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Warnings of sanctions awaiting Iraq due to the US embassy incident
02-01-2020 12:26 PM
Baghdad / news
Political analyst, Hazem Al-Shammari, warned of imposing sanctions on Iraq after the storming of the American embassy in Baghdad by protesters after the bombing of the headquarters of the popular crowd in Qaim, west of Anbar, last Sunday.
Al-Shammari said in a press statement, "Freedom of expression is thus guaranteed. There is a clear assault by the American forces on the popular crowd in Iraqi territory, and what happened near the embassy is natural and emotional. But in the ladder of the pyramid, wise leaderships must control the pace of movement."
He added, "We all know and the decision centers that there is a conspiracy to disintegrate national unity and disrupt the political system. Therefore, why do we give a justification to these parties, and a distinction must be made between leaders, their decisions, the public and their emotions; therefore we could have given a certain act after a while."
Al-Shammari pointed out, "We refuse to attack the diplomatic missions in Iraq and the Iraqi missions in those countries. We must follow the rules, customs, laws and agreements. But when we talk about massacres, there is behavior. The process of targeting the consulate in Karbala is the same as what happened targeting the American embassy in Baghdad."
He continued, "There are legal interpretations about the security agreement between Iraq and America. Some parties confirm that it has ended since 2011 and others say that they renew themselves by themselves. The first decision center in Iraq is the executive body and it was possible for the crowd leaders to avoid embarrassing the government," expecting "sanctions against Iraq and Iraqi embassies abroad. "
Al-Shammari affirmed that "the American military bases are present with the knowledge of the previous and new government and protecting them under the authority of the state," noting that "the diplomatic dimension is more immune to respond to the American strike of the 45th Brigade of the Hezbollah factions."
He pointed out that "the positions must be rational and wise to pull the rug from under the feet of those who seek to tear up national unity."
The US State Department: Attacking the embassy in Baghdad is an Iranian tactic used 40 years ago
02-01-2020 12:38 PM Baghdad / news
Brian Hook, head of the Iran State Department working group on Iran, accused the Iranian regime of masterminding the attack on the US embassy in Baghdad.
"The attack on the embassy was a tactic of the Iranian regime," Hook said in an interview with CNN news channel, noting that "American forces are present in Iraq at the invitation of the Iraqi government in this country, and they are responsible for their security."
He added, "The base where our forces are stationed has been attacked 11 or 12 times in just two months, so President (Trump) has ordered orders to be taken to protect our forces."
Hook added: "The terrorists protested before our embassy in Baghdad, and this behavior is an arrangement by the Iranian regime, as it is a tactic that is always used. He attacked our embassy in Tehran 40 years ago, and now, he ordered these terrorist groups to attack our embassy in Baghdad."
Yesterday, Wednesday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who canceled his trip to Ukraine after the attack on the US embassy in Baghdad, made phone calls to some of the senior regional officials, during which he reviewed Tuesday's attacks. d
After the attack on the American embassy ... foreign embassies are considering transferring their activities from Baghdad to Kurdistan
02/01/2019 "Alsumaria News" quoted an official source as saying that some embassies are considering transferring their activities from Baghdad to Erbil, in the Kurdistan region. The source said that "some embassies are considering transferring their activities to Erbil instead of Baghdad, given that the Green Zone is no longer safe and can be re-stormed at any time," noting that "there are fears of the United States taking further escalatory steps."
He added, "There is information that Washington is considering several options to respond to the targeting of its embassy."
An Iraqi military source revealed that “several bases hosting American forces entered a state of alert in anticipation of attacks after the events that took place in the American embassy yesterday,” explaining that “the bases of Taji, the airport, Habbaniyah, Ain al-Assad, the presidential palaces in Mosul, the Burjisia site in Basra, and the Balad base in Salah al-Din and Rustumiya south of Baghdad On alert. ”
The source pointed out that "the forces present in those bases mostly do not have offensive means, but defensive, but the task of insurance is in the hands of the army, especially in the outer perimeter of the bases," adding that "entry of the frames and cars was restricted to the Iraqi army only."
Protesters gathered yesterday in front of the American embassy in Baghdad, and some of them set fires and tried to storm the walls of the embassy.
