Category: political instability

Iraq Deputy PM discusses with U.S. Ambassador about Strategic Framework Agreement

08-22-13 Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq with the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Stephen Beecroft overall bilateral relations between Baghdad and Washington and ways of developing them to serve the interests of the Iraqi people and the U.S..

A statement by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister was received by all of Iraq [where] a copy of it on Thursday, “it was during the meeting to focus on the situation of Iraq and the initiative launched by al-Mutlaq, calling for political reforms and the economic, social and comprehensive review of the file security.”

The statement added, “The two officials also discussed the importance of the strategic framework agreement concluded between the Iraqi and U.S. governments, and also touched to the regional and serious events taking place in a number of countries, particularly Syria and Egypt.”

For his part, “the U.S. ambassador expressed hope that the Iraqi parties reach understandings lead to pull the country out of its current crisis, stressing his government’s keenness on the stability of the political and security situation in Iraq.”

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Iraqi parliament will vote on the election law in the first week of September

08-22-13 A source familiar with the Iraqi Council of Representatives, on Thursday, that the council ended the discussion of the law of the parliamentary elections, noting that the first week of the month of September next will vote on the law.

The source said, “obelisk” that “the Iraqi Council of Representatives ended the day at its meeting of 14 of the last legislative term, headed by Osama Najafi and the presence of 200 deputies” to discuss the vote on the parliamentary election law. “

The source confirmed that “Najafi has identified the first week of the month of September as a date to vote on the election law.”

Nujaifi said at a specified date “that the time has become narrow.”

Mentions that some political blocs, have submitted proposals for a law to House of Representatives election, and another to turn the study for submission to the Council, with a parliamentary committee headed by House Speaker Osama Najafi and post blocs in the Council, the number of election law, amid disagreements over the system of law which divides Iraq between the Department of election of one or multiple circuits, or make the list closed or open, in addition to the inclusion of religious minorities seats within the quota system.

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Kuwaiti newspaper: Iraq and US approaching an agreement to establish a U.S. military base in Iraq

08-22-13 Qabas newspaper said, quoting Iraqi sources and unnamed informed that “Iraq and the United States putting the finishing touches on completion of an agreement between them to establish a U.S. military base in Iraq after the growing threat of al-Qaeda. Newspaper, without giving residence of al-Qaeda in Iraq.

Iraq has been since months bombings continued almost daily target markets and public places and football stadiums popular and cafes as well as government institutions and security forces, and was اعنفها in the month of July, which counted the bloodiest since 2008 as the number of victims in which more than three thousand people dead and wounded.

With Al Qaeda adopted several operations carried out in Iraq, including the attack on the coronary prisons, Abu Ghraib and the smuggling of its leaders, in addition to the bombing of several car bombs and assassinations.

The Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Qabas reported, according to the same sources, “the U.S. military base, will contribute to addressing the grass that is growing organizations active in parts of Iraq, while showing that the security services and the inability of the Iraqi military on the face of escalating this activity and the expansion of terrorist operations.”

According to experts, “the number of members of al-Qaeda in Iraq, as between 2007 and 2008 at the height of terrorist attacks against U.S. and Iraqi forces by about 5 thousand element, most of them non-Iraqis, and has now reached about 20 thousand, mostly Iraqis, so that became al-Qaida in Iraq locally. According to the newspaper.

According to Iraqi sources, who spoke to the newspaper, “the Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who feel the government is concerned about the growing al-Qaeda operations and the seriousness of the security situation, sent a few days ago to Washington and security delegation politically senior, featuring political adviser Tariq Najim Abdullah, a leader of the Dawa Party, which is headed Maliki, and Minister of National Security Faleh Fayad in addition to Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari that already exists in the U.S. capital. “

The Qabas “and will discuss the Iraqi delegation with U.S. officials activate the strategic agreement between the two countries, including the security aspect at the heart according to the expression of Iraqi sources, which pointed out that the focus on the establishment of a U.S. base enhanced aircraft without a pilot, and special devices detect terrorists and track, in addition to training Iraqi cadres the security of the system. “

The Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said during his visit to Washington, “that Iraq sought to buy a U.S. drone aircraft from the United States to fight al Qaeda and the growing threat in the country.”

