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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/%d8%ad%d8%b1%d9%83%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b5%d8%af%d8%b1/" rel="tag">حركة الصدر</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/%d8%af%d9%8a%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%89/" rel="tag">ديالى</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/%d8%b9%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%b3-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%aa%d9%8a/" rel="tag">عباس البياتي</a></p> <div class="entry" dir="rtl" align="right"> <div dir="rtl" align="right"> <div style="border-bottom: black 1px solid; border-left: black 1px solid; padding-bottom: 5px; margin: 5px 0px 5px 15px; padding-left: 5px; width: 49%; padding-right: 5px; float: right; border-top: black 1px solid; border-right: black 1px solid; padding-top: 5px"> <p><strong>المالكي يعقد مؤتمرا صحافيا للرد على انتقادات القائمة العراقية </strong></p> <p>عقد رئيس الحكومة نوري المالكي مؤتمرا صحافيا للرد على انتقادات القائمة العراقية اكّد خلاله حقه كقائد عام للقوات المسلحة في اختيار الوزراء الامنيين رافضا ان تدار الدولة من قبل ثلاثة او اربعة رؤوس لان ذلك قد يؤدي الى انهيار المؤسسات. <br/>المالكي، اكد ايضًا ان مسألة تمديد بقاء القوات الاميركية من عدمها مرتبطة بتوافق وطني حولها، مشيرا إلى ان من يحاول تحميله مسؤولية هذا الامر منفردا يتهرب من مسؤولياته والتزاماته. </p> <p><strong><font color="#800000">احداث امنية في مناطق عدة من البلاد</font> </strong></p> <p>انفجرت عبوة ناسفة كانت مزروعة الى جانب الطريق في مدينة الصدر، ما ادى الى جرح ستة مدنيين. كما ادى الانفجار الى تحطم نوافذ المنازل المجاورة وتضرر عدد من السيارات. <br/>اتهم مكتب الشهيد الصدر في محافظة ديالى، الأربعاء، القوات الأميركية بمداهمة مقره الرئيس شمال غرب بعقوبة، وتمزيق المصاحف والعلم العراقي وسرقة عدد من اجهزة الكومبيوتر. <br/>وقال مدير مكتب الصدر في ديالى وديع العتبي ان قوة من الجيش الأميركي داهمت، فجر اليوم، المقر الرئيسي لمكتب الصدر في أطراف ناحية جديدة الشط مضيفا ان <br/>وفداً من قيادة عمليات ديالى توجه إلى مقر المكتب للاطلاع على الوضع ميدانياً"، لافتاً إلى أن "هذه المداهمة تمثل خرقاً فاضحاً للاتفاقية الأمنية. <br/>وفي ديالى ايضا القت القوات الامنية القبض على ستة عشر شخصا بينهم مطلوب بتهمة الارهاب في عمليات دهم بمناطق متفرقة من المحافظة. <br/>وقال مصدر امني ان قوة من الشرطة نفذت، ليل الثلاثاء وصباح الاربعاء، عمليات دهم في مناطق بعقوبة وناحية السعدية وقضاء المقدادية وناحية بني سعد أسفرت عن اعتقال المشتبه بهم. <br/>وفي الانبار القت قوة امنية القبض على ثلاثة مطلوبين بتهمة الإرهاب غرب الأنبار وقال مصدر امني ان المطلوبين كانوا مقيمين في سوريا منذ سنوات وتم اعتقالهم بعد أيام قليلة من دخولهم الأراضي العراقية استنادا إلى معلومات استخبارية دقيقة. <br/>وفي دهوك اعتقلت قوة أمنية ستة أشخاص علقوا في نهر الخابور شمال دهوك أثناء محاولة التسلل إلى الأراضي التركية. <br/>وقال مصدر امني إن أربعة من المعتقلين هم من أهالي مدينة حلبجة، والخامس من مدينة أربيل، بالإضافة إلى المهرب الذي كان يقود المجموعة لإدخالها إلى الأراضي التركية </p> </p></div> <p><font color="#800000"><strong>أخبار عالمية</strong></font></p> <p>التراشق بين العراقية ودولة القانون بلغ سقفا مرتفعا مع الردود والردود المضادة بين كل من رئيس الحكومة نوري المالكي وزعيم العراقية اياد علاوي. واليوم انتقد المالكي علاوي بعنف قائلا ان الذين يتكلمون على التوافق يريدون ان تُحكم البلاد من قبل عدة رؤوس. <br/>رئيس الحكومة اكد ايضًا ان مسألة تمديد بقاء القوات الاميركية من عدمها مرتبطة بتوافق وطني حولها، مشيرا إلى ان من يحاول تحميله مسؤولية هذا الامر منفردا يتهرب من مسؤولياته والتزاماته. <br/>زعيم القائمة العراقية اياد علاوي لم ينتظر اكثر من ساعتين للرد على تصريحات رئيس الوزراء نوري المالكي بشان كون الوزارات الامنية حصة للمكونات وليس للكتل السياسية، مؤكدا في المقابل ان الخلاف بينهما ليس شخصيا. <br/>زعيم القائمة العراقية استغرب اجراءات قيادة عمليات بغداد برفع الكتل الكونكريتية من امام مقره، الا ان القيادة اكدت انها تنفذ خطة لفتح شارع الزيتون ولم تقصد مقر علاوي تحديدا. <br/>النواب لم ينأوا بانفسهم عن الحرب الكلامية المستعرة بين رئيس الحكومة نوري المالكي ورئيس القائمة العراقية اياد علاوي. فتحول ممثلو الشعب إلى وقود يغذي الخلاف مطلقين الاتهامات في حق الزعماء في كل الاتجاهات. <br/>اكد وزير الخارجية هوشيار زيباري عقب لقائه نظيره الايراني علي اكبر صالحي ان ايران مستعدة لحل كل المشاكل العالقة بين البلدين، في حين قال الوزير الايراني ان سياسة ايران هي عدم التدخل في شؤون الدول الاخرى. <br/>استكمل مجلس النواب اليوم استجواب مفوضية الانتخابات فيما تم تاجيل بعض القوانين الى ما بعد عطلة المجلس كقانون مجلس القضاء الاعلى وقانون المحكمة الاتحادية وقانون النزاهة وقانون المفتشيين العموميين. <br/>نفت المجموعة العربية في مجلس محافظة كركوك ما أعلنته قيادة شرطة المحافظة عن وجود اتفاق بين جميع الكتل السياسية في المجلس على تمديد بقاء الجيش الامريكي في كركوك، موكدة ان تصريحات قيادة الشرطة تمثل تدخلا في العمل السياسي. <br/>اعلن وزير الصحة مجيد حمد امين ان السنة الحالية ستكون افضل سنة دوائية يمر بها العراق، مشيرا الى ان الوزارة تعاقدت مع ايران والاردن لاستيراد ادوية وتقنيات مكافحة الامراض. <br/>مساعدات اضافية من المنظمة الدولية للهجرة لاهالي الديوانية كجزء من مشروع تقوم به لتشغيل العاطلين عن العمل في المحافظة. <br/>أعلن وزير الاسكان والاعمار محمد دراجي خلال زيارته لواسط البدء باعمار مبنى المحافظة واعطاء الضوء الاخضر لتنفيذ كافة المشاريع الخاصة بالوزارة. </p> <p><b>المصالحة الوطنية تعلن انضمام ثلاثة فصائل مسلحة جديدة للعملية السياسية</b></p> </p></div> <p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/2011/05/11/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d8%b1%d8%a8%d8%b9%d8%a7%d8%a1-11-%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%8a%d9%88-2011/#more-13328" class="more-link">» أقرأ التفاصيل .. | Read the rest of this entry »</a></p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" id="post-12918"> <div class="postmetadata"><span class="comments"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/2011/04/01/iraq-women-struggle-to-make-ends-meet/#respond" title="Comment on Iraq: women struggle to make ends meet">No Comments</a></span> Posted on April 1st, 2011 by Harith</div> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/2011/04/01/iraq-women-struggle-to-make-ends-meet/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Iraq: women struggle to make ends 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/women-and-war/" rel="tag">women and war</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/womens-rights/" rel="tag">Women's Rights</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/%d8%ac%d9%85%d8%b9%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b5%d9%84%d9%8a%d8%a8-%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%87%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%ad%d9%85%d8%b1/" rel="tag">جمعية الصليب والهلال الاحمر</a></p> <div class="entry" dir="rtl" align="right"> <p>Iraqi women have repeatedly been victims of armed conflict in recent decades. Today, as their dependence on a crumbling social structure grows, many find themselves struggling to make ends meet. The ICRC is helping them get back on their feet.</p> <p>A great many women in Iraq are facing challenges in the task of caring for their families, earning income and taking part in community and professional life. Since widespread violence erupted in 2003, they have been increasingly caught in the crossfire, killed, wounded or driven from their homes. As their menfolk have been killed or taken away in large numbers, the entire burden of running the household has been suddenly thrust upon them.</p> <p>"Regardless of the circumstance of loss, the mere fact that there is no traditional breadwinner directly affects the family’s financial situation," said Caroline Douilliez, head of the ICRC’s Women and War programme in Iraq. "The ICRC’s observations across Iraq have led us to the distressing conclusion that the lack of regular and sufficient income over the years has cast a huge number of families into severe poverty."</p> <div style="border-right: black 1px solid; padding-right: 5px; border-top: black 1px solid; padding-left: 5px; float: right; padding-bottom: 5px; margin: 5px 0px 5px 15px; border-left: black 1px solid; width: 300px; padding-top: 5px; border-bottom: black 1px solid"> <p>30-03-2011 Operational Update </p> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://www.icrc.org/eng/assets/files/2011/iraq-update-01-02-2011-icrc-eng.pdf" target="_blank" class="external"><strong>Download full document: "Iraq: women struggle to make ends meet"</strong></a> PDF 368 KB </li> </ul></div> <p>According to ICRC estimates, between one and two million households in Iraq today are headed by women. This figure includes women whose husbands are either dead, missing (some since as far back as 1980) or detained. Divorced women are also taken into account. All these women were wives at one time, and today remain mothers to their children and daughters to their parents, and sometimes ultimately breadwinners and caregivers for all these people. Without a male relative, they lack economic, physical and social protection and support. Often they struggle with harrowing memories of the circumstance of death or disappearance of their husband. Displaced women face the added challenge of coping with the loss of a home that they had to leave because of threats to their safety, or for lack of income.</p> <p>"With no job opportunities, with no help from relatives themselves too poor to provide it, and with no assistance from the State social-security system, these women’s daily struggle revolves around putting food on the table and paying for shelter, schooling and medical care," said Ms Douilliez. "Sometimes their only option is to take their young boys out of school and send them out to earn a few dinars for the family. As a result, future generations pay the price of today’s difficult times. Without a proper education, today’s youth will not be equipped to face their own challenges once they have families of their own."</p> <p>In response to this emergency, the ICRC has launched programmes aimed specifically to assist women heading households alone. Since 2008, the organization has focused on finding ways to help women attain self-sufficiency.</p> <p>At the same time, the ICRC closely monitors the effects of efforts made by the State to improve social-welfare benefits for women facing particular hardship. The ICRC can attest to the struggle required to increase budgetary allocations and other resources for this vulnerable group. Ms Douilliez stresses the scale of the problem and the need for a comprehensive approach by the Iraqi government.</p> <p>The ICRC is engaged in dialogue with parliamentarians and other central and provincial policy-makers to ensure that the social-welfare system for vulnerable women receives the resources it needs.</p> <p><b>Assistance:</b> Between 2009 and 2010 the ICRC assisted around 4,000 women heading households who have been displaced from their homes. Food parcels and hygiene items were distributed to women in Baghdad, Diyala and Ninawa governorates.