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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/tahrir-square-protests/" rel="tag">Tahrir Square Protests</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/%d9%83%d8%b1%d9%83%d9%88%d9%83/" rel="tag">كركوك</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%af%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%ad%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%b1%e2%80%8e/" rel="tag">ميدان التحرير‎</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%88%d8%b5%d9%84/" rel="tag">الموصل</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/%d8%a8%d8%ba%d8%af%d8%a7%d8%af/" rel="tag">بغداد</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/%d8%ad%d8%af%d9%8a%d8%ab%d8%a9/" rel="tag">حديثة</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/%d8%af%d9%8a%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%89/" rel="tag">ديالى</a></p> <div class="entry" dir="rtl" align="right"> <div dir="rtl"> <div style="border-bottom: black 1px solid; border-left: black 1px solid; padding-bottom: 5px; margin: 5px 0px 5px 15px; padding-left: 5px; width: 300px; padding-right: 5px; float: right; border-top: black 1px solid; border-right: black 1px solid; padding-top: 5px"> <p><b>المئات يتظاهرون في ساحة التحرير وسط بغداد للمطالبة باطلاق المعتقلين وخروج القوات الامريكية</b></p> <p>تظاهر المئات،اليوم الجمعة، في ساحة التحرير وسط بغداد للمطالبة بإطلاق سراح المعتقلين وتوفير مفردات البطاقة التموينية ورفض التمديد لبقاء الجيش الامريكي في العراق بعد نهاية العام الحالي. <br/>وقال مراسل راديو دجلة " إن المئات من المتظاهرين خرجوا، صباح اليوم، في تظاهرة سلمية في ساحة التحرير، وسط بغداد، للمطالبة بإطلاق سراح المعتقلين وتوفير مفردات البطاقة التموينية ورفض الوجود الامريكي". <br/>وأضاف "أن القوات الأمنية انتشرت في محيط ساحة التحرير تحسباً لحدوث أي خروقات أمنية"، مشيرا إلى "أن المتظاهرين رددوا شعارات تطالب بتحسين القطاع الاقتصادي والصناعات المحلية وإطلاق سراح المعتقلين". <br/>وطالب المشاركون في تظاهرة اليوم الجمعة بالاسراع في بناء قدرات الجيش العراقي وتأهيله ليكون اكثر قدرة على حماية حدود العراق. <br/>كما طالب المتظاهرون بوضع حد لحالات الفساد المالي والاداري المستشري في في الدولة واحالة الذين يقفون وراء الصفقات المشبوهة التي كشف النقاب عنها مؤخرا الى القضاء .</p> <p><b>برغم من حظر التجوال في نينوى.. مواطنون يصرون على التظاهر ويشتبكون مع القوات الأمنية</b></p> <p>أصر العشرات من أبناء محافظة نينوى ،اليوم الجمعة،على التظاهر بالرغم من حظر التجوال المفروض على المدينة، فيما اشتبكوا بالأيدي مع القوات الأمنية التي منعتهم من التوجه إلى ساحة الأحرار وسط الموصل. <br/>وقال مصدر مطلع " إن العشرات من أبناء المحافظة اشتبكوا، صباح اليوم، بالأيدي مع القوت الأمنية أثناء توجههم إلى ساحة الأحرار وسط الموصل"، مبيناً" أن المواطنين أصروا على الوصول إلى الساحة على الرغم من حظر التجوال المفروض على المدينة". <br/>وأضاف المصدر" أن المتظاهرين طالبوا برحيل القوات الأميركية من العراق فضلا عن إطلاق سراح المعتقلين".</p> <p><strong>برهم صالح يصدر قرارا للاجهزة الامنية بشأن الاوضاع في السليمانية </strong></p> <p>أصدر رئيس حكومة إقليم كردستان برهم صالح قراراً تضمن مجموعة من أوامر وتوصيات إلى الأجهزة الأمنية حول الأوضاع في مدينة السليمانية وأطرافها. <br/>وذكر بيان رئاسي أوضح فيه الخميس أنه ينبغي أن تتخذ الإجراءات الأصولية إزاء الأحداث المستجدة أو التي حدثت سابقاً وأن تكون الإجراءات قانونية بالكامل وكذلك لايجوز التعسف والمبالغة من قبل قوات الأمن الداخلي في التعامل مع المواطنين، ومن يتجاوز الحدود في ذلك يتحمل المسؤولية. <br/>وأضاف أنه لايجوز إبقاء أي شخص في المعتقلات بدون الأوراق التحقيقية ويجب تسليم الأوراق إلى قاضي التحقيق في المدة القانونية ليحدد القاضي مصير المعتقلين وفق القوانين المعمول بها. <br/>وشدد على أن يتابع الادعاء العام بجدية أوضاع المعتقلات وجميع الذين لديهم شكاوي أو وجهت لهم تهم، لضمان تنفيذ القانون وعدم إنتهاك حق أحد، مبينا ان يقوم محافظ السليمانية بتعيين هيئة من المحامين المتطوعين لتقديم الدعم القانوني عند الضرورة.</p> </p></div> <p><font color="#800000"><strong>أخبار عالمية</strong></font></p> <p><b>المالكي يقيل رئيس المحكمة الجنائية لتورطه بالفساد ويعين محسن ريسان بدلا عنه</b></p> <p>أكد مصدر مسؤول في المحكمة الجنائية العليا، أن رئيس الوزراء قرر تعيين محسن ريسان رئيساً للمحكمة بدلاً عن رئيسها السابق ناظم فرمان العبودي الذي أقيل بأمر من المالكي. <br/>واكد المصدر في تصريح صحفي"أن هناك خلافات عديدة بين رئيس المحكمة الجنائية العليا السابق وبين عدد من الموظفين في المحكمة لأسباب مختلفة"، مؤكدا "أن تلك الخلافات بدأت وتيرتها تتصاعد خلال الفترة الأخيرة". <br/>وكان مصدر في المحكمة الجنائية العليا قد كشف، امس الخميس، أن المالكي أمر بطرد رئيس المحكمة الجنائية العليا وإحالته إلى التحقيق، على خلفية شرائه 50 سيارة من نوع لاند كروز بأسعار مضاعفة.</p> <h3><font color="#800000">الاخبار السياسية</font></h3> <p><strong>خالد الملا يعتبر المفسدين من أعدى اعداء العراق ويصفهم بالوباء </strong></p> <p>دعا رئيس جماعة علماء العراق في الجنوب خالد الملا البرلمان ولجنة النزاهة إلى كشف ملفات المفسدين وإحالتهم إلى القضاء. <br/>واوردت وكالة الصحافة المستقلة الجمعة عن بيان لمكتب الملا تأكيده إن الفاسدين أعدى علينا من عدونا لأنهم منا وهم وباء علينا وسبة لنا وعلينا أن نتصدى لهم بكل الوسائل المتاحة والمشروعة حتى لا يتمادوا في غيهم وفسادهم. <br/>واضاف أن بعض المسؤولين هم من أساء التصرف في هذا النظام الديمقراطي أو استخدمه لأجل مصالحه الخاصة. <br/>واشار الملا الى دور الحكومة باعتبار ان لها دور تنفيذي ولا ينبغي أن يكون دورها التستر على الفاسدين إن كانوا وزراء أو دون ذلك أو أعلى من ذلك لان هذه السرقات هي التي تجعل اقتصادنا منهار.</p> <p><b>حسين الشامي يهاجم بهاء الاعرجي وينفي وجود فساد في صفقة شراء جامعة البكر</b> </p> <p>رد رئيس مجلس إدارة جامعة الامام الصادق حسين بركة الشامي على تصريحات رئيس لجنة النزاهة البرلمانية النائب بهاء الأعرجي، دون ذكر اسمه، والتي اتهمه فيها بعملية فساد واسعة تتعلق بشراء جامعة البكر بقيمة مليار و300 مليون دينار فقط. <br/>وكشف الشامي في بيان صحفي الخلفيات القانونية والرسمية لإنشاء الجامعة، مؤكداً أنها ليست ربحية، وليست مشروعاً شخصياً بل هي مسجلة لجهة خيرية ولها مجلس أمناء وهي بمثابة الوقف الشرعي. <br/>وتساءل السيد الشامي في بيانه، عن مصير الدعوات التي اطلقها الأعرجي حول كشف ملفات فساد كبيرة، ثم تراجع عنها، منوهاً الى وجود تسويات خاصة في هذا المجال مع المتورطين الحقيقين في الفساد. <br/>وكان رئيس لجنة النزاهة في مجلس النواب بهاء الاعرجي قد كشف عن صدور 11 امر قبض بحق عدد من كبار الشخصيات من بينها وزير ووكلاء وزارات ومحافظين وضباط كبار ومديرون عامون علي خلفية قضايا فساد. <br/>واوضح الاعرجي "ان ابرز ملف للفساد تم الكشف عنه يتعلق باقدام وزارة الدفاع علي بيع جامعة البكر سابقا الي جامعة الامام جعفر الصادق بقيمة مليار و300 مليون دينار فقط ، منوها الي ان الجامعة تقع في منطقة الوزيرية وسط بغداد وتبلغ مساحتها 13 الف متر مربع" . <br/>واضاف "لقد ابطلنا البيع واحلنا القضية الى التحقيق والادلة الي القضاء حيث توجد لدينا اضبارة كاملة وواسعة لكل الاطراف المشاركة في هذه القضية ومن ثم سيحال المتورطون الي النزاهة". </p> <h3><font color="#800000">الاخبار الاقتصادية</font></h3> <p><b>خبير اقتصادي : نسبة الفقراء بين سكان العراق تصل الى 29 %</b></p> <p>كشف الخبير الاقتصادي قصي الجابري، ان نسبة الفقراء بين سكان العراق تصل الى حوالي 29 % في الوقت الحالي. <br/>وقال الجابري في تصريح صحفي اليوم الجمعة " ان نسبة الفقراء في المجتمع العراقي تصل الى نحو 29 %، داعيا الدولة الى ضرورة وضع حلول للقضاء على هذه الظاهرة في المجتمع العراقي". <br/>واضاف "ان موضوع الفقر يعد من احد اهم التحديات التي رافقت المسيرة التنموية في العراق خلال العقود الثلاث الاخيرة ، وبات يضرب عمق البنى التحتية وتهدد النسيج الاجتماعي واليات تماسكه".</p> <p><b>لجنة الاقتصاد النيابية تدعو الى انشاء معامل للاستفادة من النفايات</b></p> <p>دعت لجنة الاقتصاد والاستثمار البرلمانية الى وضع خطط استراتيجية في مجال البيئة وانشاء معامل للاستفادة من النفايات. <br/>وقال عضو لجنة الاقتصاد والاستثمار البرلمانية عبد الحسين عبطان في تصريح صحفي اليوم الجمعة "ان اغلب دول العالم تستفيد من النفايات من خلال المعامل المتطورة والخاصه بها في موارد متعددة من اهمها الاسمدة الزراعية"، داعيا الى " وضع خطط استراتيجية في مجال البيئة وانشاء معامل للاستفادة من النفايات بدلاً من التخلص منها". <br/>واوضح عبطان" يفترض ان تكون هناك خطة استراتيجة للبلاد في كافه المجالات ومنها مجال البيئة الذي يتحسن من خلال انشاء معامل عملاقة تقضي على كثير من النفايات الموجودة في انحاء العراق". <br/>واشار عبطان الى" ان الدول الاوربية تستخدم هذه النفايات لتوليد الطاقة الكهربائية كما موجود في السويد، وهناك بعض الدول تقوم بأستخراج المواد التي تساعد في تبليط الشوارع".</p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 1.5em"><font color="#800000">الاخبار الامنية </font></span></strong></p> <p><strong>مسلحون يختطفون صبياً وسط كركوك </strong></p> <p>أفاد مصدر امني الجمعة بأن مسلحين مجهولين اختطفوا صبيا قرب منزله وسط كركوك. وقال المصدر إن مسلحين مجهولين يستقلون سيارة حديثة تمكنوا صباح اليوم من اختطاف صبي بالقرب من , </p> <p>منزله في منطقة طريق بغداد وسط كركوك.وأضاف المصدر أن المسلحين اقتادوا المختطف إلى جهة مجهولة مشيرا إلى أن قوة أمنية فتحت تحقيقا لمعرفة ملابسات الحادث والجهة التي تقف وراءه.</p> <p><b>اعتقال تسعة أشخاص بينهم أربعة مطلوبين بتهمة "الإرهاب" في ديالى</b></p> <p>أعلن مصدر في شرطة محافظة ديالى ،اليوم الجمعة، أن الأجهزة الأمنية اعتقلت تسعة أشخاص بينهم أربعة مطلوبين بتهمة "الإرهاب" خلال عمليات دهم وتفتيش في مناطق متفرقة من المحافظة. <br/>وقال المصدر" إن قوات من الشرطة شنت ظهر اليوم، عمليات دهم وتفتيش في مناطق بعقوبة وأطراف قضاء المقدادية شمال شرق بعقوبة وناحية بني سعد جنوب غرب بعقوبة، أسفرت عن إلقاء القبض على تسعة أشخاص بينهم أربعة مطلوبين للقضاء العراقي بتهمة الإرهاب". <br/>وأضاف المصدر" أن الأجهزة الأمنية اقتادت المعتقلين إلى مراكز الاحتجاز الأمني لإجراء التحقيقات معهم".</p> <p><strong>اللواء الركن مهدي صبيح هاشم قائدا جديدا لشرطة نينوى</strong> </p> <p>اعلن مصدر في شرطة نينوى ان امرا صدر بتعيين اللواء الركن مهدي صبيح هاشم قائدا جديدا لشرطة نينوى خلفا للواء الركن احمد حسن عطية . <br/>وقال المصدر "ان اللواء هاشم ، وهو من اهالي مدينة الكوت ، باشر دوامه الرسمي في شرطة نينوى مساء امس ". <br/>يذكر ان اللواء الركن مهدي صبيح هاشم هو اول قائد لشرطة نينوى من خارج المحافظة منذ العام 2003. </p> <p><strong>نقيب يقتل عنصراً في الصحوة جنوب غرب كركوك </strong></p> <p>افاد مصدر امني الجمعة بأن عنصراً في الصحوة قتل بنيران نقيب إثر مشاجرة بينهما جنوب غرب كركوك.