British report: Unemployed youth find the sit-in a hope to solve their problems

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[size=52]British report: Unemployed youth find the sit-in a hope to solve their problems[/size]

[size=45]Translation: Hamed Ahmed[/size]
[size=45]A British report confirmed that a large number of unemployed Iraqi youths participated in the sit-ins of the Sadrist movement inside the Green Zone, pointing out that they find in this measure hope to solve their problems.[/size]
[size=45]A report by the British (Middle East Eye) website, translated by (Al-Mada), stated that “Ali Saleh, an unemployed university graduate, came from Maysan Governorate in southern Iraq to the capital, Baghdad, to participate in the open sit-in outside the parliament building, which entered its second week today, along with Along with thousands of others to demand reforms and support the demand of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to hold early elections.[/size]
[size=45]The report quotes Saleh as saying that he “came to protest with the rest of the other sit-in to demand better living conditions. He added, "I graduated last year from college, but I am still looking for a suitable job in the private sector, as getting a job in the government sector is like an American dream."[/size]
[size=45]Saleh explained, "The Iraqis live in a flaming atmosphere at a time when all successive governments have failed to provide stable electricity, clean water and health services, as well as destroyed infrastructure."[/size]
[size=45]And the report indicated that "the protesters since the thirtieth of July have controlled the parliament building, after the Coordination Framework bloc chose the opponents of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, their candidate, Muhammad Shia al-Sudani, supported by former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, to occupy the position of prime minister."[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out, "Hundreds of Sadr's followers had stormed parliament before that on July 27, in an attempt to obstruct the formation of a new government led by the coordination framework."[/size]
[size=45]And the report stated, "Saleh, while he was taking a picture, a selfie, showing the parliament building behind him, said: I came to Parliament by a passenger bus, I came to an area that ordinary people were not allowed to enter. Today, its door is open to all Iraqis.”[/size]
[size=45]He stressed, "Al-Sadr also called for early elections, a scenario that the rival bloc says is conditional and intended to despise the past national elections, which only ten months have passed."[/size]
[size=45]The report continues, "The Speaker of Parliament, Muhammad al-Halbousi, also welcomed al-Sadr's call for early elections, saying that national elections should be held within an agreed period of time."[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out that "thousands of Sadrists and non-Sadrists gathered under temperatures exceeding fifty degrees Celsius to perform a unified Friday prayer inside the Green Zone."[/size]
[size=45]The report confirmed that "groups of people had gathered near Tahrir Square, coming from southern governorates, and they set off on foot towards the Green Zone across the Jumhuriya Bridge."[/size]
[size=45]And he added, "Some of them boarded buses, and some took simple means of transportation (Tuk-Tuk), to take them to the nearest point to the parliament building."[/size]
[size=45]Muhannad al-Moussawi said, "Parties loyal to external forces are responsible for the country's succumb to corruption and poverty."[/size]
[size=45]And the report added, “A man coming from one of the southern provinces on his way to Parliament, which the Iraqis refer to as the people’s home, said while sitting in the front seat inside the bus: This is the first time in my life that I can go to Parliament on a bus that passes through the fortified area.” , the green Zone".[/size]
[size=45]The man added, "We all responded to this call to come and protest against the spoilers, and to remove the current government and replace it with a government that works for the interests of the Iraqis and not for foreign agendas, including Iran's agenda, which the framework seeks to achieve, for this reason we are here to curb any step from them that leads to the ruin of the country."[/size]
[size=45]And the report added, "Dozens of cars loaded with dry food, vegetables and air cooling devices to provide comfort and breathing facilities inside the green area are present for those protesters who sleep on the floor of the front yard of Parliament for days and nights."[/size]
[size=45]He spoke of "cooks preparing food from morning until midnight, with cold water available to combat the heat."[/size]
[size=45]The report noted that "Hamid Abdul Razzaq, 53, from Sadr City, said: We have given our word to Sadr that we are ready to sacrifice, and to save the country from them, and we also demand that they be held accountable for the crimes they committed against the Iraqis, hundreds of whom were killed during the October movement." . Our demand is simple, a government without subordination to Iran, that's all there is to it."[/size]
[size=45]He stated, "Majid Hamid, 47, who is among the protesters who came from the city of Basra, says that he came from there to join the protest and demand the rights that Iraqis have been denied for decades."[/size]
[size=45]The report stressed that "Hamid said: I live in Basra, the city that produces millions of barrels of oil per day and provides 90% of the country's annual budget, while Basra's received only diseases and cancer caused by the emission of oil field gases."[/size]
[size=45]And the report went on, "Hamid added that: Most members of the ruling elite have bank accounts in Western countries. This is our money being smuggled abroad, leaving the country in ruins. Poor health services and a poor education system and you find corruption within any government institution. What's worse than that they want to do to us?"[/size]
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