Kurdistan’s powerful #Barzani family accused of using London real estate to corrupt Iraq regulators
2/1/2019
While 2019 marked the ten-year anniversary of the withdrawal of most British troops from Iraq, court filings in the United States have shed new light on how the UK, specifically London’s notoriously opaque real estate market, continues to play a role in the governance issues roiling Iraq to this day, writes Louis Auge.
A request for discovery filed last month in the US District Court in the state of Pennsylvania, targeting the law firm Dechert LLP, has laid out in detail an alleged scheme to use pricey London homes to bribe Iraqi telecommunications regulators and effectively rob some of the country’s most prominent foreign investors of hundreds of millions of dollars.
Allegedly engineered by Raymond Rahmeh, one of Lebanon’s most influential businessmen, for the benefit of Sirwan Barzani, a scion of Iraqi Kurdistan’s most powerful family, the case demonstrates how £2.3 million in real estate was reportedly enough to help expropriate over $800 million invested in Iraq by France’s largest telecom firm and a major Kuwaiti logistics company.
While the case is playing out in jurisdictions from Dubai to Pennsylvania, its most serious implications are in Iraq itself, where popular frustration with entrenched corruption has thrown the future of the political order the UK helped create into doubt.
Joint misadventure
The proceedings in question revolve around the ownership of Iraqi telecoms carrier Korek, launched in 2000 as a regional carrier with operations limited to Iraqi Kurdistan. In 2007, Korek obtained a nationwide mobile telecoms license from Iraq’s Communications and Media Commission (CMC). That license, however, carried with it a $1.25 billion price tag, as well as a provision requiring CMC approval for any ownership changes involving 10% or more of the company’s shares.
To pay this licensing fee, Korek turned to outside investors, namely Kuwaiti logistics firm Agility Public Warehousing and its partner, French telecoms giant Orange. Together, and with the CMC’s approval, Agility and Orange invested over $800 million in Korek via a joint venture, Iraq Telecom, in 2011.
In turn, Iraq Telecom received a 44% stake in Korek, with a “call option” that would allow the venture to obtain a majority stake of 51% in the company in 2014. Just as the joint venture sought to exercise that call option, however, the court filings detail how the CMC’s attitude towards the foreign investors ‘suddenly and inexplicably’ turned sour.
In June 2014, the regulator informed Korek it no longer considered the company Iraqi, ordering it to pay over $43 million in extra regulatory fees on account of its ‘foreign ownership.’ Less than one month later, the CMC declared that Iraq Telecom’s investment in the Kurdish operator was ‘void, null and invalid’ and ordered that all shares be returned to the company’s original shareholders, chief among them Kurdish businessman and Peshmerga commander Sirwan Barzani.
Critically, while the shares were returned to Barzani and fellow shareholders Jawshin Hassan Jawshin Barazany and Jiqsy Hamo Mustafa, the $800 million-plus invested by Agility and Orange were not. The foreign investors have taken the dispute to international arbitration, with cases before the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
From Barn Hill to Banstead
Subsequent investigations have allegedly revealed the explanation for this inexplicable turn of events. According to the ex parte application for discovery filed in Pennsylvania, two business associates of Raymond Rahmeh, the supposedly independent member of Korek’s supervisory committee who in fact has a close business relationship with Sirwan Barzani, purchased two homes in London that were then used by the very CMC members helping to decide Korek’s fate.
The first of those two homes, located at Barn Hill in Wembley, was reportedly purchased wholly in cash by Raymond Rahmeh associate Pierre Youssef for £830,000 in September 2014. The second home, on Higher Drive in Banstead, was also purchased wholly in cash by Mansour Succar, another associate of Raymond Rahmeh, for £1.5m in December 2016.
Neither Mr. Youssef nor Mr. Succar lived in these homes. Instead, the property in Wembley seems to have been occupied for nearly three years by Dr. Ali Nasser al-Khwildi, the current director general of the CMC, and his family. The Banstead property was occupied by former CMC director general Dr. Safa Aldin Rabee and his family until this past September, when a complaint filed by Iraq Telecom revealed their connection to the address.
These property acquisitions also explain Dechert and Pennsylvania’s connection to the alleged bribery. The filings indicate Dechert, which is headquartered in Philadelphia and has previously worked with both Sirwan Barzani and Raymond Rahmeh on matters related to Korek, represented both Mr. Youssef and Mr. Succar in these transactions and used the same client reference number for both sales, demonstrating that the same individual or organization was behind them.