وقال المصدر إن ضابطاً برتبة نقيب في الصحوة أطلق النار في ساعة متقدمة من ليل أمس، </p> <p>على أحد عناصر الصحوة إثر مشاجرة وقعت بينهما في قرية الحمراء التابعة لناحية الرياض ( 55 كم جنوب غرب كركوك) مما أسفر عن مقتله في الحال مبيناً أن النقيب فر إلى جهة مجهولة.وأضاف المصدر أن قوة أمنية فرضت طوقا امنيا على مكان الحادث ونقلت جثة القتيل إلى دائرة الطب العدلي فيما نفذت عملية دهم وتفتيش للبحث عن النقيب الفار.</p> <p><strong>مسلحون يطلقون النار على إذاعة في السليمانية </strong></p> <p>افادت محطة اذاعية محلية في السليمانية بأن مبناها تعرض إلى أضرار بعد إطلاق النار عليه من قبل مسلحين مجهولين ادى الى اصابة واجهة المبنى باطلاقات دون ان يسفر عن خسائر بالارواح، </p> <p>في وقت كانت السليمانية شهدت قيام مجهولين بحرق السيارة الشخصية لمسؤول بالحزب ذاته.وقال مصدر صحفي إن مسلحين مجهولين اطلقوا النار على مبنى الاذاعة الواقع شمال مدينة السليمانية وفروا الى جهة غير معروفة.</p> <p><strong>انفجار عبوة ناسفة وسط الرمادي </strong></p> <p>أفاد مصدر امني الجمعة بأن ستة من عناصر الشرطة سقطوا بين شهيد جريح بانفجار عبوة ناسفة وسط مدينة الرمادي مركز المحافظة. وقال المصدر إن عبوة ناسفة انفجرت فجر اليوم في شارع المستودع , </p> <p>وسط الرماي مركز محافظة الأنبار مستهدفة دورية للشرطة الحكومية ما أسفر عن استشهاد ثلاثة من عناصرها وإصابة ثلاثة آخرين وتدمير إحدى عجلاتها.وأضاف المصدر أن قوة أمنية طوقت منطقة الحادث وفرضت إجراءات مشددة فيما نقلت المصابين إلى المستشفى القريب والشهداء إلى دائرة الطب العدلي.</p> <h3><font color="#800000">اخبار متفرقة من العراق</font></h3> <p><b>غرق طفلين في بركة خلفتها مياه الأمطار جنوبي كركوك</b></p> <p>أعلن مصدر امني، اليوم الجمعة، أن طفلين غرقا في بركة خلفتها مياه الأمطار جنوبي كركوك. <br/>وقال المصدر "إن طفلين من منطقة دور الفيلق جنوبي كركوك غرقا، صباح اليوم، أثناء اللعب في بركة خلفتها مياه الأمطار". <br/>وتشهد اغلب المدن العراقية منذ يومين موجة امطار عزيرة وعواصف شديدة ادت الى غرق الشوارع والازقة وانهيار بعض المنازل وسقوط ابراج الطاقة.</p> <p><strong>"الثور المجنح" و"الشمس السومرية" علامة فارقة في قمة الزهور ببغداد </strong></p> <p>بغداد – 22 – 4 (كونا) — يمتد "الثور المجنح" رمز الحضارة الاشورية في بلاد الرافدين على مساحة مئة متر مربع في حديقة الزوراء بالعاصمة بغداد ولكن هذه المرة يتشكل من زهور مختلفة الانواع في تشكيلة تختزل الوان الطيف العراقي. <br/>وغير بعيد عنه تنتصب منارة جامع الخلفاء وقبته في تشكيل من الورد والآس ونبات السايكس لاستعادة تراث عباسي وثمة زهور مختلفة الالوان والاجناس تمتد على الارض في اشعة دائرية مشكلة شمس تموز السومرية. <br/>هذا ما يمكن ان تشاهده في مهرجان الزهور الثالث في حديقة الزوراء بالعاصمة العراقية والذي كان متنفسا للعائلة البغدادية طوال اسبوع كامل حيث تم تحويل مساحة 50 ألف متر مربع الى ساحة كبيرة من الزهور والورود ذات الألوان الزاهية. <br/>وقد حمل المهرجان شعار (بغداد الق وزهور) بحسب ما قاله مدير اعلام امانة بغداد حكيم عبد الزهرة لوكالة الانباء الكويتية (كونا).</p> <p><strong>المصدر : </strong>(إقرأ المزيد)<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2161616&Language=ar" class="external" target="_blank">كونا : "الثور المجنح" 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(IDPs) and returnees may not be fully implemented this year because of a funding shortfall, says Deputy Minister for Displacement and Migration Azhar Al-Mousawi. </p> <p> <a title="IDPs_in_northern_Baghdad_receive_aid_from_Red_Crescent_Society_volunteers_file_photo_caption by Gorillas Guides, on Flickr" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://www.flickr.com/photos/gorillasguides/5568216047/" class="external" target="_blank"><img style="display: inline; float: left; margin: 3px 10px 5px 0px" height="262" alt="IDPs_in_northern_Baghdad_receive_aid_from_Red_Crescent_Society_volunteers_file_photo_caption" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654im_/http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5222/5568216047_d9befe0a3e_o.jpg" width="350" align="left"/></a> <p>“We have set [up] a lot of big projects this year, but the ministry – according to the allocated budget – may not be able to implement its commitments,” he told IRIN on 26 February. </p> <p>In January, the government announced plans to tackle internal displacement, and monitor and assist Iraqi refugees abroad. It sought to encourage IDPs to go back to their areas of origin, stay in the areas they have ended up in, or help them move to a new area. </p> <p>The government also established “Return Assistance Centres” in Baghdad, and offered a financial assistance package of US$850 and a six-month rental compensation package for registered IDPs. </p> <p>“We have plans to tackle internal displacement, help the returnees and encourage expatriates [mainly doctors and teachers who fled the violence] to return," Mousawi said. "All these plans need money [but] what we have is not enough." </p> <p>According to the UN Secretary-General’s representative on the rights of IDPs, Walter Kalin, the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/SNAA-8EBLQH?OpenDocument&rc=3&cc=irq" class="external" target="_blank">scale and history of forced displacement</a> in Iraq  has created a complex situation that needs a “comprehensive strategy” to address the immediate humanitarian needs and human rights of displacement-affected communities, and find durable solutions. </p> <p>“Iraq has suffered many waves of internal displacement throughout its recent past as a result of conflict, sectarian violence, and forced population movements associated with policies of the former regime – with an estimated 1.55 million persons remaining in displacement since 2006,” Kalin said in a 16 February report. </p> <p>“This situation is compounded by a marked deterioration of basic infrastructures and services across the country, lack of livelihoods and economic opportunities, continuing insecurity and sectarian divisions, as well as serious deficits in relation to governance, rule of law and the capacity of government structures." </p> <p>According to the Washington-based <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://csis.org/" class="external" target="_blank">Centre for Strategic and International Studies</a>, Iraqi IDPs and refugees are unwilling to return to their places of origin because of continued real or perceived threats of violence: Their homes were either destroyed or occupied by others; and they lacked employment opportunities and access to essential services. </p> <h3>Seeking partners</h3> <p>Mousawi said his ministry, which is mandated to implement government plans for IDPs and returnees, was only allocated the equivalent of US$250 million this year, but needs $416-500 million to fully implement its plans. Iraq’s parliament approved an $82.6 billion budget on 20 February. </p> <p>The ministry, he added, would review its plans and seek partners mainly in the UN. “Our priority is to help displaced people and returnees to meet their needs,” he said. “But returnees will need more to be spent on them than those still displaced because they need health, education and other services." </p> <p>Funding shortfalls have also affected the work of international organizations. In its 2011 Global Appeal, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said its budget for this year in Iraq was about $210.6 million, lamenting a 20-40 percent funding shortfall. </p> <p>“Some returnees and IDPs remain in dire circumstances that require urgent humanitarian interventions,” it said in an appeal earlier this year. </p> <p>(For latest statistics on returnees and IDPs by governorate, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://www.iauiraq.org/documents/1300/Return%20Update%20IRAQ%20JAN%202011.pdf" class="external" target="_blank">see</a>) </p> <p>According to Kalin, over 75 percent of IDPs live in rented accommodation or with host families, while over 20 percent live in irregular settlements, former military camps, tents and public buildings. </p> <p>There are an estimated 1.5 million IDPs across the country, according to Refugees International and the Brookings Institution. Many of these fled their homes after sectarian violence broke out following the 2003 war that toppled Saddam Hussein. </p> <p>(For a recent IOM review of displacement and return in Iraq since 2006, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://www.iauiraq.org/documents/1308/librar.pdf" class="external" target="_blank">see</a>) </p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportID=92060" class="external" target="_blank">IRIN Middle East | IRAQ: Funding shortfall hits plans for IDPs, returnees | Iraq | Economy | Refugees/IDPs</a></p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" id="post-12162"> <div class="postmetadata"><span class="comments"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/2011/01/08/us-reconstruction-effort-fails-to-reach-iraqs-desperately-poor/#respond" title="Comment on US reconstruction effort fails to reach Iraq’s desperately poor">No Comments</a></span> Posted on January 8th, 2011 by Fatima Jameel</div> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/2011/01/08/us-reconstruction-effort-fails-to-reach-iraqs-desperately-poor/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to US reconstruction effort fails to reach Iraq’s desperately poor">US reconstruction effort fails to reach Iraq’s desperately poor</a></h3> <p class="postmetadata">Category: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/category/children/" title="View all posts in Children" rel="category tag">Children</a>, Tags: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/al-tajiat/" rel="tag">Al-Tajiat</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/baghdad/" rel="tag">Baghdad</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/child-poverty/" rel="tag">Child