Early Monday Morning Iraq News 4-25-22
Early Monday Morning Iraq News 4-25-22
Richardson: Government Formation Is An Important Issue And The Iraqi Parties Must Resolve It
The British ambassador to Iraq, Mark Bryson Richardson, confirmed today, Monday, that the formation of the new government is an important issue that the Iraqi parties must resolve among themselves.
Richardson expressed his hope that the Iraqis will be able to form the next government quickly because the Iraqi people need a government that is ready to meet the long-term economic, social and security challenges facing the country. He added, that the UK looks forward to strengthening its relationship with Iraq and working in partnership with the new government to help build a strong and effective Iraq that serves all its citizens. LINK
The Return Of Sunni Leaders To The Political Arena .. Coincidence Or Tactic From The "Framework"?
Posted On2022-04-24 By Sotaliraq ]The political conflict in Iraq has entered an extreme stage, with the end of the deadline for the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, which he granted to his opponents, to form a government, while Sunni leaders, who were exiled abroad or imprisoned in prisons, represented pressure cards in the hands of the forces of the “coordinating framework”, against The “Save the Homeland” coalition led by al-Sadr.
And on the tenth of next May, the deadline given by al-Sadr to the “framework” forces to form a government will expire, in a move he wanted to embarrass his opponents, due to their inability to do so, and in return they rejected his project, which is a political majority government.
However, the coordinating framework forces resorted to several ways to tighten the noose around al-Sadr, and members of his coalition (the Kurdistan Democratic Party headed by Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani, and the Sunni Sovereignty Alliance headed by Muhammad al-Halbousi and Khamis al-Khanjar), through various methods, such as political pressure, and sending delegations, with the aim of Persuading these parties to end their alliance with al-Sadr, but it seems that these attempts have failed and the tripartite alliance is still cohesive.
A Surprise
The last of these papers came as a surprise to the political arena in Iraq, where the tribal leader Ali Hatem Suleiman announced his return to Baghdad, after a forced exile trip, to the Kurdistan Region for eight years, prompted by the then Prime Minister and the leader of the current coordination framework, Nuri al-Maliki.
Ali Hatem is one of the prominent tribal leaders in Anbar Governorate (western Iraq), and he played a major role in the Sunni protests in 2012, and is accused by the forces allied to Iran of (terrorism), but he did not appear before a judicial body to decide on these allegations, But his rhetoric during the past years was sharp towards the Shiite forces close to Iran, as well as Nuri al-Maliki, and he frequently attacked Tehran's policy in the country.
Al-Sulaiman announced his sudden return, in a tweet to him on his Twitter account, in which he said, “After Anbar suffered from projects of extremism and terrorism and turned into a phase of domination, dictatorship, muzzling and corruption, we announce from Baghdad that these actions will face a reaction that the owners of normalization and partition projects and those who stole the rights of those who stole their rights would not expect.” The component, and whoever claims leadership should understand this is the last chance.” In a reference that seemed directed mainly to Al-Halbousi.
Hatem returned - according to Iraqi media - according to a settlement made by the head of the State of Law coalition and the head of the Coordination Framework Alliance, Nuri al-Maliki, with the support of Tehran, with the aim of restricting Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi, by finding equal or opposing leaders in Anbar Governorate, to denounce his alliance with al-Sadr.
Prior to that, a settlement was also made, to restore former Finance Minister Rafie al-Issawi to the political arena, after years of prosecutions. He is also a leading figure, and he enjoys a wide audience in the city of Fallujah, where he has so far been able to settle most of the lawsuits filed against him.
And during the past few hours, news emerged of a quiet settlement being conducted behind the scenes to release former MP Ahmed Al-Alwani, a Sunni leader who has been imprisoned for years because of his participation in the popular protests.
Impact On The Sunni Decision
In turn, the political analyst, Kitab Al-Mizan, believes that “the return of these politicians and clan elders will have an impact on the Sunni decision at the political, popular, and societal levels, which poses a political danger to some of the current leaders,” noting that “they may be supported.” by other forces such as the Coordination Framework.”