</p> <p><b>Micro-economic initiatives:</b> The ICRC provides in-kind grants to help finance income-generating projects. The grants are extended to women who are willing and able to run such projects, which are often home-based businesses such as small shops, trade projects or food production. The projects, which have been initiated in Najaf, Basra, Missan and Baghdad since 2009, are conducted in partnership with local NGOs and monitored for several months to ensure sustainability.</p> <p><b>Social welfare benefits:</b> The ICRC, working in partnership with local NGOs, helps women handle the formalities associated with applying for social-welfare benefits. As the cost of travel to gather documents is high, especially for women who have very limited resources, it reimburses the travel expenses incurred by women in Baghdad, Anbar, Basra and Missan who have not previously applied for the allowance. In addition, the ICRC has provided the agency in charge of administering the benefit with technical support.</p> <h4>Bringing aid to people facing hardship</h4> <p>The ICRC has maintained its support for people struggling to earn a living, such as women heading households, people with disabilities and the displaced. During the months of January and February, the ICRC:</p> <ul> <li>provided emergency winter assistance for more than 44,000 displaced people in Ninawa, Kirkuk, Diyala, Baghdad, Wassit, Babil, Anbar, Salah Al-Din, Dohuk and Sulaimaniya; </li> <li>awarded 82 grants to disabled people and women heading households in Baghdad, Kirkuk, Ninawa, Sulaimaniya and Erbil to enable them to start small businesses and regain economic self-sufficiency. Around 900 households headed by women and the disabled have received such assistance since 2008. The grants have benefited over 5,000 people. </li> </ul> <h4>Assisting hospitals and physical rehabilitation centres</h4> <p>Because health-care services in some rural and conflict-prone areas are still struggling to meet the needs of the civilian population, the ICRC continues to help renovate the premises of health-care facilities and train staff. To help disabled people reintegrate into the community, the ICRC also continues to provide limb-fitting and physical rehabilitation services. In January and February:</p> <ul> <li>192 new patients were fitted with prostheses and 1,010 with orthoses at 10 ICRC-supported centres throughout Iraq; </li> <li>17 doctors and 44 nurses took part in a course on emergency services given in Sulaimaniya and Najaf for medical personnel from Koya, Erbil, Dohuk, Khanaqin, Sulaimaniya, Kirkuk, Babil, Muthanna, Diwaniya, Kerbala and Najaf. </li> </ul> <p>In 2010 the ICRC began providing on-site support for eight primary health-care centres in Diyala, Ninawa, Kirkuk, Babil and Diwaniya. By agreement with the local authorities, the ICRC visits the centres on a regular basis to maintain and, where necessary, upgrade water supply networks. The ICRC also provides advice for emergency stabilization and referral services. In addition, it helps local health administrations to ensure that stocks of medicines and vaccines are adequate and that these items are always readily available.</p> <p>Over 280,000 people, including internally displaced people, now have better access to basic health-care and emergency services in the eight primary health-care centres. By mid-2010, the ICRC was providing the centres with enhanced support for various services. Local health authorities appointed additional female doctors to work in some facilities and provided additional ambulances and beds.</p> <h4>Providing clean water and sanitation</h4> <p>Access to clean water remains difficult in much of Iraq. ICRC engineers continue to repair and upgrade water, electrical and sanitary facilities, especially in places where violence remains a concern and in rural areas to improve the quality of services provided in communities and health-care facilities. In January and February, these activities included:</p> <h5>Emergency assistance:</h5> <p>The ICRC delivered water by truck:</p> <ul> <li>to al-Sadr City (sectors 52 and 53), Husseinia and Ma’amil area in Baghdad governorate to over 4,840 internally displaced people; </li> <li>to al-Zeidan primary health-care centre in Abu Ghraib, Baghdad governorate. </li> </ul> <h5>Support for health-care facilities:</h5> <p>The ICRC completed the following works:</p> <ul> <li>upgrading the water storage capacity in al-Shirqat General Hospital (100-bed capacity) in Salah al-Din governorate; </li> <li>renovation of the sanitary facilities in three buildings (Zainab, al Kindy and al Razi) in al- Rashad Psychiatric Hospital Phase 2 Stage 2 (1,300-bed capacity) in Baghdad governorate; </li> <li>renovation of a primary health-care centre in al-Sadr City (300 patients per day) in Baghdad governorate. The area served by the centre has a population of 50,000; </li> <li>installation of specialized equipment in al-Sadr Teaching Hospital (200 bed capacity), Najaf governorate. </li> </ul> <h5>Drinking-water supply:</h5> <p>The ICRC completed 10 main projects benefiting over 612,250 people throughout the country:</p> <ul> <li>renovation of Qaim water treatment plant in Anbar governorate, serving about 170,000 people; </li> <li>renovation of a compact unit in Za’faraniya, Baghdad governorate, serving about 200,000 people; </li> <li>transfer and reinstallation of a compact unit from al-Quds to al-Rasheed in Baghdad governorate, serving about 15,000 people; </li> <li>upgrade of five compact units in Abu Ghraib district, Baghdad governorate, serving about 74,000 people; </li> <li>renovation of a compact unit in al-Shirqat, Salah al-Din governorate, serving about 20,000 people; </li> <li>renovation of a compact unit in Diyala governorate serving about 40,000 people; </li> <li>supply of a generator for Mendili and Qaratapa water treatment plants in Diyala governorate, serving about 42,000 people; </li> <li>upgrade of water supply system in Qosh villages, in Ninawa, serving about 45,000 people; </li> <li>upgrade of water supply system in Khanaqin, Diyala governorate, serving about 6,000 people; </li> <li>renovation of a compact unit in Missan governorate serving about 250 people. </li> </ul> <h5>Renovation of infrastructure in places of detention:</h5> <p>● electro-mechanical works completed in Kadhimiya maximum security prison in Baghdad governorate; <br/>● improvement of the women’s yard in Hilla Prison (No. 2), Babil governorate, serving about 50 detainees.</p> <h4>Visiting detainees</h4> <p>In January and February, ICRC delegates visited detainees held by the Iraqi Correctional Service under the authority of the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of the Interior, various branches of the Kurdish Regional Government and the United States government in 27 places of detention in 14 governorates. The delegates monitored the conditions in which detainees were being held and the treatment they received.</p> <p>The ICRC shared its observations and recommendations with the detaining authorities with a view to bringing about improvements where needed.</p> <p>In some of the places of detention, the ICRC gave detainees mattresses, blankets and recreational items such as books and games.</p> <p>The ICRC makes a special effort to restore and maintain ties between people held in detention facilities and their loved ones. In January and February over 350 Red Cross messages were exchanged between detainees and their families in Iraq and abroad. The ICRC also responded to over 750 enquiries from families seeking information on detained relatives or requesting other types of information, for instance on missing relatives. In addition, in Iraq, Iran and Kuwait, the ICRC issued close to 1,000 certificates of detention to former detainees and prisoners of war from previous international armed conflicts. The voluntary repatriation of two released detainees took place under the auspices of the ICRC. The organization also issued travel documents to 13 persons, mainly refugees, to enable them to resettle abroad. In February, the ICRC made arrangements for a three-day visit for seven Iraqi families (19 persons) to visit their loved ones detained in Kuwait Central Prison.</p> <h4>Clarifying the fate of missing people</h4> <p>During the months of January and February, the ICRC, in its role as a neutral intermediary, chaired a meeting between Iraq and Iran during which joint field work undertaken with a view to recovering the remains of soldiers killed during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq War was discussed. It also chaired one meeting of the Technical Sub-Committee dealing with missing persons from the 1990-1991 Gulf War, and participated in technical meetings with the parties concerned with a view to preparing joint field exhumations.</p> <p>The mortal remains of 38 persons, presumed to be Iraqi soldiers killed during the Iran-Iraq War, were handed over by the Iranian to the Iraqi authorities under ICRC auspices.</p> <p>The ICRC continued to provide the Iraqi Ministry of Human Rights and Baghdad’s Medical-Legal Institute with the technical support they require to exchange information and build up their capacity in the area of forensics. In January, the ICRC provided training in forensic anthropology for 27 members of the Medico-Legal Institute.</p> <h4>Promoting compliance with international humanitarian law</h4> <p>Reminding parties to a conflict of their obligation to protect civilians is a fundamental part of the ICRC’s work. The organization also endeavours to spread knowledge of international humanitarian law by organizing presentations for various audiences, including military personnel, prison staff, students and professors.