According to the court documents, the use of these properties by CMC leaders constitutes a corrupt ‘quid pro quo’ in which the regulators were rewarded for expropriating Orange and Agility with London real estate. The request for discovery seeks to produce additional evidence to that end.
Policy implications in Britain and Baghdad
The alleged bribery scheme, partially uncovered by the Financial Times last year, casts a harsh spotlight on the British government’s efforts to stop the use of the UK as an avenue for corruption. In addition to the 2010 Bribery Act, the 2017 Criminal Finances Act provides for unexplained wealth orders (UWOs) designed to combat corrupt real estate transactions. These tools, however, remain new and largely tested, with the National Crime Agency’s UWOs targeting a foreign official’s homes this past May representing only thesecond time that they have been used.
In Iraq itself, meanwhile, the idea of regulators being corrupted by powerful business figures will hardly come as a surprise to the demonstrators who have turned out in force since October to demand the destitution of the country’s post-invasion political order. Corruption is a key driving factor behind the protest movement, which forced Iraqi premier Adel Abdel-Mehdi to tender his resignation at the start of December. Given the Iraqi state’s failure to address corruption at home, legal actions such as those targeting Korek’s shareholders could help bring at least some measure of transparency to one of the world’s most corrupt countries.
Allawi calls for the liberalization of the sovereign decision in Iraq
02-01-2020 12:32 PM
Baghdad: News
Today, the leader of the National Coalition, Iyad Allawi, stressed the need to fortify the Iraqi sovereign decision and keep it away from any side effects.
And Dr. Allawi reiterated in a press statement, "Al-Ikhbaria" received a copy of it, "his categorical refusal that Iraq be the scene of the power struggle and external interests of the agency, and that its sons be a victim of that conflict."
He also called for "expediting the amendment of the agreement on the presence of foreign forces in Iraq, or the cancellation of it and the organization of a new security agreement, if necessary, provided that all of these forces are under the management and leadership of the Iraqi state."
Allawi warned that "the failure to form a strong army, far from quotas, means that Iraq will remain subject to external forces and will not be able to stand against the forces of terrorism and extremism."
US Embassy Issues Security Alert for US Citizens in Iraq
US Embassy issued a security alert for its citizens in Iraq, asking them to avoid approaching the embassy where Hashd al-Shaabi supporters are gathering.
The alert comes hours after hundreds of pro-Iran Hashd al-Shaabi members and supporters attempted to storm the US Embassy in Baghdad’s Green Zone, burning one of the entrance gates.
“Due to ongoing protest activity, U.S. citizens should not approach the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. Americans should review their personal security and emergency preparedness,” reads the alert published on the embassy’s official Facebook page.
“We will continue to provide updates on this account as necessary.”
Hashd al-Shaabi supporters are asking for the US to leave after airstrikes hit multiple Kataib Hezbollah positions earlier this week. Kataib Hezbollah is a militia group operating under the umbrella of Hashd al-Shaabi.
Washington accused the Iranian-backed group of killing one US civil contractor in a rocket attack on Kirkuk’s K1 military base.
Trump said in a tweet that Iraq was expected to use its forces to protect the US embassy. He also warned Iran of any aggressive move or it will be held fully responsible.
January 2, 2020 | 11:44 amBaghdad /
A deputy from the Al-Fatah coalition revealed today, the collection of parliamentary signatures to remove US forces from Iraq, cancel the security agreement and dismantle the joint operations room, stressing that the year 2020 will be the year to remove US forces from the country.
Representative Saad Al-Khazali said in a press statement that "the year 2020 will be the title of the absence of the American forces in Iraq," stressing that "the country's sovereignty is a red line for all who lie in wait for evil in Iraq and its people."
Khazali said, "We collected signatures and were presented in order to include the law of removing US forces on the agenda of the sessions," stressing, "We will work with all force to pass the law."
Khazali added, "National sovereignty is above everyone and we are at a crossroads. Either we are a state that has sovereignty, independent, and not affiliated with one another, or we are subordinate to the interests of the American embassy, which we will not allow," noting that "the national forces and the popular crowd have said their word That there is no American occupation on our lands, and there is no presence of the occupiers' tails and the dictates of the American embassy. "
Al-Khazali emphasized that "the national forces are proceeding with the legislation of the law to remove the occupied forces from our lands, and whoever votes on the law will record history and stand up and whoever refuses to be cursed by history," stressing that "their names will be announced to everyone."