Poverty</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/children/" rel="tag">Children</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/corruption/" rel="tag">Corruption</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/criminal-gangs/" rel="tag">Criminal gangs</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/economy/" rel="tag">Economy</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/education/" rel="tag">Education</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/garbage/" rel="tag">garbage</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/iraqi-economy/" rel="tag">iraqi economy</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/living-below-the-poverty-line/" rel="tag">living below the poverty line</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/poverty/" rel="tag">Poverty</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/reconstruction/" rel="tag">Reconstruction</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/water/" rel="tag">Water</a></p> <div class="entry" dir="rtl" align="right"> <p>Despite the US pumping billions of dollars into regenerating Iraq, thousands of Iraqis are still living below the poverty line and are skeptical about prospects for improvement. </p> <p>At 7am every day, Fatma crouches outside her house and along with her sister and cousins and begins to sort through garbage. </p> <p>Displaced from southern Iraq, Fatma’s family is too poor to send her to school and so she works eight hours a day sorting through Baghdad’s landfill, collecting plastic and metal that will be shipped abroad for recycling.  Her reward for carting forty pounds of trash around is two dollars and fifty cents. </p> <p>For many, the acres of Baghdad’s trash is just waste, but for local families, this is not only their livelihood, but also their home. </p> <p>Over 2,000 people live on Baghdad’s landfill, Al-Tajiat, making their homes out of the garbage that the rest of the city throws away.  There is no running water or electricity and no access to medical treatment.  If someone becomes sick they have to be taken to hospital by donkey cart. </p> <p>“<em>Can you believe that an Iraqi would live in a shack made from garbage?</em>” asks Tabar Mutar Hassan Al-Musawi, a local tribal leader. “<em>People hoped for development and change so we could say that Iraq is still a wonderful place, blessed by God. The old regime is gone and we have a new government, but look at our situation.  We are living in shacks</em>.” </p> <p>The US is spending $53 billion on the reconstruction effort in Iraq, but the residents of Al-Tajiat have not seen a dime of it. What they have seen, though, is the sectarian violence that drove them from their homes five years ago. </p> <p>“<em>We used to live in Abu-Ghraib</em>,” says Naima Faisal. “<em>Then America came. The war increased in Iraq.  People started killing each other and so we fled because we were afraid</em>.” </p> <p>In 2005, Naima’s family moved to the landfill and have been living there ever since, too afraid and too poor to return home. Naima is still unemployed. </p> <p>“<em>The American occupation turned Iraq into a battlefield as well as sewing the seeds of political corruption</em>,” says Faizia al-Obaidiy, an MP. “<em>How can Americans stand back and watch without intervening in this situation?  Everybody knows about the failure of the Iraqi economy.  It has fallen to 70% if not 90% of what it used to be. This is having a terrible effect on the ground, both socially and economically</em>.” </p> <p>Experts worry about the children who grow up too poor to go to school. Without an education, they are easily preyed on by criminal gangs and terrorist organizations that lure them with money and promises of a brighter future. </p> <p>“<em>How can I fulfill a dream when I live in fear</em>?” asks 19-year-old Mohammed. “<em>I can’t accomplish anything.  We want nothing but security and for everyone to go back home, even though there is no work.  We only need security.  That’s it. We don’t want anything but security</em>.” </p> <p>Iraq remains a very dangerous place where kidnappings and murders are part of daily life.  For the Shia families, living on a trash heap is still better than living with Sunni neighbors back home. </p> <p>But, until that is possible and until American reconstruction dollars reach the quarter of Iraq’s population that live in poverty, children like Fatma will continue to collect trash in order to survive</p> <p>Source: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://rt.com/news/us-reconstruction-reach-poor/" class="external" target="_blank">US reconstruction effort fails to reach Iraq’s desperately poor — RT</a></p> <p>Editor’s Note: The RT report at the source URI has a video – Fatima Jameel</p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" id="post-12078"> <div class="postmetadata"><span class="comments"><a 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dir="rtl" align="right"> <p>Even with a new government finally in place in Iraq, the country is still on the brink of disaster, writes <b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2010/1029/re6.htm" class="external" target="_blank">Salah Hemeid</a></b></p> <p>Ordinary Iraqis expressed their relief last week at the fact that a new government was finally in place after nine months of gridlock, hoping that this will now be a step towards peace and stability in the beleaguered nation.</p> <p>However, while the breakthrough may have ended the governmental impasse, the crisis has only highlighted the fragility of Iraqi state-building more than seven and a half years after the US-led invasion of the country.</p> <p>The year 2010 did not start off well for Iraq as violence persisted and politicians’ bickering raised concerns about the country’s ability to get back onto its feet after the US withdrawal next year. </p> <p>Thousands were killed, including civilian bystanders, army and security officers and government officials, and thousands others wounded in a string of suicide bombings and attacks in Iraq throughout the year.</p> <p>The violence proved that the Iraqi security forces are not yet able to protect civilians in terms of numbers, equipment and training, while insurgents tied to Al-Qaeda continue to launch attacks, spreading an air of danger in many Iraqi cities.</p> <p>Critics maintain that the newly trained Iraqi armed forces are incompetent and sharply divided along ethnic and sectarian lines and that they cannot be expected to succeed in ending the violence, raising questions about whether the remaining US troops in Iraq will be able to exit the country as many Iraqis desire. </p> <p>The United States has reiterated that it will stick to plans to withdraw all its troops from Iraq by December next year, but Washington might have second thoughts if the new government fails to restore stability and insurgents continue their campaign to bring it down. </p> <p>In addition to the security problems, the newly formed government has to end the chaos in Iraq and deal with multiple political, social and economic setbacks.</p> <p>One of the biggest problems is the deep schism facing the country, which needs to be bridged by national reconciliation. Reconciliation of Iraq’s ethno-religious communities is seen as a necessary precursor to stemming the country’s sectarian violence.</p> <p>There are dangers that the country is descending into a situation in which it is becoming less tolerant in terms of religious freedoms and human rights, as the government fails to deal with increasing fundamentalism.</p> <p>An intensifying campaign is putting more pressure on the government to go after religious fundamentalists, operating in Baghdad and other Iraqi cities, who seek to impose their strict interpretation of Islam.</p> <p>There have been widespread reports that these groups have ordered social clubs, bars and alcohol shops to close down and that they are intimidating people who do not follow their version of Islamic values. </p> <p>The crackdown has included shutting music and drama departments in arts institutes, banning arts festivals and circuses, and imposing strict codes of behaviour.</p> <p>The moves have heightened concerns among academics and intellectuals that Iraq, now emerging from foreign occupation and war, is displaying all the tendencies of a Taliban-like Islamic state.</p> <p>The year 2010 was also among the worst for the country’s Christians, with thousands fleeing their homes and more leaving the country during 2010 than at any time since the US-led invasion. </p> <p>The latest exodus follows a massacre led by Al-Qaeda at a Christian Catholic Church in central Baghdad on 31 October, which left some 60 people dead, almost 100 maimed and an already apprehensive community terrified.</p> <p>Since then, the terrorist group has targeted Christians in their homes, including family members of those who survived the attack.</p> <p>In Baghdad, as well as in the northern cities of Mosul and Kirkuk, Christmas services have been cancelled for fear of further violence. </p> <p>After more than seven years of war, the Iraqi economy is in tatters, with the country depending largely on imports for nearly everything from cars to tomatoes. Unemployment is among the highest in any country worldwide.</p> <p>The country also still lacks basic services. Electricity is in short supply, medicines are available mainly through the black market, and there are long lines for fuel in a country that has the third largest oil reserves in the world.