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/update/2011/iraq-update-2011-03-30.htm" class="external" target="_blank">Iraq: women struggle to make ends meet</a></p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" id="post-12565"> <div class="postmetadata"><span class="comments"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/2011/03/02/%d8%a7%d9%86%d9%81%d8%ac%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d8%b9%d8%a8%d9%88%d8%a9-%d9%86%d8%a7%d8%b3%d9%81%d8%a9-%d8%af%d8%a7%d8%ae%d9%84-%d9%85%d9%82%d9%87%d9%89-%d8%b4%d8%b9%d8%a8%d9%8a-%d8%b4%d8%b1%d9%82-%d8%a8%d8%ba/#respond" title="Comment on انفجار عبوة ناسفة داخل مقهى شعبي شرق بغداد">No Comments</a></span> Posted on March 2nd, 2011 by Fatima Jameel</div> <h3><a 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عشوائية وتصرفات غير لائقة لقوات الجيش في مدينة الصدر</a></h3> <p class="postmetadata">Category: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/category/iraq/" title="View all posts in News" rel="category tag">News</a>, Tags: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/gzgamerican-targeting-of-sadrists/" rel="tag">GZG/American targeting of Sadrists</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/politics-and-security/" rel="tag">Politics and Security</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/sadr-city/" rel="tag">Sadr City</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/sadrist-bloc/" rel="tag">Sadrist Bloc</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/sadrists-detention-campaign-by-gzgbadr/" rel="tag">Sadrists - detention campaign by GZG/Badr</a>, <a 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persistent lack of security is hampering efforts to provide essential services for civilians. The ICRC is doing its utmost to help meet the most pressing needs. This is an update on these and other <span style="border-right: black 1px solid; padding-right: 5px; border-top: black 1px solid; padding-left: 5px; float: right; padding-bottom: 5px; margin: 5px 0px 5px 15px; border-left: black 1px solid; width: 300px; padding-top: 5px; border-bottom: black 1px solid"><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://www.icrc.org/web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/html/home!Open" target="_blank" class="external">ICRC</a> 30-11-2010 <a title="Operational Update" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/update/2010/irak-update-2010-11-30.htm" class="external" target="_blank">Operational Update</a></strong> </span>ICRC activities carried out in Iraq in September and October.</p> <p>Despite improvements in the security situation achieved over the years in many parts of Iraq, ongoing violence continues to claim the lives of hundreds of men, women and children every month, and to have a serious impact on the lives of many more.</p> <p>Over the past year, the lives of many Iraqi civilians have not changed for the better. Civilians continue to carry the heaviest burden amid the widespread violence. They are still the main victims of the indiscriminate attacks and mass explosions that have taken place in cities such as Baghdad, Ninewa, Diyala, Anbar, Najaf, Kerbala and Basra, and that have left, on average, hundreds of people wounded or dead each month this year.</p> <p>"Indiscriminate attacks against civilians inflict tremendous suffering. They are clearly unacceptable. They are contrary to international humanitarian law and to the most basic principles of humanity," said Magne Barth, head of the ICRC delegation in Iraq. "Civilians must be protected against violence, as must be medical personnel and facilities".</p> <p>The humanitarian situation in Iraq remains serious. Iraqis are filled with anxiety and uncertainty about what the future holds. Vulnerable people, such as women heading households, disabled people and detainees, continue to depend to some extent on outside help to meet basic needs.</p> <p>The persistent lack of security and wanton violence have had a considerable effect on the feasibility of providing essential services for the population. The ICRC is doing its utmost to help meet the most pressing needs, especially in rural areas and in the places hardest hit by the conflict and other violence. ICRC activities aim primarily at ensuring that people have access to adequate health, water and sanitation services, and at helping the destitute and other needy people.</p> <p>Visits to detainees held under Iraqi, Kurdistan Regional Government and USF-I authority remain a priority for the ICRC. "Ensuring that detainees are treated humanely and are held in conditions that respect their dignity has been our constant concern since we started working in Iraq 30 years ago," said Mr Barth.</p> <p>The ICRC continues to speak out about the plight of conflict victims in Iraq. It does so in dialogue with as many parties as possible that can influence the situation on the ground. Its aim is to bring about greater respect for civilians and detainees, and to ensure that unimpeded access is granted for humanitarian action to help the people in greatest need throughout the country.</p> <p>"The role of the ICRC, as an impartial humanitarian organization, is crucial to efforts to protect civilians from harm and to ensure that detainees are properly treated and held in decent conditions," said Mr Barth.</p> <p>In September and October 2010, in response to the unstable and often changing security environment, the ICRC made further adjustments to its working procedures so that it could continue to provide services to those who need them most.</p> <h4><b>Bringing aid to vulnerable people</b></h4> <p>The ICRC has maintained its support for people facing special difficulties earning a living and supporting their families, such as women heading households and people with disabilities. In September and October:</p> <ul> <li>hygiene kits and food parcels were provided for more than 5,600 people in the governorate of Mosul; </li> <li>emergency aid was provided for more than 170 displaced people in Sulaimaniya governorate; </li> <li>95 grants were made in Kirkuk, Ninewa, Dohuk, Sulaimaniya and Erbil governorates to enable disabled people to start small businesses and regain economic self-sufficiency. Around 700 disabled people have received such aid since 2008; </li> <li>the livestock of 731 needy farmers in the Kifri district of Diyala governorate were vaccinated; </li> <li>around 950 metric tonnes of wheat seed were delivered to some 3,800 farmers in the governorates of Diyala, Anbar, Salahadin, Baghdad and Babil to help them restore their food production; </li> <li>50 kilometres of irrigation canals serving over 7,000 people were cleaned and renovated in the Khalis and Kifri districts of Diyala governorate; </li> <li>600 sheep and 38 metric tonnes of fodder were distributed to 200 farmers in the Baaj district of Ninewa governorate. </li> </ul> <h4>Assisting hospitals and physical rehabilitation centres</h4> <p>In some rural and conflict-prone areas, health-care services are still struggling to meet the needs of the civilian population. The ICRC continues to help renovate the premises of health-care facilities and train staff. Limb-fitting and physical rehabilitation services are provided by the ICRC to help disabled people reintegrate into the community. In September and October:</p> <ul> <li>10 doctors and 28 nurses successfully took part in a course intended to strengthen emergency services given in Al Sadr Teaching Hospital in Najaf; </li> <li>273 new patients were fitted with prostheses and 1,148 new patients with orthoses at 10 ICRC-supported centres throughout Iraq. </li> </ul> <h4>Providing clean water and sanitation</h4> <p>Access to clean water remains difficult in much of Iraq. ICRC engineers continue to repair and upgrade water, electrical and sanitary facilities, especially in places where violence remains a concern and in rural areas, to improve the quality of services provided in communities and health-care facilities. In September and October, these activities included:</p> <h5>Emergency assistance:</h5> <p>The ICRC delivered water by truck:</p> <p>● in Zharawa district, Sadr City, Husseinia and Maamal to 6,384 internally displaced people; <br/>● to the 385-bed Al Imam Ali General Hospital; <br/>● to the 400-bed Al Kindy General Hospital in Baghdad, which was struggling to cope with summer water shortages.</p> <h5>Support for health-care facilities:</h5> <p>The ICRC completed work upgrading: <br/>● Tarmiyah General Hospital, which serves between 250 and 300 outpatients daily, in Baghdad governorate; <br/>● Tamour primary health-care centre, which serves 50 patients per day, in Kirkuk governorate.</p> <h5>Water supply in hospitals:</h5> <ul> <li>The ICRC completed the installation of drinking-water purification units in Baquba General Hospital, Muqdadiya General Hospital, Baladrooz General Hospital and Al Zahraa Maternity Hospital, with an overall capacity of 600 beds, in Diyala governorate. </li> </ul> <h5>Drinking-water supply:</h5> <ul> <li>Five main projects benefiting around 725,000 people were completed throughout the country. </li> </ul> <h4><b>Visiting detainees</b></h4> <p>ICRC delegates visit detainees in order to monitor the conditions in which they are being held and the treatment they receive. In all cases, the ICRC shares its findings and recommendations confidentially with the detaining authorities, with the aim of obtaining improvements where necessary.</p> <p>In September and October, the ICRC visited detainees held by the correctional service of the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Defence and various Kurdish Regional Government authorities in places of detention in Basra, Thi Qar/Nasiriya, Baghdad, Babil, Kirkuk, Erbil, Dohuk and Sulaimaniya governorates.</p> <p>In some of these places, to help the detaining authority improve conditions of detention, the ICRC gave detainees mattresses, blankets and recreational items such as books and games.</p> <p>The ICRC makes a special effort to restore and maintain ties between detainees and their families. In September and October, over 1,000 Red Cross messages were exchanged between detainees and their families in Iraq and abroad. The ICRC also responded to around 800 enquiries from families seeking information on detained relatives. In addition, it issued 249 certificates of detention to former detainees. The ICRC facilitated the voluntary repatriation of two released detainees, and issued two travel documents to refugees to enable them to resettle abroad.</p> <h4><b>Clarifying what happened to missing people</b></h4> <p>In its role as a neutral intermediary, the ICRC continues to chair the mechanisms set up to address the cases of people who went missing in connection with the 1990-1991 Gulf War. At the 67th session of the Technical Sub-Committee of the Tripartite Commission, held on 28 September in Kuwait, the members of the sub-committee reaffirmed their commitment to accounting for people who went missing in connection with the war. At the sub-committee’s next meeting, which will take place in Kuwait in November, preparations will be made for a joint field mission to the south of Iraq to check on suspected burial sites.</p> <p>On 27 and 28 October, representatives of Iran and Iraq held a high-level meeting in Geneva under ICRC auspices with the aim of determining what happened to people missing in connection with the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq War. The meeting was the first of its kind following the signature in October 2008 of a memorandum of understanding between Iran, Iraq and the ICRC aimed at expediting the search for information on people previously registered as, or presumed to be, prisoners of war and on others who have gone missing, and at identifying mortal remains.