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Iraqi Prime Minister: Soleimani’s killing “a dangerous escalation igniting a devastating war”
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi (Archives - Reuters)
Baghdad: «Middle East Online»
In a statement today (Friday), Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi warned that the American air strike that killed the Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and the deputy head of the "Popular Mobilization" body, Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, constituted a "dangerous escalation that ignites a destructive war" in Iraq. .
And an official statement quoted Abdul-Mahdi as saying that "the assassination of an Iraqi military leader who occupies an official position is an aggression against Iraq, the state, the government and the people, a clear violation of the conditions of the presence of the American forces in Iraq", and "a dangerous escalation that ignites a destructive war in Iraq, the region and the world." The Pentagon confirmed that an American strike killed Qassem Soleimani, commander of the "Iranian Revolutionary Corps" of the "Iranian Revolutionary Guard," adding that he was working on plans to attack Americans in Iraq and the Middle East, according to Reuters. "The US military has taken a decisive defense decision to kill Qasim Soleimani at the direction of the president to protect American personnel abroad," the ministry said in a statement. "This strike aims to deter any Iranian plans to launch attacks in the future," she added, noting that the United States will continue to take the necessary measures to protect its citizens and interests around the world. The Pentagon said Soleimani had "coordinated" attacks targeting international coalition bases in Iraq over the past few months and he agreed to attack the US embassy in Baghdad this week.
An American lawmaker: Any harm to the Americans will be met with a strong response
03-01-2020 11:57 AM
Baghdad / news
American Rep. Matt Gates confirmed that any harm to the Americans would be met with a strong response from Washington.
Gates said in a tweet on Twitter, "The American president has shown amazing restraint with Iran, but it was very clear: If there is harm to the Americans, he will respond with enormous force ... This is what happened here and I support the president's decision. The world is a better place without Soleimani.
Three rockets landed in the vicinity of Baghdad International Airport, killing the commander of the Quds Force, Qassem Soleimani, and the deputy head of the PMF, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, in addition to 10 other people.
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament calls for an emergency session tomorrow
Editing Date: 1/3/2020 11:45 • 31 times read
[Baghdad-where]
On Friday, Deputy Speaker of Parliament Hassan Al-Kaabi called for an emergency session to discuss the American targeting and the assassination of Abu Mahdi Al-Muhdas, deputy head of the PMF and Qassem Soleimani, the head of the PMF.
"We call for an emergency session of the House of Representatives, tomorrow, Saturday, January 4, 2020, to discuss the treacherous American targeting that resulted in the martyrdom of a few heroic believers," Al-Kaabi said in a statement.
It is noteworthy that Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi called earlier today, Friday, to hold an extraordinary session of the House of Representatives based on the provisions of Article (58) of the Constitution in order to organize the Iraqi official position and take the necessary legislative and appropriate measures in a manner that preserves the dignity, security and sovereignty of Iraq. The popular crowd announced, at dawn on Friday, the assassination of the deputy head of the crowd, Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, and the commander of the Iranian Quds Force, Major General Qassim Suleimani Soleimani, with an American raid in central Baghdad.
Foreign Ministry condemns the attack on the American embassy in Iraq: a violation of international conventions
January 03, 2020 11:28 PM
The State Department has followed with great concern the attack on the American embassy in Baghdad by some demonstrators, and therefore condemns this attack as a violation of international covenants, and stresses in this context the importance of preserving the sanctity of diplomatic headquarters according to what these conventions require.
Moreover, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls on all parties to distance Iraq from all international and regional disputes that negatively affect its security and stability.
Kuwait condemns attempt to storm US embassy in Baghdad
3/1/2019 27 mins ago
DC deploys more forces as militiamen withdraw
This Jan 1 image provided by Maxar Technologies shows black smoke coming out of the US Embassy compound in Baghdad. Iran-backed militiamen withdrew from the embassy compound in Baghdad on Wednesday after two days of clashes with American security forces, but US-Iran tensions remain high and could spill over into further violence. (AP)
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 2, (Agencies): The State of Kuwait expressed, Thursday, strong condemnation towards the attempt to storm the US embassy in Baghdad, deeming the action as a clear violation of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations as well as a breach of international laws and norms.
