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Blackshart: Iraqis pay the highest price for achieving change
Editing Date: 12/30/2019 11:58 • 75 times read
(Baghdad: Al Furat News) The head of the United Nations Mission in Iraq, Jenin Blackshart, said that the Iraqis are paying the most expensive price to achieve change in their country, "referring to the popular demonstrations that have been going on for more than 3 months.
"Over the past months, many Iraqis have paid the highest price in order to make their voices heard in calling for change in Iraq," Blackshart said in a statement.
"We hope that all girls and boys, women and men in Iraq will see that their courageous determination yields lasting progress."
The protests have invaded Iraq since October 1, and the protesters, most of whom are young, are calling for a change of the entire political system, because - in their opinion - they are corrupt and have left most Iraqis in poverty.
More than 450 people were killed in the protests, and thousands were wounded.
The former Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi, resigned last month and remains in office to conduct business, despite continued protests.
"We hope that all girls and boys, women and men in Iraq will see that their courageous determination yields lasting progress."
The protests have invaded Iraq since October 1, and the protesters, most of whom are young, are calling for a change of the entire political system, because - in their opinion - they are corrupt and have left most Iraqis in poverty.
More than 450 people were killed in the protests, and thousands were wounded.
The former Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi, resigned last month and remains in office to conduct business, despite continued protests.
Assistant US Secretary of Defense: Our strikes were in response to recent attacks against international coalition bases
30/12/2019
by Ali Ejam Iraq News 3 hours ago
Washington - “Liberation Yards”
US Assistant Secretary of Defense Jonathan Hoffman issued a statement saying:
In response to repeated attacks by Hezbollah brigades on Iraqi bases hosting the international coalition forces as part of Operation Solid Torque, American forces launched precise defensive strikes against five Hezbollah brigade facilities in Iraq and Syria that would deter and reduce the ability of Hezbollah's writers to launch attacks in the future Against the coalition forces. ”
He explained that "the five targets include three locations of the Hezbollah Brigades in Iraq and two in Syria. These sites included weapons storage facilities and command and control sites that Hezbollah uses as the planning group to plan and execute attacks on coalition forces for Operation Solid Determination.
The recent strikes of the Hezbollah Brigades included 30 missile attacks on an Iraqi base near Kirkuk, which resulted in the death of an American citizen and the injury of four American service personnel and two members of the Iraqi security forces.
"The Hezbollah Brigades have a strong relationship with the Iranian Quds Force and are continuously receiving lethal aid," weapons "from Iran, which Hezbollah Brigades used to attack the solid determination of coalition forces," Hoffman noted.
He added, "The solid determination process of the international coalition is in Iraq at the invitation of the Iraqi government to ensure the permanent defeat of ISIS and to provide advice and assistance to the Iraqi security forces." The United States and its international coalition partners have full respect for Iraqi sovereignty and support a strong and independent Iraq. However, the United States will not be deterred from exercising its right to self-defense. ”
He concluded by saying, "It is important to note that the attacks of the Hezbollah Brigades also caused injuries to many members of the Iraqi security forces. Both US Defense Secretary Esper and Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi shared their commitment to seeing these attacks on Iraqi security forces and Operation Solid Resistance forces of the international alliance stop completely. Iran and its Hezbollah Brigades arm must stop the attacks on the United States and coalition forces, and respect the sovereignty of Iraq, toprevent any further defensive actions by US forces. ”
Abdul Latif: The President of the Republic cannot be excused without being convicted by the Federal Court
30-12-2019 12:53 AM
Baghdad / newsletter:
Judge Wael Abdel Latif confirmed, on Sunday, that the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, will be relieved of his post if convicted by the Federal Court.
Abdul Latif said in a televised statement, followed by "Al-Akhbaria", that "the person responsible for determining the perjury is the Federal Court, not Parliament."
Judge Wael Abdel Latif confirmed, on Sunday, that the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, will be relieved of his post if convicted by the Federal Court.
Abdul Latif said in a televised statement, followed by "Al-Akhbaria", that "the person responsible for determining the perjury is the Federal Court, not Parliament."
