US Defense Secretary Esper: All US troops withdrawing from Syria are expected to move to Iraq

 

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He said there were about 1,000.

ABBAS (Reuters) – All about 1,000 troops pulling out of northern Syria are expected to move to western Iraq to continue the campaign against ISIS fighters and “to help defend,” US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Saturday. Iraq”.

“The US withdrawal is well underway from northeast Syria,” Esber told reporters on his way to the Middle East. “We are talking about weeks, not days,” he said. “The current plan is to relocate those forces in western Iraq.”

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Coordination of demonstrations: Sadr bears the bulk of the failure of this government

 Policy 2019/10/19 23:29  1813    

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BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The leader of Sadr’s movement, Moqtada al-Sadr, “bears the brunt” of the government’s failure, the Supreme Committee for the Coordination of Protests in Iraq said on Saturday.

The committee said in a statement that it “took note of the statement issued by Mr. Muqtada al-Sadr, and while appreciating the role of His Eminence in supporting the demonstrators and stand with them in their true demands, but also bear the bulk of the failure of this government as the strongest player among the political forces that brought the government “.

The High Committee demanded that “all parties and currents support the demands of the rebels and adopt them under the dome of parliament and through pressure on the government, away from taking to the street and the adoption of the option of demonstration because this party protests and drag them into the political trap.”

“Our demands are not political, but purely national service and are not driven by any party or external party. The street belongs to everyone, any party or movement that wants to demonstrate. We ask it to come down at any time other than determined by the Central High Committee.”

The leader of the Sadr movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, issued on Saturday, a statement on the demonstrations scheduled to start on October 25, indicating that all politicians and government live in a state of terror and hysteria of the tide of the public and trying to remedy them.

Sadr said in a statement, “Sheafqa, you revolutionaries … Peace, mercy and blessings of God be upon you. You may have decided to order you to demonstrate on the 25th of the Gregorian month. “All the politicians and the government are living in a state of terror and hysteria from the popular tide and they are all trying to remedy their situation. But they will not and they will not be too late.”

He added, “They all want to make some temptations to silence you, such as appointments, salaries and the like. All of them have prepared themselves for the worst-case scenarios, and all of them have come together to find solutions. But there will be no solution. “They all know that they have surrendered to those outside the border and that they will not be able to make any decision without their consent,” he said.

Sadr continued, “They all realized that Iraq has become an arena for settling internal and external accounts, and all of them acquiesced that the majority of the people do not want them, especially after the revolution of shrouds added a new splendor, so they are resorting to cunning and savvy Vntonk fools, but they are fools but do not feel, calling you engineers From outside the border and all their sanctuaries and pleasures from outside the border, and calling you Baathism and betrayal with the occupier, and we and you will chant as our throats have both said, Baathists both, both America, and today they are rumored that you will bear arms and do not think you will do, you are not thirsty for blood.

In his statement, Sadr addressed the demonstrators by saying, “Free revolutionaries, reform enthusiasts, Iraq is not reformed in terms of spoiling, and to unite as one people and for one demand and one goal and one slogan and you do not disperse. Some people regretted the loss of enthusiasm in the hearts of the Arab peoples, the first of which is Lebanon. ”

He said: “O beloved Iraqi people .. If you want freedom from corruption, reform yourselves and then say your words and raise your voices .. God will not change what people until they change what they themselves, dear people, that your goods are captured by the corrupt and your security If you want to be free in your homeland, you have to get rid of corruption and spoilers, and do not hope that your government will try them and judge them so that history will testify to you. ”

Sadr said, “#fathers of corruption but .. #Iraq_Security_In your necks, do not waste it, and if you want to refrain from the revolution … You have another revolution through the ballot boxes with the hands of an honest international and without the participation of the current politicians, so you prevent them not to return to you corruption and loss, my friends The loud voice .. Believe you and believe their rumors, Daesh without their corruption and would not return and the Baath became in the dustbin of history and the occupier will not dare after seeing resistance brave and honest sectarians will not be able to go if they did not receive a listening ears and the doctrine will not need a corrupt three and religion can not be established only justice The parish and the secular will not exist But peace. ”