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The incident put the embassy's staff at risk, said the Foreign Ministry in statement, calling on all Iraqi parties to exercise self-control. The statement wished for security and stability in Iraq during the critical situation sweeping the country. Iran-backed militiamen withdrew from the US Embassy compound in Baghdad on Wednesday after two days of clashes with American security forces, but US-Iran tensions remain high and could spill over into further violence.
The withdrawal followed calls from the government and senior militia leaders. It ended a two-day crisis marked by the breach of the largest and one of the most heavily fortified US diplomatic missions in the world. The attack and its volatile aftermath prompted the Pentagon to send hundreds of additional troops to the Middle East and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to delay a European and Central Asian trip. In an orchestrated assault, hundreds of militiamen and their supporters broke into the embassy compound, destroying a reception area, smashing windows and spraying graffiti on walls to protest US airstrikes against an Iran-backed militia over the weekend that killed 25 fighters.
The US blamed the militia for a rocket attack on an Iraqi military base in the northern city of Kirkuk last week that killed a US contractor.
The protesters set up a tent camp overnight and on Wednesday set fire to the reception area and hurled stones at US Marines guarding the compound, who responded with tear-gas.
There were no injuries on either side and no American staff were evacuated from the compound. The Popular Mobilization Forces, an umbrella group of state-allied militias - many backed by Iran - called on its supporters to withdraw in response to an appeal by the Iraqi government, saying “your message has been received.” By late afternoon the tents had been taken down and the protesters relocated to the opposite side of the Tigris River, outside the so-called Green Zone housing government offices and foreign embassies. US Apache helicopters circled overhead.
“After achieving the intended aim, we pulled out from this place triumphantly,” said Fadhil al-Gezzi, a militia supporter. “We rubbed America's nose in the dirt.” Trump has vowed to exact a “big price” for an attack he blamed squarely on Iran.
Kataeb Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militia targeted by the US airstrikes, initially refused to leave but later bowed to demands to disperse. The militia is separate from the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon, though both are backed by Iran. “We don't care about these planes that are flying over the heads of the picketers. Neither do we care about the news that America will bring Marines, ”said Mohammed Mohy, a spokesman for Kataeb Hezbollah.
“On the contrary, this shows a psychological defeat and a big mental breakdown that the American administration is suffering from,” he said, before withdrawing from the area. The violence came as Iran and its allies across the region have faced unprecedented mass protests in recent months and heavy US sanctions have cratered Iran's economy. Iraq has been gripped by anti-government protests since October fueled by anger at widespread corruption and economic mismanagement, as well as Iranian heavy influence over the country affairs.
Those protesters were not involved in the embassy attack. The Pentagon sent an infantry battalion of about 750 soldiers to the Middle East. A US official familiar with the decision said they would go to Kuwait. Pompeo postponed a trip that was scheduled to start in Ukraine late Thursday so that he can monitor developments in Iraq and “ensure the safety and security of Americans in the Middle East,” said State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus.
Iran denied direction in the attack on the embassy. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was quoted by media as saying that “if the Islamic Republic makes a decision to confront any country, it will do it directly.” Iran later summoned the Swiss charge d'affaires, who represents American interests in Tehran, to protest what it said was war-mongering by US officials. Public consular operations at the embassy were suspended and future appointments cancelled, it said in a statement.
The withdrawal of armed groups from the Green Zone
Date: January 3, 2020
Iraq protesters are neutral about embassy events
Fire broke out in the vicinity of the American embassy in Baghdad yesterday
The groups of the Popular Mobilization militias vacated the vicinity of the American embassy in Baghdad, a second day after the embassy was besieged and attempted to storm it, retreating to the militias loyal to Iran a step back after the American side showed firmness in facing any attack on its interests and sending additional forces for this purpose.
Amid the escalating tension, the protest movement in Iraq distanced itself from any political and security repercussions related to the confrontation between America and Iran's proxies in Iraq, and insisted on the need to protect the gains of the popular uprising from any conflict that might lead to the collapse of everything achieved during the ongoing demonstrations since last October.
Hossam al-Kaabi, from the protest square in the city of Najaf: «What is happening now from the axes conflict between America and Iran is the main motive that we went out for, is that the Iraqi government be the master of the situation and change the political situation that is controlled by regional and international axes».
