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Samson:  Southern protests overthrow the first Iraqi official

29th November, 2019
The Governor of Dhi Qar in Iraq, Adel Abdul Hussein al-Dakhili, announced his resignation from his position, declaring his solidarity with the elements of the movement.

In a statement, al-Dukhaili said in his resignation statement, "I have stated clearly and explicitly my position in support of the sons of Iraq and in support of your legitimate demands for decent living and social justice."

He continued: "We announce before you and your hands our resignation from our position in protest against what happened and the evacuation of the responsibility of the local government, which has been committed and renew the call for an immediate and comprehensive investigation to expose all the details that accompanied the events of Thursday."

This comes after 32 people were killed and 255 injured in Dhi Qar, according to security sources for Twilight News.   LINK

Samson:  Within hours, protests in the south push the second Iraqi official to resign

29th November, 2019
Talal Bilal, deputy governor of Najaf, announced at dawn Friday, his resignation from his post.

Bilal said in a statement broadcast through a video, that "what is happening in Iraq of demonstrations for young people, women and children have only asked for a homeland, amid the government ignored all their requests and procrastination and the loss of many deaths in all provinces." He added: "We came to this government and we hope to be part of the solution, but the fact showed that there is no solution with this government."

Bilal is the second local official to resign after the bloody events witnessed in a number of areas of the country, including the provinces of Najaf and Dhi Qar, where the Governor of the latter Adel al-Dakhili, announced on Thursday, his resignation from his post.   LINK

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Samson:  Nujaifi Front: The government opened the door of civil war by adopting a military solution with demonstrations

2019/11/29 9:04

The Salvation and Development Front, headed by Osama al-Nujaifi, accused the government and the power-bearers of "opening the door to civil war in Iraq."  "Blood was never a way for the government to continue to lose credibility in front of the people," a statement from the front received a copy of which was received by the Euphrates News Agency.

He added that "while the FIS condemns in the strongest terms the bloodbath, it affirms its stated vision of the resignation of the government, and the formation of an interim government whose task is to prepare the election law and the formation of a new commission, followed by the dissolution of parliament and go to early elections to establish a new phase will not be the blood of the demonstrators. A target that sheds in the squares and streets, but young people have great energy to rise, and build a nation that cherishes its citizens." 

He pointed out that "the government and the holders of power open the door of civil war by adopting a military solution to address their crisis with the rebellious people, and implicate the security forces with them in the issues of political parties and popular repression."

The statement added, "Let the people of this approach know that peaceful demonstrations will turn into armies that confront the government rampage against them, which means Iraq is going to the unknown that we have warned of, and we have not warned, the misery of the authority that is clothed with the shame of murder and the repression of the rebellious people against corruption and injustice."   LINK

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Samson:  Political expert calls for the trial of Abdul Mahdi internationally

29th November, 2019
The political expert, Basil Hussein, on Friday, called for the trial of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, internationally after the crimes committed against the demonstrators.

Hussein told Al-Ikhbaria that Abdul Mahdi's demand for resignation is no longer sufficient.

"Article 28 of the Rome Statute of the Criminal Court states that the commander is criminally responsible for the crimes committed if he knows or does not intervene by preventing or ignoring any information that could prevent the crimes from occurring."

In the past two days, Najaf and Nasiriyah provinces have witnessed bloody incidents, which resulted in the death and injury of dozens of demonstrators.   LINK

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Samson:  The Supreme Judiciary forms a body to investigate the killings of demonstrators in Dhi Qar

29th November, 2019
The Supreme Judicial Council decided on Friday to form a body to investigate the killings of demonstrators in Dhi Qar province.

"The head of the Supreme Judicial Council, Judge Abdul Sattar Bayrakdar, has ordered the formation of an investigative body of three vice-presidents of the Dhi Qar Court of Appeal for the urgent investigation into the killings of demonstrators over the past two days," the statement said.

It is noteworthy that the leadership of the police in the province of Dhi Qar, the relationship with the events, yesterday, which witnessed bloody incidents of violence against demonstrators in the province.

For its part, announced the security cell on Thursday, summoned Major General Jamil al-Shammari against the backdrop of events in the province of Dhi Qar.

It is noteworthy that a security source, reported yesterday, that the number of martyrs of the suppression of demonstrations in the city of Nasiriyah rose to 27 martyrs and 243 wounded.   LINK

Samson:  Allawi: The people's uprising threatens the entire regime and will not exclude anyone

2019/11/29 11:30

The head of the Iraqi platform, Iyad Allawi, said that "the uprising of the people threatens the entire system, and will not exclude anyone."

