to ensure the voice of voters and contribute to find a political process that will follow the will of the Iraqi citizen "
In Diyala .. Officials are taking advantage of the projects of local and international organizations for electoral propaganda in their regions
Diyala / Al-Ghad Press: A member of the provincial council of Diyala, Raad Masoudi, on Thursday, the exploitation of some projects of civil society organizations, such as election propaganda by some officials in the province, pointing to the monopoly of businesses and projects of those organizations in certain areas of the province. Masoudi told Al-Ghad Press that "some areas of Diyala are suffering from a very poor service situation, and no service or humanitarian project has been implemented by the civil society organizations in support of the local and international organizations because of the monopoly of the works and projects of these organizations in certain areas of the governorate before Some powerful actors ". "The work and projects of the supporting organizations have recently been used as election propaganda by some officials in their regions to win new votes in the upcoming elections," he said. He pointed out that "most of Diyala areas suffer from tragic situations," stressing that "did not get their share of the projects of these organizations finally." Masoudi called on the supporting organizations to "pay attention to the areas of the province that are suffering from a state of neglect resulting from government neglect that lasted many years." It is noteworthy that most areas of Diyala suffer from deterioration of the service and urban reality in various sectors, due to government neglect and the financial crisis that hit Iraq recently.
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Saudi Arabia exposes Qatar's massive funding for terrorism and from it in Iraq
The State of Qatar has been involved in the financing of terrorist activities for $ 64.2 billion from 2010 to 2015, according to sources close to the ruling regime in Doha.
The newspaper pointed out that Riyadh has documents to prove the involvement of Doha to support the violence and terrorism in the region.These documents reached Saudi Arabia during the reign of the late King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, including what he acquired during the past two years.
Qatar has allocated $ 7.6 billion to finance terrorist operations in 2010, and the figure rose to $ 10.4 billion in 2011, before jumping to $ 11.4 billion in 2012, according to the unnamed source.
In 2013, Qatar increased its financial support for terrorist operations to $ 12.2 billion, jumping to $ 12.6 billion in 2014 before shrinking to 9.9 by 2015.
The State of Qatar has consistently supported extremist groups and terrorists in more than one country in the region and beyond. The most important aspect of this support is financial support and political cover for these groups.
Several Western reports have pointed out that Qatar is the largest country in the region to turn a blind eye to providing funding to extremist and terrorist groups, although its domestic laws criminalize such practices.
The support dates back to 2008, when Qatari Khalifa Mohammed Turki al-Subaie provided financial support to Pakistani Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, a leader of al-Qaeda and the mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks, the Telegraph newspaper reported.
The US Treasury Department accuses Qatar's Salim Hassan Khalifa Rashid al-Kuwari of transferring hundreds of thousands of dollars to al-Qaeda through a terrorist financing network.
According to US documents, al-Kuwari worked with another Qatari, Abdullah Ghanim al-Khawar, 33, to manage a financing network that supports terrorist groups and confirms Khawar's contribution to the release of al-Qaeda members in Iran.
Among the blacklisted names in the United States and the United Nations, Abdul Rahman bin Omair al-Nuaimi, accused of transferring $ 1.5 million a month to al-Qaeda in Iraq, and 375 thousand pounds to al Qaeda in Syria.
Among the names is Abdul Aziz bin Khalifa al-Attiyah, the cousin of the former Qatari foreign minister, who has already been convicted in a Lebanese court of financing international terrorist organizations and is linked to al Qaeda leaders.
Lebanese media reported that Al-Attiyah met in May 2012 with Omar al-Qatari and Shadi al-Mulawi, two al-Qaeda leaders, who gave them thousands of dollars.
The department is expanded to include residents in Qatar who are involved in suspicious activities that the Qatari authorities turn over to fund terrorist groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood, as well as groups in Asia, Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
The country's support for the Brotherhood was not confined to its territory but included groups emanating from it in Turkey, Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Syria, Lebanon and Libya.
Qatar's financial support to terrorist groups has extended to the "victory front" in both Syria and Lebanon, making the terrorist-classified group look like a "diagonal arm".