Zebari said last Friday that “the presence of U.S. drones will help in the fight against the growing al-Qaeda threat in Iraq, although Iraqi forces need to help the United States in the areas of surveillance and intelligence analysis.”

He suggested Zebari publication of a number, not appointed, but it is limited, “of U.S. advisers in the field of counter-terrorism to help the Iraqi army to stop the escalation of bloody attacks in Iraq,” he said, adding that “the U.S. aircraft drone may be part of the package an American aid to Iraq.”

In response to a question about the fate of the legal immunity that Washington had requested the troops that remain in Iraq and rejected by Baghdad two years ago, withdrew those forces in full at the time, said Iraqi sources told the Kuwait Times that “the situation is different now, and that American power would be granted immunity Valdharorh تبيحها.”

He was quoted by the newspaper “Iraqi sources, well-informed,” explained that “the number of members of al-Qaeda during the years 2007 and 2008 did not exceed five thousand element of Arab nationalities, while the number of currently about 20 thousand a majority of Iraqis.”

This accretion attributed more than one source on and academic in telephone calls conducted by the newspaper with them to the “Shipping sectarian cause, too, in what looks like a commonality between members of al-Qaeda and followers of the former regime, including military officers and intelligence caliber military and intelligence.”

The Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari has revealed in an interview conducted during his visit to Washington last week and his meeting with a number of U.S. officials for “a planned visit by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to the United States in September next year.”

The Zibaa said “The prime minister will visit the United States in the near future,” likely “be visit in the month of September next year.”

Zebari between “The prime minister will discuss bilateral relations within the strategic framework agreement signed between the two countries and cooperation in the field of armament and the fight against terrorism, as well as the latest developments in the region, especially the Syrian crisis.”

The press reports pointed to accompany Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Advisor to the Prime Minister and his chief Tariq star with National Security Minister Faleh al-Fayad, for the purpose of persuading the United States Maliki’s visit to Washington.

The Massadraalamih also revealed a request by Baghdad to the United States for help in the fight against al-Qaeda and other militant groups in Iraq.

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Kuwaiti newspaper: Iraq and US approaching an agreement to establish a U.S. military base in Iraq

08-22-13 Qabas newspaper said, quoting Iraqi sources and unnamed informed that “Iraq and the United States putting the finishing touches on completion of an agreement between them to establish a U.S. military base in Iraq after the growing threat of al-Qaeda. Newspaper, without giving residence of al-Qaeda in Iraq.

Iraq has been since months bombings continued almost daily target markets and public places and football stadiums popular and cafes as well as government institutions and security forces, and was اعنفها in the month of July, which counted the bloodiest since 2008 as the number of victims in which more than three thousand people dead and wounded.

With Al Qaeda adopted several operations carried out in Iraq, including the attack on the coronary prisons, Abu Ghraib and the smuggling of its leaders, in addition to the bombing of several car bombs and assassinations.

The Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Qabas reported, according to the same sources, “the U.S. military base, will contribute to addressing the grass that is growing organizations active in parts of Iraq, while showing that the security services and the inability of the Iraqi military on the face of escalating this activity and the expansion of terrorist operations.”

According to experts, “the number of members of al-Qaeda in Iraq, as between 2007 and 2008 at the height of terrorist attacks against U.S. and Iraqi forces by about 5 thousand element, most of them non-Iraqis, and has now reached about 20 thousand, mostly Iraqis, so that became al-Qaida in Iraq locally. According to the newspaper.