Deputy holds a lawsuit against Barham Saleh for "violating the constitution"
Protests continue in Iraq ... and a "presidential-parliamentary" meeting to meet the demands of the demonstrators
Baghdad - agencies
Date: December 30, 2019
Hundreds of Iraqis continued yesterday, besieging the oil field in Nasiriyah, south of Baghdad, which stopped production, while protests still paralyzed many cities in Iraq, and a parliamentarian filed a lawsuit against the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, on charges of "violating the constitution" and called on the Federal Court to withdraw The President hands and issues a state order to assign Speaker of Parliament Muhammad Al-Halbousi the task of assigning a Prime Minister, while the Iraqi President is scheduled to meet with 170 deputies who signed the specifications of the next Prime Minister, today, to discuss mechanisms to get out of the crisis, and to unify the visions of a non-controversial candidate who meets The aspirations and demands of the demonstrator In accordance with the law and under the umbrella of the Constitution.
Work in the Nasiriyah oil field stopped, for the second day in a row, yesterday, with the site still being besieged by demonstrators calling for employment opportunities, according to local oil sources, which is the first time that production has stopped in an oil field in Iraq since the start of unprecedented anti-government demonstrations.
A spokesman for the Iraqi Oil Ministry, Asim Jihad, said in an official statement, "The ministry temporarily halted production operations in the Nasiriyah field because the field staff was unable to reach their workplaces because of the road blocking by the demonstrators demanding appointment."
And Iraq is the fifth largest oil exporter in the world, and exports about 3.4 million barrels per day from the port of Basra in the south of the country, which depends almost entirely on oil revenues, which constitute 90% of its budget, and despite the vast oil wealth, one in five people in Iraq lives under Poverty line, and the youth unemployment rate is 25%, according to the World Bank.
Protests continued in Baghdad and the majority of the cities of southern Iraq to demand the change of the political class that has controlled the country's capabilities for 16 years, and protesters accuse them of "corruption" and subordination to Iran, and they demand the appointment of an independent prime minister.
In Diwaniyah, demonstrators again announced yesterday the general strike, in the context of ongoing protests aimed at pushing the authorities to respond to their demands, and in Najaf university students demonstrated to demand the dissolution of parliament and call for early elections.
To that, the deputy in the Iraqi parliament from the "Sadqoun" bloc, Uday Awad, filed a lawsuit against the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, on charges of "violating many of the provisions of the constitution", and called the Awad of the Federal Court, according to the lawsuit, to "withdraw the hand of President Barham Saleh and issue My state has ordered that Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi be given the task of assigning a prime minister. ”
The head of the Parliamentary bloc, “Bayrak Al-Khair” bloc, MP Mohammed Al-Khaldi revealed a meeting that will be held today with the President of the Republic in Baghdad, with the 170 representatives who signed the attributes of the next prime minister, indicating that Saleh did not violate Article 76 of the constitution, and he told the Iraqi “Alsumaria” channel that “The first paragraph of Article 76 talked about assigning the President of the Republic to the candidate of the largest bloc in the first session of Parliament, and as long as the assignment took place in harmony between the Reform and Building blocs after that session, and the largest bloc was not named, then that paragraph became from the past”, noting that “paragraphs 3 and 5 From the same article, they talked about another situation that includes T. Cliff the President of the Republic to the candidate for prime minister without talking about the name of the largest bloc ».
Al-Khalidi added: “According to this legal view, the president of the republic did not violate the constitution, and the talk in this regard is far from reality.” He warned of the “danger of continuing to pressure the president of the republic to violate the constitution and pass a candidate of parties seeking to impose its vision away from seeing angry masses of demonstrators. ».
Al-Khaldi stressed that «the 170 signed representatives will meet the president of the republic to discuss mechanisms to get out of the crisis, and unify visions about a non-controversial candidate that meets the aspirations and demands of the masses in accordance with the law and under the umbrella of the constitution».
He added, "Parliament will relieve the President of the Republic if he is convicted by the Federal Court.
He added, "Parliament will relieve the President of the Republic if he is convicted by the Federal Court.
Bahrain announces its support for the American bombing of Hezbollah websites
00:02 30.12.2019 (Updated 00:05 30.12.2019)
The Kingdom of Bahrain supported the American bombing of the Lebanese Hezbollah sites in Iraq and Syria, and praised what it described as the important strategic role played by the friendly United States of America in confronting terrorist groups in the region.
According to the Bahrain News Agency , the Kingdom said in a statement on Sunday, that it renews its position in support of all efforts and steps taken by the United States of America, in order to ensure security and peace at the regional and international levels.
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The Iraqi deputy speaker calls on the government to take a stand to prevent a repeat of the American bombing
Today, Sunday evening, American aviation bombed locations of the popular crowd in Al-Qaim Governorate, on the Iraqi-Syrian border, killing four fighters, including a senior official , and wounding 30.