</p> <p>Relieving the suffering of the families of missing persons by clarifying what happened to their loved ones is one of the ICRC’s priorities. The ICRC continues to provide the Iraqi Ministry of Human Rights and Baghdad’s Medical-Legal Institute with the technical support they require to exchange information and build up their capacity in the area of forensics.</p> <h4><b>Promoting international humanitarian law</b></h4> <p>Reminding parties to a conflict of their obligation to protect civilians is a fundamental part of the ICRC’s work. The organization also endeavours to promote international humanitarian law within civil society. In this framework, it organizes presentations for various audiences, which include military personnel, prison staff, students and professors.</p> <p>In September and October, information sessions on international humanitarian law were organized for members of the Iraqi Army, the Peshmerga forces and Assayesh security forces. In October, a "train-the-trainers" course was organized for 14 members of the Iraqi Centre for Military Values and Professional Leadership Development. One member of the Iraqi armed forces attended an advanced course on international humanitarian law at the International Institute of Humanitarian Law in San Remo, Italy, and another attended a workshop on rules of engagement, also held in Italy.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/update/2010/irak-update-2010-11-30.htm" class="external" target="_blank">Iraq: civilians still suffering undue hardship</a></p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" id="post-11631"> <div class="postmetadata"><span class="comments"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/10/17/how-iran-brokered-a-secret-deal-to-put-its-ally-in-power-in-iraq/#respond" title="Comment on How Iran brokered a secret deal to put its ally in power in Iraq">No Comments</a></span> Posted on October 17th, 2010 by Saba Ali</div> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/10/17/how-iran-brokered-a-secret-deal-to-put-its-ally-in-power-in-iraq/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to How Iran brokered a secret deal to put its ally in power in Iraq">How Iran brokered a secret deal to put its ally in power in Iraq</a></h3> <p class="postmetadata">Category: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/category/iraq/" title="View all posts in News" rel="category tag">News</a>, Tags: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/ayatollah-khameini/" rel="tag">Ayatollah Khameini</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/chulov-martin/" rel="tag">Chulov - Martin</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/dawa-party/" rel="tag">Dawa Party</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/guardian-the/" rel="tag">Guardian The</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/hassan-nasrallah/" rel="tag">hassan nasrallah</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/hezbollah/" rel="tag">Hezbollah</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/hizballah/" rel="tag">hizballah</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/interior-ministry/" rel="tag">Interior Ministry</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/iran/" rel="tag">Iran</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/iyad-allawi/" rel="tag">Iyad Allawi</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/khameini/" rel="tag">Khameini</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/mahmoud-ahmadinejad/" rel="tag">Mahmoud Ahmadinejad</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/mohammed-kawtharani/" rel="tag">Mohammed Kawtharani</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/muqtada-al-sadr/" rel="tag">Muqtada al-Sadr</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/nasrallah/" rel="tag">Nasrallah</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/president-assad/" rel="tag">President Assad</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/quds-force/" rel="tag">Quds Force</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/reconciliation/" rel="tag">reconciliation</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/sadr-city/" rel="tag">Sadr City</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/security-agencies/" rel="tag">security agencies</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/supreme-leader-ali-khamenei/" rel="tag">Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/%d9%85%d8%af%d9%8a%d9%86%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b5%d8%af%d8%b1%e2%80%8e/" rel="tag">مدينة الصدر‎</a></p> <div class="entry" dir="rtl" align="right"> <div style="padding-right: 5px; padding-left: 5px; float: right; padding-bottom: 5px; margin: 5px 0px 5px 15px; width: 300px; padding-top: 0px"> <div class="container"> <div class="shadow"> <div class="frame"> <p>This article by Martin Chulov <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://www.guardian.co.uk/" target="_blank" class="external">The Guardian</a>’s correspondent in Baghdad is worth re-reading at least once,</p> <p>Chulov has good sources both within the Sadrists and the Dawa party. </p> <p>I see no reason to doubt the scenario Chulov has  laid out here. In particular his report that Hizballah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah was involved agrees with our information both from within Irak and Lebanon. Moreover as is well known Muqtada al-Sadr admires Nasrallah (to whom he is related) and wants to build his movement into a movement similar to Hizballah.</p> <p>What ministries do they want? That is hard to tell it depends on whether they get seven or four. Certainly they’ll want a social ministry such as health, they’ll demand a "security" ministry – an educated guess is that they will ask for and get the interior ministry beyond that I do not want to guess. Cabinet secretary general seems logical to me.</p> <p>Saba Ali.</p> </p></div> </p></div> </p></div> </p></div> <p>Tehran’s influence in Baghdad politics described by western official as ‘nothing less than a strategic defeat’ for US</p> <p>In the sprawling slums of Baghdad’s Shia heartland, signs of triumph are everywhere. Loyalists of Muqtada al-Sadr are posting giant images of the cleric in hospitals, schools and on neighbourhood squares. Cakes and nuts, usually reserved for festivals, are being served to guests of key officials.</p> <p>Sadr’s followers say theirs is a movement whose time has come. It has been like this for 16 days, since the exiled cleric confirmed his support for a second term for the incumbent prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki. That move looks set to revolutionise political life in Iraq and, potentially, recast the brittle nation’s dealings with the west.</p> <p>Hours after Sadr’s endorsement, on 1 October, the bulk of Iraq’s Shia political blocs announced that Maliki was their candidate for prime minister, after seven months of political torpor.</p> <p>This crystallised two things; that Maliki would likely out-manoeuvre his rivals, and that those who supported him would want, in return, more than their share of treasure. On the regional chessboard that is Iraqi politics, Maliki’s move was akin to putting his key rival, Iyad Allawi, in check.</p> <p>The price sought has now begun to emerge, along with a picture of how Sadr’s support was won and what it means for Britain and the US, who have invested 4,500 lives, billions of pounds and their international standing in the hope of shaping Iraq as a western-oriented democracy that realigns the regional balance.</p> <p>According to Guardian sources, Maliki’s renewed grasp on power and the Sadrists’ elevation as influence brokers have been brought about by a consortium of the Middle East’s most-powerful Shia Islamic players, whose power bases are rooted in the region’s other main player, arch US foe Iran.</p> <p>It has been spearheaded by the Islamic Dawa party, which opposed Saddam Hussein from a base in Tehran during the Ba’athist years, as well as by Maliki’s adviser, Tareq Najim Abdullah. Sadr and Ayatollah Kazem al-Haeri, a key exiled figure, who has acted as Sadr’s godfather, also led the way.</p> <p>Qassem Suleimani, head of the al-Quds brigades, a division of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, and the head of Lebanese Hezbollah’s politburo, Mohammed Kawtharani, also heavily influenced the process. Above them all, two Shia Islamic overlords, Grand Ayatollah Khameini, and Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah are understood to have been involved in getting Sadr onside. In interviews over the past week, important players in Iraq’s power base have divulged the essence of what they believe the Sadrists demanded from Maliki’s envoys. It includes a grant of three ministries from his own quota, bringing to seven the number of ministries that the Sadrists could hold in a new government.</p> <p>It also includes the position of secretary-general of the cabinet and, crucially, deputy positions in all the security agencies. A total of 100,000 roles allocated to Sadrists in government agencies appears to be on the table, as is a mass release of Sadrist prisoners.</p> <p>A leading Sadrist, Nassar al-Rubaie, said that they were entitled to 25% from each ministry. The Sadrists won 40 seats in the 325-seat parliament. "The electoral process has delivered people who make decisions in this country and we are an important part of that group."</p> <p>Rubaie said the proposals offered by Maliki’s envoys had been enough to win Sadr’s support, even though the cleric had publicly stated that he could not abide a second term for the prime minister whose government he abandoned in 2007. Maliki’s response then was to send the army to rout Sadr’s militia in Sadr City and Basra, igniting a bitter feud.</p> <p>A high-ranking third party was needed to break the stalemate, as trust was non-existent on both sides. In early September, the Iranians made the first move. Haeri told his understudy that Maliki was the way forward; he was not perfect, but both he and the Iranians thought they could work with him.</p> <p>Maliki then made his move. He sent Najim Abdullah and the head of the Dawa party, Abdul-Halim al-Zuhairi, to the Iranian shrine city of Qom, to meet with Sadr. There they met Suleimani, Iran’s most powerful military general and nemesis of the US.</p> <p>Suleimani has led the Quds force for the past 20 years. "He runs Iran’s policy in Iraq," said a senior Iraqi official. "There is no dispute about this."</p> <p>Suleimani is also a key link to Hezbollah in Lebanon and to Hamas in Gaza, supplying weapons, money and training to help oppose Israel. A senior US official in Baghdad claimed this summer that the Iranian military was responsible for about 25% of all US casualties in Iraq. US intelligence officials believe Suleimani’s unit accounted for nearly all of them.