The leader of the Sadrist movement, “You Iraqis .. You are one people # Arad_Dignity #Arad_Rad_Reclamation # Arad_Rad_Change is a people whose army will be protected without militias and served by a government without corruption, judiciary without injustice, bias and law without harm, prejudice and institutions without patronage, loss and money without theft and dissolution. O people of Iraq, this is your fate and your decision, O army of Iraq, this is your people, what they are, and they do not occupy you, and direct your weapons against your sons and your brothers and you to fill their prisons, but the prisons of the corrupt and terrorism, and you should try the revolutionary and leave the corrupt and the unjust. ”

He added, “Then, my neighbors, let the people decide their fate. If the people decide, everyone should listen to the roaring voice. If the people are silent, then you must remain silent, then honest media. Do not submit and try to silence you. O judiciary, do not shed the wolf on its prey .. But the oppressed power over the oppressor .. The day of the oppressed is coming .. Inevitably, O rebels, be patient and wisdom, God with the patient. ”

Al-Sadr concluded his statement by saying, “Peace be upon those who followed the guidance #Salama_Iraq”.

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Iraqi Prime Minister pledges to hold the targets of the demonstrators accountable

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At a time when Iraqis are holding their breath pending the announcement of the results of the investigation into the targeting of demonstrators, social networking sites continue to publish data on the mobilization of the demonstrations of the twenty-fifth of this month.

The investigative committee chaired by the Iraqi Minister of Planning Dr. Nuri al-Dulaimi, which includes senior ministers and military and security leaders, handed yesterday its final report to Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, who confirmed, according to a statement issued by his office, that he will announce the results of the report within a few days, while a security official expected Iraqi in a statement to «Middle East» that «the results may be announced tomorrow after the completion of all the information that had been seen by the Commission of Inquiry from the sites of events according to the provinces where the demonstrations». Regarding whether the report had reached significant results, the security official said: “According to the indications, the committee has worked professionally and has reached important information about the demonstrations targeted by the people, as well as the families of the victims who were killed as a result of direct killings and sniping. Or security forces. ”

Abdul-Mahdi said during a message to the occasion of «Arbain visit» Imam Hussein on the evening of yesterday, working on «accountability for negligent in demonstrations, whatever his position in the state where no one is above the law». Abdul-Mahdi added that «the popular popular, security and service efforts exerted in this visit comes in conjunction with an ongoing national and governmental effort and reform to reform and construction and meet legitimate demands and face corruption and fight and recover the rights and funds of the people, whatever the difficulties and challenges». He explained that «will not deviate from the approach to address strongly and resolutely and responsibility for the manifestations of deviation and corruption and the abolition of living inequality and achieve social justice, and achieve reform, which has become a requirement agreed upon and shared by all Iraqis of different affiliations and addresses».

Security expert Saeed al-Jayashi told Asharq Al-Awsat that the Supreme Investigation Committee, under the supervision of the Prime Minister and under the supervision of the Minister of Planning, has sent sub-committees to each governorate where demonstrations have taken place to show the facts of the cause of the death and injury of a number of demonstrators and security forces. He added: «All sub-committees completed the evening of the day before yesterday and submitted their reports to the main committee, which unified these reports and is preparing to submit to the Council of Ministers», stressing that «included the identification of defaults and pointing out the defects and the nature of the events that took place».

In the same context, ruled out Iraqi MP Abdullah al-Kharbit in a statement to «Middle East» that «Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi can identify those who confronted the demonstrators and caused so many victims among them».

But Adnan al-Sarraj, head of the Iraqi Center for Media Development, tells Asharq Al-Awsat that “the Iraqi prime minister is in a better position today to clarify his position on the demands and protests first and to verify the violations that took place during the demonstrations.” “This time, he quickly issued a package of solutions that could give a strong cooling effect if some of them were already implemented, and that I expect, even at reasonable rates, would be acceptable to the street.” He pointed out that «among the issues that can contribute to the resolution of the crisis, at least in part is the exemptions that occurred to the Directors-General and some special grades». Regarding identifying those who fail to target the demonstrators, Al-Sarraj said that this depends on the identity of the defendants who beat the demonstrators. “The indicators will be professional, not political, and therefore it is already a candidate to diagnose cases that have occurred, particularly the excessive use of force, as well as the engineers or (the third party) who suppressed the demonstrators.” But Sarraj ruled out «under the current circumstances the possibility of identifying the main perpetrator and indictment or judicial referral for lack of conclusive evidence against the real perpetrators».