Today, Sunday evening, American aviation bombed locations of the popular crowd in Al-Qaim Governorate, on the Iraqi-Syrian border, killing four fighters, including a senior official , and wounding 30.
"In response to Hezbollah's repeated attacks on Iraqi bases hosting the coalition forces, American forces have launched accurate defensive strikes against its 5 facilities in Iraq and Syria," Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said in a statement on the ministry's official website.
The statement added that "three Hezbollah sites in Iraq and two in Syria have been targeted."
"These strikes will weaken Hezbollah's ability to carry out future attacks against coalition forces," the statement added.
The statement pointed out that "Hezbollah targeted an Iraqi base earlier with 30 missiles, killing one American citizen and wounding 4 other Americans and 2 Iraqi security forces."
The United States of America accuses factions of the PMF, loyal to Iran, of carrying out the attacks targeting its military bases in Iraqi territory.
The district of al-Qaim is located in the western part of Anbar, the governorate that alone constitutes one-third of Iraq’s area, west, along the Syrian border. "
The Iraqi deputy speaker calls on the government to take a stand to prevent a repeat of the American bombing
30.12.2019
On Sunday evening, Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Hassan Al-Kaabi called on the three presidencies in Iraq (the Republic, ministers, and parliament) to stand firm in front of the "repeated American bombing" in the country.
Al-Kaabi said in a statement, "Sputnik" obtained a copy of it, that "the repeated American bombing of the PMF camps is an open plan, to weaken the heroic forces , especially on the border."
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The Pentagon: Our strikes in Iraq and Syria targeted 5 Hezbollah facilities
He stressed that "the repeated violation of Iraqi sovereignty by America and the failure to adhere to the security agreement concluded between the two countries puts the three authorities in front of the responsibility to stand firmly against it, and to take appropriate decisions that will preserve the lives of citizens, especially those who have achieved victory for us in the mightiest of God's creation and not to repeat such Future attacks. "
© AP Photo / Lefteris Pitarakis
The Pentagon: Our strikes in Iraq and Syria targeted 5 Hezbollah facilities
He stressed that "the repeated violation of Iraqi sovereignty by America and the failure to adhere to the security agreement concluded between the two countries puts the three authorities in front of the responsibility to stand firmly against it, and to take appropriate decisions that will preserve the lives of citizens, especially those who have achieved victory for us in the mightiest of God's creation and not to repeat such Future attacks. "
Today, Sunday evening, American aviation bombed locations of the popular crowd in Al-Qaim Governorate, on the Iraqi-Syrian border, killing four fighters, including a senior official, and wounding 30.
"In response to Hezbollah's repeated attacks on Iraqi bases hosting the coalition forces, American forces have launched accurate defensive strikes against its 5 facilities in Iraq and Syria," Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said in a statement on the ministry's official website.
The statement added that "three Hezbollah sites in Iraq and two in Syria have been targeted."
"These strikes will weaken Hezbollah's ability to carry out future attacks against coalition forces," the statement added.
The statement pointed out, "Hezbollah targeted an Iraqi base earlier with 30 missiles, killing one American citizen and wounding 4 other Americans and 2 Iraqi security forces."
The United States of America accuses factions of the PMF, loyal to Iran, of carrying out the attacks targeting its military bases in Iraqi territory.
The district of al-Qaim is located in the western part of Anbar, the governorate that alone constitutes o
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Deputy holds a lawsuit against Barham Saleh for "violating the constitution" Protests continue in Iraq ... and a "presidential-parliamentary" meeting to meet the demands of the demonstrators
Baghdad - agencies
Date:
Hundreds of Iraqis continued yesterday, besieging the oil field in Nasiriyah, south of Baghdad, which stopped production, while protests still paralyzed many cities in Iraq, and a parliamentarian filed a lawsuit against the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, on charges of "violating the constitution" and called on the Federal Court to withdraw The President hands and issues a state order to assign Speaker of Parliament Muhammad Al-Halbousi the task of assigning a Prime Minister, while the Iraqi President is scheduled to meet with 170 deputies who signed the specifications of the next Prime Minister, today, to discuss mechanisms to get out of the crisis, and to unify the visions of a non-controversial candidate who meets The aspirations and demands of the demonstrator In accordance with the law and under the umbrella of the Constitution.
Work in the Nasiriyah oil field stopped, for the second day in a row, yesterday, with the site still being besieged by demonstrators calling for employment opportunities, according to local oil sources, which is the first time that production has stopped in an oil field in Iraq since the start of unprecedented anti-government demonstrations.