In Libya, Qatar has supported several terrorist figures, including the cleric Siddiq Qatar Ali al-Salabi, Abdul Hakim Belhadj, a former al-Qaeda operative, Abdel Basset Guelleh, well-known terrorist elements and businessmen.
Serbia intends to appoint an ambassador in Baghdad and its prime minister to visit Iraq soon
Serbian Prime Minister Evista Dajig on Thursday announced his intention to visit Iraq and appoint an ambassador to his country in Baghdad soon. "The Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq in Belgrade, Qassim Askar Hassan, met with the Prime Minister and the Serbian Foreign Minister Evista Dajig on the occasion of the end of the ambassador's work in the mission," the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The two sides discussed bilateral relations between Iraq and Serbia and ways to develop them. The ambassador expressed "Iraqi thanks and appreciation for the efforts of the Serbian government in providing support and support to him." For his part, Ivista Dajig said that he will visit Iraq as soon as possible and that an ambassador of his country will be appointed in Baghdad soon
Barzani Party: Abadi visited Iran for "fear" of the popular crowd and his meeting with Khamenei is an "insult" to Iraq
Thursday, June 22 2017 at 12: 36 pm Baghdad / Sky Press
The head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) parliamentary bloc, Arafat Karam, on Thursday attacked Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, saying that the image of Abadi with Khamenei is "an insult to Iraq" because it represents all Iraqis, not only Shiites.
"It is an insult to Iraq, because Abadi represents all Iraqis, not just Shiites. His visit is not a religious and religious visit until he sits in this way," Karam said, commenting on the meeting between Abadi and Khamenei on his Twitter page.
"After the visit to Saudi Arabia, Abadi visited Tehran for fear of some Shiite political blocs loyal to Iran, and fear of some factions of the popular crowd of Iran."
Karam pointed out that "Khamenei's claim to Abadi to oppose the separation of Kurdistan from Iraq, evidence of the fragility of Iran's position, as is happening in the region after the advent of Trump and the formation of an Arab NATO."
Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi returned to Baghdad after a tour of the region, which included Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iran, where he met with a number of officials of those countries, where he discussed with them bilateral relations and the war against terrorism as well as the question of the referendum in the region.
Kurdistan's independence at the discussion table in a seminar in Ankara
Part of the symposium held in Ankara on the referendum on the independence of the Kurdistan Region
Rhodeau - Arbil The issue of the Kurdistan independence referendum was discussed during a seminar held recently in the Turkish capital "Ankara".
During the seminar, the Iraqi ambassador to Ankara, the adviser to the Turkish president and the former director of the "Nahrain" Center opposed the referendum decision, while the adviser of Kurdistan Region President, Horman Hawrami, responded to them.
The issue of the referendum on the independence of the Kurdistan Region in Turkey day after day agenda business, and since the announcement of the date of the referendum, this is the first symposium to be held in Ankara on this subject, and Iraq's ambassador to Ankara, Hisham Allawi, during the possibility of opposing the referendum.
During the seminar, the controversial points were overshadowed by the debate. Both the Iraqi ambassador in Ankara and the adviser of the Turkish president and former director of the Nahrain Center expressed their opposition to the Kurdistan referendum. They justified their position by saying that the referendum would be a cause of instability.
For his part, adviser to the President of the Kurdistan Region, Hameen Hawrami, the parties opposed to the referendum, said Hawrami that "they saw a positive attitude in Ankara."
A member of the Democratic Party of Kurdistan, Omar Mirani, the network Roudao media, that "conferences and seminars related to the referendum on the independence of Kurdistan will rise in Turkey."