He stressed that "the law, in the event of its legislation, will be binding on the government to cancel the security agreement from America, and the joint operations room will be dismantled and the American soldiers removed, and the voice of Iraq will remain louder than all the votes."
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The Washington Institute: Will Iraq choose isolation similar to Iran or an effective sovereign state?Baghdad / news
02-01-2020
The Washington Institute has published an article on the attack by employees of the popular crowd on the US embassy in Baghdad in the past two days.
In a summary of the most prominent articles covered in the article, “The attack on the American embassy and the American response should give a moment of serenity to the Iraqi leaders while they make a tough choice about the future of the country: meaning, will they choose the international isolation similar to Iran, or the sovereign and effective state that the demonstrators demand?”
"The American air strike was the first operation of its kind against Iraqi targets since 2011, but nevertheless, the country's leadership was quick to condemn it - even while it has remained mostly silent, about killing and wounding American soldiers, which necessitated this operation," he added. in the first place".
The article continued, "The most prevalent word in these statements by Iraqi, Sistani and other officials is" sovereignty, "but Baghdad's own record [in this field] made it impossible for Washington to respect Iraqi national sovereignty in this case."
Mr. Ammar Al-Hakim hopes that 2020 will be the year of victory for the will of Iraq and its people
Date: 2/1/20
{Baghdad: Al Furat News} congratulated the head of the National Wisdom Stream, Mr. Ammar al-Hakim, on the New Year 2020.
Mr. Ammar Al-Hakim said in his tweet on Twitter: “As we fold the year (2019) with all of its events that have passed on the people of our people, with their sweet and bittersweet, it is good for us to extend our sincere congratulations to our Iraqi people, especially our people, the children of the Christian religion, as we receive a new year {2020}, asking the Most High, the Mighty, That a good year and blessing be filled with joy and victory for the will of Iraq and its proud people and the realization of its aspirations and aspirations for a decent life, and that the world will be spread across security, stability and peace. " d
Former Iranian ambassador: Iraq has become a playground for settling problems with America
02-01-2020 12:45 PM news
The former Iranian ambassador to Iraq, Hassan Danae Far, confirmed that Iraq has become a playground for settling problems between Iran and America.
"The attack on the American embassy in Baghdad is considered a revenge for the American aggression on the headquarters of the popular crowd," Danaye Far said in comments published by the "Iran International" website.
He explained that "the tension between Tehran and Washington will escalate, and Iraq is the playing field for settling problems with America."
It is noteworthy that the employees of the popular crowd are present in front of the American embassy for the next day in a row, in protest against the bombing of the crowd headquarters in western Anbar.
Al-Nujaifi: The factions that attacked the American embassy fell into a trap that detracts the state from the legitimacy of their presence
02-01-2020 12:13 PM
Baghdad / news
The leadership of the Salvation and Development Front, Atheel Al-Nujaifi, affirmed that the factions that attacked the American embassy fell into a trap that denounced the legitimacy of their presence.
Al-Nujaifi said in a tweet on "Twitter", "The factions that attacked the American embassy fell into a trap that the Iraqi state avoids from the legitimacy of their presence and affiliation with the Iraqi armed forces."
"On the other hand, the United States has used the incident as evidence of Iran's involvement, and these factions rejected the Iraqi government's directives," he added. Economy
The oil minister talks about modern and advanced methods to reduce smuggling
02/01/2020
Baghdad / ... Oil Minister Thamer Al-Ghadban announced today, the adoption of modern and advanced methods to limit the smuggling of petroleum products.
Al-Ghadban said in a press statement: "The Ministry of Oil signed a contract to approve and install a system to detect clarifications and abuses on pipelines carrying oil products, and the contract is in the implementation phase."