A spokesman for the Iraqi Oil Ministry, Asim Jihad, said in an official statement, "The ministry temporarily halted production operations in the Nasiriyah field because the field staff was unable to reach their workplaces because of the road blocking by the demonstrators demanding appointment."
And Iraq is the fifth largest oil exporter in the world, and exports about 3.4 million barrels per day from the port of Basra in the south of the country, which depends almost entirely on oil revenues, which constitute 90% of its budget, and despite the vast oil wealth, one in five people in Iraq lives under Poverty line, and the youth unemployment rate is 25%, according to the World Bank.
Protests continued in Baghdad and the majority of the cities of southern Iraq to demand the change of the political class that has controlled the country's capabilities for 16 years, and protesters accuse them of "corruption" and subordination to Iran, and they demand the appointment of an independent prime minister.
In Diwaniyah, demonstrators again announced yesterday the general strike, in the context of ongoing protests aimed at pushing the authorities to respond to their demands, and in Najaf university students demonstrated to demand the dissolution of parliament and call for early elections.
To that, the deputy in the Iraqi parliament from the "Sadqoun" bloc, Uday Awad, filed a lawsuit against the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, on charges of "violating many of the provisions of the constitution", and called the Awad of the Federal Court, according to the lawsuit, to "withdraw the hand of President Barham Saleh and issue My state has ordered that Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi be given the task of assigning a prime minister. ”
The head of the Parliamentary bloc, “Bayrak Al-Khair” bloc, MP Mohammed Al-Khaldi revealed a meeting that will be held today with the President of the Republic in Baghdad, with the 170 representatives who signed the attributes of the next prime minister, indicating that Saleh did not violate Article 76 of the constitution, and he told the Iraqi “Alsumaria” channel that “The first paragraph of Article 76 talked about assigning the President of the Republic to the candidate of the largest bloc in the first session of Parliament, and as long as the assignment took place in harmony between the Reform and Building blocs after that session, and the largest bloc was not named, then that paragraph became from the past”, noting that “paragraphs 3 and 5 From the same article, they talked about another situation that includes T. Cliff the President of the Republic to the candidate for prime minister without talking about the name of the largest bloc ».
Al-Khalidi added: “According to this legal view, the president of the republic did not violate the constitution, and the talk in this regard is far from reality.” He warned of the “danger of continuing to pressure the president of the republic to violate the constitution and pass a candidate of parties seeking to impose its vision away from seeing angry masses of demonstrators. ».
Al-Khaldi stressed that «the 170 signed representatives will meet the president of the republic to discuss mechanisms to get out of the crisis, and to unify visions about an uncontroversial candidate that meets the aspirations and demands of the masses in accordance with the law and under the umbrella of the constitution».
For his part, Iraqi President Barham Salih affirmed, respecting the will of the Iraqi people in reform and rejecting any foreign interference in internal politics, according to a statement by the Presidency of the Republic of Iraq.
The protesters refuse to nominate Asadi immediately .. and continued to close the field of Nasiriyah
30/12/2019
Iraq: Al-Binaa is considering pushing a senior officer to head the government
BAGHDAD - The agencies: Iraqi sources said yesterday that the "Building Alliance", the largest bloc in parliament, is considering withdrawing the name of its candidate to head the government, Asaad Al-Eidani, in conjunction with the return of President Barham Saleh to Baghdad and the escalation of protests in the capital and southern cities.
A representative source said that the "Building Alliance" is conducting discussions and contacts to resolve the candidate's crisis to head the new government, indicating that the coalition has reached a decision to withdraw his candidacy for Basra Governor Asaad Al-Eidani for the post due to widespread public rejection of him.
The source indicated that the coalition leaders were deliberating a number of alternative names, including the head of the anti-terrorism agency, Lieutenant General Abdul-Ghani Al-Asadi, but the protesters in Tahrir Square in Baghdad immediately rejected Asadi's candidacy because he joined the "Al-Benaa" bloc and was a military leader.
On Thursday, the President of the Republic announced his resignation at the disposal of the House of Representatives, and he refused to appoint Al-Aidani.
In the meantime, hundreds of Iraqis continued yesterday for the second consecutive day besieging the Nasiriyah oil field south of Baghdad, which stopped production, while the protests still paralyze many of the cities of Iraq, which has been witnessing demonstrations for three months. In Nasiriyah, the Nasiriyah oil field (300 km south of Baghdad) continued to be closed and stopped working for the second consecutive day as the site continued to be besieged by demonstrators calling for employment opportunities, according to local oil sources.