Kurdistan's independence at the discussion table in a seminar in AnkaraBy Rudao 1 hour ago
Part of the symposium held in Ankara on the referendum on the independence of the Kurdistan Region Rhodeau - Arbil The issue of the Kurdistan independence referentum was discussed during a seminar held recently in the Turkish capital "Ankara". During the seminar, the Iraqi ambassador to Ankara, the adviser to the Turkish president and the former director of the "Nahrain" Center opposed the decision decision, while the adviser of Kurdistan Region President, Horman Hawrami, responded to them. The issue of the referendum on the independence of the Kurdistan Region in Turkey day after day agenda business, and since the announcement of the date of the referendum, this is the first symposium to be held in Ankara on this subject, and Iraq's ambassador to Ankara , Hisham Allawi, during the possibility of opposing the referendum. During the seminar, the controversial points were overshadowed by the debate. Both the Iraqi ambassador in Ankara and the adviser of the Turkish president and former director of the Nahrain Center expressed their opposition to the Kurdistan referendum. They justified their position by saying that the referendum would be a cause of instability. For his part, adviser to the President of the Kurdistan Region, Hameen Hawrami, the parties opposed to the referendum, said Hawrami that "they saw a positive attitude in Ankara." A member of the Democratic Party of Kurdistan, Omar Mirani, the network Roudao media, that "conferences and seminars related to the referendum on the independence of Kurdistan will rise in Turkey."
Thursday, June 22, 2017 Time: 13: 29 pm(1046 views)
Baghdad / Sky Press
Observers expected that the leadership of Mohammed bin Salman to become Crown Prince in Saudi Arabia, to Saudi Arabia's oil policy more conservative within OPEC, as the Kingdom puts its own needs first.
According to the Bloomberg economic agency, the rise of Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the post of Crown Prince was not a big surprise, as King Salman had already handed him the lead of the country, and it would be strange if the king did not work to ensure the continuation of the implementation of his son's policies.
Prince Mohammed has already worked out a solid strategy for the region and will probably strengthen it further as his authority grows. He led the military campaign against the Iranian-backed Huthis in Yemen, and more recently he had a central role in isolating neighboring Qatar.
While the parameters of Saudi Arabia's regional policy have become clearer under Prince Mohammed bin Salman, they have a tougher stance against Iran and its growing influence, which will probably not change, according to the agency.
Iraq, where the popular and Kurdish mobilization forces have reached the front lines of a staunch campaign in the country, has increased bilateral trade relations annually between Iran and Iraq since 2003, according to a Tehran Times report.
Similarly, Iraq is also a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), exceeding the agreed target of the production target. This puts it on the stronger line of criticism by Saudi Arabia, while oil prices have fallen to levels not seen since the group adopted the production target in November.
In general, the compliance of OPEC member countries with production limits is better than in any other similar agreement in history.
But this is largely due to Saudi Arabia cutting its output far more than agreed.
It is likely that Saudi Arabia will not endure to lift the heavier burden, especially if we begin to see a more balanced market and higher prices.
Even the tension in the Middle East, which is expected to cause a sharp rise in oil prices, has a limited impact so far. With a more solid stance than Riyadh, we may see traders begin to calculate the political risk again. This will increase if Iraq becomes the next target after Qatar According to the agency.
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6-22-2017 Intel Guru Frank26 Iraq has been going crazy for many years...for over a decade...with uncontrolled movement...with disorganized leadership that destroys and creates chaos instead of the vision they have now for order, unity, Security and Stability...They now have a vision to move into a Revaluation future with the actions that are being presented within their auctions...this country is changing...this country is being run differently...and the IMF requirements are being fulfilled...
6-22-2017 Newshound Guru Phillyman [...it escapes me to see all the information about this broken country when everyone that has any true intel that state side and abroad are the saying the same things and that is, "That it will never come to pass." the words of some bankers not my own so why continue this witch hunt for something that will never be?] I take it the "it" you are referring to is the RV...I have no idea when the change will take place. Speculation on that point has brought insanity to the community but I do believe it is coming...if people cannot see the massive change coming to Iraq and that region I just don't get it. 6-22-2017 Newshound Guru Adam Montana[do you think Raqqa has to be secured for it to be determined that the Iraq borders are secure?] Nope. To my knowledge, Raqqa is not a major problem for the real holdup... the HCL.
