The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers announced the suspension of official working hours for tomorrow, Tuesday. And the General Secretariat stated, in a statement received by Mawazine News, that “the Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, directed the suspension of official working hours for tomorrow, Tuesday, to continue imposing a curfew.” Earlier, the Joint Operations Command announced the imposition of a comprehensive curfew in the capital, Baghdad. Ended 29 / p. 87
Baghdad – Mawazine News , the cleric Halim Al-Fatlawi, who is close to the head of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada Al-Sadr, suggested a “simple” solution to the political crisis in Iraq. Sheikh Halim al-Fatlawi said in a post on Facebook, that “the leader Muqtada al-Qudwa calmed down,” noting that “and throughout the period from the elections until today, the leader Muqtada al-Sadr calls for peace while allowing the political parties to take the reins of forming the government in isolation from him and his bloc because he does not want to He shares with them their quota consensus, which he detests.” Al-Fatlawi added, “Those who call for calm, I tell them the solution is simple and within reach: Let the leaders of the framework quit the political work, as Mr. Muqtada al-Sadr retired. And let the Iraqi people decide their fate in managing their country.” Sheikh Al-Fatlawi concluded his publication by saying, “Oh, home, no evil will enter you, if they command them, they do not want them.” Ended 29 / h
Shafaq News/ The leader of the Sadrist movement, Hassan al-Adhari, announced on Monday, that the leader of the movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, went on hunger strike in protest against the events of the Green Zone.
Al-Adari wrote on his Facebook page, “His Eminence announces a hunger strike…until violence and the use of weapons stop.”
He pointed out that “removing the corrupt does not give anyone, no matter what, a justification for the use of violence from all sides.”
And a security source said, earlier on Monday evening, that the death toll from the demonstrators and the Iraqi security forces increased, as a result of the clashes that took place to evacuate the government palace in the Green Zone in the center of the capital, Baghdad, of supporters of the Sadrist movement.
The source told Shafaq News Agency, “Three demonstrators have fallen victim, and more than 50 others have been injured so far, including members of the security forces, as a result of the clashes that took place inside the Green Zone.”
Shafaq News/ The Secretary-General of the United Nations called on all Iraqi parties to calm down and enter into a political dialogue.
Antonio Guterres said in press statements followed by Shafak News Agency; “I am following with concern the ongoing protests in Iraq and the reports of casualties, and I call for calm and restraint.”
Guterres urged “all parties in Iraq to calm down and urgently engage in a peaceful dialogue on the political process.”
Earlier today, the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, announced his retirement from political work and the closure of all political, media and social institutions associated with him. He also stressed to his followers not to use his name or the name of the movement in any political or media activity.
As a result, the Green Zone in the capital, Baghdad, and government institutions in a number of southern provinces witnessed the start of what the Sadrists call the “zero hour”, when they turned their sit-in into the storming of the Republican Palace and the buildings of several government institutions, and the announcement of the general alarm.
So far, 5 demonstrators have fallen victim, while more than 50 others, including members of the Iraqi security forces, have been injured, as a result of the clashes that took place inside the Green Zone, during anti-riot attempts to break up the Sadrist protests in the government palace.
Shafaq News/ A security source reported, on Monday evening, that at least five mortar shells fell near the American embassy in the Green Zone in the center of the capital, Baghdad, amid violent clashes with medium and heavy weapons.
The source told Shafaq News Agency, “The US embassy activated the sirens inside the building, as a result of the shells falling within the approach of the building.”
The source added, “The Green Zone is witnessing violent armed clashes inside the Green Zone, where weapons (RPG, PKC, and Kalashnikovs) are used.”
So far, at least five demonstrators have fallen victim, and more than 50 others, including members of the Iraqi security forces, have been injured, as a result of the clashes that took place inside the Green Zone, since the riot police began trying to break up the Sadrist protests in the government palace.
This escalation comes against the background of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, announcing his retirement from political work and the closure of all political, media and social institutions associated with him, and stressing his followers not to use his name or the name of the movement in any political or media activity.
As a result, the Green Zone and government institutions in a number of southern governorates became a field of clashes after the Sadrists began the “zero hour”, turning their sit-in into a general rebellion and mobilization.
SULAIMANI — Medics working in Baghdad said 12 people were killed in protests that broke out when supporters of the Sadrist Movement stormed the Green Zone in the Iraqi capital on Monday (August 29), according to Agence France Presse.
A further 270 people were wounded during the escalating tension in the Iraqi capital on Monday. An NRT reporter said the sound of gunfire was heard and tear gas was being used in an attempt to control the protests.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has given orders prohibiting all security, military and other armed parties from firing at protestors, Iraqi state media said.
Protests that have been ongoing in the Iraqi capital since the end of July intensified on Monday after the leader of the Sadrist Movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, announced he was withdrawing from politics.