According to Iraqi sources, who spoke to the newspaper, “the Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who feel the government is concerned about the growing al-Qaeda operations and the seriousness of the security situation, sent a few days ago to Washington and security delegation politically senior, featuring political adviser Tariq Najim Abdullah, a leader of the Dawa Party, which is headed Maliki, and Minister of National Security Faleh Fayad in addition to Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari that already exists in the U.S. capital. “

The Qabas “and will discuss the Iraqi delegation with U.S. officials activate the strategic agreement between the two countries, including the security aspect at the heart according to the expression of Iraqi sources, which pointed out that the focus on the establishment of a U.S. base enhanced aircraft without a pilot, and special devices detect terrorists and track, in addition to training Iraqi cadres the security of the system. “

The Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said during his visit to Washington, “that Iraq sought to buy a U.S. drone aircraft from the United States to fight al Qaeda and the growing threat in the country.”

Zebari said last Friday that “the presence of U.S. drones will help in the fight against the growing al-Qaeda threat in Iraq, although Iraqi forces need to help the United States in the areas of surveillance and intelligence analysis.”

He suggested Zebari publication of a number, not appointed, but it is limited, “of U.S. advisers in the field of counter-terrorism to help the Iraqi army to stop the escalation of bloody attacks in Iraq,” he said, adding that “the U.S. aircraft drone may be part of the package an American aid to Iraq.”

In response to a question about the fate of the legal immunity that Washington had requested the troops that remain in Iraq and rejected by Baghdad two years ago, withdrew those forces in full at the time, said Iraqi sources told the Kuwait Times that “the situation is different now, and that American power would be granted immunity Valdharorh تبيحها.”

He was quoted by the newspaper “Iraqi sources, well-informed,” explained that “the number of members of al-Qaeda during the years 2007 and 2008 did not exceed five thousand element of Arab nationalities, while the number of currently about 20 thousand a majority of Iraqis.”

This accretion attributed more than one source on and academic in telephone calls conducted by the newspaper with them to the “Shipping sectarian cause, too, in what looks like a commonality between members of al-Qaeda and followers of the former regime, including military officers and intelligence caliber military and intelligence.”

The Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari has revealed in an interview conducted during his visit to Washington last week and his meeting with a number of U.S. officials for “a planned visit by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to the United States in September next year.”

The Zibaa said “The prime minister will visit the United States in the near future,” likely “be visit in the month of September next year.”

Zebari between “The prime minister will discuss bilateral relations within the strategic framework agreement signed between the two countries and cooperation in the field of armament and the fight against terrorism, as well as the latest developments in the region, especially the Syrian crisis.”

The press reports pointed to accompany Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Advisor to the Prime Minister and his chief Tariq star with National Security Minister Faleh al-Fayad, for the purpose of persuading the United States Maliki’s visit to Washington.

The Massadraalamih also revealed a request by Baghdad to the United States for help in the fight against al-Qaeda and other militant groups in Iraq.

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Sadrist MP: Maliki to resign his post, if he cares about citizens’ suffering

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) MP, Hussein al-Mansouri, of al-Ahrar bloc within the Sadr Trend stated that if the Premier, Nouri al-Maliki, cares for the citizens’ suffering, he will resign his post.

Speaking to Iraqi News (IraqiNews.com), he said “If Maliki cares for the citizen’s suffering, he will resign his post as what is being done in most of the world countries when many ministers resign due to simple issues or crisis and not like what is happening in Iraq.”

“Iraq needs to have the resignation concept among the politicians and not to stay in the post without serving the citizens,” he concluded.

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Sadrist MP: Maliki to resign his post, if he cares about citizens’ suffering

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) MP, Hussein al-Mansouri, of al-Ahrar bloc within the Sadr Trend stated that if the Premier, Nouri al-Maliki, cares for the citizens’ suffering, he will resign his post.

Speaking to Iraqi News (IraqiNews.com), he said “If Maliki cares for the citizen’s suffering, he will resign his post as what is being done in most of the world countries when many ministers resign due to simple issues or crisis and not like what is happening in Iraq.”

