Iraq's reconstruction and development

[Saddam Hussein]

Our parliament of animals has approved the demand by protestors that independent individuals can now attempt to run for PM

 

[mangekyo]

Trump Administration Attempted to Block Iraqi Parliament Vote on Expelling Foreign Troops - Report
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On Sunday, the Iraqi parliament voted in favor of expelling all foreign military troops from the territories of Iraq following the killing of Iranian top military commander Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, a senior member of Iraq's Iranian-backed Popular Mobilization Forces, by a US drone strike in Baghdad.

The Trump administration attempted to thwart the efforts of the Iraqi parliament to expel foreign military forces from the country in the wake of the killing of a top Iranian military commander and an Iraqi militia leader by US forces inside Iraqi territories, Axios reported on Sunday, citing two unnamed US officials and an Iraqi official.

The three officials told Axios that the Trump administration tried to convince the Iraqi government to block its parliament from passing the resolution, which will force the US military out of Iraq. One US official reportedly said that the exit of US troops from the country would “be catastrophic for Iraq”.

“It's our concern that Iraq would take a short-term decision that would have catastrophic long-term implications for the country and its security. But it's also what would happen to them financially if they allowed Iran to take advantage of their economy to such an extent that they would fall under the sanctions that are on Iran,” the official reportedly said. “We don't want to see that. We're trying very hard to work to have that not happen.”
Axios also cited an unnamed senior Iraqi official who claimed that many Kurdish and Sunni members of the Iraqi parliament, who are supporting the US presence in Iraq, did not attend the parliament vote on expelling all foreign military forces, including US-led international coalition, from Iraqi territories.

“This is a temporary victory for the parties which are pro-Iranian, but it's also a clear message from the Sunnis and from the Kurds [who didn't vote] and from some Iraqi Shia, for the Americans to tell them we want you to stay in Iraq,” the Iraqi official said, according to the website.
Earlier in the day, the Iraqi parliament passed a resolution to end the presence of foreign troops in Iraq, following a US airstrike that killed Qasem Soleimani, the commander of the elite Quds force of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and Abu Mahdi Muhandis, a senior member of Iraq's Iranian-backed Shia Popular Mobilization Forces, on Friday.

 

[Saddam Hussein]

France scores big Iraqi construction project at Turkey's expense

A French company has beaten out a Turkish one for the Mosul airport project; political considerations along with economic concerns seem to have factored into Baghdad's decision.

www.al-monitor.com

Brainless government considering deals to Turkey which has been trying to annex the north for years.

 

[Saddam Hussein]

Iraq agrees $450m housing projects with three Egyptian companies - Global Construction Review

The housing ministries of Iraq and Egypt have agreed a deal for Egyptian companies to build housing with a total value of $450m, news website Zawya reports. Iraqi housing official…

www.globalconstructionreview.com

 

[Tshering22]

This thread has some impressive reconstruction deals. Iraq is well on its way to restoration of normal life and as an Indian, I pray you guys do return back to having decent lives again. Iraq has been a steadfast friend.

The one big focus where Iraq needs to pay attention is the external dependence on Turkey and Syria for potable water and a small coastline. This means you have limited space to set up desalination plants and pipelines for sending cleaned seawater inland and manage your harbour activities.

Hope you guys get more investors to help you develop in this area.