Al-Mizan added in a statement that “the forces of the coordinating framework will play on the card of opposites, to create a state of balance within the Sunni cities, as there were some political leaders, without a real competitor in those cities.”
He pointed out that "reconstruction projects and solving the problems of the displaced must be a top priority for these politicians in the city."
Although the return of these politicians and tribal leaders represents a positive sign and a first step towards societal reconciliation, it also provoked widespread anger through social networking sites, for using this paper in political rivalries, and returning them, for political goals, as well as other questions that emerged about the nature of the authorities’ abuse judicial, and its quick and flexible response to it.
Al-Maliki denies
According to media reports from Baghdad, it was the head of the State of Law coalition, and the leader of the “coordinating framework” Nuri al-Maliki, who hosted the tribal leader, and made a settlement for him, days after Ali Hatem Suleiman spent in Tehran, according to leaks.
But al-Maliki's office denied his relationship with the return of the tribal leader, and considered it counter-propaganda.
Hisham al-Rikabi, director of al-Maliki’s office, said, in a statement read by (Basnews) that “the circulation of the lie of Nuri al-Maliki’s reception of Ali Hatem al-Suleiman in this form of insistence on lying and forgery reveals that there are parties affected by Suleiman’s presence in Baghdad and worried about his return to Anbar.”
He added, that these parties are "working to employ what they have of satellite channels and electronic armies for the purpose of perpetuating a lie that we have categorically denied, emphasizing that the decision to allow the wanted persons to come to Baghdad is not in the hands of al-Maliki because he does not have, today, any executive position that allows him to interfere in such matters." these issues.”
But commentators and bloggers launched several hashtags on social networking sites, regarding the return of Suleiman, and Al-Maliki’s relationship with that, considering that this return represents a trump card, an objection to Parliament Speaker Muhammad Al-Halbousi, who allied himself with Al-Sadr, which means finding a state of balance in Anbar Governorate, and not leaving the scene. For Al-Halbousi, alone.
Despite the pressures that the “coordinating framework” forces are trying to put on the “triple alliance” by attracting figures opposed to al-Halbousi, observers believe that what is happening represents “no more than a process of political preoccupation, as the Sunni figures who have returned to political circles will not have an impact.” on the political scene in the coming period.
Coincidence or tactic?
Al-Halbousi and Al-Khanjar have worked over the past years to fill the void left by the absence of influential and influential clans, for reasons mostly related to clashes with the existing political system.
The circles indicate that the return of some symbols in the Sunni provinces will certainly cause the duo to be of great concern, and may re-shuffle the cards for them and also for their current ally, the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr.
Observers believe that the return of Suleiman, who has clan weight, and al-Issawi, who represents one of the most prominent Sunni faces, does not seem to be a coincidence, and the coordinating framework led by the State of Law coalition may be behind the engineering of this return.
On the other hand, Sunni figures and deputies expressed their conservative welcome to Suleiman’s return, and a member of the House of Representatives from the “Azm” bloc Mishaan al-Jubouri expressed his conviction that the latter “was pursued or wanted in malicious cases invented by the deep state that has influence in some state agencies.”
Al-Jubouri added, via his Twitter account, "As for his return and the end of the cases against him, they are opponents of the Alliance of Sovereignty and they aim to stir up problems in Anbar, but I think that they will not succeed due to the wisdom and prudence of the parties."
For his part, writer and academic Alaa Mustafa, in a tweet on his Twitter account, considered that "the return of Ali Hatem Al-Sulaiman to the social scene in Anbar will create a competitive factor that surrounds the symbolism of Al-Halbousi and a tool of power that hinders his acquisition of the component and its leadership," noting that the return of Suleiman leads to "providing support for To the voices opposing the Progress Party in Anbar, with its social status that cannot be reduced in a governorate with a tribal identity,” he asked, “Is his return a coincidence or a clever tactic? LINK
Parliamentary Alliance: Two Constitutional Options To End The Political Blockage
Political | 09:23 - 04/24/2022 Baghdad - Mawazine News Today, Sunday, an Alliance for the Parliamentary People stressed the necessity of adopting constitutional formulas to end the political blockage, while pointing out that there are two options to deal with the situation, including the dissolution of Parliament.