And the production field of Nasiriyah is 100 thousand barrels per day usually. It is the first time that production has stopped in an oil field in Iraq since the start of unprecedented anti-government demonstrations.
Baghdad and most of the cities of southern Iraq have been witnessing since the beginning of October protests calling for "the sacking of the system" and the change of the political class that has controlled the country's capabilities for 16 years, and the protesters accuse them of "corruption" and subordination to Iran.
Meanwhile, protests continued in Baghdad and most cities in southern Iraq, and protesters blocked bridges and main streets, including burning tires, resulting in the continued stoppage of work in government institutions, schools, in a large number of them.d
A representative source said that the "Building Alliance" is conducting discussions and contacts to resolve the candidate's crisis to head the new government, indicating that the coalition has reached a decision to withdraw his candidacy for Basra Governor Asaad Al-Eidani for the post due to widespread public rejection of him.
The source indicated that the coalition leaders were deliberating a number of alternative names, including the head of the anti-terrorism agency, Lieutenant General Abdul-Ghani Al-Asadi, but the protesters in Tahrir Square in Baghdad immediately rejected Asadi's candidacy because he joined the "Al-Benaa" bloc and was a military leader.
On Thursday, the President of the Republic announced his resignation at the disposal of the House of Representatives, and he refused to appoint Al-Aidani.
In the meantime, hundreds of Iraqis continued yesterday for the second consecutive day besieging the Nasiriyah oil field south of Baghdad, which stopped production, while the protests still paralyze many of the cities of Iraq, which has been witnessing demonstrations for three months. In Nasiriyah, the Nasiriyah oil field (300 km south of Baghdad) continued to be closed and stopped working for the second consecutive day as the site continued to be besieged by demonstrators calling for employment opportunities, according to local oil sources.
And the production field of Nasiriyah is 100 thousand barrels per day usually. It is the first time that production has stopped in an oil field in Iraq since the start of unprecedented anti-government demonstrations.
Baghdad and most of the cities of southern Iraq have been witnessing since the beginning of October protests calling for "the sacking of the system" and the change of the political class that has controlled the country's capabilities for 16 years, and the protesters accuse them of "corruption" and subordination to Iran.
Meanwhile, protests continued in Baghdad and most cities in southern Iraq, and protesters blocked bridges and main streets, including burning tires, resulting in the continued stoppage of work in government institutions, schools, in a large number of them.d
Iraqi lawmaker: The next prime minister will not stay more than 6 months
30.12.2019
The new prime minister will not remain in power for more than 6 months, and then early elections will be held, and therefore there is nothing to worry about in this aspect," said Mukhtar al-Musawi, a member of the "Al-Fateh" coalition.
He stressed that early elections will be held at the timings to be determined by the Electoral Commission, after agreeing to choose the personality of the replacement prime minister, according to the "Baghdad today" site.
© REUTERS / Iraqi Prime Minister Office
An Iraqi parliamentarian reveals the main reason for the President's position on the resignation
He added that "all political forces agree to meet the demands of the Iraqi street, including choosing the personality of the Prime Minister that is acceptable to the street and everyone, and holding early elections."
He pointed out that "talking about the attempts of some forces to strike at each other in order to weaken their chances in the upcoming elections, is unrealistic, because the final discussion will be for the people in case the elections are held."
And the Iraqi parliament , during its session, last Tuesday, voted on the election law legislation, the most prominent of which stipulates the adoption of multiple constituencies within the province, and the granting of seats to the loudest winners, on the basis of individual nomination and not on the basis of lists.
On November 30, Adel Abdul-Mahdi submitted his resignation from the Presidency of the Council of Ministers , in response to the request of the Supreme Religious Authority in Iraq, Ali al-Sistani, in preparation for the holding of new elections to calm the situation in the country.
Abdul Mahdi stated, "I listened with great care to the sermon of the supreme religious authority today, and reminded it that" given the difficult circumstances the country is going through, and what appeared to be a clear deficit in the dealings of the concerned authorities with the developments of the two months. "
And Iraq has been witnessing protests since the beginning of last October, to demand the improvement of living conditions and the fight against corruption.
Sectarian parties are moving to isolate the Iraqi president
Posted: 30/12/2019
Baghdad: «The Gulf»
An Iraqi political source revealed, yesterday that there are movements within Parliament to remove Iraqi President Barham Saleh from his position and the inauguration of the Minister of Finance in the resigned government, Fouad Hussein, in his place, while a legal expert confirmed that the President of the Republic does not have the authority to refuse to assign the candidate to the major bloc.