Thousands of followers of the Sadrist movement responded to the appeal issued by Muqtada al-Sadr to the need to raise slogans condemning corruption during the «visit forty» with the wearing of shrouds. “No, no to corruption, yes, yes to reform,” they chanted. “Baghdad is free, free,” he said.

Khudair Naeem, from the oil-rich southern city of Basra, denounced the “corrupt” who, according to official figures, have contributed more than $ 450 billion in looting over the past 16 years.

“Iraq is one of the richest countries, but its people are suffering from poverty,” Naim told AFP. He added, with his white beard and black hat: “Unfortunately, the necks of the poor and the people have shed some criminal tyrant groups.”

The Iraqi street has recently been rocked by protests demanding job opportunities, public services, fighting corruption and leading to the unprecedented overthrow of the government. Between October 1 and 6, 110 people were killed and 6,000 injured, most of them demonstrators, according to official figures.

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A statement speaks about the protesters’ refusal to participate in the October 25 protest

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BAGHDAD, Oct 20 (KUNA) – A statement issued by the so-called “Higher Central Committee for the Coordination of Iraqi Demonstrations” on Sunday, October 20, 2019, rejected the demonstrators, the statement of the leader of the Sadrist movement Muqtada al-Sadr, on his quest to participate in the demonstrations.

A statement from the Obelisk, whose authenticity could not be verified, said that the Supreme Committee for the Coordination of the Iraqi Revolutionary Protests holds Sadr the bulk of the government’s failure as the strongest player among the political forces that brought the government.

Statement text:

The Supreme Committee for the Coordination of the demonstrations of the Iraqi revolutionaries briefed the statement issued by Mr. Muqtada al-Sadr.

While the Committee appreciates the role of His Eminence in supporting the demonstrators and standing with them in their true demands, but it also carries a large part of the failure of this government as the most powerful player among the political forces that brought the government.

This is why the Supreme Committee calls on all parties and currents to support the demands of the rebels and adopt them under the dome of parliament and through pressure on the government away from taking to the street and the adoption of the option of demonstrations because this party protests and drag them into the political trap.

Our demands are not political but purely national service and are not driven by any party or external party.

And that the street belongs to everyone, any party or current wants to demonstrate we ask him to come down at any time other than determined by the Central Committee.

Saturday corresponding to 19/10/2019

The Higher Central Committee for the Coordination of Iraqi Demonstrations

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Sadr appeals to the 25th of October

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The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, said on Saturday that all politicians and government are living in a state of terror and hysteria of the popular tide and trying to remedy them.

Sadr said in a statement received “tomorrow”, on the demonstrations scheduled to start next Friday, “O revolutionaries … Peace, mercy and blessings of God be upon you. You may be determined to demonstrate on the twenty-fifth of the month “But I want to share with you what is going on behind the scenes. All the politicians and the government are living in horror and hysteria from the popular tide.

“All of them want to make some temptations to silence you, such as appointments, salaries and the like. All of them have prepared themselves for the worst-case scenarios, and all have come together to find solutions. “They all know that they have surrendered to those outside the border and that they will not be able to make any decision without their consent,” he said.

“They all realized that Iraq has become an arena for settling internal and external accounts. Outside the borders and all their sanctuaries and their pleasures from outside the borders, they call you Baathism and betrayal with the occupier, and we and you will praise as our throats have told you both, Baathists, both in America.

In his statement, al-Sadr addressed the demonstrators by saying, “Free revolutionaries, reform enthusiasts, Iraq is not reformed in terms of spoiling, and to unite as one people and for one demand and one goal and one slogan and you to disperse. Some people regretted the loss of enthusiasm in the hearts of the Arab peoples, the first of which is Lebanon. ”

He said: “O beloved Iraqi people .. If you want freedom from corruption, reform yourselves and then say your words and raise your voices .. God will not change what people until they change what they themselves, dear people, that your goods are captured by the corrupt and your security If you want to be free in your homeland, you have to get rid of corruption and spoilers, and do not hope that your government will try them and judge them so that history will testify to you. ”

Sadr said that, “the father of corruption, but Iraq is honest in your necks, do not waste it, and if you like to refrain from the revolution … The owners of the loud voice .. Believe you and believe their rumors. The fairness of the parish and secularism will not be based There is only peace. ”

