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Is Iraq in chaos?… The high death toll in the protests
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Saturday 26 October 2019 7:14
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Shiite cleric Ali al-Sistani called on demonstrators and security forces to "exercise restraint" (Reuters)
On the day the Iraqi government headed by Adel Abdul Mahdi completed its first year, Thursday, October 24, and hours after he emerged defending his achievements, protests spread across several cities in Iraq. More than 30 protesters were killed in Baghdad and parts of the south, according to the Iraqi Human Rights Commission. The demonstrations are a resumption of the demanded protests that began in early October and killed about 157 people.
It was the first time live use had been recorded since Thursday evening. Three of the dead were in the southern oil city of Basra, which saw a similar week of violence last year.
While Shiite cleric Ali al-Sistani called on demonstrators and security forces to "restraint" to avoid "chaos", demonstrators tried to storm one of the headquarters of "Asaib Ahl al-Haq," one of the most prominent factions of the Popular Mobilization Forces, according to Agence France-Presse security and medical sources.
Sistani's representative said in his sermon on Friday that the religious authority's assertion that the protests should be peaceful and free from violence stems from "its keenness on the future of this country" and "fears with it that sliding violence and violence corresponding to chaos and devastation, and that allows for more external intervention And becomes a forum for settling scores between some international and regional powers. "
Eleven protesters were burned to death on Friday night after setting fire to the headquarters of the Badr Organization, the largest faction of the Popular Mobilization Forces in the city of Diwaniya in southern Iraq, according to security sources.
The authorities announced a curfew in Basra, Babylon and Nasiriyah. Security forces dispersed protesters in Karbala with water cannons and tear gas.
Demonstrators set fire to the buildings of the provinces of Dhi Qar and Diwaniya, and burned more than ten headquarters of political parties in the south of the country, according to security sources.
Security forces repelled a barrage of tear gas and thousands of demonstrators gathered in central Baghdad.
All security forces have been on alert since Thursday evening by Adel Abdel Mahdi's government, which on Friday completed its first year in power.
Riot police used tear gas to try to block the demonstrators' progress and keep them out of the Green Zone, which houses government and diplomatic headquarters, especially the US embassy.
This prompted the demonstrators to return to the symbolic Tahrir Square, which is separated from the Green Zone by the Republic Bridge.
"They're all thieves."
The cheers of the demonstrators were unified, "all thieves," calling for the overthrow of the government, in an oil-rich country but suffering from chronic power shortages and drinking water.
The dispersal came hours before the expected mobilization of supporters of Moqtada al-Sadr, who put all his weight in the balance of the protest movement.
Sadr, who was at the forefront of anti-corruption protests, called on his supporters to demonstrate and asked his armed "Peace Brigades" factions to prepare to "protect protesters", raising fears of further violence.
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The protests were expected to widen on Friday, joining Sadr supporters in the afternoon, which supports the parliamentary coalition, the Saeron, which won the legislative elections in May 2018.
Sadr had earlier called for the resignation of the government and early elections.
Sadr's supporters stormed the Green Zone in 2016 and entered parliament and the prime minister's office.
In a clear show of force, the Peace Brigades had earlier marched in their stronghold in Sadr City.
Abdul Mahdi and reforms
In his address to the nation, Abdul Mahdi criticized Sadr without naming him, accusing his predecessors of having handed him over to a nation with a depleted economy and fragile security.
On October 6, the Iraqi government issued a series of "important" decisions during an extraordinary session chaired by Abdul Mahdi, which included a package of reforms to calm the anger of the demonstrators.
Calls for demonstrations have escalated since Friday, when the two-week deadline granted by the country's top Shi'ite religious authority to the authorities to respond to protesters' demands expires.
Failure to adopt radical reforms demanded by Iraqis after four decades of war in a country that ranks 12th among the world's most corrupt countries is a postponement, experts say.
The Iraqi parliament announced that it will meet on Saturday in a session dedicated to the demands of the demonstrators, and study the reforms announced by Abdul-Mahdi.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday condemned the "gross violations" by human rights forces in Iraq, saying "according to our first conclusions, there are certain major human rights violations that must be clearly condemned" without further details.
