Monday, July 08, 2013

Iraq: At least 12 dead and 26 injured

National Iraqi News Agency reports a Mosul roadside bombing claimed the life of 1 Iraqi soldier and left another injured, a Ramadi roadside bombing left three people injured,  a Tikrit bombing injured Taha Ali (a Salahuddin provincial council member), and a Mada'in bombing left three people injured.   All Iraq News adds that a Mosul car bombing claimed 1 life and left five more people injured and a grenade attack on a Sahwa checkpoint in Tikrit left two Sahwa injured. Alsumaria notes that an armed attack in Qasim Khayat left 1 person dead, a Baghdad bombing inside a youth center left 4 people dead and five more injured, and another Mosul bombing claimed the lives of 3 children and 2 women while leaving six more people injured. That's 12 reported dead and 26 reported injured. Qassim Abdul-Zahra (AP) reports on today's violence here.

On the topic of violence, Al Mada reports that some MPs are calling out the violence targeting Baghdad bars and social clubs. 

NINA notes that KRG President Massoud Barzani met today with Iraqiya leader Ayad Allawi.  All Iraq News adds that Iraqiya issued a statement which included this statement: "They reviewed the political situation in Iraq in addition to regional as well as Arab developments." 

Yesterday, Barzani met with Nouri al-Maliki (prime minister) and Osama al-Nujaifi (Speaker of Parliament).  UNAMI issued the following:


Baghdad, 7 July 2013 – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Iraq, Mr. Martin Kobler, welcomed Kurdistan Region President Masud Barzani’s visit to Baghdad today to hold talks on outstanding issues with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, Parliament Speaker Osama al-Nujaifi and other political leaders.

“This second meeting within a month is an encouraging step,” Mr. Kobler said. “It confirms that there is political will to address outstanding issues between the centre and the region through direct dialogue and in accordance with the constitution.”

“I hope that these discussions will improve the relations between the federal government and the Kurdistan Region’s government, and that the outcomes will impact positively on the Iraqi people,” he added. “The UN continues to stand ready to provide support to this process.”









In other news, Ayad Allawi  Tweeted the following:
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He's  Tweeted congratulations on the historic achievement of the Iraq team in qualifying for World Cupt semi-finals and wishes all the best for the Iraqi champions.  Yesterday, Iraq's winning streak continued as they defeated the team from South Korea. 



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