The head of the Alliance for the Parliamentary People, Alaa Al-Rikabi, said that "there is a clear political blockage and a violation of all deadlines in completing the constitutional requirements, and the parliament failed to abide by its duties."
He added, "It was assumed, and for a maximum period of 30 days, after the first session of the House of Representatives, held on January 9, that the president of the republic would be elected.
He emphasized that "With regard to the deputies who are absent from the sessions, Al-Rikabi pointed out that “the articles of the internal system of the House of Representatives must be activated, which hold those absent from its sessions accountable,” noting that “the boycott method of some blocs for the sessions, which has been going on for 90 days, is no longer feasible and people’s interests must be looked at because we will enter the fifth month without a government and budget.” ".
Regarding the proposed solutions, he indicated that "there are constitutional solutions to end the paralysis, which is to set a date for the election session of the president of the republic after the feast at a parliamentary request. A second option."
He pointed out that "the reluctance of 60% of the people to participate in the elections, we pay the price for it today. If there was a wide participation, it would have allowed for a change to take place that would raise the number of independent representatives and make them able to participate in the decision. We believe that holding new elections falls within the ceiling of the constitution." Ended 29 / p. 87
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The Kurdistan Democratic Party Clarifies Regarding The “Détente”: There Is No Compromise Candidate For The Presidency
political| 12:10 - 25/04/2022 Special - Mawazine News, spokesman for the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Mahdi Abdul Karim Al-Faili, confirmed, on Monday, that there is no agreement to go with a compromise candidate for the presidency.
Al-Faili said in an interview with "Mawazine News", "The breakthrough that everyone is talking about after Eid is in the agreement of the Shiite parties and the selection of a prime minister, meaning that this breakthrough will be in the Shiite house."
He continued, "The issue of choosing the president of the republic will be a foregone conclusion, and that the Kurdish parties adhere to their candidates, so two candidates will be nominated for the position." Ended 29/N33 https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=191185
Integrity: 71 Seizures Were Carried Out In March
Political | 10:30 - 25/04/2022 BAGHDAD - Mawazine News The Investigation Department of the Federal Integrity Commission announced, on Monday, that its directorates and investigation offices in Baghdad and the provinces carried out 71 seizures during the month of March, indicating that 67 suspects were arrested during those operations.
The department stated, in a statement received by Mawazine News, that "the Baghdad Investigation Directorate's work teams carried out 5 seizures, including the seizure of forged books in the Real Estate Registration Directorate - Al-Kadhimiya I, because there was fraud in a property file owned by the Ministry of Transport - the Railways Authority was owned by their employees. Based on forged books, 88 lawyers' agencies were seized without official authorization and in violation of the law in the new Baghdad Notary Public.
She added, "The staff of the Kirkuk Investigation Office carried out 6 seizures during the mentioned period, during which it was revealed that there was suspicion of corruption in the Kirkuk Investment Commission, following the seizure of the priorities of the project to establish a housing complex for the benefit of the Martyrs Foundation, as well as the seizure of suspicions of corruption that accompanied the appointment process in the Directorate of Education in In the governorate, suspicions of corruption were detected in the restoration project of the Real Estate Registration Department in Hawija, and by moving to the Kirkuk governorate office, the priorities of the restoration project were seized.
And she continued, "The Wasit Investigation Office team controlled the priorities and all the tests that were made by the laboratory of the Wasit Water Directorate - Quality Control Division, and showed the failure of water samples drawn from the sites of water complexes in the governorate, and its impact on the lives of citizens, as a result of not adopting specifications The international community to reduce the spread of diseases transmitted through drinking water, as well as the waste of public money.