6-22-2017 Newshound Guru Currency365 [New Guru] Article “Abadi Office: It will be closed the rest of the files that resulted from Saddam’s Invasion of Kuwait.” Now that is breaking news! They are going to close the rest of the files relating to Saddam Hussein’s invasion. This is part of chapter 7 compliance. Basically removing the sanctions off of chapter 7 is closing these files…now we really know the files are going to be closed. awesome breaking news here! 6-22-2017 Newshound Guru Phillyman Article: "Islamic State blows up historic Mosul mosque where it declared 'caliphate': Iraqi military" Who knows what IS leadership had in mind when they blew up the historic mosque with the leaning minaret...but that symbol of the caliphate was huge and is now gone.I cannot imagine we are far from hearing Abadi declare victory over Mosul.
6-22-2017 Newshound Guru Aggiedad77 Article: "Islamic State blows up landmark Great Mosque of al-Nuri and famous leaning minaret in Mosul" IMO...we pray for any lives lost in the Grand Old Mosque...and mourn the physical loss of such an artifact and part of Iraqi history...but at the same time it would appear to me that Abadi has proof positive of a cause for celebration and "official" international announcement that the terrorists are no more... It is planned...it is called for...and we shall be a part of it...the BEST is coming...
6-22-2017 Intel Guru Frank26 ...the CBI also told the banks they would provide them with 25 million per bank as cash per 3,000 for each citizen if they want to travel...something is happening with their auctions and their currency and with their procedures...and their window of buy and sell...this is indeed a strange request...this makes no sense but it is not a coincidence is it...they are preparing for an RV...I think they are pushing the month into a time frame of the 26th to the 30th...for many things...including a possible RV...IMO Family we are very close...From months to weeks to day...to now hours...soon to become seconds… [post 2 of 2]
6-22-2017 Intel Guru Frank26 [Guru] DELTA called me last week...said the CBI made an announcement on the Arabic side to all of the banks...they told them that the auction of the 26th...two Sundays from now...they sent a memo to all of their banks in Iraq asking all of the money changers that they are being required to tell the CBI what it is that they need for currency...and we want to know it now...on the 18th...and it will be done on the 25th...they are piggybacking one week in advance...that is weird...he said...all banks have to submit on the 18th for the auction on the 25th...we’ve never seen anything like thisbefore in the auctions... [post 1 of 2....stay tuned]
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ARTICLE 1-A (from PM Abadi's website; posted only on Arabic side, not posted on English side)
Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces visits the Joint Operations Command
The Prime Minister briefed the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Dr. Haider Al-Abadi on developments in resolving the battle to liberate the right side of Mosul in full, within the operations of the coming Yanino.
This came during his visit to the Joint Operations Command, his meeting with the military and security leaders, and following up his sovereignty on the progress of our forces, which came close to resolving the battle and defeating terrorist gangs. The commander-in-chief of the armed forces renewed his directives on the importance of preserving the heroic fighters and citizens and insisting on eradicating terrorism and liberating all the country's territory.
Prime Minister 's Media Office 23 June 2017
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ARTICLE 1-B (from PM Abadi's website; posted only on Arabic side, not posted on English side)
The Council of Ministers holds its regular session chaired by Dr. Haider Abadi
The Cabinet held its regular session on Thursday 22 June 2017 under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister Dr. Haider Abadi. During the meeting, the vote on the national housing project in Maysan Governorate, where the National Investment Authority grant and issuance of investment license based on the memorandum of understanding between the province of Maysan and a number of companies. The board of directors was also voted on in the educational hospital, as well as in the health departments in the governorates. The Council of Ministers voted on the system of selling and renting real estate and state lands, and the public sector for investment purposes. The bill on graft was voted on. The Council voted on the general framework document for the National Plan for Reconstruction, as was approved the draft federal supplementary budget for fiscal year 2017 and referred to the House of Representatives.