</p> <p>According to an authoritative source, Kawtharani was also at the meeting in Qom. The two courtiers, Abdullah and Zuhairi, discussed options with Sadr. He liked what he heard, but would not sign on without a guarantor. Suleimani put his name forward, but Sadr was aiming higher. He sought two of Shia Islam’s highest authorities to ratify what was being put to him – Khameini and Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah.</p> <p>Sadr was won over, but Nasrallah’s name came with a condition. According to the source, when Nasrallah, who remained in Beirut, was consulted, he asked for a return guarantee from Maliki that the US military would disappear completely from Iraq by the end of 2011.</p> <p>"Maliki told them he will never extend, or renew [any bases] or give any facilities to the Americans or British after the end of next year," the source said. "They then went to try to smooth things over with the Syrians."</p> <p>Syria was an obstacle in the process, partially because ill-feeling between Maliki and the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, had been exacerbated by Maliki alleging in August 2009 that Damascus was harbouring senior Ba’athist leaders who had blown up two ministries in the centre of Baghdad, undermining his security credentials.</p> <p>"Zuhairi met Assad at Damascus airport. In public and private he was very much opposed to Maliki before the meeting," said the source.</p> <p>Around the same time the Iranians made their second move. Ahmadinejad touched down in Damascus on 18 September on his way to the UN in New York. The pair spoke for two hours. According to a senior Iraqi government official<strong> </strong>in the days afterwards, Assad told his advisers: "Our Iranian friends want Maliki, and Maliki it is."</p> <p>It was a crucial circuit-breaker, which allowed Maliki to make concrete plans for a new administration that would be dramatically different from the last, both in make-up and orientation.</p> <p>Ahmadinejad returned from New York six days later and at a final meeting in Tehran the deal was ratified. The first domino was then tipped – the Sadrists’ announcement. Then came the Shia list’s pledge of support for Maliki.</p> <p>The last seven years have been a tug of war for the heartland of Arabia, underpinned by the nagging strategic challenge of whether Iraq will emerge as a strategic ally of the west.</p> <p>The US was a primary player, but as its military withdraws, its influence plummets. The US embassy in Baghdad had thrown its weight behind a second term for Maliki, believing his secular rival, Allawi, is untenable as leader because his support base is largely Sunni. "That position only served to embolden Maliki and the Iranians," said a senior western diplomat. "It was poorly conceived, poorly executed and utterly disastrous in its consequences."</p> <p>Last week, a US official offered an explanation: "We have switched from frontline players with muscle that we could wield, to straight diplomacy."</p> <p>In July, that same official said: "[The Sadrists'] world view and view of relations with the US is totally incompatible with any relationship that we could have."</p> <p>The US transition from military overlord to would-be democratic partner has escaped no one’s attention, nor has the vacuum left behind gone unremarked.</p> <p>Publicly, however, the Dawa party is maintaining a different line. "There is no contradiction between the Iranian point of view and the US view in forming a new government," said Zuhairi. "For example, the Americans have said this will be a Shia-led government. So, I say the Iraqi project is a reconciliation between Iran and the US."</p> <p>A western official claimed it was "nothing of the sort", then, offering his view on recent US diplomatic efforts, said: "This is nothing less than a strategic defeat.</p> <p>"They could not have got this more wrong if they tried."</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/oct/17/iran-secret-deal-political-power-iraq" class="external" target="_blank">How Iran brokered a secret deal to put its ally in power in Iraq | World news | The Guardian</a></p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" id="post-10719"> <div class="postmetadata"><span class="comments"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/05/25/al-maliki-discusses-government-formation-with-sadrist-delegation/#respond" title="Comment on Al-Maliki discusses government formation with Sadrist Delegation">No Comments</a></span> Posted on May 25th, 2010 by 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<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/%d8%ad%d8%b1%d9%83%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b5%d8%af%d8%b1/" rel="tag">حركة الصدر</a></p> <div class="entry" dir="rtl" align="right"> <blockquote><p><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 42px; float: left; margin: 1px 1px 0px 0px; line-height: 36px; font-style: normal! important">T</span>he out going Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki ,received on Monday a delegation from al-Sadr Movement and discussed the possibilities of forming the new Iraqi Government.</p> <p>“The delegation which consisted of the Head of the political bureau for the al-Sadr Movement Karrar al-Khafaji, Nassar al-Rubaee, Qusai Abdulwahab and Abdulsatar al-Biatti, have met with al-Maliki and discussed the possibilities of forming a new government and the ongoing dialogues between the State of Law Alliance, and the Iraqi National Coalition,”said a statement issued by al-Maliki’s office and received by Aswat Aliraq.</p> <p>The meeting also discussed the cooperation and coordination between both the Islamic Dawa Party and al-Sadr Movement within the political process frame and the formation of the new Iraqi government.</p> <p>In a joint press conference that was held after the meeting, al-Maliki said that the two sides “exchanged views within the ongoing efforts to form the government, as well as the bilateral relation between both the Islamic Dawa Party and al-Sadr Movement,” because they both belong to the same school, according to his description.</p> <p>“We need to revise and overcome all the crises that affect the relation between both parties, as well as strengthening the mutual partnership in order to rebuild the new Iraq, and also to demonstrate the ability of the oppressed people to live and work to rebuild the country,’ al-Maliki noted.</p> <p>In a question asked about the violence that raised sectarian strife in Sadr City (east of Baghdadad), al-Maliki said, “When partners get close, both the al-Qaeda and al-Baath Party start a sectarian violence, and when we succeeded to kill al-Qaeda leader, Abu Omar Al-Baghdadi, we found reports confirming their efforts to increase sectarian strife, and other reports indicating that as long as al-Maliki is in power it will be difficult to raise it.”</p> <p>He also praised the Sadrists for refusing to get motivated by the attempts of killing their Sunni brothers as well as the plans of both al-Qaeda and al-Baath Party to inflame sectarian strife.”</p> <p>On his part, Qusay Abdulwahab said that “the meeting of today has discussed the dialogues between the Sadr Movement and other political blocs to form the new government by the two alliances.”</p> <p>He added that “the meeting with al-Maliki, as the head of State of Law Coalition has discussed the candidates for the post of prime Minister, without accepting or rejecting to any of these candidates.”</p> <p>“These meetings between al-Sadr Movement and the Islamic Dawa Party are still going on, because both parties belong to the same roots, and the relation between them will not be affected by the political changes, and this relation has to be developed, and the Sadr School is considered important in the political reconstruction of the country,” Abdulwahab Said.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Source:</strong> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=132216" class="external" target="_blank">Al-Maliki discusses new government with Sadrist : Aswat Al Iraq</a></p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" id="post-10499"> <div class="postmetadata"><span class="comments"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/05/14/red-cross-iraq-water-formerly-a-blessing-increasingly-a-problem/#respond" title="Comment on Red Cross: Iraq : water formerly a blessing, increasingly a problem">No Comments</a></span> Posted on May 14th, 2010 by Diya al din</div> <h3><a 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rel="tag">infrastructure</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/international-humanitarian-law/" rel="tag">international humanitarian law</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/iran/" rel="tag">Iran</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/iran-iraq-war/" rel="tag">Iran-Iraq War</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/karbala/" rel="tag">Karbala</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/kirkuk/" rel="tag">Kirkuk</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/kuwait/" rel="tag">kuwait</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/limb-fitting/" rel="tag">Limb-fitting</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/maamil/" rel="tag">Ma'amil</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/march/" rel="tag">March</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/medical-city/" rel="tag">Medical City</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/medical-city-hospital/" rel="tag">Medical City Hospital</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/medical-supplies/" rel="tag">medical supplies</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/ministry-of-justice/" rel="tag">Ministry of Justice</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/mosul/" rel="tag">Mosul</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/national/" rel="tag">national</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/ninawa/" 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rel="tag">Tasfirat</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/tigris/" rel="tag">Tigris</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/tigris-and-euphrates-rivers/" rel="tag">tigris and euphrates rivers</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/tripartite-commission/" rel="tag">Tripartite Commission</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/underground-aquifers/" rel="tag">underground aquifers</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/unhcr/" rel="tag">UNHCR</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/%d9%85%d8%af%d9%8a%d9%86%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b5%d8%af%d8%b1%e2%80%8e/" rel="tag">مدينة الصدر‎</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/waste-water/" rel="tag">waste