</p> <p>Another serious problem is corruption, which is spectacular even by world standards. Iraq is ranked fifth from the bottom of the pressure group Transparency International’s list of 180 nations.</p> <p>Bribery and outright theft surround virtually every Iraqi government department, with some of the kickbacks being used by rival politicians to cement their power bases in order to perpetuate their hegemony in the country.</p> <p>Some two million Iraqi refugees are either abroad or displaced inside Iraq after being forced to flee their homes to safe havens because of violence and sectarian threats.</p> <p>Today, most of Baghdad’s neighbourhoods are shielded by high concrete walls from the rubble-strewn streets and are cordoned off by the security forces as residents are trapped in fear of a renewal of sectarian conflict. </p> <p>However, the good news in 2010 was that Iraq increased its oil exports. New Petroleum Minister Abdel-Karim Luaibi said on Wednesday that Iraq’s crude oil production had increased by 100,000 barrels a day to 2.5 million barrels. </p> <p>The ministry had announced earlier that sales from Iraqi crude oil exports during the first 11 months of 2010 had reached $46.9 billion. Last year, Iraq’s oil revenues reached $41.3 billion, compared with $60 billion in 2008.</p> <p>Iraq might have made other small advances in 2010, especially in avoiding civil war, but the country still has a long way to go. At the end of a long and exhausting year, it is hard to see a clear end in sight.</p> <p>Strengthening the Iraqi state will be hard, especially after the March elections that produced a government many Iraqis consider to be weak, fragmented and incompetent.</p> <p>According to some scenarios for post-2010 Iraq, next year will be crucial as it will see the withdrawal of the remaining US troops. The pullout will mean that the US will no longer have a large foothold in Iraq, leaving the country to local forces and interests as it absorbs the after- effects of the American-led invasion.</p> <p>One scenario is that the national partnership government will succeed in holding the country together and that a strong central government will emerge. This will be able to prevent violence escalating and erupting into all-out civil war.</p> <p>A second scenario would be that the instability in Iraq continues, with the growing confrontation between the country’s Sunnis and Shias over power and resources leading the country into chaos.</p> <p>Neighbouring countries will be fearful of the risk of contagion and will try to keep the chaos contained within Iraq’s borders. A proxy war could be the result, along the lines of what is happening in Somalia.</p> <p>Another scenario would be the collapse of the government because of sectarian fighting and the country descending into outright civil war. This would most likely lead to Iraq’s disintegration with instability spreading to the entire region.</p> <p>The year 2011 will be pivotal for Iraq’s future, and that future will be more than anything else determined by the fortunes of the new government. </p> <p>It is to be hoped that Iraq’s politicians will not repeat their previous mistakes and that they will stand together to end the people’s misery and start rebuilding the devastated country.</p> <p><strong>Source: </strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2010/1029/re6.htm" class="external" target="_blank">Al-Ahram Weekly | Region | A pivotal year for Iraqis</a></p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" id="post-11425"> <div class="postmetadata"><span class="comments"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/09/07/syria-iraqi-refugee-children-dropping-out-of-school/#respond" title="Comment on SYRIA: Iraqi refugee children dropping out 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Having a generation not equipped to participate in the economy of their country serves no one,” said Sherazade Boualia, UNICEF head in Syria. </p> <p>Syria, which took in up to 1.2 million of the two million refugees who fled sectarian violence in the wake of the 2003 war in Iraq, opened its public education system to the refugees, but many are unable to benefit. </p> <p>Children often <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=87418" class="external" target="_blank">work</a> to bring in extra income for their families. Iraqis are not legally allowed to work in Syria and black market jobs often pay just 100 SYP (US$2) per day, according to the refugees. </p> <p>Hussein Ali, 16, said he had to drop out of school to earn money cleaning in a hotel. “We are very grateful for the cash assistance from the UNHCR [UN Refugee Agency],” said Mr Ali, his father, who has a disability which prevents him from working. “But it is not enough.” </p> <p>Others have to travel too far to get to a school with available places, or cannot afford the nominal fees. “Most of the Iraqi refugee population is concentrated in and around Damascus where schools’ capacity is already stretched,” said Boualia. </p> <p>The refugees’ plight is getting worse as remittances are drying up and savings running out, said US NGO Refugees International. </p> <p>Over the last three years the number of Iraqi refugee children dropping out of school has risen steadily, according to UNICEF. </p> <p>Government figures indicate that 49,132 Iraqi refugees were enrolled in the 2007-2008 school year, but this dropped to 32,425 in 2008-2009. Refugees International said the number had dropped further this year, with 30 percent fewer children enrolled. </p> <p>"The decline is linked to families experiencing more financial stress as well as resettlement to third countries and returns to Iraq," said Boualia. </p> <p>Anecdotal evidence suggests most of those dropping out are male, with families keeping girls in school. </p> <p>Teachers say Iraqi children are falling behind at school due to emotional problems, gaps in their education, or difficulties adjusting to their new situation in Syria. </p> <h3>Action </h3> </p> <p>In coordination with the Syrian government, UNICEF is attempting to tackle the problem with a US$6 million project, which includes improving facilities at schools with a high proportion of refugees, remedial classes for children who have fallen behind, and vocational evening classes for those working. </p> <p>UNICEF is also training teachers in the psycho-social needs of Iraqis which may be preventing them from concentrating. “The majority of Iraqis have at least one family member that suffers from extreme depression," said Elizabeth Campbell, senior official at Refugees International. Many of those are children. UNHCR says 150 Iraqis are referred for counselling every month. </p> <p>Refugee registration data shows most Iraqi refugee adults living in Syria are educated and value education for their children. But experts say solutions must be found or children will continue to drop out of school. </p> <p>“The needs of the whole family must be met to ensure children attend school,” said Campbell. </p> <p>Experts say providing families with financial assistance contingent upon their children enrolling in school, or providing hot meals at schools, might be one way forward.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=90412" class="external" target="_blank">IRIN Middle East | SYRIA: Iraqi refugee children dropping out of school | Middle East | Syria | Children Education Refugees/IDPs | Feature</a></p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" id="post-11015"> <div class="postmetadata"><span class="comments"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/06/11/turkey-muddies-the-water/#respond" title="Comment on Turkey muddies the water">No Comments</a></span> Posted on June 11th, 2010 by Nur 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In response, the government signed a deal with the Kuwaiti Fund for Arab Economic Development to begin a project on the Tigris close to the Syrian-Turkish-Iraqi border, diverting enough water to fertilise 200,000 hectares.</p> <p>Baghdad was infuriated by the project and called Damascus to an "emergency meeting" to clarify the details of the "surprise plan" which would divert river water over long distances inside Syrian territories. Iraq’s Water Resources Ministry stated that any diverted water will affect Iraq’s already meagre water quota, which would negatively influence local agriculture and the economy. Iraqi officials also predicted that the plan will jeopardise already worsening relations between the two neighbouring states.</p> <p>Syria has not responded to Iraq’s invitation. Informed Syrian sources asserted that the project was conceived decades ago, and not a new concept at all, as the Iraqis are claiming. In fact, it is an indicator of warming relations between Syria and Turkey, because Ankara gave Damascus the green light to go ahead and begin the project.</p> <p>The plan is indeed old, but was delayed because previous governments in Turkey refused to sign any agreement to share water with Syria and Iraq. With encouragement from abroad, Ankara was fooled into believing that it would be stronger and have more leverage by controlling the water flow.</p> <p>Syria and Iraq have fought over water resources in the past. In the 1980s, it threatened to ignite a war. Eventually the quarrel came to include Turkey, especially after Ankara began building large dams on the Euphrates and Tigris. So far, no three-way agreement has been reached because Turkey refuses to share the water with Syria and Iraq.