The Common Ills: Iraq: ISIS continues, protests continue, no government formation continues

Sunday, July 29, 2018

Iraq: ISIS continues, protests continue, no government formation continues

ISIS is gone in Iraq? PRENSA LATINA reports the Iraqi government states they killed 6 members of ISIS today in Samarra. XINHUA adds, "Acting on intelligence reports, the troops carried out a preemptive operation against an IS hideout in a desert area in west of the city of Samarra, some 120 km north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, Yahya Rasoul, spokesperson for the Iraqi Joint Operations Command, said in a statement." In other violence, Margaret Griffis (ANTIWAR.COM) notes, "At least 23 were killed, and 18 were wounded in recent violence; 30 bodies were found in a mass grave".

Meanwhile the protests continue . . .

‏ @YousifRHM

This is armed police in today’s protests; the police general leaders said those armed people are the 3rd line of defense, first one is the anti-riot police. 
#IraqiProtests 
#iraq
#Naseriyah

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‏ @slowakaled

A protester holds a picture of Iraqi Prime Minister #Haider_al_Abadi with "Step Down" written on it during a protest at Tahrir square in #Baghdad , 
#No_for_assassination_in_Iraq
 #Save_the_Iraqi_people

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‏ @Mustafa_Habib33

Important developments on #iraqiprotests:
Demonstrators decide to sit in front of oil companies & gov buildings in Basra, Muthanna & Dhi Qar, some protesters set up tents in the oil area of Bargesia of Zubair town in #Basra, the army deployed an armored force in the place (1)

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‏ @Ala_Mahdi

Protests in southern Iraq rock the rotten establishment: 

Realizing that yesterday's cosmetic move wasn't being bought by anyone, Hayder al-Abadi tried a new move today.

‏Verified account @IraqiGovt

PM @HaiderAlAbadi orders the suspension of the Minister of Electricity due to poor performance of the sector. The @IraqiGovt is taking action to immediately improve the supply of electricity across Iraq

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Took him damn long enough, didn't it?

And he only sacrificed the easiest thing. The Minister of Electricity is suspended. Not fired, mind you, suspended.

Hayder is so ineffectual.

‏ @DavidMWitty1

ISIS blows up electricity station in west Kirkuk Province, Iraq, affecting power to Hawija & south Kirkuk Province. This comes as protests continue due to poor electricity service. http://mobp.as/9P3Dm 

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Where will the power come from? Saudi Arabia?

Bloomberg‏Verified account @business 2 hours ago

Saudi Arabia has agreed to build a solar power plant and sell the electricity to Iraq at a fraction of Iran's price https://bloom.bg/2NVT1Fx

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As all this goes down, there's still no government. None has been formed. Elections were May 12th.

‏ @IraqShamel

Three weeks after Iraq's protests, there's:
- Further erosion in the public's trust in government.
- Legitimacy questions about the political process.
- Further disconnect between the public & political class.
- No serious government-formation negotiations.
- A weakened PM Abadi.

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