Sunday AM Iraq Parliament News Highlights 8-28-22

Sunday AM Iraq Parliament News Highlights 8-28-22

Al-Sadr's Minister Calls For A New Iraq: There Is No Dependency In It

Policy    2022-08-28 | 03:56    1,785 views   Alsumaria News – Politics     The Minister of the Sadrist movement, Saleh Muhammad al-Iraqi, called today, Sunday, for a new Iraq devoid of dependency, and where peace prevails.

In a post followed by Alsumaria News, Al-Iraqi said: “Come to a new Iraq, where there is no subordination, no militias, no occupation, no terrorism, no corruption, no drugs, no uncontrolled weapons, no tested parties, It is tempted and tempted in it, there is no deep state in it, no sectarianism in it, no quotas in it, no crime in it, no violence in it, no fighting in it, no clinging to power, no epidemic in it, no poverty in it, no unemployment in it, no high prices in it. There is no smuggling in it, nor dryness in it, nor indecency in it.”

He added, “There is a law that is enforced, brotherhood prevails, the citizen is honored, minorities are honored, an impartial judiciary, balanced relations with the outside, peace prevails, an army that protects, a people serve, a government that serves, and loyalty to the homeland. In it, clans fraternize, in which boundaries are maintained, in which dignity is not humiliated, in which women are protected, in which youth are helped and helped, in which religions are respected, in which beliefs are accepted, in which ideas are formulated, in which agriculture and industry flourish, and in which construction continues, and in which the currency and economy are stronger.

And in it the balance is approved, and in it obedience to God is loved, and in it disobedience to God is rejected, and in it loyalty to the homeland is required.   LINK

Al-Jubouri: Some Dissonant Voices Aim To Stir Up Sedition

Policy   2022-08-27 | 15:56   Source:   Alsumaria news   3,461 views   The Secretary-General of the National Masses Party, Ahmed Abdullah Al-Jubouri, considered, on Saturday, that some of what he described as "dissonant voices" aim to stir up sedition and ignite crises among the sons of the same component through audio leaks.

Al-Jubouri said in a statement, "We extend our thanks and praise to all the authentic Arab tribes in Salah al-Din Governorate, which supported us and confronted the frantic attacks and campaigns that targeted our national project in Salah al-Din and other governorates."

He added, "We appreciate the positions of the sheikhs, dignitaries, youth and activists, who rejected the attempts being raised to mix papers and trolling with murky water by some dissonant voices that aim to stir up sedition and ignite crises among the sons of the same component, through audio leaks compiled and fabricated to make people believe that they are accurate."

He pointed out that "he will remain loyal to all those who supported the project of the National People's Party, which has proven its presence and success under the auspices of the sons of Salahaddin And protecting the identity of the governorate," stressing that "these campaigns will only increase his determination and steadfastness in his national positions, with the presence of the honorable people of this country who rejected these open attacks."   LINK

The "Iraqi Presidencies" Call For Dialogue, And "Al-Sadr" Responds With An Initiative

Posted On2022-08-28 By Sotaliraq    From a sit-in by supporters of the Sadrist movement in front of the Supreme Judicial Council in the Green Zone last week (AFP)

Huda Jassim (Baghdad)    Amid a state of political escalation among the Iraqi components, the three presidencies (the republic, ministers and parliament) warned of the aggravation of the current political crisis in the country, calling for calm and dialogue, while the "Sadr movement" put forward a new initiative to end the escalating crisis that stipulates the non-participation of all political parties and personalities. in the next elections.

The outgoing Iraqi president, Barham Salih, said in a speech before a conference in Baghdad to combat violence against women, that "the current challenges in his country require everyone to have a good understanding and to resort to the principle of concessions in favor of what is a comprehensive national and in favor of a reform project to overcome the underlying defect in the system of governance."

He called on everyone to "resort to the option of dialogue, regardless of the degree of crisis and disagreement, instead of escalation and collision, as everyone will lose in it."

In turn, the outgoing Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, said in a speech to the same conference, that “it is unreasonable for the political crises in Iraq to remain without solutions,” noting that “everyone is at a crossroads, either the path of crisis, chaos, political conflict and threatening social peace, or the path of stability, security, construction and prosperity.”

He believed that "the solution is for everyone to show willingness to make concessions so that the country does not get lost in conflicts and political challenges," warning that "the moment when a clash occurs and shootings are fired will not stop and remain for years."

In this context, Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi called on the political forces to sit down for a dialogue table to reach solutions to the political crisis, warning that the country's situation cannot continue in this case.