{Politics: Al-Furat News} The President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, called today, Monday, all Iraqi forces to come to Erbil to launch a serious dialogue and overcome the crisis situation.
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Barzani said, in a statement that {Euphrates News} received a copy of it, “We are closely following with deep concern the political and security developments taking place today in Baghdad and other regions in the country,” calling on all parties to “exercise restraint and not allow the situation to spiral out of control more than it is.” “. He added, “Peaceful demonstration is a constitutional right guaranteed, but escalation and disruption of state institutions will not solve any problem, but rather complicate the situation. Therefore, the prestige of state institutions must be preserved and their tasks and work should not be impeded.” Barzani called on the security forces to “deal with the utmost care and caution with the situation and not allow the demonstrations and events to turn into a pretext to further deteriorate the security situation, and prevent casualties among the citizens.” He continued, “The conditions of the country require the utmost wisdom, a return to logic, the initiation of a national and responsible dialogue, and the cooperation of all, so that Iraq can escape from this difficult situation and things do not go unpunished.” Barzani stressed that “the Kurdistan region, as always, will help in the solution and create understanding between the Iraqi parties, and for this we call once again on all the concerned Iraqi forces and parties to come to Erbil and meet there and launch a serious dialogue to overcome this crisis situation for the country.”
Shafaq News/ On Monday, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, issued directives to prevent shooting and the use of live bullets on demonstrators in the Green Zone.
A statement from Al-Kazemi’s office stated to Shafaq News Agency; He directed “to strictly prohibit the use of bullets and shooting at demonstrators by any security, military, or armed party, and his sovereignty stressed the commitment of ministries, authorities, and security and military agencies to work in accordance with the contexts, powers and controls granted to them.”
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces stressed that “our security forces are responsible for protecting the demonstrators, and that any violation of security instructions in this regard will be subject to legal accountability.”
He also directed the opening of an urgent investigation into the events in the Green Zone, the sources of the shooting, and to identify the negligent people and hold them accountable according to the law.
He called on citizens to abide by the security instructions and the curfew.
Shafaq News/ On Monday, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, issued directives to prevent shooting and the use of live bullets on demonstrators in the Green Zone.
A statement from Al-Kazemi’s office stated to Shafaq News Agency; He directed “to strictly prohibit the use of bullets and shooting at demonstrators by any security, military, or armed party, and his sovereignty stressed the commitment of ministries, authorities, and security and military agencies to work in accordance with the contexts, powers and controls granted to them.”
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces stressed that “our security forces are responsible for protecting the demonstrators, and that any violation of security instructions in this regard will be subject to legal accountability.”
He also directed the opening of an urgent investigation into the events in the Green Zone, the sources of the shooting, and to identify the negligent people and hold them accountable according to the law.
He called on citizens to abide by the security instructions and the curfew.
Shafaq News / On Monday, the Shiite technical framework called on the Sadrist movement to dialogue, while urging all “religious, political and social” activities to intervene and take the initiative in order to stave off sedition.
In a statement received by Shafaq News Agency, the framework stated, “All Iraqis are following with great concern the developments of the events related to the Sadrist movement’s demonstrations and their sit-ins inside the Parliament, and a number of government departments, which have come to attack the various addresses of the state, including the Judicial Council, the government palace, the headquarters of the Council of Ministers and others. Disrupting and attacking state institutions, the latest of which is the unfortunate developments that took place today, including attacks on a number of state institutions in the central and southern governorates.
The coordinating framework affirmed standing with the state and its institutions, saying: “It is not possible in any way to stand neutral when state institutions are attacked and collapsed,” calling on the government and security institutions to “do what is dictated by their national duty to protect state institutions and public and private interests.”
The framework called on all religious, political and social actors to “intervene and take the initiative in order to stave off sedition, give precedence to the language of reason and dialogue, spare the country more chaos and bloodshed, and hold responsible everyone who contributes to the tension and push towards escalation, and to develop practical and realistic solutions that adopt the constitution, law and the language of dialogue.” Basically to reach decisive and rapid results to stop people’s suffering.”
He also called on the Sadrist movement (leaders and masses) to “return to the dialogue table and work with their brothers in order to reach common understandings that lay down a clear road map that adopts the law and the constitution to achieve the interests of this great people.”
Earlier today, the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, announced his retirement from political work and the closure of all political, media and social institutions associated with him. He also stressed to his followers not to use his name or the name of the movement in any political or media activity.
As a result, the Green Zone in the capital, Baghdad, and government institutions in a number of southern provinces witnessed the start of what the Sadrists call the “zero hour”, when they turned their sit-in into the storming of the Republican Palace and the buildings of several government institutions, and the announcement of the general alarm.
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