She explained, "Among the operations carried out in Al-Muthanna is the seizure of two records issued to the Samawah Agriculture Division, one of them is fake," noting that "most of the books issued in this record are directed to the General Company for Agricultural Supplies; for the purpose of processing seeds and fertilizers outside the controls, while in Anbar, it was detected About promoting (4) transactions related to supplying fake farmers with agricultural requirements, with a value of more than (250) million dinars. Ended 29/N33 https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=191177
Foreign Ministry: Turkey Does Not Have Any Legal Basis To Allow It To Penetrate Northern Iraq
political| 10:14 - 04/24/2022 Baghdad - Mawazine News Today, Sunday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied the existence of any agreement with Turkey or a legal basis that allows it to penetrate Iraq, while noting that the session to host its Minister Fouad Hussein in the House of Representatives today discussed how to respond security, politically and economically.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Al-Sahhaf said: "The Foreign Minister and the advanced staff attended today a host in the House of Representatives regarding the Turkish and Iranian bombings. A set of questions were asked to the attendees about the ministry's actions in response to the continuous violations by Iraq's neighbors."
He added, "The Foreign Minister presented the file of the presence of the PKK since 1984 and confirmed that what is rumored about the existence of an agreement allowing Turkey to penetrate northern Iraq is incorrect. There are only minutes of a meeting between Baghdad and Ankara before 2003 allowing the latter to penetrate to a depth of 5 km only and for limited days in coordination with the government." Iraqi".
He added, "The Turkish side is carrying out continuous violations that are not based on any legal basis or agreement between the two countries, and they invoke Article 51 of the United Nations Charter for self-defense, and this cannot be implemented without official Iraqi approval."
He stressed that "Iraq discussed all these violations with Turkey, and the leadership of the ministry proposed, in today's meeting in Parliament, approaches that would allow Iraq to move diplomatically. In 2009, the Iraqi parliament issued a resolution canceling any formula that allows the Turkish side to enter our lands."
He pointed out that "the meeting also discussed whether it is in the interest of Iraq to respond through hard force represented by security and military weapons, and how it can respond as well politically and economically, and the matter currently needs a political position."
During today's hosting session, the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament Hakim Al-Zamili confirmed, today, Sunday, his rejection of the presence of any force that takes our land as a starting point for attacking neighboring countries, while the head of the Sadrist bloc, Hassan Al-Adari, called on the government to follow security and diplomatic measures regarding the recurrence of targeting. Ended 29 / p. 87
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The Presidencies Of Baghdad And Erbil Congratulate Macron's Victory And Look Forward To Strengthening Relations
Posted On2022-04-25 By Sotaliraq Macron in Mosul (29 August 2021) Political and governmental leaders in Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region congratulated Emmanuel Macron on winning a second French presidential term.
In his tweet, the President of the Iraqi Republic, Barham Salih, congratulated what he described as the important friend and partner of Iraq (Emmanuel Macron) on the occasion of his re-election as President of France.
He said: I wish him success and the French people progress and prosperity, and it is an occasion to emphasize the depth of the relations that bring the two friendly peoples together, and we look forward to strengthening them to serve common interests and establish security and stability in the region.
Macron had landed in Iraq in August 2021, on a visit described as historic, during which he met officials in Baghdad and Erbil, and he also visited Nineveh Governorate, which was clearing up the rubble of war against ISIS.
For his part, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi sent, on Sunday evening, a cable of congratulations to French President Emmanuel Macron on the occasion of his re-election as President of the French Republic.
Al-Kazemi expressed his wishes to strengthen joint action for the benefit of the friendly Iraqi and French peoples, and his wishes for the French government and people continued progress and prosperity.
In the Kurdistan Region, Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani said, "I wish the people of France all the best for Emmanuel Macron's victory in the presidential elections, and he said: I sincerely hope that the strong friendship between the peoples of Kurdistan and France will remain strong."
Paris has a long history of relationship with Kurdish leaders, and Macron's last term witnessed several visits by Kurdish officials to the Elysee Palace.
For his part, the President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, said in a tweet, congratulating Macron's victory, "I look forward to continuing to work closely to develop our relations and consolidate our efforts to promote regional peace and stability."
In the second and decisive round of the French presidential elections, Macron topped his rival, Le Pen, with a percentage of more than 58%, while the latter received only 42%, which she described as a "big victory."
Macron became the first president to be re-elected since Jacques Chirac in 2002, and the first president to be re-elected outside a period of coexistence with a government by another politician since the start of the selection of the head of state by direct universal suffrage in 1962.