Prime Minister 's Media Office 22 June 2017
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ARTICLE 2
Abadi: more than 100 billion dollars the cost of destruction of infrastructure and a proposal to mediate Iraq crisis Gulf [expanded]
2017/6/22 19:23•7 times read
[Ayna-Baghdad] Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, revealed the cost of the destruction of infrastructure because of the war on gangs, calling for terrorism more than 100 billion dollars, "referring to" a proposal to mediate Iraq in resolving the Gulf crisis. Abadi said in a weekly conference on Thursday after a meeting of the Council of Ministers that "the destruction of the public sector's infrastructure of the government is only 50 billion dollars, either damage to the destruction of infrastructure of the private sector and the property of citizens may exceed this figure," pointing out, "we are holding an international conference in Kuwait to build Iraq after the stage of an advocate. "
He announced that "the Council of Ministers approved today a supplementary budget for the year 2017 related to payment of dues of farmers and contractors and military spending and others will be prepared on Eid holiday and submitted to parliament for approval." He pointed out that "the Council of Ministers approved today a document to restore stability and reconstruction in Iraq and include all infrastructure in all governorates," pointing to "the vote today on the draft national housing in the province of Maysan, a new approach to the government to provide housing for citizens with all infrastructure." As for the military operations, the General Command of the Armed Forces confirmed that "there is very little left of the liberation of Mosul", pointing out that "the bombing of the Nuri Mosque and the humpback is a declaration of an end and a reconstruction. On the recent regional tour that included Saudi Arabia, Iran and Kuwait, Abadi described it as "very successful and today everyone understands the role of Iraq and its strength in the region." He pointed out that these countries "expressed their admiration for the liberation of regions as well as the security and economic effects of Iraq." "We are continuing to find consensus in the region to fight terrorism and to continue the cooperation of peoples economically and economically and create jobs to improve living standards," he said. "We have not resorted to any mediation to deal with the Gulf crisis and limited our visit to develop relations, coordination and cooperation in the fight against terrorism," he said, revealing at the same time "a proposal by some countries in the region to play Iraq as a mediator in the crisis," adding that "Iraq has set a condition for accepting this role, All interested States on this proposal ". "The problem today is that the differences between the countries of the region reach the point of focusing on the differences, but even until it reaches the support of terrorist groups against the various countries, including the belief that it is in the interest of that," he said. "Saudi Arabia has stressed the importance of Iraq in the region and wanted to develop bilateral relations," he said. "We are working to encourage Iraqi exports and we have agreed, starting with Saudi Arabia, to promote Iraqi goods and to allow Iraqi businessmen to enter in a positive way to increase trade exchange between the two countries." Abadi continued, "Kuwait also has a desire to invest in Iraq, but there is a complexity of the administrative system impede such investment and we are working to treat it to achieve partnership with neighboring countries." "We are also working to open the port of Trebil and the port of Alwaleed and are interested to open them quickly with Jordan to find other outlets to increase trade exchange and we are working to prevent any exposure to the road and in the next stage we will open the way towards Trebil and signatories to that." "We do not object to this, but we do not want to interfere in the work of the judiciary for those wanted," Abadi said. Abadi reiterated his assertion that "the US presence in Iraq is not a fighter, but the role of support, training, advice and aviation and after the end of a cheer, we do not need flight coalition." He stressed that "our unity is the symbol of our strength in defeating terrorism and we hope that this will be reflected in the development process and that we will be satisfied with the misdeeds and attacks on public funds or those who obstruct the development process in Iraq.
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ARTICLE 3-A
UNESCO: The destruction of the Al-Nouri Mosque and its Humbaa Wall is a human and cultural tragedy
2017/6/23 0:07
[Where - Continue] The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has strongly condemned the destruction of the Nuri al-Kabir mosque in Mosul and its famous "humpa" mosque by terrorist gangs.
The organization described the site as a symbol of the city's identity, saying it was "a humanitarian and cultural tragedy." Ka'at Da'ash was blown up on Wednesday evening, the mosque and the famous Hadba lighthouse, and they cleared the land after being bombarded with explosives and explosive devices. The leader of a supporter of the terrorist Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, his alleged succession of the mosque after the fall of Mosul in June 2014. "The government will rebuild the mosque and the lighthouse," he said.