</p> <p>The heart of the problem lies in differences of interpretation of Syria and Iraq on the one hand, and Turkey on the other. Turkey believes the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which originate in the Taurus Mountains in Turkey and pass through Syria and Iraq, to be "marginally cross-border rivers" because they barely pass inside the borders of Syria and Iraq. But Syria and Iraq consider them major international water bodies which should be evenly divided among everyone.</p> <p>When the regimes in Damascus and Baghdad fell out in the 1970-80s, this negatively affected their rights to the waters of the Euphrates and Tigris and a number of smaller rivers, because they refused to sit together or with the Turkish side. Ankara used Syrian- Iraqi tensions to exercise control over the waters of the rivers and keep a much larger share than stipulated in international water agreements for itself. It constructed massive dams on the rivers, using their waters in agricultural and industrial projects along their banks. It cut down the amount of water going to each country, and refused to recognise that the two rivers were international waterways but rather local Turkish rivers which happen to pass through Syria and Iraq on their way to the Arab shore, south of Basra in Iraq.</p> <p>In 1974, Turkey began the Southeastern Anatolian (GAP) project which consists of 21 dams, 17 of which on the Euphrates including Ataturk Dam and four others on the River Tigris. It also included 19 power stations and 47 water reservoirs, and a variety of other projects in the fields of agriculture, industry, transportation, irrigation and communication. Ankara earmarked $32 billion for the project and received a large part of the budget from international funding in the form of loans and grants, especially from the US, Canada, Israel and France.</p> <p>In 1987, Syria and Iraq tried to gain some recognition over the waters of the two rivers, but it was too late. Turkey refused to negotiate with them as one party and dealt with each side separately, taking a disproportionate amount for itself. Damascus and Baghdad could do nothing, especially in light of the fact that Ankara continued its plans to construct dams and was able to cut off the flow of the river altogether to both neighbours.</p> <p>In 1989, Syria and Iraq agreed to divide the quota of the Euphrates River given to them, whereby Syria’s share amounted to 42 per cent and 52 per cent went to Iraq. Later, in 2000, the two sides agreed that Syria should receive a share of the Tigris water (which flows 50km inside its border), enough to irrigate almost 200,000 hectares of land.</p> <p>In the end, sharing the waters of the Euphrates and Tigris became a capricious matter, not relying on clear and precise agreements based on international law. Turkey’s whims dictate quotas with no base in international law. In 2007, a three-way meeting failed to result in a comprehensive agreement on the issue because Turkey refused to change the status quo and wanted to make it a de facto arrangement.</p> <p>Syria’s project to divert Tigris water, which it started publicly planning at the beginning of this year, has antagonised the Iraqis to an unexpected degree, and Baghdad’s reaction came as a surprise to Damascus. This is especially true since there is a preliminary agreement regarding this issue with the previous regime in Iraq, which Iraqis today consider invalid. The Syrians counter that the agreement was concluded with a legitimate Iraqi government and not one person per se, and it is illogical to annul agreements between countries every time the regime changes.</p> <p>Syrian political circles feel that Iraq’s reasoning is another attempt by Iraq’s government to raise tensions between the two countries, and manipulate this domestically now that Iraq is about to form a new government.</p> <p>Relations between the two neighbours have not been at their best for almost one year, after Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki accused Syria of hosting and assisting Al-Baath Party elements who support the ousted regime in Baghdad. Iraq claims these elements are behind a number of attacks in Baghdad which have killed hundreds of Iraqis. These accusations also came as a surprise for the Syrians who said they have tried their utmost in the past few years to prevent fighters from going into Iraq by more vigilant control of the border. At the same time, Syria is home to 1.5 million Iraqi refugees and says it has cooperated with Iraqi authorities.</p> <p>Syrian officials believe that Iraq’s objections to the Tigris project are not a result of Iraqi concerns over water but have other political goals to do with domestic Iraqi politics, power struggles among Iraqi factions, and complications in forming Iraq’s new cabinet.</p> <p>No doubt, the quarrel between Syria and Iraq over the past decades has allowed Turkey to do as it pleases with the waters of the Euphrates and Tigris. Today, closer ties between Damascus and Ankara — which could almost be described as a strategic alliance — are still not enough to convince Turkey to admit that these are international rivers, and it continues to control them unilaterally.</p> <p>Observers believe that rising political friction between Syria and Iraq, their distraction with secondary issues over more important ones, and their lax positions towards Turkey on the water issue and other matters have not only caused tension, but resulted in immense strategic losses for both parties. </p> <p>They will have to look beyond this current spat and focus on the real problem — resolving the quota issue with Turkey.</p> </blockquote> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2010/1002/re85.htm" class="external" target="_blank">Al-Ahram Weekly | Region | Turkey muddies the water</a></p> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" id="post-10787"> <div class="postmetadata"><span 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الأصوات الحالية تدعو إلى الحوار والتوصل الى تفاهمات بين الجانبين العراقي والسوري،</p> <p>مشيراً الى ان قراءة الوضع الحالي لا تدل على أمكانية حدوث تصعيد يمكن يصل لحالة الصراع بمختلف مستوياته على المياه. يذكر ان مناطق شمال العراق تعتمد في توليد الطاقة الكهربائية على المحطات الكهرومائية من خلال مشاريع دوكان ودربندخان وسد الموصل، وان انخفاض مناسيب مياه دجلة ستؤثر بالسلب على هذه المشاريع. وأضاف مهدي ان تمسك اي جانب بموقفه بشكل لايمكن ان يتحمله الوضع الذي يعاني منه العراق يمكن ان يؤدي الى تصعيد بين الطرفين قد يصل الى خلق أزمة بحيث يخرج الموضوع من حالة التفاهم الى حالة الصراع وعندها ستتدخل الوساطة الدولية ودول الإقليم لحل هذه المشكلة متمنين ان لايصل الوضع لهذا المستوى بأي شكل من الأشكال.ولفت الى وجوب الأتفاق بين البلدين في حق العراق بحصته من المياه بالشكل الذي لايؤثر على أقتصاده ووضعه الزراعي. يذكر ان الحكومة السورية اقرت تنفيذ مشروع بالتعاون مع شركات كويتية لسحب مياه من نهر دجلة لري أراضي سورية تصل مساحتها الى 200 ألف هكتار في منطقة الحسكة شمال شرق البلاد لأغراض زراعية مما أدى الى طلب الحكومة العراقية عقد اجتماع مع الجانب السوري لحل هذا الموضوع بالشكل الذي لا يؤثر الى ورادات العراق المائية. ويعاني العراق وسوريا نقصا في وارداته من المياه السطحية بسبب مواسم الجفاف بالإضافة الى تنفيذ تركيا لمشاريع اروائية ضخمة من خزانات وسدود ادت الى تقليل مناسيب مياه النهرين بشكل كبير. من جانبه قال مدير عام دائرة المشاريع والبزل في وزارة الموارد المائية علي هاشم ان سحب أي كمية من مياه نهر دجلة ستؤثر بالسلب على واردات العراق المائية. وأضاف هاشم طلبنا عبر القنوات الدبلوماسية عقد اجتماع مع الجانب السوري للتوصل لاتفاق يحافظ على حصص العراق المائية من نهر دجلة، مبيناً انه من المتوقع ان نتوصل الى تفاهم وعقد اتفاقيات بهذا الخصوص. وأضاف هاشم ان معدل ما يدخل العراق عبر الحدود الدولية من نهر دجلة يصل الى 19 مليار متر مكعب سنوياً، بينما تبلغ واردات النهر الإجمالية بعد ان تصب به معظم روافده النابعة من ايران لتصل الى 49 مليار متر مكعب سنوياً، مشيراً الى الوزارة تأمل بان لا يقوم الجانب السوري بسحب كميات تؤثر على المعدلات المذكورة خصوصاً في السنوات التي تقل فيها مناسيب المياه في النهر. وأردف سنحاول ان نحصل على أتفاق عادل ومنصف خلال اجتماعنا مع الجانب السوري ونعتقد انهم سيقدرون الوضع، مبيناً انه تم الطلب لعقد هذا الاجتماع عبر القنوات الدبلوماسية من خلال وزارة الخارجية وما زال الجانب العراقي بانتظار الرد، نافياً ان يكون قد تم تحديد اي موعد لذلك. وأكد هاشم عدم وجود اي بروتوكول دولي ينضم حصص </p> </p></div> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" id="post-10545"> <div class="postmetadata"><span class="comments"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/05/16/16th-may-2010-selected-english-language-coverage/#respond" title="Comment on 16th-May-2010 Selected English Language Coverage">No Comments</a></span> Posted on May 16th, 2010 by Ra'ed Al-Bayati</div> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/05/16/16th-may-2010-selected-english-language-coverage/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to 16th-May-2010 Selected English Language Coverage">16th-May-2010 Selected English Language 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<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/turkey/" rel="tag">Turkey</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/xinhua/" rel="tag">Xinhua</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/zebari-major-general-babacar/" rel="tag">Zebari - Major General Babacar</a></p> <div class="entry" dir="rtl" align="right"> <p>I’ve selected a few articles on the recount results being announced and have also selected Reuters’ very useful "factbox" on the steps and deadlines in the government formation process. The Turkish paper "Today’s Zaman" carried a long report on KRG leader Massoud Barzani’s visit to Ankara. Briefly the paper says that a rapprochement with KRG is part of Turkey’s attempts to solve it’s own "Kurdish problem" the article is well worth reading in full. </p> <p>Xinhua’s report on the al-Qaeda affiliated ISI’s choosing new leadership ends with this sharp piece of commentary:</p> <blockquote><p>The nominations of new al-Qaida leaders came after the killing of the two top al-Qaida leaders Abu Ayyub al-Musri and Abu Omer al- Baghdadi in a military operation by Iraqi and U.S. forces last month.