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Calls for demonstrations escalated with the expiration of the two-week deadline given to the government by the Shiite religious authority
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Saturday 26 October 2019 7:14
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Shiite cleric Ali al-Sistani called on demonstrators and security forces to "exercise restraint" (Reuters)
On the day the Iraqi government headed by Adel Abdul Mahdi completed its first year, Thursday, October 24, and hours after he emerged defending his achievements, protests spread across several cities in Iraq. More than 30 protesters were killed in Baghdad and parts of the south, according to the Iraqi Human Rights Commission. The demonstrations are a resumption of the demanded protests that began in early October and killed about 157 people.
It was the first time live use had been recorded since Thursday evening. Three of the dead were in the southern oil city of Basra, which saw a similar week of violence last year.
While Shiite cleric Ali al-Sistani called on demonstrators and security forces to "restraint" to avoid "chaos", demonstrators tried to storm one of the headquarters of "Asaib Ahl al-Haq," one of the most prominent factions of the Popular Mobilization Forces, according to Agence France-Presse security and medical sources.
Sistani's representative said in his sermon on Friday that the religious authority's assertion that the protests should be peaceful and free from violence stems from "its keenness on the future of this country" and "fears with it that sliding violence and violence corresponding to chaos and devastation, and that allows for more external intervention And becomes a forum for settling scores between some international and regional powers. "
Eleven protesters were burned to death on Friday night after setting fire to the headquarters of the Badr Organization, the largest faction of the Popular Mobilization Forces in the city of Diwaniya in southern Iraq, according to security sources.
The authorities announced a curfew in Basra, Babylon and Nasiriyah. Security forces dispersed protesters in Karbala with water cannons and tear gas.
Demonstrators set fire to the buildings of the provinces of Dhi Qar and Diwaniya, and burned more than ten headquarters of political parties in the south of the country, according to security sources.
Security forces repelled a barrage of tear gas and thousands of demonstrators gathered in central Baghdad.
All security forces have been on alert since Thursday evening by Adel Abdel Mahdi's government, which on Friday completed its first year in power.
Riot police used tear gas to try to block the demonstrators' progress and keep them out of the Green Zone, which houses government and diplomatic headquarters, especially the US embassy.
This prompted the demonstrators to return to the symbolic Tahrir Square, which is separated from the Green Zone by the Republic Bridge.
"They're all thieves."
The cheers of the demonstrators were unified, "all thieves," calling for the overthrow of the government, in an oil-rich country but suffering from chronic power shortages and drinking water.
The dispersal came hours before the expected mobilization of supporters of Moqtada al-Sadr, who put all his weight in the balance of the protest movement.
Sadr, who was at the forefront of anti-corruption protests, called on his supporters to demonstrate and asked his armed "Peace Brigades" factions to prepare to "protect protesters", raising fears of further violence.
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The protests were expected to widen on Friday, joining Sadr supporters in the afternoon, which supports the parliamentary coalition, the Saeron, which won the legislative elections in May 2018.
Sadr had earlier called for the resignation of the government and early elections.
Sadr's supporters stormed the Green Zone in 2016 and entered parliament and the prime minister's office.
In a clear show of force, the Peace Brigades had earlier marched in their stronghold in Sadr City.
Abdul Mahdi and reforms
In his address to the nation, Abdul Mahdi criticized Sadr without naming him, accusing his predecessors of having handed him over to a nation with a depleted economy and fragile security.
On October 6, the Iraqi government issued a series of "important" decisions during an extraordinary session chaired by Abdul Mahdi, which included a package of reforms to calm the anger of the demonstrators.
Calls for demonstrations have escalated since Friday, when the two-week deadline granted by the country's top Shi'ite religious authority to the authorities to respond to protesters' demands expires.
Failure to adopt radical reforms demanded by Iraqis after four decades of war in a country that ranks 12th among the world's most corrupt countries is a postponement, experts say.
The Iraqi parliament announced that it will meet on Saturday in a session dedicated to the demands of the demonstrators, and study the reforms announced by Abdul-Mahdi.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday condemned the "gross violations" by human rights forces in Iraq, saying "according to our first conclusions, there are certain major human rights violations that must be clearly condemned" without further details.
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