Settle accounts
Baghdad, the day before yesterday, witnessed a show of force with the participation of thousands of pro-Iranian fighters and their supporters, which started with a funeral procession inside the fortified Green Zone, central Baghdad, and then stormed the American embassy in response to raids carried out by American forces against the sites of a pro-Iranian faction.
This has led to an escalation of tension in the capital, which is the main bastion of protest, facing repression that has so far killed about 460 people.
The protester, Alaa Star, speaking from the symbolic liberation square in central Baghdad: «There are parties trying to drag the demonstration areas and protests to other directions.
He added, "But the position of Tahrir Square and its demonstrators is very clear, which is that Iraq should not be a platform for settling the American-Iranian accounts and conflicts." He continued, "Our demonstrations and uprisings continue until we fulfill our demands for early elections and the creation of an Iraqi government that preserves the sovereignty of the country and whose loyalty is to Iraq only."
The demonstrators are adhering to the adoption of a new constitution and the formation of a political system free of corruption that kills all joints of the country.
Salvation from sectarian and Iraqi quotas also represents one of the most prominent demands in this country, which has been suffering from tension and instability since the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime in 2003, and behind it are allies of America and others of Iran. Politicians accuse themselves of loyalty to foreign parties, most notably Iran. Al-Kaabi says the protesters want to "change the political situation that is controlled by regional and international axes."
A proxy war
In turn, the demonstrator Ali Mahdi (57 years), speaking from Al-Diwaniyah city, says, “The demonstrators are aware of the ongoing proxy war between Iran and America on Iraqi soil.
Weeping and tears of crocodiles, through which some try to win the sympathy of the masses, are not deceived. He added: «We remain on our demands and insist on achieving them without circumventing them by the corrupt officials who are trying to drag the country into fighting and international war on Iraqi lands.»
The protester, Ali Taha, from Basra, says that "the biggest challenge currently facing the protesters and the protest squares across the country is to stand firm on the position that we went out for and not to be dragged into any proxy battle on behalf of America or Iran within Iraqi territories." He continued this "attempt to end the protests." in Iraq".
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Iraqi security forces found a mass grave containing the remains of 30 ISIS victims while searching for the remains of explosive devices and explosives planted from the remains of ISIS residues in the Hadar district, south of Mosul.
The Nineveh Police Command also announced that four ISIS operatives had been killed in clashes near the Syrian border. Mosul - Dhi Qar Police: Plans have been made consistent with the security situation in the governorate
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Iranian President: There is no doubt that revenge for the assassination of Soleimani will affect criminal America
Editing Date: 1/3/2020 11:15 • 37 times read
[Baghdad-where]
On Friday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani confirmed retaliation for the assassination of Qasim Soleimani, the commander of the Quds Force, who would deal with criminal America.
In a message of condolence sent by Rouhani on this occasion today, Friday, it was stated that "the martyrdom of Lieutenant-General Qassem Soleimani and a number of other leaders, especially the great Mujahid Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, at the hands of the aggressive and criminal America, sent sadness and sorrow in the hearts of all the Iranian people and the peoples of the region and will increase the resolve of the great Iranian people and other liberated peoples. To stand firm, confront American ambitions, and defend Islamic principles. "
On Friday, the PMF announced the assassination of the deputy head of the PMF, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, and the commander of the Quds Force, Major General Qassim Suleimani Soleimani, with an American raid in central Baghdad. Religious reference: Iraq is going through the most dangerous turns, and the country is entering a very dangerous stage, and we are calling for restraint
Editing Date: 1/3/2020 13:00 • 24 times read
[Karbala-where]
The Supreme Religious Authority condemned the attack, which it described as Al-Ghasham near Baghdad International Airport last night, as it represented a flagrant violation of Iraqi sovereignty and a violation of international conventions, and led to the martyrdom of a number of the heroes of the battles of the victory over the ISIS terrorists.