</p> <p>Both Iraqi and U.S. officials said the killing of the two men dealt a big blow to al-Qaida in the war-torn country. However, major attacks continued across the country, leaving hundreds dead in the past several weeks</p> </blockquote> <p>Al Zaman’s English edition reports on General Babacer Zebari’s statement that 11 senior al-Qaeda commanders are still at large in Irak. The paper points out that the GZG blames almost all violence in the country on Qaeda bu that analysts and senior government officials say rival political factions with heavily armed militias are also to blame.</p> <p>On the economic front the United Arab Emirates newspaper "The National"  reports that the Chinese state-controlled petroleum company Sinochem has quit the Maysan oilfield project the article is long but it too will repay the time you spend reading it in full.</p> <p style="padding-bottom: 1em; border-bottom: gray 1px solid"><em>Raed</em></p> <h3 style="color: #800000">The Day In Quotes:</h3> <p><strong>Independent High Electoral Commission Qassim al-Abboudi to Xinhua on the result of the Baghdad recount:</strong></p> <blockquote><p>"There is no change in the numbers of seats of any political entity by the re-count of votes of Baghdad province,"</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-05/16/c_13297567.htm" class="external" target="_blank"><strong>source</strong></a></p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Independent High Electoral Commission Qassim al-Abboudi to AP on the result of the Baghdad recount</strong><strong>: </strong></p> <blockquote><p>"I hope that all political blocks are satisfied now that the electoral process was honest and all allegations of fraud and forgery were totally incorrect".</p> <p><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37173752/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/" class="external" target="_blank">Source</a></strong><strong>: </strong></p> </blockquote> <h3 style="color: #800000">Politics and Security</h3> <div style="border-right: lightgrey 1px solid; padding-right: 5px; border-top: lightgrey 1px solid; padding-left: 5px; float: right; padding-bottom: 5px; margin: 5px 0px 5px 15px; border-left: lightgrey 1px solid; width: 285px; padding-top: 5px; border-bottom: lightgrey 1px solid"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://www.reuters.com/" class="external" target="_blank">Reuters</a> have a guide to the "steps in Iraq’s crawl towards a government which I reproduce in full below:</p> <p><strong>Reuters AlertNet – FACTBOX-Deadlines, steps in Iraq’s crawl towards a government</strong><strong>: </strong></p> <blockquote><p>REUTERS – A recount of votes cast in Baghdad did not change the results of Iraq’s March 7 election, leaving intact the two-seat lead of former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi’s cross-sectarian Iraqiya coalition.</p> <p>Because no coalition won enough seats for a majority in parliament, weeks of political negotiations may be needed before the formation of a new government.</p> <p>Here are the next official steps and constitutional deadlines as Iraq’s fledgling democracy crawls toward establishing its next government:</p> <p>* The Independent High Electoral Commission said it would publish the preliminary results on Monday and objectors would have three days to file complaints before the results could be sent to a court for final certification.</p> <p>* The supreme court has no deadline for certifying the results but election officials said they did not expect a long delay. The court has been considering the results from 17 other provinces, excluding Baghdad, for several days already.</p> <p>* President Jalal Talabani must call on the new parliament to convene within 15 days from the date of the certification of the election results.</p> <p>* The oldest member of the Council of Representatives chairs the first session, in which members have a maximum of 15 days to elect a speaker and two deputies.</p> <p>* The council elects a new president within 30 days of its first session.</p> <p>* The new president has 15 days to ask the largest bloc in parliament to try to form a government and choose a prime minister.</p> <p>* The prime minister-designate must form a governing coalition and name a cabinet, or Council of Ministers, within 30 days.</p> <p>* If the prime minister-designate fails to pick a cabinet in the required time, the president has 15 days to nominate someone else to try to form a government.</p> <p>* The new prime minister designate has 30 days to try to form a governing coalition and council of ministers.</p> <p>* A new government is deemed to have been formed when a prime minister’s cabinet nominees and their programmes win the approval of an absolute majority of the members of the Council of Representatives, or parliament.</p> <p>SOURCE: Iraqi constitution, election officials </p> <p>(Reporting by Waleed Ibrahim, Muhanad Mohammed and Ahmed Rasheed, editing by Jim Loney)<strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE64F0C6.htm" class="external" target="_blank">Source</a></strong><strong>: </strong></p> </blockquote></div> <p><strong>Iraq election recount confirms Iyad Allawi victory | World news | The Guardian</strong><strong>: </strong></p> <blockquote><p>A recount of votes in Iraq’s general election did not change the allocation of seats, officials said today, leaving the cross-sectarian coalition led by Iyad Allawi with the biggest parliamentary presence.</p> <p>The secularist former prime minister Allawi’s Iraqiya bloc, supported heavily by Iraq’s minority Sunnis, won 91 seats in the 7 March vote, edging out the mainly Shia State of Law coalition led by the prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, which won 89.</p> <p>Allawi has insisted that winning the close election should give him the first opportunity to form a new government, but Maliki’s bloc has already announced an alliance with the Shia Iraqi National Alliance, which polled third, to form the largest grouping in parliament.</p> <p>The Shia-dominated alliance could push Allawi to the sidelines and anger Sunnis who supported Iraqiya, raising concerns about a potential revival of sectarian conflict as US troops prepare to end combat operations in Iraq by 1 September.</p> <p>The recount of 2.5m votes in Baghdad left intact Allawi’s two-seat lead. "There is a change, but not a significant change, for the [candidates] inside the blocs. … The number of the seats stays as is," said Saad al-Rawi, one of nine commissioners on the Independent High Electoral Commission. </p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/may/16/iraq-election-recount" class="external" target="_blank"><strong>Read in full</strong></a><strong>: </strong></p> <p><em>See also: </em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://english.aljazeera.net//news/middleeast/2010/05/201051615121968150.html" class="external" target="_blank"><strong>Al Jazeera English – Middle East – Result unchanged after Iraq recount</strong></a><strong>:</strong></p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Turkey and the Iraqi Kurds: From Red Lines to Red Carpets</strong><strong>: Today’s Zaman</strong></p> <blockquote><p>If all goes to plan Massoud Barzani, the president of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) will be paying his first official visit to Turkey next month. <br/>The decision to invite the Kurdish leader is in line with recent moves designed to end over a decade of hostility between Ankara and the Iraqi Kurdish leadership. Friendship with the Iraqi Kurds is one of the main pillars of Turkey’s attempts to solve its long-running Kurdish problem.</p> <p>Until recently Barzani, who is also the leader of the most powerful Iraqi Kurdish faction, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), was firmly embedded in Turkey’s official gallery of rogues. He was derided as a cocky tribal upstart who emboldened by U.S. support was accused of plotting against Turkey. Turkey’s hawkish generals would ever so often warn against the “red lines” that Barzani must not breach. “Don’t try to grab Kirkuk” or else… Don’t think about independence or else…” The subtext was that Turkey would invade the Kurdish controlled enclave. A defiant Barzani vowed to fight back. The potential for conflict between a critical NATO ally, Turkey, and its Kurdish friends in Iraq was long a source of worry in Washington. Now the red lines are fading. Turkey is preparing to roll out the red carpet for Barzani. The Kurds’ internationally respected leader is expected to meet with Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and perhaps even with President Abdullah Gül.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-210325-100-turkey-and-the-iraqi-kurds-from-red-lines-to-red-carpets.html" class="external" target="_blank">read in full</a></strong><strong>:</strong></p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Qaida group in Iraq nominates new top leaders</strong><strong>: Xinhua</strong></p> <blockquote><p>BAGHDAD, May 16 (Xinhua) — Al-Qaida in Iraq insurgent group announced Sunday it has nominated new top leaders for its self- styled Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), the group said in a statement posted on the internet.