Al-Halbousi said: "What we have reached today represents a regression from what we were before. We must sit at the dialogue table and proceed with early elections."

The Iraqi leaders' statements come at a time when the political crisis in Iraq, which has continued since the parliamentary elections held in October last year, is worsening, as the conflicting political forces failed to agree to form a new government and elect a new president for the country. A new initiative to end the escalating political crisis in the country stipulates that all parties and political figures should not participate in the upcoming elections.

A post on Facebook by a leader close to the leader of the "Sadr movement" Muqtada al-Sadr, Saleh Muhammad al-Iraqi, stated that the initiative calls for the non-involvement of all political parties and personalities that have participated in the political process since 2003 until now, including the "Sadr movement" in the the next elections.

He stressed that the personalities covered by this ban include leaders, ministers, employees and special ranks affiliated with the parties.

Al-Iraqi said that this demand is more important than the demand to dissolve parliament and hold early elections, adding that it "would be an alternative to all the initiatives sought by some, including the United Nations."

Al-Iraqi expressed Al-Sadr's readiness to sign an agreement that guarantees this within a maximum period of 72 hours.

The "Sadr movement" called, yesterday, the highest judicial authority in Iraq for the second time in less than a month, to dissolve parliament in the context of pressure on his political opponents.

The crisis has worsened in recent weeks, with the political forces represented by the Sadrist movement and its main opponent, adopting the "coordinating framework" to organize protests and sit-ins in order to pressure the implementation of their demands, and the matter reached the point of organizing a sit-in in front of the Supreme Judicial Council.

The political analyst and deputy head of the "Political Decision Center" in Iraq, Haider al-Moussawi, confirmed that there are not many papers with the "Sadr movement" to keep pressure on its rival, the "coordinating framework." Al-Moussawi indicated, in statements to Al-Ittihad, that “the sit-in in front of the parliament building could turn into in front of the presidential palace, and this would be a new step to put pressure on the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, given that Barham Salih is from this party, and put pressure on him, which is a major ally of the framework.” Coordination,” stressing that there is no solution except through dialogue.

In turn, Adnan Al-Sarraj, head of the Iraqi Center for Media Development, said that the coming days will witness a breakthrough in the Iraqi political scene with news of pressures that will be directed to the "Sadr movement" to reorganize its papers to suit the local, regional and international reality and to demand a moderate discourse.

Al-Sarraj said in a statement to Al-Ittihad, “The demand and signature of more than 180 deputies to hold a parliamentary session with the presence of emerging political forces calling for this matter and moving towards the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Sovereignty Alliance to move and persuade the Sadrist movement to dialogue, all of these things are evidence of an upcoming breakthrough for the political crisis. in Iraq".

Yesterday, the Security Media Cell in Iraq reported the killing of 4 ISIS members and the wounding of others in Diyala Governorate, northeast of Baghdad.

The Media Cell said, in a press statement, that "forces from the First Division in the Diyala Operations Command managed to discover the movements of ISIS elements coming from Hamrin Mountain and Lake, and they tried to attack the main surveillance cameras."

She explained that the Iraqi forces confronted the "ISIS" elements, and managed to kill 4 and wound others.

Meanwhile, an Iraqi soldier was killed and two others were wounded, yesterday, in an explosion targeting a military patrol southwest of Baquba, the center of Diyala province.

The local authorities said: A security force went to the scene of the accident and launched a search for the perpetrators.     LINK

Al-Sadr's Initiative Raises The Ceiling Of Demands And Blows Up The Dialogue Tables

Posted On2022-08-28 By Sotaliraq    Baghdad    Beyond the dialogues, Muqtada al-Sadr, the leader of the Sadrist movement, through his minister, raises the ceiling of demands and blows up the tables, calling for the removal of all the personalities involved in the political process since 2003 from the scene, in a new position from the leader of the movement, he declared that it is even more important than dissolving parliament and elections early.

Al-Sadr leaves the scene open to interpretations, with a sentence open to two possibilities. The first is to withdraw, leaving the fate of the protest in the hands of the street, or not to interfere in the political process at all.

This position came after the meeting of the three presidencies, the judiciary, the United Nations and international figures, and the repeated calls for dialogue and conditional elections.

As if there is no escape from the political process from the habit of understandings and discussions every time the crisis escalates, while experts believe that the dialogue tables were set for the sake of dialogue, not the solution, because they do not have any real agenda.

Thus, the political process continues to falter between two wills, the old consociationalism or the replacement of the whole scene, turning the page of 20 years of reluctance and failure in managing a country that continues to be drowned in major problems and crises.  LINK