In the text of the second sermon delivered by the representative of the Supreme Religious Authority Sheikh Abd al-Mahdi al-Karbalai today, Friday: We read to you the text of what we received from the office of His Eminence Sayyid (may God rest his soul) in Najaf, in the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful:
Events accelerate and aggravate crises, and the country is going through the most dangerous junctures. From the sinful aggression to which the Iraqi forces ’positions were in the city of Al-Qa’im and led to the martyrdom and wounding of dozens of our fighters, to the unfortunate incidents in Baghdad during the past days, to the brutal attack near its international airport last night Represented by a flagrant violation of Iraqi sovereignty and a violation of international conventions, and a number of the heroes of the battles of the victory over the ISIS terrorists were martyred. He added, "These and other facts warn that the country is heading towards very difficult conditions, and as we call on the parties concerned to exercise restraint and act wisely, we raise our prayers to God, the Most High, the Almighty, to pay off Iraq and its people the evil of the wicked and the evil of the ungodly." The statement concluded by saying, "Oh God, I led the hearts and stretched their necks and diagnosed eyes and quoted feet and Ondat chilling, God told the innermost Aelchenan and stirred Alodgan boilers, Oh God, we complain to you the dispersion of prejudice, and the large number of our enemy and the lack of our numbers, Vfarag us, O Lord, open you Tjlh And a victory from you will comfort him, with your mercy, O mercy of those who are merciful, faithful to the Lord of the Worlds. " Khazali calls on his supporters to be ready, vowing that the entire US military presence in Iraq will eventually cease and Israel will cease to exist
Editing Date: 1/3/2020 12:03 • 44 times read
[Baghdad-where]
On Friday, Qais Khazali, Secretary General of the Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq movement, issued a directive to all his supporters in preparedness, vowing the demise of all the American military presence in exchange for the blood of “the engineer” and the demise of Israel in exchange for the blood of Soleimani, as he put it.
Khazali said in the message obtained by Digital Media NRT today (January 3, 2020): "The demise of Israel from the presence and the demise of all the American military presence in Iraq in exchange for the blood of Soleimani and the engineer."
And he added: "To all the Mujahideen who are ready and ready to fight, the next thing we have must open is a victory and a great victory." Who were the 6 who were assassinated with Soleimani and the engineer?
03-01-2020 12:17 PM Baghdad / news
Friday dawn witnessed an organized American operation, using aircraft, targeting the commander of the Qods Force in the Revolutionary Guards, Qassem Soleimani, and a number of leaders and members of the popular crowd, while exiting from Baghdad Airport, specifically from the southern gate.
Information stated that the dead were:
Abu Mahdi Al-Mohandes, Vice President of the Crowd Commission
Qassem Soleimani, commander of the Iranian Quds Force Samer Abdullah, brother-in-law of Imad Mughniyeh The husband of Bint Qassem Soleimani Mohamed Reda Al-Jabri, Director of the Hashdat Sharif at the airport Hassan Abdel-Hadi, the popular crowd Mohammed Al-Shaibani, the popular crowd Haider Ali, the popular crowd
The information also added that the operation was carried out by American drones after midnight, after Soleimani returned from Damascus on a plane belonging to the "Wings of Levant", which landed at 11:00 local time at Baghdad Airport.
And she added that the engineer was not coming with Soleimani, but he was receiving him at the airport. It is likely that a leak arrived to the Americans from an Iraqi person who informed the information and was targeted after the convoy moved from the airport and arrived near the external checkpoint. The bodies of the dead were taken to the Al-Kadhimiya hospital, and the funeral will take place tomorrow morning, and the remains of Soleimani will be transferred to Iran.
Other parliament: Must unite to stand up to the American attacks and work to end them
03-01-2020 12:19 PM
Baghdad - news
The Saaroun Parliamentary Bloc affirmed today, Friday, the unification of classes to stand against the American aggressions in Iraq and work to end them.
A statement of the bloc, which Al-Ikhbaria received, a copy of it, stated that "once again, America commits a new crime and a blatant aggression against Iraqi sovereignty through its criminal activity last night, in which Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, deputy chief of the Popular Mobilization Authority and a number of innocent martyrs, was killed."
And he added, "While we condemn this treacherous and cowardly attack, which is a clear violation of the capabilities of Iraq and its people, we invite all women and gentlemen of the House of Representatives to come to the emergency session of the Council tomorrow to discuss this serious and blatant attack."
The bloc stressed, according to the statement, "the necessity for all national forces to unite to unite ranks and stand in the face of American aggressions and work to end their presence by adopting the law to evacuate all foreign forces from Iraqi territory."
