Friday 20 December 2019 - 18:59
Summary of Ayatullah Sistani’s statement today regarding recent incidents of Iraq
ISWNews Analysis Group: Ayatullah Sistani demanded early election in this statement.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Ayatullah Sistani demanded early election in this statement.
Similar to all designed protests and suspicious incidents related to them, today footages of violently killing a youth in al-Wathaba square of Baghdad was released which had different interpretations in Iraq and even Iran.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Today, some of Iraqi protesters killed a 7-year-old boy and then hanged him in al-Wathba square in Baghdad.
In recent days, suspicious incidents took place in al-Sanak and al-Khalani square in Iraq, and several people were killed by unidentified gunmen. The same night, there were rumors of a drone attack on Muqtada al-Sadr’s residence in Najaf. What is the purpose of this conspiracy?!
“Know that US today’s sanctions on Iraqi figures close to Iran and discovering missiles ready aiming at Baghdad are not irrelevant to the big project of increasing the tension of western countries for political future of Iraq. The anger is due to popularity of Marja in Iraq and his leadership and influence on people’s protests, […]
ISWNews Analysis Group: Sheikh Abdul Mahdi Karbalaei, representative of Ayatullah Sistani, emphasized on selection of the new Prime Minister and keeping the protests peaceful.
UN Commissioner for Human Rights in Iraq: In the two months since protests started 460 people died and 17 thousands wounded.
In recent days some rioters attacking Ayatullah Hakim’s shrine in Najaf tried to sabotage and set it on fire which faced protectors of shrine and the increased damages were prevented.
While Iraq is going through difficult days, Nechirvan Barzani Chief of Kurdistan Iqlim and Masrur Barzani Chief of local government of Iqlim, who are cousins, traveled to Abu Dhabi by UAE’s invitation for the second time in recent month.
From two days ago protesters in Sunni provinces came out and the protests started from universities. Students gathering in some universities in Mosul, Tikrit, Anbar and Kirkuk showed their support for protests.
ISWNews Analysis Group: The Iraqi parliament have approved Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi’s resignation during a parliament session in Baghdad.
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.