</p> <p>The Mujahdeen Shura Council (MSC), which is an al-Qaida-led umbrella organization of extremist Sunni militant groups, said it has chosen Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi al-Hussieni al-Quraishi as the emir, or leader of the "believers" to be the head of the ISI.</p> <p>The statement said that the MSC also nominated Abu Abdullah al- Hassani al-Quraishi as first minister and deputy for Abu Bakr al- Quraishi.</p> <p>On Friday, the MSC nominated al-Nasser Lideen Allah Abu Suleiman as its "minister of war" for the ISI, who vowed to continue deadly attacks with "dark days in blood color."</p> <p>The nominations of new al-Qaida leaders came after the killing of the two top al-Qaida leaders Abu Ayyub al-Musri and Abu Omer al- Baghdadi in a military operation by Iraqi and U.S. forces last month.</p> <p>Both Iraqi and U.S. officials said the killing of the two men dealt a big blow to al-Qaida in the war-torn country. However, major attacks continued across the country, leaving hundreds dead in the past several weeks.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-05/16/c_13297379.htm" class="external" target="_blank">Source</a></strong><strong>: </strong></p> </blockquote> <p><strong>11 Qaeda commanders still at large in Iraq, senior military officer says</strong><strong>:  | Azzaman in English</strong></p> <blockquote><p>Iraqi security troops have killed 32 out of 43 Qaeda commanders in the country, said Lt. Gen. Babaker Zaibari.</p> <p>Zaibari, who is Iraqi Chiefs of Staff Chairman, said there were 11 more senior Qaeda commanders at large “and their presence constitutes a security threat.”</p> <p>The Iraqi government blames almost all violence in the country on Qaeda but analysts and senior government officials say rival political factions with heavily armed militias are also to blame.</p> <p>They say some political factions with their unruly militias are embroiled in a bitter struggle and battle of liquidation of opponents.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://www.azzaman.com/english/index.asp?fname=news%5C2010-05-15%5Ckurd.htm" class="external" target="_blank">Read in full</a></strong><strong>:</strong></p> </blockquote> <h3 style="color: #800000">Society and Economy:</h3> <blockquote> </blockquote> <p><strong>Sinochem exits Iraq oilfield deal – The National Newspaper</strong><strong>: </strong></p> <blockquote><p>A Chinese state-controlled petroleum company has quit an Iraqi oil project, voting with its feet against the scant returns on investment offered by Baghdad.</p> <p>Despite the undoubted importance of Iraq’s oil resources to China, which already imports significant volumes of Iraqi crude to fuel its economy, Sinochem International has withdrawn from a consortium led by China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) to develop the Missan oilfield complex in the south-east of Iraq. <br/>“Sinochem was not interested in the deal,” Abdul al Ameedi, the director of the licensing and contracting office of the Iraqi oil ministry, told Reuters.</p> <p>The withdrawal from one of a dozen big oil developments, on which Baghdad was pinning its hopes of more than quadrupling Iraq’s oil production capacity by 2017, is the second this year.</p> <p>Iraq, which pumps 2.4 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude, has set 12 billion bpd as its target production capacity, rivalling that of Saudi Arabia, as it seeks to rebuild its shattered economy.</p> <p>But in late February, Iraq broke off talks with a Japanese consortium led by Nippon Oil, which Baghdad had chosen over rival groups led by Italy’s Eni and Spain’s Repsol to develop the Nassiriyah oilfield.</p> <p>During the failed negotiations, the Japanese companies had indicated concerns over how Baghdad would reimburse their costs for field development and handling workforce security and safety.</p> <p>In general, Chinese companies bidding on foreign oil projects have been more tolerant of tight contractual terms than western companies, because of the strategic energy agenda of their controlling shareholder, Beijing.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100516/BUSINESS/705169923/1005/rss" class="external" target="_blank">Read in full</a></strong><strong>: </strong></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" id="post-9870"> <div class="postmetadata"><span class="comments"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/04/18/18-04-2010-selected-english-language-coverage/#respond" title="Comment on 18-04-2010 Selected English Language Coverage">No Comments</a></span> Posted on April 18th, 2010 by Khalil Ibn Hussein</div> <h3><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/2010/04/18/18-04-2010-selected-english-language-coverage/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to 18-04-2010 Selected English Language Coverage">18-04-2010 Selected English Language Coverage</a></h3> <p class="postmetadata">Category: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/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/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/afghanistan/" rel="tag">Afghanistan</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/al-iraqiya/" rel="tag">Al-Iraqiya</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/allawi-vs-maliki/" rel="tag">Allawi vs. Maliki</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://gorillasguides.com/tag/american-war-criminals-gw-bush/" rel="tag">American War Criminals (G.W. 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Sheikh Salah al-Ubaydi, spokesman for the Al-Sadr Trend, said that "the trend continues to ask all the winning parties to sit on a roundtable to reach a solution to the crisis of forming the next government." </p> <p>On whether the expected alliance between the State of Law Coalition, led by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, and the Iraqi National Alliance would lead to the exclusion of the Al-Iraqiya Bloc, led by Iyad Allawi, from the next government, Al-Ubaydi told Asharq Al-Awsat that any alliance between the two coalitions "does not mean abandoning the roundtable for forming the government and choosing the candidate for the post of the next prime minister," adding: "We have sent reassurance messages to all parties, which say that any alliance of this kind does not mean excluding or marginalizing others." He emphasized that "one of the most important points which we emphasized is to avoid and not to repeat the mistakes of the previous experience, particularly since the concern of the Iraqi street focuses on the need for stabilizing the security situation and also improving the living condition. Therefore, the negative phenomena that prevented the implementation of these positive points should be overcome, in addition to our demand that there should be no partisan appeasement , particularly concerning the issue of financial and administrative corruption even if the accused is a leader or affiliated to this of that party." He emphasized: "We want a real partnership government and not a government that is concerned with the interests of one party as happened in the past." </p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=1&id=20626" class="external" target="_blank">Read in full</a>: </p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Iraq remains a long way off from forming a new government – The Globe and Mail: </strong></p> <blockquote><p>He may have “won” last month’s Iraqi election, but there is little chance that Iyad Allawi will head the next Iraqi government. <br/>Six weeks after Iraqis braved threats of violence to cast ballots, giving Mr. Allawi’s Iraqiya party two more seats than Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the country is still a long way from having a new government. <br/>Unfortunately for Mr. Allawi, the demographics of the country and the role of outside parties have conspired against him. The best the one-time provisional prime minister can hope for, say observers in Baghdad, is a relatively minor role in cabinet for some of his people. <br/>It’s not for want of trying. “[Mr.] Allawi has done everything he could,” said one veteran analyst with an international organization in Baghdad. “But he had to play the hand he was dealt.”