American for Hezbollah, you will regret it
Issue 11226, Friday, January 3, 2020, corresponding to 8 Jumada I 1441
Iran plans to launch attacks in Iraq
US Defense Secretary Mark Esber said on Thursday that there are indications that Iran or factions enjoying support may plan to launch more attacks, adding that the United States may take proactive steps to protect Americans.
"There are some indications that they may be planning other attacks," he told reporters. "This is not entirely new. We have seen this for two or three months now." He continued: «If that happens then we will act, and by the way, if we hear something about attacks or some kind of indication, we will also take a proactive move to protect the American forces and the lives of Americans». Iranian-backed demonstrators withdrew from the vicinity of the American embassy in Baghdad on Wednesday after Washington sent additional forces, after they threw stones at the embassy during protests marred by violence over two days. US President Donald Trump, who is campaigning for his re-election in 2020, has accused Iran of coordinating violence. On Tuesday, Trump threatened to respond to Iran, but later said he did not want war. The unrest outside the embassy was in protest of US air strikes on Sunday against the bases of the Tehran-backed Hezbollah Brigade. Washington said the air strikes, which killed 25 people, were a response to missile attacks that killed a US contractor in northern Iraq last week. The protests represent a new turn in a proxy war between Washington and Tehran that is developing across the Middle East. "The game has changed, and we are ready to do what is necessary to defend our individuals, our interests, and our partners in the region," Esber said. The Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mark Millie, said during the press briefing that the Hezbollah Brigades have been campaigning against the Americans since at least October and that the missile attack in northern Iraq was aimed at killing. He added, "31 missiles were not fired as a warning shot, rather they were aimed at damaging and killing." Source: Washington - Reuters US-Iraq Relations at a Crossroads: Policy Options
January 3, 2020
Washington should smartly employ tougher love in the coming months, working with other nations and Iraqi moderates to improve the country chances of recovery from militia rule.
In recent days, US officials have repeatedly indicated that the relationship with Iraq is at an inflection point, but the current crisis has been a long time coming. Iran-backed militias, most prominently Kataib Hezbollah, have effectively taken over key areas and responsibilities, including the prime minister's office, the government center / diplomatic district, Baghdad airport, various highway routes connecting Iran and Syria, and management of the country's airspace. Meanwhile, the government allowed militias to kill scores of Iraqi protestors last year to stop them from reaching the Iranian embassy, yet stood aside when militias attacked the US embassy on December 31.
THREE US OPTIONS
If US policy toward Iraq is in fact at a crossroads, what are the potential paths Washington might take?
Given the long list of attacks and other abuses aimed at the American presence, the US government has seeminging — and rightly — linked that continuity is not an option, and that tougher love is therefore worth trying for a while. If the results are not satisfactory, however, Washington appears prepared to move toward some form of separation. Accordingly, finding the right blend of continuity and tougher love is the order of the day.
US PRIORITIES IN IRAQ
Like the majority of the international coalition, Washington's goal is to help establish a sovereign, stable, and democratic Iraq. A range of important Iraqi actors share this vision: Shia leader Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, President Barham Salih, Speaker of Parliament Mohammed al-Halbousi, most of the ongoing nationwide protest movement, and many moderates in the parliament, political parties, and security forces. Washington can help them bring this vision back into focus by taking the following steps:
Michael Knights is a senior fellow with The Washington Institute. Since 2003, he has conducted extensive on-the-ground research in Iraq alongside security forces and government ministries.
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Al-Rafidayn announces the distribution of the pensioners ’salaries for the month of January
02-01-2020 11:56 PM Baghdad - news
Rafidain Bank announced late Thursday, the distribution of civil and military pensioners' salaries for January.
The bank’s media office said in a statement received by Al-Akhbaria, that the salaries of civil and military retirees for the month of January were disbursed through electronic payment tools.
The bank added, "Civil and military retirees can receive their monthly salaries from anywhere they are."
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1-3-2020 Newshound Guru Kaperoni There is a rumor...that the CBI reduced the money supply from 45 trillion or so to around 5 trillion. This is not possible on many fronts. Though the CBI reports website shows such a chart it is not possible. 1. the CBI continues the currency auctions. And the auctions are based on a "balance" of dinar to dollars. Offsetting that would create substantial demand for the currency. 2. the CBI has come out on numerous occasions that 70% or so of the currency in circulation is "chunky" meaning it is outside the banking system. In homes, under mattresses etc. If the money is outside the banking system as stated the CBI would not have access to it to reduce it. So one can conclude that the chart is wrong.