"When will the murderers and criminals be tried and the innocent blood flowing in Nasiriyah, Najaf and other cities?" Allawi asked in a tweet on Twitter.

"The complacency with those responsible for these massacres is an indirect message of support. It is time for the policy of deportation of crises to end," he added.  LINK

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Samson:   The tribes of Dhi Qar meet and announce its demands, including the dismissal of the government

2019/11/29 12:05

The tribes of Dhi Qar province held a meeting against the backdrop of what happened in the city of Nasiriyah on Thursday, killing and injuring dozens of demonstrators.

The tribal demands included the removal of Adel Abdul Mahdi's government, dissolution of parliament and early elections under the supervision of the judiciary and the United Nations. LINK

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Samson:  The "dangerous" situation in Iraq is at the Security Council table mid-week

29th November, 2019

The United Nations' Special Representative for Iraq, Jenin Haines Plasschaert, said Friday that she would brief the Security Council on the worsening situation in the country against the backdrop of nearly two months of bloody protests in Baghdad and predominantly Shiite provinces.

"The increasing number of victims and injuries has reached intolerable levels," she said in a post on Twitter. 

"The presence of engineers to derail peaceful protests puts Iraq on a dangerous course," she said.

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Samson: Publishes the text of Abdul Mahdi's statement and includes resignation

2019/11/29 15:33

Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi announced that he intends to resign to the House of Representatives.

Abdul-Mahdi said in a statement received by the Euphrates News, a copy of it, "(Oabt do what you will find me, God willing from the patient) sincerely God Almighty, I listened very carefully to the speech of the Supreme religious authority today and stated that" given the difficult circumstances experienced by the country And the apparent deficit in dealing with the authorities concerned with the developments of the last two months in order to preserve the rights and inject blood,

the House of Representatives from which the current government is called to reconsider its options in this regard and act as dictated by the interest of Iraq and the preservation of the blood of its people, and avoid slipping into a downward spiral "Violence, chaos and ruin."

Abdul Mehdi added that "in response to this call and to facilitate and expedite its completion as soon as possible, I will submit to the House of Representatives official letter requesting the resignation of the current prime minister so that the Council can reconsider its options, knowing that I have already made this option publicly and in official memos, including It is in the interest of the people and the country."  LINK

*Director of the Office of Abdul Mahdi resigns from his post

29th November, 2019
Got on Friday, a document containing the submission of the Director of the Office of the Prime Minister, Abu Jihad al-Hashemi, resigning from his post.

The document, which was seen by Mawazine News: "Given the directives of the supreme religious authority to leave quotas in government positions and the magnitude of the great pressure that we faced from some in our work and to allow the people to assume responsibilities away from any meaning of quotas, I am the first He initiates to abide by the guidelines of the wise authority and I submit my resignation and put it in your hands, hoping to accept it.

Hashemi continued: "Wishing you and my brothers in the Iraqi state success and success in the service of our dear people, and we will remain loyal to serve our country and advance his career and the well-being of his beloved people."   LINK

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Samson:  Sadr's coalition bloc demands a session of parliament on Saturday to accept the resignation of Abdul Mahdi

29th November, 2019

The bloc of the "Saeron" coalition backed by the leader of the Sadr movement Muqtada al-Sadr on Friday called on Parliament Speaker Mohammed Halbousi to hold an emergency session tomorrow to accept the resignation of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi.

"We support what was mentioned in the sermon of the religious authority," MP Sadik al-Sulaiti said at a joint news conference with several MPs held today.

He added that "the bloc (Siron) had asked Parliament Speaker Mohammed Halbousi to hold a meeting on Saturday and after the announcement of the Prime Minister of the Federal Government resign from his post we reaffirm and immediately hold that meeting tomorrow to accept the resignation."

Al-Sulaiti called for the formation of a national government of Iraqi will in preparation for early elections in Iraq.  LINK

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Samson:  Tahrir Square demonstrations celebrate the resignation of Adel Abdul Mahdi

29th November, 2019

Baghdad's Tahrir Square is witnessing celebrations on Friday evening after Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi announced his resignation.

Our correspondent said: The large celebrations in Tahrir Square fireworks, after the statement issued by Abdul-Mahdi on his intention to lift his resignation from the government officially to parliament.  The religious authority, in a sermon Friday, asked the parliament, which elected the government to take effective measures in this regard.    LINK