He pointed out that "all oil pipelines inside Iraq will operate with GPS, enabling the concerned authorities to monitor and follow the movement of tanks throughout the country, and to detect abuses and violations that may occur here and there, while the system of accreditation will be adopted to detect excesses on crude oil pipelines with the aim of theft And other, which helps the technical and engineering bodies to move quickly to handle and control emergency situations, as well as the energy police and security agencies to arrest those involved in a short time. "
He explained that "any tanker carrying black oil fuel is considered a smuggler, with the exception of the tanks of the land transport companies and the distribution of petroleum products, and that recent contracts restricting the marketing of black oil to SOMO and transport operations in the companies of the Ministry of Transport and Oil, achieve profits for national companies, and limits smuggling." End 2
Karbala Police: Yesterday's events were the result of a dispute between protesters and those condemning the American aggression
January 2, 2020
Baghdad / ... Karbala police leadership issued today, a clarification regarding the events that accompanied yesterday's demonstrations, while indicating that it had formed an investigative committee on this.
The leadership said in a statement received by "Eye of Iraq News" that "the events that took place on Tuesday were the result of a dispute that occurred between the demonstrators in the field of education and between those who condemn the American aggression against Iraq."
She added, "She formed an investigative committee of its high-ranking officers for the purpose of taking legal measures against the neglected, as required by law."
And she added, "She stressed the investigation committee quickly to complete the progress of the investigation and clarify the circumstances of the matter that caused the fall of a number of wounded people from our holy city and announce the results."
A local source in Karbala had revealed, yesterday, Tuesday, that some of the elements carrying the flags of the popular crowd had opened fire towards the demonstrators in the protest square in the governorate. Finished 2
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1-2-2020 Intel Guru Frank26 HAPPY NEW YEAR FAMILY...BECAUSE IMO...IT IS...YOUR TURN...
1-1-2020 Intel Guru Bruce ...let me tell you the redemption centers and tier 1 banks will be notified very soon with the procedures – the actual information about the procedures on the release of notification of the 800 numbers - that is coming I’d say in less than 24 hours -- ...the full timeline is in plan right now – we have a pretty good picture of what it looks like and suffice it to say that things are moving forward – there’s a lot happening behind the scenes...
1-1-2020 Newshound Guru Adam Montana [Well, it looks like that Iran /Iraq relationship has just about ended our dream of any kind of RV/RI...] Ok, chicken little, the sky is not falling...We know things are going to get crazy before the RV. This might be the start of it, but this is definitely not "game over"!
1-1-2020 Intel Guru MarkZ Really great chatter coming out of the banking centers...here in the US it appears they are in place with great expectations of a release sometime today...I have heard they want it out the door today, but since we have heard that many times before...not sure what to think but since my contacts are at work today in redemption centers I am cautiously optimistic. If you listen to the banking centers we are within hours or days...I look at the indicators…what Iraq banks are doing between now and Jan 5th (no loans, no cash deposits or withdrawals) so personally I think we are in the best window right now to see it. I am trying to moderate my excitement.
1-1-2020 Newshound Guru Adam Montana [Well, it looks like that Iran /Iraq relationship has just about ended our dream of any kind of RV/RI...] Ok, chicken little, the sky is not falling...We know things are going to get crazy before the RV. This might be the start of it, but this is definitely not "game over"!
1-1-2020 Intel Guru MarkZ Really great chatter coming out of the banking centers...here in the US it appears they are in place with great expectations of a release sometime today...I have heard they want it out the door today, but since we have heard that many times before...not sure what to think but since my contacts are at work today in redemption centers I am cautiously optimistic. If you listen to the banking centers we are within hours or days...I look at the indicators…what Iraq banks are doing between now and Jan 5th (no loans, no cash deposits or withdrawals) so personally I think we are in the best window right now to see it. I am trying to moderate my excitement.
1-1-2020 Intel Guru Bruce I found out...the 31st of December that the intent was to get this whole RV/ GCR done mid October but we weren’t ready for it...Then...to try to get there by 13th 14th or 15th of December – and we could not make that happen ...Then the process was like ...we are looking at after the first of the year and I don’t mean long after either ...Joe Public...is set to start approximately the 15th of January...That means we need to be in and through by then... In fact, the entire process for us and the public they want to have completed by the very end of January...totally DONE... COMPLETE... So that gives you some idea of the timeline we’re on... If everything goes according to plan and as it is now we should be there by the end of this week... I think we’re looking very, very good before the weekend okay?