1-2-2020 Newshound Guru Breitling ...Every country on the planet that drops their note count what happens to the value of their currency? It goes up...it's universal...they're [Iraq is] dropping their note count...when they drop their note count guess what? The value of their currency goes up. They're putting things in place. The budget depends on investments because they're losing in the commodities market as far as the energy markets go. So they're investing in the international markets. And they're not gonna do that at a ten of a penny...that's what these guys are trying to tell you. So all these indicators are in place. It should make you very very happy...I couldn't be more excited... [Post 2 of 2]
1-2-2020 Newshound Guru Breitling ...I've been getting emails of people asking me about the graph from the CBI...it shows the drop in currency...if you go back...what was the value? About $3.25...they had between 1 and a half to 2 billion notes in the market...that was the number that we needed to watch. The chart that you guys are looking at is very important...there it is from the CBI...Look how much the currency has dropped. Here's what we don't know. We don't know how many denominations are out in public. In other words how many 25K notes. How many 10K notes. How many 5K notes. So even though they say they've dropped the note count it doesn't give us enough information to determine how many dinar are out there. But we can see they dropped the note count. It's right there in front of you. [Post 1 of 2 Stay tuned for the rest of the story] 1-2-2020 Newshound Guru Jeff ...one of the more popular gurus...saying it's gonna change at the beginning of the year and the budget will be implemented at the beginning of the year. I told you guys to be cautious with this type of information because this is over-hyped BS... 1-2-2020 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat ...For the CBI to launch the project to delete the zeros any time soon would take a miracle. However, I am not hearing the CBI is going to postpone again due to the current situation. But this puzzles me as to why they would do this in the midst of such chaos...We see much instability issues now in Iraq. This situation is close to a major escalation but not yet. Some foreign investors are pulling out of Iraq but this can still be salvaged. The government must find solutions very soon or years, if not decades, of work will be lost...I still keep my hopes up that the CBI may still move forward in the midst of the turmoil...There is still a window of opportunity remaining. Let's just see how it all plays out..
1-2-2020 Newshound Guru Breitling ...a lot of stuff we've been looking at...everything is coming down the road. Everything is lining up. If people are not excited about this they're never gonna get excited...you have Iraq telling you that they have a new budget based on lower oil prices and its determined by investments. And so what are they gonna do? They're gonna reduce their note count. They're gonna start doing what we've been talking about...they said that they needed to add value to their currency. Now they are dependent only on that because they have to add value to their currency to get into the international markets...we couldn't be in a better position. That's why I've been so positive...there's nothing else they need to do. They took the cover off of everything. All this stuff is in the news. They're telling everybody what they're gonna do.
1-2-2020 Newshound Guru Jeff ...IMO they are in the process of positioning the money for the rate change - the last final step...there actually haven't been any delays... 1-2-2020 Intel Guru MarkZ [via PDK] My Iraqi Sources are now squarely looking at Jan. 5th. From Gov. and military sources…they are looking from the 5th to the 15th. ...the banking side is saying “now” because that is what they hear from those above them in the chain of command….The military is looking for indicators like what is happening, where troops are moving to protect things ect…the government side looks at treaties, signatures, voting on this and that… so the different groups look at different things to estimate timing...
1-2-2020 Intel Guru Frank26 HAPPY NEW YEAR FAMILY...BECAUSE IMO...IT IS...YOUR TURN...
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ARTICLE 1- A (from PM Mahdi's website; posted only on Arabic side, not on English side)
Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi receives a phone call from US President Donald Trump
Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi received a phone call at 19:30 from US President Donald Trump, who inquired about the situation in Iraq and the developments surrounding the American embassy in Baghdad. The Prime Minister explained that it came after the traumatic recent events and that his sovereignty had already been explained - two days ago - to the US Secretary of Defense, Mr. Esber, the seriousness of its consequences. The Prime Minister stated that the Iraqi security forces continue to fulfill their duty to protect the US embassy and other diplomatic missions and representations.