water</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/water/" rel="tag">Water</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/water-borne-disease/" rel="tag">Water Borne Disease</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/water-contamination/" rel="tag">Water Contamination</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/water-crisis-iraq/" rel="tag">Water Crisis (Iraq)</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/water-levels/" rel="tag">water levels</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/water-shortage/" rel="tag">water shortage</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/water-supply/" rel="tag">water supply</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/water-supply-systems/" rel="tag">water supply systems</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/water-treatment/" rel="tag">water treatment</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/water-treatment-plants/" rel="tag">water treatment plants</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/wheat/" rel="tag">wheat</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/women-poverty-of/" rel="tag">women - poverty of</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/%d8%ac%d9%85%d8%b9%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b5%d9%84%d9%8a%d8%a8-%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%87%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a7%d8%ad%d9%85%d8%b1/" rel="tag">جمعية الصليب والهلال الاحمر</a></p> <div class="entry" dir="rtl" align="right"> <p>Millions of people in Iraq cannot get clean water or water in sufficient quantity. The ICRC is doing its best to improve access to safe water. This is an update on ICRC activities carried out in Iraq in March and April.</p> <p>The Tigris and the Euphrates, which supply the bulk of Iraq’s water, are slowly dwindling and in some areas can no longer be used as a reliable source of drinking water. Across the country, the shrinking of the rivers is having serious consequences on the functioning of water treatment plants. It also affects underground aquifers, where the salt content of the water is increasing. This water is often unfit for human consumption or even for agricultural use. </p> <p>The volatile security situation in some areas and the rising price of fuel have put additional strain on already scarce services, as have population growth and displacement. In many places, the strain is further compounded by a lack of qualified engineers and staff able to maintain and repair water and sanitation facilities. Many farming communities were hard hit by the drought that struck northern Iraq in 2008. Average rainfall over the past 10 years has been far lower than in previous decades. In the north, water supply systems fed by springs and shallows aquifers have been depleted and often have less water available to meet demand. Although rainfall has been better in many places during 2009 and 2010, low water-levels continue to affect agriculture production, meaning Iraq needs to import more rice and wheat. With less water of sufficient quality generally available, management of the existing resources is key. </p> <p>Because large suburban residential areas have sometimes developed without adequate infrastructure, and certain sewage treatment plants are bypassed, wastewater is discharged untreated into rivers and lakes. Ditches and ponds filled with foul-smelling polluted water blight many neighbourhoods. The United Nations recently estimated that around 83% of sewage is being let into rivers and waterways. </p> <p>Water treatment and distribution facilities are also disrupted by persistent power shortages. Iraq is currently producing around 6,000 megawatts of electricity a day, while demand is estimated at 10,000 megawatts. Health, water and sewage facilities and other infrastructure in many parts of the country still rely on back-up generators to meet their need for electric power. </p> <p>Water distribution systems that are old or badly maintained are further weakened by illegal connections and substandard plumbing within households. Leakages cause large amounts of wasted water and frequent contamination. According to the United Nations, nearly half of Iraqis in rural areas are without safe drinking water. The Iraqi government estimates that 24% of Iraqis in the country as a whole, or nearly one in four, do not have access to safe water. </p> <p>"Reliable access to enough water of sufficient quality remains a major challenge for large parts of the population", said Julien Le Sourd, the ICRC’s water and habitat coordinator in Iraq. "The ICRC is doing its utmost to improve this by repairing and upgrading water supply and sewage systems. We do this in partnership with the authorities and we are also providing training for maintenance staff working in water treatment plants." </p> <p>In March and April, ICRC water engineers:</p> <ul> <li>completed work at the Ashty water station, in Erbil governorate, which provides safe drinking water for around 10,000 people living in nearby villages; </li> <li>built an emergency unit in the 50-bed Qala’t Salih Hospital in Missan governorate; </li> <li>upgraded the storage capacity for drinking water and for water used in the cooling system in Medical City Hospital, Baghdad. The hospital can accommodate 1,400 patients and treats around 10,000 outpatients per day; </li> <li>renovated a primary health-care centre serving around 400 patients in Sadr City, Baghdad; </li> <li>connected the school of al Rahma camp for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Najaf City, which has 1,000 pupils and teachers, to the municipal water and electricity supply networks; </li> <li>supplied and installed a new mortuary refrigerator with a capacity of 12 corpses in Beiji General Hospital, in Salah Al Din governorate; </li> <li>delivered water by truck to 4,500 displaced people in Sadr City and to 340 in Husseinia and Ma’amil, Al Imam Ali General Hospital and Fatma al Zahra Hospital, all in Baghdad governorate, and to 360 in Qalawa Quarter camp in Sulaimaniya; </li> <li>installed equipment used to fill water bags for distribution during emergencies at Al Wathba water treatment plant in Baghdad; </li> <li>repaired the Hindiyah water treatment plant in Karbala, which supplies water to around 125,000 people; </li> <li>installed a large-capacity pump in al Fadhliya water treatment plant, Thi Qar governorate, providing drinking water for 82,000 people. </li> <li>assessed, in cooperation with Iraqi Correctional Services engineers, 11 detention facilities under the authority of the Ministry of Justice, evaluating needs and recommending improvements for the delivery of essential services (water, electricity, sewage). </li> </ul> <p><b>Bringing aid to vulnerable people</b> </p> <p>The ICRC maintained its support for people facing special difficulty earning a living and supporting their families, such as women heading households, people with disabilities and displaced people: </p> <ul> <li>more than 2,300 displaced families headed by women in Diyala, Salah Al-Din and Ninawa governorates were given monthly food parcels and hygiene items; </li> <li>around 2,100 people displaced in March from Mosul to Hamdanya and Tilkaif were given food parcels and rice; </li> <li>61 disabled people in Erbil, Dohuk and Ninawa governorates were given micro-economic aid enabling them to start small businesses and regain economic self-sufficiency. A total of 459 disabled people have now received such aid in a programme that started in 2008. </li> </ul> <p><b>Assisting hospitals and physical rehabilitation centres</b> </p> <p>Iraqi health facilities still benefit from ICRC support. To help disabled people reintegrate into the community, the ICRC provides limb-fitting and physical rehabilitation services. In March and April: </p> <ul> <li>six hospitals and three primary health-care centres received medical supplies and equipment; </li> <li>25 doctors and 28 nurses successfully took part in a training course on strengthening emergency services given at Al Sadr Teaching Hospital in Najaf and at Sulaimaniya Emergency Hospital; </li> <li>two people from the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research involved in the teaching of prosthetics and orthotics went to the National Centre for Prosthetics and Orthotics in the United Kingdom under ICRC sponsorship for advanced training. </li> </ul> <p><b>Visiting detainees</b> </p> <p>ICRC delegates continued to visit detainees in order to monitor the conditions in which they are being held and the treatment they receive. In all cases, the ICRC shares its findings and recommendations in confidence with the detaining authorities. In March and April, the ICRC visited detainees held: </p> <ul> <li>in Counter-Terrorism Directorate and Tasfirat Najaf, in Najaf governorate; </li> <li>in Mina and Samawa prisons, Basra governorate; </li> <li>in Counter-Terrorism Directorate, Kirkuk governorate; </li> <li>in US custody, in Remembrance II, Baghdad governorate; </li> <li>in four prisons and one police station in Erbil, Dohuk and Sulaimaniya governorates. </li> </ul> <p>Around 1,550 detainees held in Hilla I & II Correctional Facilities were given mattresses and recreational items such as ping-pong tables, soccer balls and volleyballs. </p> <p>The ICRC makes a special effort to restore and maintain ties between detainees and their families. In March, it arranged for six Iraqi families to enter Kuwait and visit their relatives detained there since 1991. In addition, around 10,500 Red Cross messages were exchanged between detainees and their families in Iraq and abroad during the month of March. </p> <p>During March and April, the ICRC responded to more than 3,600 enquiries from families seeking information on detained relatives. It also issued 220 certificates to former detainees making them eligible to receive social welfare benefits. </p> <p>At the request of the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the ICRC issued 73 travel documents for Palestinian refugees in Iraq to enable them to resettle abroad. </p> <p><b>Clarifying what happened to missing people</b> </p> <p>The ICRC supports the authorities in their efforts to clarify what happened to those who went missing in connection with the Iran-Iraq War and the 1990-1991 Gulf War. It also helps train forensic professionals in the identification and management of mortal remains and regularly supplies equipment. In the past two months: </p> <ul> <li>the Technical Sub-Committee of the Tripartite Commission, handling cases of persons missing in connection with the 1990-1991 Gulf War, held its 64th session in Kuwait, which was chaired by the ICRC and attended by representatives from Iraq, Kuwait and the 1990-1991 Coalition (the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Saudi Arabia). Nine samples of human remains were handed over by the Iraqi to the Kuwaiti delegation for DNA analysis in an effort to determine if they belonged to missing Kuwaiti nationals. The sub-committee will hold a special meeting on forensics in Kuwait in May; </li> <li>mortal remains of Iraqi soldiers were repatriated from Kuwait under ICRC auspices. </li> </ul> <p><b>Promoting international humanitarian law</b> </p> <p>In line with its mandate, the ICRC promotes compliance with international humanitarian law and reminds parties to a conflict of their obligation to protect civilians. In March and April, the ICRC organized a series of seminars and presentations on international humanitarian law for various audiences all over Iraq.