1-1-2020 Newshound Guru Jeff ...Iraq already came out telling you they're doing a temporary interim budget at the beginning of the year which means the 2020 budget will not cover starting from January. They're telling you that they're going to utilize a new fiscal year. Because of that temporary budget...the factual data shows that they're transitioning back to their previous fiscal year going from April through March... [Post 2 of 2]
1-1-2020 Newshound Guru Jeff ...You have to look at Kuwait's as a prime example to gauge Iraq. Kuwait specifically did theirs on a Sunday morning of March 24th of '91. The reason it was done at that time is because that was done shortly before the beginning of their fiscal year which would be April 1st...Iraq is gonna have to change the rate at the beginning period of a new accounting period...because this is such a major rate change...if it was $3 that would be a 3000% increase. If it was closer to $4 it would be a 4000% increase. That's massive...I've been saying this to my long timers throughout the entire year of 2019... [Post 1 of 2 stay tuned!]
1-1-2020 Newshound Guru Jeff ...Iraq already came out telling you they're doing a temporary interim budget at the beginning of the year which means the 2020 budget will not cover starting from January. They're telling you that they're going to utilize a new fiscal year. Because of that temporary budget...the factual data shows that they're transitioning back to their previous fiscal year going from April through March... [Post 2 of 2]
1-1-2020 Newshound Guru Jeff ...You have to look at Kuwait's as a prime example to gauge Iraq. Kuwait specifically did theirs on a Sunday morning of March 24th of '91. The reason it was done at that time is because that was done shortly before the beginning of their fiscal year which would be April 1st...Iraq is gonna have to change the rate at the beginning period of a new accounting period...because this is such a major rate change...if it was $3 that would be a 3000% increase. If it was closer to $4 it would be a 4000% increase. That's massive...I've been saying this to my long timers throughout the entire year of 2019... [Post 1 of 2 stay tuned!]
1/1/2019 Intel Guru MarkZ [Any news on the flat tax?] No...We have seen a number of resolution bills that are still in committee pointing to they are prepared for the flat tax…the paperwork is in place...they need to pull a quick vote for approval
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At the time this report was submitted, PM Mahd's website is "down".....message says: "This site can't be reached."
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ARTICLE 2 (from Government of Iraq twitter account)
Government of Iraq - الحكومة العراقيةVerified account @IraqiGovt 1-1-2020 around 3 am Eastern
We wish everyone in Iraq and around the world a happy New Year.
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The official announcement of the withdrawal of all protesters from in front of the American embassy
1/1/2020 19:10
[Baghdad-where]
On Wednesday, the Joint Operations Command announced the withdrawal of all protesters from the US embassy in the center of the capital, Baghdad, stressing that the Iraqi security forces had secured the entire surroundings of the embassy.
"The vicinity of the United States embassy in Baghdad witnessed protests and sit-in by protesters yesterday, Tuesday, December 31, 2019, and it continued until today, and the cases of burning, breaking the doors and glass of the embassy's main inquiries were broken," the leadership said in a statement.
She added, “Based on Iraq’s obligations to protect diplomatic missions and embassies of countries within Iraqi territory, the Prime Minister directed the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces to secure and protect the embassy and its staff, and also called on angry demonstrators and sit-ins to withdraw from its surroundings and end protests and sit-ins and that their message had arrived, Accordingly, all the protesters withdrew, the marquee was lifted, and the demonstrations that accompanied these protests were ended, as the Iraqi security forces secured the entire perimeter of the embassy.
It is noteworthy that a security source said earlier today, Wednesday, that the sit-down protesters in front of the American embassy in the Green Zone started installing their marquees on the banks of the Tigris in the opposite side of the embassy.
And the start of the gradual withdrawal of the sit-in from the embassy, against the backdrop of a call by the Popular Mobilization Committee for them to withdraw from the embassy’s vicinity, “out of respect” for the decision of the Iraqi government, considering that their message had arrived.
And yesterday, Tuesday, a popular ceremony was held in the center of the capital, Baghdad, to cheer the martyrs of the popular crowd who fell as a result of the American bombing in Anbar province last Sunday evening, while the mourners stormed the green area and headed to the embassy building, holding the Iraqi flags and the crowd’s flags and a number of factions In protest of that bombing.