In talking about the regional situation, the Prime Minister stressed that the Iraqi government has always sought to maintain good relations with neighboring countries, including the Islamic Republic of Iran, as well as friendly western countries, particularly the United States of America, but the situation has deteriorated due to differences between the two sides and that Iraq wants to be a country of negotiation and calm To keep the danger of war out of Iraq and everyone. The Prime Minister stated to the American President: You remember that you do not want war and we hear from the Iranian leaders a similar position. Iraq has stressed the importance of negotiations or at least reaching realistic arrangements and agreements to calm down.
President Trump stressed his confidence in the importance of the role and leadership of Iraq and what it can play in this regard, and the two Presidents agreed to keep direct lines open between them to follow up on the matter.
The US Secretary of State, Mr. Pompeo, and his assistant, David Hill, have called to follow up on the latest developments in the country.
Prime Minister's Information Office
December 31, 2009
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ARTICLE 1-B (from PM Mahdi's website; posted only on Arabic side, not on English side)
Statement by the Armed Forces Commander in Chief
In the Name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
A statement by the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces
The American strike on our military units on December 29, 2019, was condemned by the government at the highest levels and the government took a series of measures and measures to address the situation in a way that secures the sovereignty of Iraq and the security of its citizens.
The solemn ceremony for the funeral of the martyrs is part of the loyalty to their precious and beautiful blood, but far from contacting the embassy buildings that are responsible for protecting and securing them for the Iraqi government, so we ask everyone to leave immediately away from these places, and we mention that any aggression or harassment of foreign embassies and representations is an act that will prevent it The security forces are strictly punished and the law will severely punish him.
Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces
December 31, 2009
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ARTICLE 1-C (from PM Mahdi's website; posted only on Arabic side, not on English side)
Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi directs to announce the state of general mourning for the lives of the martyrs of our armed forces
The Prime Minister, Adel Abdul-Mahdi, directed the declaration of a state of mourning for a period of three days, starting today, Tuesday, on the lives of the martyrs of our armed forces, among the employees of the 45th and 46th Brigades, and the employees of the army and police, following the unjust assault they were subjected to yesterday in the Al-Qaim region.
We belong to Allah and to Him we shall return
Media office of the Prime Minister
December 31, 2009
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ARTICLE 2 (from Government of Iraq twitter account)
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ARTICLE 3
Allawi: Attacks on diplomatic and military missions are not appropriate for Iraqis
1 January 2020 11:22
[Baghdad-where]
The leader of the National Coalition, Iyad Allawi, confirmed on Thursday that the teachings of Islam must respect the guest, pointing out that the attack on diplomatic and military missions is not appropriate for the Iraqis and their morals.
Allawi said, in a statement received [Wayne] a copy of it: "We follow with great concern the developments of the recent events taking place in the country and the attack on the embassy of the United States of America and its repercussions, while we affirm that the demonstration and sit-in is a constitutional right according to legal methods and methods."
He added: "Ambassadors and guests have been respected and appreciated since Islam and what came before it, and the Messenger of God has respected all agreements in this regard. Therefore, commitment to the guidance of Islam and the morals of prophecy requires that it be confirmed by deeds and not by words, as also the principles of Iraqi hospitality and Iraqi generosity and chivalry." Allawi continued, that "at the time we condemn and denounce any aggression that affects the diplomatic or military missions that exist at the invitation of the Iraqi government or its employees and we hold the government alone responsible for that," calling on the parties that reject any diplomatic representation of this or that country on Iraqi soil to "exercise restraint and exploit its influence". The politician is pressuring the government to reach that goal instead of resorting to methods that harm Iraq and its reputation. "
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ARTICLE 4
The salaries of retirees are paid early next week and carry good news for them
1/1/2020 12:06
[Baghdad-where]
The General Retirement Authority announced today, Thursday, that the salaries of retirees will be disbursed with the increase early next week.
The body said, "The beginning of next week will be the date for the payment of pensions with the increase."
The Cisn referred the reasons for the delay in the payment of salaries, the procedures for linking the increase and introducing the legal amendments voted on. The President of the Republic, Barham Salih, had approved the unified retirement law, after its approval in the House of Representatives. The new increase in the salaries of retirees amounts to 100,000 dinars. |
Friday, January 3, 2020
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