</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" id="post-10231"> <div class="postmetadata"><span class="comments"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/05/01/sadr-city-shaken-by-bombings-iwpr/#respond" title="Comment on Sadr City Shaken by Bombings – IWPR">No Comments</a></span> Posted on May 1st, 2010 by Ali</div> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/05/01/sadr-city-shaken-by-bombings-iwpr/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Sadr City Shaken by Bombings – IWPR">Sadr City Shaken by Bombings – IWPR</a></h3> <p class="postmetadata">Category: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/category/english-articles/" title="View all posts in English Language Articles" rel="category tag">English Language Articles</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/category/features/" title="View all posts in Features" rel="category tag">Features</a>, Tags: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/al-rusafah/" rel="tag">Al-Rusafah</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/al-sadiq-mosque/" rel="tag">al-Sadiq mosque</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/al-shula/" rel="tag">al-Shula</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/atrocities/" rel="tag">atrocities</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/baghdad/" rel="tag">Baghdad</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/bloody-friday/" rel="tag">bloody friday</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/bombings/" rel="tag">Bombings</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/civilian-casualties/" rel="tag">Civilian casualties</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/coordinated-bombings/" rel="tag">coordinated bombings</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/fatah-al-sheikh/" rel="tag">Fatah al-Sheikh</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/iraqiya-coalition/" rel="tag">Iraqiya coalition</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/iwpr/" rel="tag">IWPR</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/mosque-attacks/" rel="tag">Mosque attacks</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/muqtada-al-sadr/" rel="tag">Muqtada al-Sadr</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/photos/" rel="tag">Photos</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/rusafa/" rel="tag">Rusafa</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/sadr-city/" rel="tag">Sadr City</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/salman-al-furaiji/" rel="tag">Salman al-Furaiji</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/sectarian-violence/" rel="tag">sectarian violence</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/security-situation/" rel="tag">security situation</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/sheikh-sabah-al-sudani/" rel="tag">Sheikh Sabah al-Sudani</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/suicide-bombers/" rel="tag">suicide bombers</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/%d9%85%d8%af%d9%8a%d9%86%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b5%d8%af%d8%b1%e2%80%8e/" rel="tag">مدينة الصدر‎</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/violence/" rel="tag">violence</a></p> <div class="entry" dir="rtl" align="right"> <p><a title="20100423_baghdad_bombing_sadr_city_caption_IWPR_01" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://www.flickr.com/photos/27086036@N02/4567246281/" class="external" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" height="388" alt="20100423_baghdad_bombing_sadr_city_caption_IWPR_01" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607im_/http://static.flickr.com/3151/4567246281_b3ab05f9d4.jpg" width="575" border="0"/></a> <p style="clear: both">Critics say security forces are not doing enough to protect civilians.</p> <p>Two days after a series of coordinated bombings struck Shia mosques in Baghdad, Shehab Ahmed Menati was sitting by his father’s hospital bed waving a traditional palm fan to keep the flies and heat away. </p> <p>“We were at home when we received a phone call from a relative who had gone to Friday prayers with my father. My mother picked up the phone and started screaming,” the younger Menati, a Sadr City resident, said. </p> <p>At least 72 people were killed in the strikes and hundreds, including Menati’s 42-year-old father Ahmed, were wounded on April 23. The blasts targeted mosques, homes and an area adjacent to the headquarters of the powerful Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. </p> <p> <a title="20100423_baghdad_bombing_sadr_city_caption_IWPR_02 by Gorillas Guides, on Flickr" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://www.flickr.com/photos/27086036@N02/4567878608/" class="external" target="_blank"><img height="388" alt="20100423_baghdad_bombing_sadr_city_caption_IWPR_02" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607im_/http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4063/4567878608_0293277f1a_o.jpg" width="575"/></a> <p style="clear: both">The targeting of Shia holy sites just four days after the confirmed deaths of two top al-Qaeda leaders prompted the authorities to quickly blame the extremist group for the deadliest day of violence in Iraq so far this year. </p> <p>Many in the sprawling Shia slum of Sadr City, however, are holding the government to account for failing to protect them once again. In the days since the attacks, residents and religious leaders have come forward to accuse the authorities of engaging in political infighting rather than providing security for its citizens. </p> <p>“The key reason for this attack is the security forces are not doing their job properly to maintain security in this city. We have had enough of this. We can see that security for us is just a dream, and we don’t expect much from the next government. The government that starts with conflicts and disputes can’t be expected to do much for its people,” said the elder Menati, referring to the political gridlock that has hindered the formation of a new government since last month’s national elections. </p> <p>Another victim of the blasts, Abbas Swadi Najim, 34, said he thought he would be safe inside a mosque, only to be proved wrong by the deadly explosions that brought the building crumbling around him while he knelt on his prayer mat. </p> <p>“We have lived through many black days such as this one. Where is the government? What are the security forces doing? We have learned all their excuses by heart. Everyone here lives in fear and the future is bleak,” Najim, owner of a home supplies store, said. </p> <p>Security officials have defended their performance, although some have said they anticipate more attacks aimed at stirring problems between Iraq’s Shia and Sunni communities. </p> <p>“We had ordered all security divisions in Baghdad to give high priority to holy places and mosques because we have noted that Shia mosques were targeted in the last attacks. The goal of the attacks is clear: stoking sectarian tension in Baghdad and in all Iraq,” Qasim Atta, spokesman of Baghdad Operation Command, said. </p> <p>“The strikes last Friday in Baghdad were car bombs and suicide bombers wearing explosive belts. The bombs were detonated outside the security circle used to protect mosques during Friday prayers. This means that bombs were not security breaches because they did not cross the circles guarded by Iraqi security forces.” </p> <p>Atta says the atrocities were an act of vengeance from al-Qaeda, although some community leaders have disagreed, saying such a complicated, synchronised series of attacks would take much longer to plan. </p> <p>“These were revenge for the heavy blows we directed towards al-Qaeda and the killing of two of their leaders. We expected such attacks because al-Qaeda will not give up easily in Iraq. It will struggle to prove its presence, even though its power is almost finished,” Atta said. </p> <p>“We expect more attacks from al-Qaeda’s sleeping terror cells.” </p> <p>The apprehension of future violence is palpable on the streets, said Sheikh Sabah al-Sudani, imam of the al-Sadiq mosque in the Shuala neighbourhood. </p> <p>“The situation is very critical and people are very scared of more sectarian violence. The joy of security and stability was short-lived, and now the citizens are confused,” Sudani said. “On the day of the explosions, we tried our best to convince people not to be driven by revenge and malicious plans that could drag the country back into war. But for how long can we convince them?” </p> <p>In response to the attacks, Sadr called on his followers to defend themselves and their local mosques. Some analysts saw this as a rare offer of assistance to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s security forces, while others feared the return of Sadr’s once-powerful Mehdi militia, which has been largely dormant since defeat at the hands of a joint United States-Iraqi offensive in 2008. </p> <p>“These explosions were meant to force Sadr into battle. But the situation now is different from how things were in 2006 or at other times. Today, the [Sadrists] have a wise leadership and won’t be driven into such reckless action,” said Fatah al-Sheikh, a newly-elected deputy from the Iraqiya coalition who is close to Sadr. </p> <p>Whether or not the Sadr faction takes a role in defending the Shia community and its mosques, some of the group’s leaders place the blame for the attacks squarely on the government. </p> <p>“This is the government’s problem. The government is unable to maintain security. The enemies of the Iraqi people seized their chance due to the tense atmosphere on the street and government’s failure. The continuous disputes between political parties will only bring more problems,” said Salman al-Furaiji, head of the Sadr office in Baghdad’s Shia-dominated Risafa district. </p> <p>Atta said that the government is required to protect all citizens and is forbidden to favour one