The source said, “Political parties initiated a broad movement aimed at removing President Barham Saleh through parliament, after he was charged with violating the constitution, given that article 76 includes that the president’s role is to assign the candidate of the largest number in the parliament, and he has no right to reject this nomination.” ».
The source added, “On Sunday and Monday, they will witness a political movement in this matter between the various political forces, to discuss isolating Saleh, and finding a substitute for it politically agreed upon before the isolation, so that the scenario of Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi is not repeated in terms of the constitutional vacuum.” Until «the current Minister of Finance in the resigned government, Fouad Hussein, who was formerly the director of the office of the former Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani, is suitable for the position, and he was running for it, but political consensus excluded him from the position, and granted him to Barham Saleh.»
A source in the Presidency of the Republic of Iraq told "Russia Today" channel, yesterday, Saturday, that "Saleh will return from Sulaimaniyah, where he is based, to Baghdad to end the file of assigning the Prime Minister and resume his work in the Presidency of the Republic." The source gave no further details.
Earlier, the President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Nishirwan Barzani, said that it appears that the President of the Republic is under great pressure, in contrast to the constitutional mechanisms and foundations mandated by the Prime Minister. He stressed that "to choose a national and non-controversial candidate for prime minister that is acceptable to influential forces, we must take into account the legitimate demands of the demonstrators, and the conditions and interests of the country when choosing it."
On a related level, the legal expert, Hassan Al-Yasiri, affirmed that the President of the Republic does not have the authority to refuse to assign the candidate to the major bloc. Al-Yasiri said in a statement, "The constitutional commitment of the President of the Republic regarding the mandate in terms of the constitutional constitutional, and away from political and emotional positions, the President of the Republic does not have the authority to assign only from the nomination of the largest number of parliamentary bloc."
For his part, Bashir Haddad, deputy speaker of the Iraqi parliament, said on Friday evening that Saleh's speech to parliament to nominate a candidate to form the new government is a statement of position and not an official request for resignation. He added, "What the president mentioned in his letter is an explanation of the pressures that took place, and his willingness to submit the resignation because of the political stranglehold and failure to agree on a candidate for prime minister." He explained that the lack of agreement on a candidate for prime minister «is a real complex crisis in the political scene, and we call on everyone to prevail over logic, language of reason and wisdom to spare the country more tragedies and problems. Haddad stressed that "the candidate must obtain the consent and acceptance of the masses, on the basis of the political agreement, and as required by the supreme national interest of the country, especially as we are going through a pivotal stage and a political crisis."
On the other hand, the leader of the Asaib Movement attacked the people of truth, Qais Khazali, the Iraqi president, threatening him with the dismissal, against the backdrop of the latter's refusal to assign the building coalition candidate to form the new government. He said in a television interview on Friday evening, "The last step of the President of the Republic was not justified, and the arguments he gave were not logical, and the constitution obliges him to assign the candidate of the largest bloc in Parliament," considering what he did "cunning and deceit, making the president a political party that is not neutral."
Member of it: Victory with the new construction candidate, on condition
Editing Date: 12/30/2019
{Baghdad: Al-Furat News} The deputy revealed Al-Nasr coalition, Aqeel Al-Raidini, as long as his coalition was nominated by the new construction alliance candidate to head the next government.
Al-Rudaini said on the program "Special Coverage" broadcast on the Al-Furat satellite channel tonight that "victory with any candidate for prime minister, provided that he receives the acceptability of the Iraqi street."
"Time is critical, and we are not required to restore the political blocs, but to save the Iraqi street, and to build Egypt on figures who have taken their role in the political arena, and it is incompatible with what the Iraqi street wants to cross this stage."
"Since the beginning of the crisis, we have been opposed to the situation of resigned Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi, but we are with the Iraqi street, and our demands for an independent personality consistent with the opinion of the religious authority and some of the wise people in the political arena," Al-Raidini continued.
He stressed, "Al-Bana stuck to nominating Al-Eidani to head the government," noting that "Al-Nasr coalition does not rebel with anyone inside or outside Iraq, but we are against the mistakes made by Abdul-Mahdi."
Al-Rudaini added, "We want a figure who will emerge from the dangerous crisis, and perhaps there will be an escalation that may lead to the elimination of the political process and the slide of Iraq into the abyss.
And on the news that talked about the nomination of Lieutenant General Abdul-Ghani Al-Asadi to head the next government, Al-Rudaini explained, "Al-Asadi had already presented his name since the start of the demonstrations and was not adopted now by the political blocs; but we are with him in the event that he was not rejected by the masses."