She added, “Based on Iraq’s obligations to protect diplomatic missions and embassies of countries within Iraqi territory, the Prime Minister directed the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces to secure and protect the embassy and its staff, and also called on angry demonstrators and sit-ins to withdraw from its surroundings and end protests and sit-ins and that their message had arrived, Accordingly, all the protesters withdrew, the marquee was lifted, and the demonstrations that accompanied these protests were ended, as the Iraqi security forces secured the entire perimeter of the embassy.
It is noteworthy that a security source said earlier today, Wednesday, that the sit-down protesters in front of the American embassy in the Green Zone started installing their marquees on the banks of the Tigris in the opposite side of the embassy.
And the start of the gradual withdrawal of the sit-in from the embassy, against the backdrop of a call by the Popular Mobilization Committee for them to withdraw from the embassy’s vicinity, “out of respect” for the decision of the Iraqi government, considering that their message had arrived.
And yesterday, Tuesday, a popular ceremony was held in the center of the capital, Baghdad, to cheer the martyrs of the popular crowd who fell as a result of the American bombing in Anbar province last Sunday evening, while the mourners stormed the green area and headed to the embassy building, holding the Iraqi flags and the crowd’s flags and a number of factions In protest of that bombing.
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Barzani: The attack on the American embassy endangers Iraq's interests
1/1/2020 18:40
[Baghdad-where]
The President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, confirmed today, Wednesday, that the attack on the American embassy in Baghdad is totally rejected and endangers the interests of Iraq.
A statement issued by the Presidency of the Kurdistan Region, which received [where] a copy of it, said, "The assembly and civil demonstrations are a constitutional right, but the use of violence, attacks and irresponsible actions to target embassies and diplomatic missions is a dangerous development."
"We view with great concern the recent events and the attack on the American embassy in Baghdad, and that it is totally unacceptable and unacceptable and endangers the interests of Iraq," he added.
He pointed out that "Americans are allies and friends of Iraq and the Kurdistan region and they were major partners in the liberation of Iraq and the victory against the terrorists of al-Qaeda and ISIS. To confront the threats of terrorism and protect their interests, Iraq and the Kurdistan region still need the support and cooperation of America and the international coalition."
He continued: "Representatives of countries and diplomats, the guests of Iraq, must be respected and protected, and we demand the responsible authorities to perform their duties in preserving them and not to allow the embassies, institutions and diplomatic missions to be exposed to attacks."
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Four provinces announce the suspension of official working hours tomorrow Thursday
1/1/2020 18:50
Salah al-Din, Anbar, and Nineveh governorates announced, in addition to Diyala, which announced on Tuesday that the official working hours will be suspended on Thursday (January 2, 2019).
In a statement today, (January 1, 2020), the Information Office of the Governor of Salahuddin, Ammar Jabr Khalil, stated that "The Governor announced, according to the powers granted to the governors from the Council of Ministers, to suspend the official working hours on Thursday, to allow the people of Salahuddin to enjoy this leave. ".
Anbar Governor, Ali Farhan, decided in a statement today, Wednesday, to "suspend official working hours tomorrow Thursday in all districts of Anbar province, except for the service departments."
In addition, the governor of Nineveh Najm al-Jubouri announced today, Wednesday, "the suspension of official working hours in the governorate for tomorrow, Thursday."
The governor of Diyala, Muthanna al-Tamimi, had decided yesterday, Tuesday, to suspend official working hours today, Wednesday and tomorrow, Thursday, throughout the province, on the occasion of New Year's holidays.
It is noteworthy that the Council of Ministers announced the suspension of official working hours in the country, today, Wednesday, on the occasion of the New Year, January 1, 2020.
Anbar Governor, Ali Farhan, decided in a statement today, Wednesday, to "suspend official working hours tomorrow Thursday in all districts of Anbar province, except for the service departments."
In addition, the governor of Nineveh Najm al-Jubouri announced today, Wednesday, "the suspension of official working hours in the governorate for tomorrow, Thursday."
The governor of Diyala, Muthanna al-Tamimi, had decided yesterday, Tuesday, to suspend official working hours today, Wednesday and tomorrow, Thursday, throughout the province, on the occasion of New Year's holidays.
It is noteworthy that the Council of Ministers announced the suspension of official working hours in the country, today, Wednesday, on the occasion of the New Year, January 1, 2020.
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