group’s security over another’s. </p> <p>“The accusations against security forces are angry reactions made by some people and we understand them. We would like everyone to know that we as security forces have had a lot of casualties and deaths from bombs as well. Our fate is the same, and for this reason we must all cooperate to get rid of terrorism,” Atta said. </p> </p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://www.iwpr.net/report-news/sadr-city-shaken-bombings" class="external" target="_blank">Sadr City Shaken by Bombings </a>- <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://www.iwpr.net/user/2317" class="external" target="_blank">Ali Kareem</a> – IWPR Institute for War & Peace Reporting</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" id="post-10036"> <div class="postmetadata"><span class="comments"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/04/25/24-04-2010-selected-english-language-coverage/#respond" title="Comment on 24-04-2010 Selected English Language Coverage">No Comments</a></span> Posted on April 25th, 2010 by Khaled</div> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/04/25/24-04-2010-selected-english-language-coverage/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to 24-04-2010 Selected English Language Coverage">24-04-2010 Selected English Language Coverage</a></h3> <p class="postmetadata">Category: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/category/english-articles/" title="View all posts in English Language Articles" rel="category tag">English Language Articles</a>, Tags: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/al-amin/" rel="tag">al-Amin</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/al-dora/" rel="tag">Al-Dora</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/al-hurriya/" rel="tag">al-Hurriya</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/al-mekasis-baghdad/" rel="tag">Al-Mekasis (Baghdad)</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/al-rahmaniya/" rel="tag">al-Rahmaniya</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/al-sadrein-mosque/" rel="tag">al-Sadrein Mosque</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/al-tanak-mosul/" rel="tag">Al-Tanak (Mosul)</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/analysis/" rel="tag">Analysis</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/atta/" rel="tag">atta</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/attacks-on-husseinniyahs/" rel="tag">Attacks on Husseinniyahs</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/attacks-on-mosques/" rel="tag">Attacks on Mosques</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/baghdad/" rel="tag">Baghdad</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/bloody-friday/" rel="tag">bloody friday</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/bombings/" rel="tag">Bombings</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/dora/" rel="tag">Dora</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/embassys-bombings/" rel="tag">Embassys bombings</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/hazem-arraji/" rel="tag">Hazem Arraji</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/hazim-al-araji/" rel="tag">Hazim al-Araji</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/husseiniyahs-bombings-of/" rel="tag">Husseiniyahs - 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The translations (see below) while accurate missed the sarcastic tone of the offer.</p> <p>Khaled</p> <blockquote style="clear: both"><p style="clear: both; border-top: black 1px solid; padding-top: 10px">In Sadr City, residents resisted the temptation to point the finger at the Sunni community.</p> <p><em>Many said they blamed foreign fighters or the political wrangling that preceded and followed last month’s inconclusive parliamentary election.</em> </p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8641191.stm" class="external" target="_blank"><strong>Read in full: BBC News – Baghdad bombings heighten religious tensions:</strong></a><strong>: </strong></p> </blockquote> <h3><font color="#800000">The Day In Quotes:</font></h3> <ol> <li><strong>Muqtada al-Sadr’s offering to help to protect mosques by the Jaish al-Mahdi </strong> </p> <p>"I am ready to supply hundreds of believers to form brigades within the police forces and army to defend the shrines, the mosques, the faithful, the markets, the houses and the people. This would prevent us having to rely on the occupation forces for protection and enable the Iraqis to live peacefully. The government is free to refuse (our offer) but we are always ready to help," </p> <p><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://www.rnw.nl/english/bulletin/iraq-govt-says-sadr-security-help-not-needed-0" class="external" target="_blank">Source:</a></strong> </li> <li><strong>Ali Alaq on al-Sadr’s Offer of help to protect mosques by the Jaish al-Mahdi <br/></strong> <br/>"Maybe this offer has a political point of view" <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq-sadr-20100425,0,6692911,print.story" class="external" target="_blank"><strong>Source:</strong></a> </li> </ol> <h3><font color="#800000">Political Coverage:</font></h3> <p><strong>Iraq’s Sadr clarifies stance on militia’s use – latimes.com</strong><strong>: </strong></p> <blockquote><p>After a follower of Shiite cleric Muqtada Sadr vowed to dispatch militia members to defend Iraqi mosques in the wake of a series of deadly bombings, a statement from Sadr that was widely distributed Saturday made it clear that the Mahdi Army would be reactivated only if the government accepted the offer.</p> <p><em>[snip]</em></p> <p>The comments Friday by cleric Hazem Arraji and a statement attributed to another senior Sadr aide had raised fears that they signaled a return to those terrible days.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq-sadr-20100425,0,6692911,print.story" class="external" target="_blank"><strong>Read in full</strong></a><strong>: </p> <p></strong><em>See also: </em></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hwK_CSpBxsNuVUEaDuOwmSSCiqGwD9F9M4FG2" class="external" target="_blank"><strong>The Associated Press: Iraq bombings raise specter of Shiite militia</strong></a><strong>: </strong></li> <li><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://www.rnw.nl/english/bulletin/iraq-govt-says-sadr-security-help-not-needed-0" class="external" target="_blank">Iraq govt says Sadr security help not needed | Radio Netherlands Worldwide</a>: </strong></li> </ul> </blockquote> <p><strong>KUNA : Islamic Dawa party calls for activating political dialogues between winning</strong></p> <blockquote><p>Islamic Dawa Party, led by outgoing Prime Minister, Nuri al-Maliki on Saturday called to activate the political dialogues between the winning blocks in response to the recent terrorist attacks in Baghdad.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgencyPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2078184&Language=en&searchtext=Dawa" class="external" target="_blank"><strong>Read in full</strong></a> </p> </blockquote> <h3><font color="#800000">Security Coverage:</font></h3> <p>Antiwar.com’s Margaret Griffis lists incidents in which <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://original.antiwar.com/updates/2010/04/24/saturday-8-iraqis-killed-21-wounded-2/" class="external" target="_blank">8 people were killed and 21 wounded</a>.</p> <p><strong>KUNA : Baghdad Explosions kill 3, wound 19 – Military and Security – 24/04/2010</strong><strong>: </strong></p> <blockquote><p>Death toll of explosions in Baghdad’s Amil neighbourhood rose to three with 19 injured, Iraqi police sources said.</p> <p>They sources told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that the three explosions happened in a local market in Al-Mekasis area killing three and injuring 19 other Iraqis, mostly youngsters playing billiar or were present at the local popular cafe.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2078274&Language=en" class="external" target="_blank">Read in full</a></strong><strong>: </strong></p> </blockquote> <p> <strong>KUNA: Three Iraqi civilians killed, policeman injured in Mosul</strong><strong>: </strong><br/> <blockquote> <p>Unknown gunmen opened fire at a policeman who was accompanied by a civilian in Mosul. The shooting killed the civilian and injured the servieman,</p> <p>Two civilians were shot dead by unknown gunmen in Al-Tanak area in Mosul. </p> <p><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgencyPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2078256&Language=en&searchtext=Mosul" class="external" target="_blank">Read in full</a></strong><strong>: </strong></p> </blockquote> <p> <strong>Pakistan embassy in Iraq set to reopen | Peninsula On-line</strong><strong>: </strong><br/> <blockquote> <p>ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan government has made several ambassadorial appointments, including one for Iraq, indicating that the Pakistan embassy in Baghdad is going to be reopened.</p> <p>Shah Jamal, currently posted in Glasgow as consul-general, has been designated as <br/>ambassador to Iraq. </p> <p><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=World_News&subsection=Pakistan+%26+Sub-Continent&month=April2010&file=World_News201004252343.xml" class="external" target="_blank">Read in full</a></strong><strong>:</strong> </p> </blockquote> <h3><font color="#800000">Commentary and Analysis</font></h3> <p> <strong>Test of resilience in Baghdad</strong><strong>: Khaleej Times Online </strong><br/> <blockquote> <p>There is something seriously wrong with the security edifice in Iraq. Back to back bomb blasts have become a routine affair, especially in areas that are thickly Shia populated. It hints at a sinister plot to fuel sectarian conflict in a country, which is highly marginalised when it comes to religion and ethnicity.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/editorial/2010/April/editorial_April50.xml&section=editorial&col=" class="external" target="_blank">Read in full</a></strong><strong>:</strong></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="navigation"> <div class="alignleft"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071607/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/%d9%85%d8%af%d9%8a%d9%86%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b5%d8%af%d8%b1%e2%80%8e/page/2/">« Previous Entries</a></div> <div class="alignright"></div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar" class="span-10 last"> <div class="span-10" id="tabs"> <ul> <li class="ui-tabs-nav-item"><a href="#featured-articles">Featured Articles</a></li> <li class="ui-tabs-nav-item"><a href="#latest-articles">Latest Articles</a></li> </ul> <div 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