He added, "We are with a transitional period with limited tasks and with a cabinet ministerial cabinet performing its duties based on the constitution." He added, "We hope that the coming days will be a breakthrough for the Iraqi people and the political process."
"Time is critical, and we are not required to restore the political blocs, but to save the Iraqi street, and to build Egypt on figures who have taken their role in the political arena, and it is incompatible with what the Iraqi street wants to cross this stage."
"Since the beginning of the crisis, we have been opposed to the situation of resigned Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi, but we are with the Iraqi street, and our demands for an independent personality consistent with the opinion of the religious authority and some of the wise people in the political arena," Al-Raidini continued.
He stressed, "Al-Bana stuck to nominating Al-Eidani to head the government," noting that "Al-Nasr coalition does not rebel with anyone inside or outside Iraq, but we are against the mistakes made by Abdul-Mahdi."
Al-Rudaini added, "We want a figure who will emerge from the dangerous crisis, and perhaps there will be an escalation that may lead to the elimination of the political process and the slide of Iraq into the abyss.
And on the news that talked about the nomination of Lieutenant General Abdul-Ghani Al-Asadi to head the next government, Al-Rudaini explained, "Al-Asadi had already presented his name since the start of the demonstrations and was not adopted now by the political blocs; but we are with him in the event that he was not rejected by the masses."
He added, "We are with a transitional period with limited tasks and with a cabinet ministerial cabinet performing its duties based on the constitution." He added, "We hope that the coming days will be a breakthrough for the Iraqi people and the political process."
Sadr warns of throwing Iraq into the war between Iran and America
30/12/2019
Najaf (Iraq): Shiite leader Moqtada Al-Sadr warned at dawn today, Monday, the dangers of Iraq being drawn into the war between Iran and America.
"I am not with fueling the war between Iran and America, and I am not with Iraq plunging into this war and making it an arena for the Iranian-American conflict," Sadr said in a tweet on the social networking site "Twitter" after the American aviation bombed sites of the popular crowd in the district of the far western region of Iraq.
He continued, "We need a serious stand by the senior people to keep Iraq away from that ferocious war that will eat green and dry land and make it a rubble."
"We need the Iraqi people to raise their voices, denouncing the war and bringing Iraq to war," the Shiite leader said.
He stressed, "If Iraq does not stand as one and serious stand, then this war will be the end of Iraq if it rested."
"We need peace and reconstruction ... and Iraq is not qualified to enter the war, but does not want it, and any party that throws Iraq into war will be the enemy of the people," Sadr added.
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In the document .. Finance is directed to stop the financial exchange, appointments and transfer of employees in all ministries
Baghdad / Al-Ghad Press:
Today, Monday, the Ministry of Finance directed all ministries to suspend financial disbursements, appointments and the transfer of employees, pending the enactment of the General Federal Budget Law of 2020.
Al-Ghad Press obtained a document issued by the Ministry of Finance stating "stopping financial disbursement and appointments until the budget law is enacted, stopping the transfer of employees between ministries, in addition to stopping the procedure for granting bonuses and promotions, stopping the calculation of the political term, attorney service, contract service, press service, and service Jihadism. "
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12-30-2019 Intel Guru Delta it's a high possibility IMO that we might...see the rate [December] 31st on the Central Bank of Iraq website. We might not see it until the 2nd...we're definitely on track...
12-29-2019 Newshound Guru Adam Montana [So, I can't help but think if there was a 10 cent with a float, there would be a MASSIVE run on the buying of dinar...] massive run on the dinar - YES, which means a massive influx of cash to Iraq’s vaults, which makes them look better, which adds to the demand for dinar, which raises the price, which puts more money in their vaults, and on and on. It’s a snowball effect at that point. I don’t want to see a massive run on the Dinar before the RV. I DO want to see that immediately following the RV.
12-29-2019 Intel Gurus Frank26 & Delta ...we got the proof that the CBI did delete the zeros at the end of November...CBI website... remember the money supply was 50 trillion...it dropped all the way down to 5 trillion...[Guru] MilitiaMan found this...another proof of the positioning that they're about to do with this...this is real numbers...they did this on November 30th...
12-29-2019 Intel Guru footforward Let me be really clear. I don't believe there has been an "in country ...I'm suggesting somewhere on paper they have changed their money supply for when the RV happens. They are getting ready for this...If they have reduced the money supply, that is a huge change. That hasn't been done before...Not like this...So the only other thing that would account for a shift of 45 trillion in their money supply is if the value increased...I think they went from 50 trillion dinar notes to 5 trillion notes and fills...If they revalued and had that much currency, the dinar wouldn't be worth much...
