Demonstrations in Sulaimaniyah - Archive The contagion of protests is spreading to Sulaimaniyah. Pr

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Demonstrations in Sulaimaniyah - Archive
The contagion of protests is spreading to Sulaimaniyah. Protesters cut off vital road


2020-02-04
Iraq Solution - Mohammed al-Amir

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] cities are experiencing a significant shortage of [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], particularly by the processing of electricity and gas bottles used in cooking, in light of a sharp drop in temperatures, which has contributed to the strengthening of the living crisis.

The shortage prompted hundreds of [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] on Tuesday in the areas of Sayed Sadiq and Rania, which belongs to Sulaimaniyah city and other neighborhoods belonging to [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] province, while groups of protesters blocked the main road linking the center of Sulaimaniyah and The Arabit district, which is one of the most vital roads.

"The city is experiencing low temperatures and requires good electricity for heating devices in citizens' homes, but this large power withdrawal has reduced processing hours," said [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.].

"The governorate of Sulaimaniyah has formed a quick committee to work to meet the demands of [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and address the problem of shortages caused by the processing of cooking gas, especially since the problem occurred with the equipped company that was recently contracted," he said.

He added that «the equipped company promised to solve the problem quickly and address the defect that occurred in the processing refineries, and will feed sulaimaniyah province with large quantities of [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] material, to return available in [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] as before."

He pointed out that «the formed committee will record the demands of the demonstrators and send them directly to the deputy head of the government of [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Qubad Talabani, as the executive official of sulaimaniyah and Halabja provinces.

He pointed out that «the financial crisis that Kurdistan has experienced in the past years, caused the suspension of giant service projects in the fields of electric power and water delivery to rural areas, as well as investment projects that would have eliminated the [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] significantly."

This coincides with continued demonstrations in the cities of central and southern Iraq, rejecting the political system and holding early elections to improve the Iraqi reality, which has been greatly affected by influence and pro-Iranian parties.

Editing by Wissam Al-Bazi

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