Hashad Sha’abi rejected the claim by some political officials of Najaf that Ashura brigade was participating in recent protests in a statement and emphasized that Hashad Sha’abi did not participate in any protests against neither sides.
ISWNews Analysis Group: According to the latest field information from the city of Najaf, some rioters attacked the shrine of the martyr Sayyid Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim and set fire the entrance door.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Moments ago two explosions took place in Kirkuk, Iraq.
Adel Abdul Mahdi announced his resignation to the Iraqi parliament.
After the protests divided into two groups of the peaceful protesters and the violent ones, Baghdad, Najaf, Karbala, Basra and some other cities experienced high tensions recently and last night Iran’s consulate in Najaf was attacked.
ISWNews Analysis Group: According to news from inside the city of Najaf, gunfire heard in the city and some have been stabbed in Sadrain Square.
According to our sources in Najaf, the rioters stormed the Iranian consulate in Najaf and set it on fire.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Protesters from few days ago interrupted the traffic in Karbala and Najaf and some other cities by blocking some streets.
Vice President Mike Pence’s unexpected trip to Iraq. After visiting US base Ayn al-Assad in Anbar province and before meeting with Iraqi President and PM he met with Nechirvan Barzani, Head of Kurdistan Iqlim in Irbil.
ISWNews Analysis Group: An hour ago, a car blast in al-Tahrir Square in Baghdad killed and injured several demonstrators.
Muqtada Sadr: Revolutionists shouldn’t attack diplomatic centers or embassies of neutral countries. Not even shout against them.
Ayatollah Sistani: I am afraid responsible parties do not have enough determination to do any real reform.