For his part, the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, said in a tweet congratulating Macron, "I look forward to working with you to continue strengthening the friendship between the Kurdistan Region and France."
Macron said in his victory speech in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris that he would continue to work to make France and Europe "more powerful", offering his thanks to "all those who trusted in France stronger." He also addressed his opponents, saying, "I am not the leader of a team, but the leader of everyone." LINK
Small Committees And A Mix Of Initiatives To Solve The Political Crisis
Posted On2022-04-25 By Sotaliraq Baghdad: Muhannad Abd al-Wahhab Sulaymaniyah: Muhammad al-Baghdadi
While the current political crisis continues, observers revealed the tendency of some large blocs, including the coordination framework, to form mini-committees and mix several initiatives and present them to others to find new visions to solve the crisis, and while other parties adhere to the deadline after Eid al-Fitr and wait to discuss the details with others after its end, the parties demanded Independent, affiliated with the opposition, with its oversight entitlement, through the Presidency of Parliament and the presidency of parliamentary committees.
State of Law MP Muhammad Hassan Radi said: “The coordination framework is open to everyone and does not adhere to a single vision and calls for everyone’s participation and flexibility in opinions to come up with a clear vision and good and fruitful results.”
He added, "The quest to continue the negotiations continues, and we are awaiting the results after the response of the opposing party to resolve matters, in addition to all the outcomes of the meetings; The framework confirms the continuation of discussions to reach a solution to the crisis and to put forward new ideas that will mature a new vision.”
He pointed out that "the difference in visions between the parties to the tripartite alliance is the result of several factors, including the approval of one party, the acceptance of one party and the rejection of another, and it is hoped that we will reach an understanding and a breakthrough to the crisis as soon as possible."
In turn, political analyst Mahmoud al-Hashemi said in an interview: “The Iraqi political scene is witnessing many fluctuations and immediate changes that contribute to the formation of a political movement, and in terms of the coordination framework, there is a mini cell formed by the framework with all its components for the purpose of negotiating with the Sadrist movement and presenting a set of proposals in light of The previous proposals issued by Muqtada al-Sadr made of 12 points, as well as the study of the paper presented by the framework of 10 points, and the mini-committee is looking for a state of marriage between the two proposals to find a compromise initiative of solutions.
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Barzani Decides To Close His Party's Headquarters In Baghdad And Not To Reopen It..
Political scene Monday, April 25, 2022 at 13:36 pm Baghdad / Sky Press An official in the Kurdistan Democratic Party said that the head of the party, Massoud Barzani, decided not to reopen the party's headquarters in the capital, Baghdad, after it was attacked and burned less than a month ago.
The party’s legal representative in Baghdad, Ismail Sayamir, said in a press statement, “No date has been set for the resumption of the activity of the fifth branch of the party, and they will continue to stop their activities, and no decision has been issued to open a new building to replace the one that was demolished. He says that the three who were accused of the attack At the headquarters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Baghdad, they were released."
He added, "The main suspects of the attack on the party's branch headquarters in Baghdad on the 28th of last month have not yet been arrested, and the three who were arrested on charges of launching the attack have been released."
Sayamir indicated that, "As the legal representative of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, after the attack, he registered a complaint against the security forces that were charged with protecting the headquarters building and the perpetrators of the attack, but despite the passage of about a month since the incident, none of the people who played a major role were arrested. In the attack and in previous attacks."
On the fate of the fifth branch of the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the activities of the branch, Sayamir said: "The branch headquarters will not be reopened based on a decision by President Masoud Barzani, in protest against the repeated attacks on the party branch headquarters in Baghdad, and the decision is still valid and we have no activity and we are continuing in suspend our activities.
According to this official in the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Baghdad, who is an active member of the fifth branch, the branch was subjected to three attacks in 2021 and 2022 and five acts of sabotage since 2014.
On last March 28, the headquarters of the fifth branch of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in the capital, Baghdad, was attacked and part of it was burned. In a protest reaction, the party proceeded the next day to demolish the building of the headquarters of its fifth branch in Baghdad. LINK