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ARTICLE 3-B
ISESCO: The destruction of the Nuri Mosque and Hormban Mosque is a terrible crime
2017/6/22 20:48
[Where - Continue] The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) on Thursday condemned the destruction of terrorist gangs in the Al-Nouri Mosque and the Hadba Mosque in the old city west of Mosul.
ISESCO said in a statement that "the destruction of this mosque, which was built by the founder of the Zankiya state, Prince Nur al-Din Mahmud Zanki in 1173, is a terrible crime committed by criminals without conscience and do not appreciate the value of cultural features and the sanctity of places of worship." The organization called for "the protection of the historic monuments in Iraq, which have been destroyed for three years by terrorism and armed conflict." The daisy had blown up on Wednesday night the mosque and the famous Hadba lighthouse and settled them on the ground after being bombarded with explosives and explosive devices. The leader of a supporter of the terrorist Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, his alleged succession of the mosque after the fall of Mosul in June 2014.And considered the Prime Minister Haider Abadi: a bombing calling for the humpback and Al-Nuri Mosque official announcement of their defeat. "
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ARTICLE 4
An explosive bomb was added to the plane and seized the belongings of the island of Tikrit
2017/6/23 13:17•5 times read
[Ayna-Baghdad] Salah al-Din's commandos launched a large-scale search operation on the island of Tikrit with the participation of a force of the popular crowd and the tribal crowd to search the villages of peace, bohrat, nut, village of al-Kargul, al-Malihah and the village of exile.
"The operation resulted in the finding of 20 homemade mortars, 15 155mm artillery shells, 15 120mm mortar rounds and the detonation of five additives for terrorist elements," a statement from the media information booth said. He added that "a force from the commandos brigade of Salahuddin operations came out with a duty of inspection in the area of Abra east of the Khanooka area and during the inspection was seen a boat on the outskirts of the Tigris River of the elements used to move towards our pieces were destroyed and burned and dumped with water.
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ARTICLE 5
Russian Parliament: the possibility of killing Baghdadi is almost 100%
2017/6/23 12:08•11 times read
[Where - Continue] The head of the Defense Committee of the Federation Council of the Russian parliament [Duma] Viktor Osirov that the possibility of killing the leader of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is almost 100% sure.
"I think this information is close to 100 percent," Osirov was quoted as saying by Interfax news agency. "The fact that [Da'ash] has not yet been shown his photographs anywhere strengthens our confidence that al-Baghdadi was killed." The Russian Defense Ministry has announced earlier that the preliminary results indicate that the raid on the sites of Dahesh near Raqqa in Syria at the end of last May resulted in the death of Baghdadi. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Seromolotov said on Thursday that there was a high possibility of eliminating al-Baghdadi and eliminating him in the Russian air strike. The US-led coalition said it could not confirm Russian reports that al-Baghdadi may have been killed.
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ARTICLE 6
URGENT Thegovernment has been suspended from Sunday to Thursday on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr
2017/6/22 18:40
[Ayna-Baghdad] Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has blocked the official working hours next week on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.
A statement from his office to meet the agency of all Iraq [where] a copy of it that the holiday begins "on Sunday, 2017/6/25 until Thursday, 2017/6/29 and the ministries of service and security to ensure the continuity of its services through cadres during the said days."
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ARTICLE 7
Abadi: The entire Mosul Liberation will be announced within days
BAGHDAD, June 22 (KUNA) - Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said on Thursday that the liberation of the city of Mosul from the Da'ash organization would be announced in a few days, It is a matter of a few days and we will announce the complete liberation of Mosul. "
Abadi said that "the government will rebuild the mosque of Nuri and its humpback after the bombing, on Wednesday evening, by the gangs of Daash terrorist"
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced that the bombing of the humpback and Al-Nouri Mosque was an official announcement of their defeat.
Abadi's office said in a brief statement that "Prime Minister Haider Abadi, confirmed, after his arrival in Baghdad," that the bombing of a hymn to the humpback and Al-Nuri Mosque official announcement of their defeat. "End Ah
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