He continued by saying, “Iraqis, you are one people, the people of dignity, the people of reform, the people who want change, a people whose army will be protected without militias and served by a government without corruption, a judiciary without injustice, bias, law without harm, injustice, institutions without favoritism, loss, money without theft and dissolution.” O people of Iraq, this is your fate and your decision, O army of Iraq, this is your people, what they are, and they do not occupy you, and direct your weapons against your sons and your brothers and you to fill their prisons, but the prisons of the corrupt and terrorism, and you should try the revolutionary and leave the corrupt and the unjust. ”

“Then, my neighbors, let the people decide their fate. If the people decide to listen to the roaring voice, and if the people remain silent, then you must remain silent, then sincere media, do not submit and try to silence you, honesty survivor and injustice are deadly, and you judiciary do not shed the wolf on Prey, but the oppressed power on the oppressor .. The day of the oppressed is coming .. Inevitably. ”

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Parliament resumes its sessions next Tuesday

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Parliament member Fadel Abdul Shanin revealed that the parliament will resume its sessions next Tuesday and make a reshuffle in the government at the request of Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi, in addition to the session will include the issuance of a new package of decisions related to the demonstrators.
“The session will also see the new health minister sworn in as successor to his predecessor Alaeddin Alwan, who submitted his resignation,” he said.
He added that the parliament will vote in Tuesday’s session on a number of names running proxy positions, while, based on the decision of the Council of Ministers, 61 general directors will be excluded from their posts, according to the government vote not to grant them the status of director general.

 

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Cabinet Secretariat reveals the health of tomorrow’s holiday

Baghdad / .. Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, on Saturday, the fact that there is a holiday on Sunday.

A source in the secretariat said that “there is no truth to the existence of a holiday on Sunday in Iraq except the province of Karbala.”

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Baghdad Operations announces the success of the security plan for the visit Arba’een

 

Date: 2019/10/19 13:40 

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Baghdad Operations Command announced on Saturday, the success of the security plan for the anniversary of the visit of the Arbain Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) in the capital Baghdad.

“The Baghdad Operations Command has prepared a special security plan for this occasion with the participation of all the security and intelligence sectors and the support services departments, which succeeded after securing the full protection of thousands of Husseiniya processions and millions of visitors heading towards the holy city of Karbala,” the media said in a statement received by All Iraq News Agency. He pointed out that “the plan was characterized by high flexibility and smoothness in the roads, which facilitated the movement of citizens within the capital Baghdad.”

The statement pointed out that “one of the reasons for the success of the plan is to carry out successful pre-emptive operations according to accurate intelligence, which prevented the terrorist groups from the implementation of their aims in targeting visitors.”

The statement praised “the security awareness enjoyed by citizens and processors and their great cooperation with the security forces and their commitment to the security commandments issued by the leadership,” pointing out that “the Baghdad Operations Command has allocated 460 different types of wheels to contribute to the return of visitors from the holy city of Karbala to Baghdad.”

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Dulaimi: The report of the final investigation committee to the Prime Minister by Sunday evening

Date: 2019/10/19 13:29

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head of the committee investigating the events of the demonstrations on Saturday, that the delivery of the final report of the Prime Minister will be no later than Sunday evening.

A statement received by the All-Iraq News Agency [where] on Saturday, that “the Higher Ministerial Committee to investigate the events of the demonstrations, headed by Minister of Planning Nuri Sabah al-Dulaimi, completed on Friday evening, listening to the reports of the subcommittees of the remaining provinces, namely Baghdad, Babylon and Najaf in the presence of Prime Minister Adel Facebook Facebook logo Links on “Abdul Mahdi.

The statement added that “the Chairman of the Commission announced the completion of investigations in the provinces that witnessed demonstrations during the period from 1 to 8 October 2019,” stressing “the delivery of the final report to the Prime Minister by no later on Sunday evening.”

Al-Dulaimi pointed out to the “professionalism and honesty that the committee dealt with in the smallest details, and the important results reached by the investigative subcommittees while listening to the testimonies of the affected people and their families, and examining them for all the affected places.”

“The meeting was attended by the ministers of defense, interior, justice, the head of the parliamentary security and defense committee, representatives of the judiciary council, the high commission for human rights, operational leaders, al-Sanouf and the undersecretary of the ministry of health,” the statement said.

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