“Iraq needs to have the resignation concept among the politicians and not to stay in the post without serving the citizens,” he concluded.

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THERE ARE MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF US TROOPS NOW IN POSITION IN BAGHDAD

8-17-2013 Frank26:    …”I Team” has surprised me…I shared they were not to return to Baghdad until the middle of September. They told me yesterday they have been moved back to Bag [Bagdad] NOW!!! The monetary reform continues at it’s own pace. BUT, Security is about to get nasty serious. Iraq is asking for HELP with M NOW!!! YOU ARE ABOUT TO LEARN THAT THERE ARE MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF US TROOPS NOW IN POSITION IN BAGHDAD. THE EQUIPMENT TO DEAL WITH M HAS ALSO INCREASED TO AN INSANE LEVEL.THIS WILL BE QUICK AND DECISIVE.

Ahrar calls on Maliki to deliver weekly speeches from the parliament

Shafaq News / Ahrar parliamentary bloc called on Friday Prime Minister, Nuri al-Maliki to visit the Parliament to deliver “his weekly speeches”, considering these speeches as “electoral propaganda.”

“We call on Nuri al-Maliki to visit Iraqi parliament every week to make statements instead of his weekly new media approach,” The member of the bloc, Jawad al-Shahyle told “Shafaq News”.

“Mr. al-Maliki must not to deal with the political process and citizens through weekly speeches but by the Parliament”.

“I hope that these speeches would be positive away from the accusations against political partners,” al-Shahyle added.

The media adviser to Prime Minister, Ali al-Moussawi announced the determination of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to deliver a weekly short speech for “citizens” to inform them on what is happening from the developments taking place in the country at various levels and his position from it.

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Shahristani: Iraq will be main oil supplier in the world over the next two decades

Shafaq News / Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs , Hussain al-Shahristani expected on Thursday, to be main oil supplier in the world over the next two decades.

“Shahristani delivered a lecture entitled (modern global trends in energy economics) at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in the Indian city of Bombay,” The statement of al-Shahristani received by “Shafaq News”.

“Al-Shahristani said during the lecture, which addressed a group of business and entrepreneurs in the energy sector that the increased oil production in Iraq would make it the main supplier globally over the next two decades”.

The statement quoted al-Shahristani as saying that “India can witness a rise in the demand proportion of oil up to 2.7% annually and to rely on Iraq as main supplier in long-term,” noting that “the countries of Asia and the Middle East will be the largest market for exporting the Iraqi oil”.

The Iraqi Oil Ministry announced last week unexpected increases in oil production that will be witnessed by the coming period with the start of production in the first four new fields are (Garraf, Majnoon , West Qurna 2 and Badra field).

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Article 140 Committee demand for 150 billion dinars

Shafaq News / The Parliamentary Committee on Article 140 confirmed its commitment to its request to add 150 billion dinars to the budget of the governmental Committee to complete the compensation file.

Article 140 committee distributed last May amount of 170 billion dinars over eight offices in Iraq, five of them in the southern provinces.

“The parliament voted in the general budget to give extra 150 billion dinars to Article 140 committee from the financial abundance achieved for the purpose of carrying out its work, “adding that his committee demands the competent authorities to provide the amount of the governmental Committee,” The Chairman of the Committee, Mohsen al-Sadoun told “Shafaq News”.

“We are sure that the sale of oil will provide financial abundance, so we demand to add the abundance amounts accruing to the financial allocations of the governmental Committee according to the draft of the federal budget for 2013,” Sadoun added.

The Iraqi Constitution, ratified in 2005 of Article 140, which stipulates the normalization of the situation in the disputed areas in other provinces, such as Nineveh and Diyala, as set a time limit that ended on the 31st of December of 2007 to implement all of the procedures included in the mentioned article of, as it gave the people of these areas the freedom of self-determination to stay as independent administrative unit or join Kurdistan Region through organizing a referendum.

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