Iraqi protest updates and discussions

[SALMAN F]

This thread on the new iraqi protests against the corruption of the government

 

[SALMAN F]

Thousands Protest in Baghdad against Lack of Electricity, Services & demand end of Corruption | Informed Comment

Angry protests in Iraqi cities at corruption, power cuts

​

 

[Serpentine]

That's good. These peaceful protests can and will bring real change.

Recent reforms proposed by Abadi and approved by Iraqi parliament today is the most obvious sign.

Compare that with 'protests' in Fallujah and Ramadi 2 years ago, when hundreds of Al-Qaeda and ISIS sleeping cells were present among the protesters.

 

[Sam.]

your country is fighting ISIS and you are worried about electricity problem?

Talk about priorities.

 

[Malik Alashter]

your country is fighting ISIS and you are worried about electricity problem?

Talk about priorities.

It's their fate to fight on two fronts.

Corruption in Iraq wasted almost 700 billions these money could make the country No. 1 in the ME even better than many European countries.

 

[SALMAN F]

https://arabic.rt.com/features/957733-تواصل-مظاهرات-مدن-العراق-جنوبية/

http://www.aljazeera.net/news/arabic/2018/7/13/المظاهرات-تتسع-بجنوب-العراق-وهذا-ما-حدث-بالنجف


https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...er-people-haider-abadi-sadr-oil-a8451736.html

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018...-protest-oil-field-basra-180718073822733.html

https://www.iraqinews.com/features/...ment-related-decisions-to-appease-protesters/

https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201807181066445925-us-iraq-protests/

 

[Malik Alashter]

https://arabic.rt.com/features/957733-تواصل-مظاهرات-مدن-العراق-جنوبية/

http://www.aljazeera.net/news/arabic/2018/7/13/المظاهرات-تتسع-بجنوب-العراق-وهذا-ما-حدث-بالنجف


https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...er-people-haider-abadi-sadr-oil-a8451736.html

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018...-protest-oil-field-basra-180718073822733.html

https://www.iraqinews.com/features/...ment-related-decisions-to-appease-protesters/

https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201807181066445925-us-iraq-protests/

Trust me there wont be any change if the Imam Sistani doesn't make the move no change you'll see

 

[SALMAN F]

Trust me there wont be any change if the Imam Sistani doesn't make the move no change you'll see

Indeed as long as most of the iraqis are religious and also there are no strong secular liberal parties

Before it was nationalist and communist party were the dominated in Iraq but today are the islamic parties and marjiah are the dominate

Sayyid Al-sistani is the strongest man in Iraq even stronger than the government when he mobilized millions

Also all the different Shia factions and parties who doesn't follow his taqleed they followed his fatwa like badr brigade and the supreme islamic council of al hakim or the peace companies and al asaib of the sadrist and moqdata al Sadr


Many Shias have phobias of not revolting because the baath might return or the south become like the Sunni areas but for me it's nonsense because Iraq is already is bad situation how more bad can get if the people revolt against this corrupt government

 

[CAN_TR]

Is it really peaceful or can it turn into a "Civil War" like in Syria?

 

[Saddam Hussein]

Is it really peaceful or can it turn into a "Civil War" like in Syria?

It can't turn into a war, the protesters are with the army they won't fight them, there were some clashes (non-lethal) as bad elements exist everywhere.

It's not like the Anbar and Hawija protests of 2013, also the people in the north aren't waiting for another ISIS adventure so they're not going to be causing chaos or stand against the army.

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

Is it really peaceful or can it turn into a "Civil War" like in Syria?

Shia are pretty meek. They don't get into fights like Sunnis do.

 

[Saddam Hussein]

Anyway this is slowly going to die down when summer ends and temperatures decline again.

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

Anyway this is slowly going to die down when summer ends and temperatures decline again.

Temperature never declines in Sumeria.

 

[Saddam Hussein]

Temperature never declines in Sumeria.

Sure does

 

[Malik Alashter]

Temperature never declines in Sumeria.

Actually it gets pretty cold sometimes it hits 5 deg or lower that's cold for sure