12-29-2019 Intel Guru Frank26 ...on January 1st IMO a 2020 budget for the Iraqi government should come out. IMO it has a higher chance of coming out with a new rate for new small category notes they want to introduce so badly. They are in the position to do so in that budget. If not then based on how much longer or violent the protesting will be that might be the barometer that we need in order to determine when we're gonna see the new rate...this rioting is definitely influential in when they're going to release it...
12-29-2019 Intel Guru Frank26 ...on January 1st IMO a 2020 budget for the Iraqi government should come out. IMO it has a higher chance of coming out with a new rate for new small category notes they want to introduce so badly. They are in the position to do so in that budget. If not then based on how much longer or violent the protesting will be that might be the barometer that we need in order to determine when we're gonna see the new rate...this rioting is definitely influential in when they're going to release it...
12-29-2019 Newshound Guru chattels With all due respect to those who believe that the GOI is not as important as the CBI, I ask what monetary or banking policy can exist if there is no functional government ?
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ARTICLE 1 (from PM Mahdi's website)
At the time this report was submitted, the message posted on PM Mahdi's website reads as follow:
This site can’t be reached
pmo.iq’s server IP address could not be found.
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ARTICLE 2 (from Government of Iraq twitter account)
At the time this report was submitted, there are no new tweets posted on the Government of Iraq twitter account.
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ARTICLE 3
Saleh affirms his rejection of external interference and overcoming the current challenges by respecting the will of the Iraqi people
12/29/2019 14:55
[Baghdad-where]
Today, Sunday, President of the Republic, Barham Salih, received at the Peace Palace in Baghdad, the Japanese Ambassador to Iraq, Naofumi Hashimoto.
During the meeting, according to the statement of the Presidency of the Republic, which received [where] a copy of it, it dealt with "the importance of relations between Iraq and Japan and ways of upgrading them in all fields, as well as benefiting from the Japanese experiences in the reconstruction process."
It was also stressed "the need to support the stability of Iraq and overcome the current challenges by respecting the will of the Iraqi people in reform and rejecting any external interference in internal politics."
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ARTICLE 4
Abdel Mahdi discusses security and military cooperation with the Italian [Gendarmerie]
12/29/2019 21:11
[Baghdad-where]
Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi received, on Sunday, the Commander-in-Chief of the Italian Military Police (Gendarmerie) General Giovanni Nesteri, and during the meeting they discussed cooperation between the two countries in the military and security fields.
In a statement to his office, the Prime Minister affirmed in his office that the Al Furat News Agency received a copy of it "the importance of training and qualifying the law enforcement forces to carry out their duties in protecting the security and citizens and ensuring that they perform their duties professionally, noting that the Iraqi forces succeeded in countering terrorism and the ISIS gang."
He added, "In light of the democratic system that recognizes the right to peaceful demonstrations, we have formed a law enforcement force to protect demonstrators and protect the security and interests of citizens and to avoid mistakes. Indeed, thousands of Iraqi military personnel involved in law enforcement forces have been trained, and it has been agreed that training courses will be organized for highly qualified Iraqi trainers to complete missions Law enforcement training. "
The Italian official expressed his country's desire to develop the existing cooperative relations between the two countries.
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ARTICLE 5
Destruction of ISIS nests and tunnels as part of the eighth Will to Victory Operation in Nineveh
12/29/2019 17:00
[Nineveh-where]
Today, Sunday, security forces destroyed ISIS nests and tunnels in the Nineveh areas.
The Security Media Cell said in a statement, [where] received a copy of it, "Our security forces continue the operation of the eighth will of victory. As part of the Nineveh operations division, they managed to destroy 3 dens and an explosive device in the Badush area by the 73rd Infantry Brigade in the 15th Division."
She added, "The 92nd infantry brigade in the same division was able to destroy two tunnels in the Atashana area, while the 21st infantry brigade forces in the twentieth division found a tunnel containing two explosive devices, and they were detonated locally in the urban area."
"While the international coalition aircraft carried out two air strikes within the 43rd Infantry Division sector, resulted in the destruction of an enemy den in the area ofAsakhiriyat, which led to the detonation of many explosive devices stored inside this den."
And the cell continued, "Also, the 60th Infantry Brigade Forces of the 20th Division managed to destroy a terrorist den in the Al-Baaj area, containing 3 explosive devices."
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