</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/iraq-remains-a-long-way-off-from-forming-a-new-government/article1538381/" class="external" target="_blank">Read in full</a>: </p> </blockquote> <h3><font color="#800000">Security Coverage:</font></h3> <p><strong>Violence highlights fears of Iraqi security forces taking over after U.S. leaves </strong></p> <blockquote><p>By Leila Fadel Washington Post Foreign Service Sunday, April 18, 2010; A12 </p> <p>RADWANIYAH, IRAQ — Raw welts and purple bruises run down the backs of dozens of Sunni Muslim men in a small village west of Baghdad — evidence, local residents say, of abuse by the Iraqi army that threatens to widen a sectarian rift. </p> <p>The wounds came from beatings administered last month by soldiers from the predominantly Shiite force charged with protecting the Sunni community here, villagers said. One by one, they said, the Sunni men were questioned, beaten and shocked with electricity in a roundup by mostly Shiite Iraqi soldiers, who were reeling from the killing of five comrades at a checkpoint. </p> <p>The violence comes at a time when the performance and professionalism of Iraq’s security forces are facing a crucial test. With U.S. troop levels scheduled to drop to 50,000 by summer’s end, Iraqi security forces control the streets. But they face deep mistrust in particular from Iraqi Sunnis, who in some areas consider the Army a less-than-neutral instrument of a Shiite-dominated government. </p> <p>In Radwaniyah, Sunni tribal leaders say the beatings have cemented fears about what might happen when the U.S. military leaves for good. They worry about being caught between the Sunni insurgents they turned against and a Shiite-led government they do not trust. </p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/17/AR2010041702704_pf.html" class="external" target="_blank">Read in full</a>: </p> </blockquote> <div style="border-right: silver 1px solid; padding-right: 5px; border-top: silver 1px solid; padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; border-left: silver 1px solid; padding-top: 5px; border-bottom: silver 1px solid"> <table cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5" width="580" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="285"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE63G06Z.htm" class="external" target="_blank">Reuters AlertNet – FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, April 17</a>: </p> <ul> <li><strong>*</strong>BAGHDAD – A bomb attached to a car exploded, severely wounding five people in the Saydiya district in southern Baghdad, police said. </li> <li><strong>*</strong>MOSUL – Police found the body of man who had been shot in Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said. </li> <li>BAGHDAD – Iraqi police killed a gunman who opened fire on a police checkpoint in the Amiriya district in western Baghdad, Baghdad security command said in a statement. </li> <li>BASRA – A bomb planted in the house of a leader of the local government-backed council leader exploded in central Basra, 420 km (260 miles) southeast of Baghdad on Friday night, killing his wife and wounding his son, police said. </li> </ul> </td> <td valign="top" width="285"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE63H0O9.htm" class="external" target="_blank">Reuters AlertNet – FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, April 18</a>: </p> <ul> <li>Following are security developments in Iraq at 1900 GMT on Sunday. </li> <li>MOSUL – Armed men wounded two retired senior army officers after they left a mosque in Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said. </li> <li>MOSUL – A roadside bomb exploded in the centre of Mosul, wounding seven civilians, police said. </li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2"> <p><strong>*</strong> Denotes new or updated item.</p> <p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE63H0D4.htm" class="external" target="_blank">Reuters AlertNet – One US soldier dead, three injured in Iraq crash</a>:<br/> <blockquote>A U.S. soldier was killed and three were injured when their helicopter crashed in northern Iraq late on Saturday evening, the U.S. military said on Sunday. <p>In a brief statement, the military said the incident had not been attributed to enemy fire and was under investigation.</p> </blockquote> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> <p><strong>KUNA : U.S. on target to reduce forces in Iraq to 50,000 by August — Odierno – Military and Security – 18/04/2010: </strong></p> <blockquote><p>The U.S. military remains on target to reduce its forces in Iraq from about 95,000 today to around 50,000 by mid-August, U.S. Army General Ray Odierno, commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, said on Sunday. <p>In an interview on "FOX News Sunday," Odierno said there was no move under way by the United States to revisit the Security of Forces Agreement with Iraq, which calls for all remaining U.S. forces to be out of that country by the end of 2011. </p> <p>If the Iraqi government wants U.S. forces in Iraq longer than that, "we can discuss it. … then we (U.S. officials) will make our own decision on that based on our policies," Odierno said.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://www.kuna.net.kw/NewsAgenciesPublicSite/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2076685&Language=en" class="external" target="_blank">Read in full</a></p> </blockquote> <h3><font color="#800000">Economic Coverage:</font></h3> <p><strong>Trade Arabia – Iraq cbank cuts rates to boost lending: </strong></p> <blockquote><p>Iraq’s central bank slashed its base rate by 100 basis points to six per cent as of April 1 in reaction to subdued inflation and to boost bank lending, senior advisers at the bank said. </p> <p><em>[snip]</em></p> <p>The IMF forecasts economic growth of 7.3 per cent this year, accelerating from estimated 4.2 per cent growth last year but well off 9.5 per cent growth in 2008 when oil prices were at record highs.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://www.tradearabia.com/news/newsdetails.asp?Sn=BANK&artid=177888" class="external" target="_blank">Read in full</a>: </p> </blockquote> <p> <strong>Etihad to Commence Services to Iraq: </strong><br/> <blockquote>Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has announced it will commence flights from Abu Dhabi to Baghdad on April 26, subject to government and regulatory approvals, becoming the first airline in the UAE to fly to Iraq. <p>Etihad will operate five return services per week to Baghdad, operated by two-class Airbus A320 aircraft, and will expand its operation with two additional A320 return services to a second Iraq destination – Erbil – from June 1, subject to government and regulatory approvals. </p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2010/April/theuae_April450.xml&section=theuae&col=" class="external" target="_blank">Read in full</a>: </p> </blockquote> <p> <strong>Anham replaces Agility as US military supplier – Emirates Business 24|7: </strong><br/> <blockquote> <p>Dubai-based Anham has won a $2.2 billion (Dh8.08bn) contract to provide food and support services to the US military in Kuwait, Iraq and Jordan after Kuwait-based logistics firm Agility was replaced as the main supplier following indictments for overcharging</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://www.business24-7.ae/companies-markets/logistics/anham-replaces-agility-as-us-military-supplier-2010-04-18-1.109319" class="external" target="_blank">Read in full</a></p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Argus Media :Analysis – Baghdad plans refinery spree: </strong></p> <blockquote><p>Iraq is drawing up plans to expand its effective refining capacity by 150pc to 1.2mn b/d at a cost of $10.5bn.</p> <p>The additional 740,000 b/d of capacity will come from four planned refineries (see table). A fifth planned refinery with a capacity of 100,000 b/d close to the 800mn bl East Baghdad heavy oil field is on the back burner because the field was not awarded to a foreign oil company in Iraq’s second bidding round in December.</p> <p>Cash-strapped Iraq will be unable to fund its planned downstream expansion alone and will seek private-sector investors. “We are open to discussing any type of investment. These can be joint ventures, build-operate-transfer agreements, build-own-operate agreements, or engineering contracts with deferred payment,” Iraq’s deputy oil minister for refining and gas processing Ahmad al-Shamma told Argus.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://www.argusmedia.com/pages/NewsBody.aspx?id=704433&menu=yes" class="external" target="_blank">Read in full</a>: </p> </blockquote> <p> <strong>The Peninsula On-line: Turkey’s TPAO plans to bid for Iraq fields: </strong><br/> <blockquote> <p>The state-run Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) is planning to bid for development of Iraq’s Akkas, Mansuriyah and Siba natural gas fields, TPAO Chief Executive Mehmet Uysal said in an interview yesterday.</p> <p>Uysal said TPAO aims to bid for the Akkas field in partnership with Italy’s Edison, and added that Chevron and Chinese firms are interested in gas and oil exploration in the Black Sea.</p> <p>“We have already started preparations seriously for oil exploration license tenders for which there will be invitations from now on. We can bid in partnership with consortia,” Uysal said.</p> <p>TPIC, the foreign exploration unit of state-run Turkish Petroleum, won a $318m contract to drill 45 wells in Iraq’s supergiant Rumaila oilfield in March. </p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=Business_News&subsection=market+news&month=April2010&file=Business_News2010041704135.xml" class="external" target="_blank">Read in full</a> </p> </blockquote> <h3><font color="#800000">Commentary and Analysis</font></h3> <p><strong>Green Scare: The Making of the New Muslim Enemy | by Deepa Kumar | CommonDreams.org: </strong></p> <blockquote><p>The events of September 11 laid the basis for the emergence of a vicious form of Islamophobia that facilitated the U.S. goals of empire building in the 21st century. This form of Islamophobia focused on the enemy "out there" against which the U.S. supposedly had to go to war to protect itself, from Afghanistan to Iraq. </p> <p>As George Bush famously put it, "We’re fighting them there, so we don’t have to fight them here." Or as he stated in his West Point speech in 2002, "We must take the battle to the enemy, disrupt his plans and confront the worst threats." In short, an endless "war on terror" on the enemy beyond U.S. borders was now justified, according to Bush. </p> <p><em>[snip]</em></p> <p>The most virulent expression of this "Green Scare" was articulated by NYU professor Tunku Varadarajan. In a Forbes.com article titled "Going Muslim" (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://www.forbes.com/2009/11/08/fort-hood-nidal-malik-hasan-muslims-opinions-columnists-tunku-varadarajan.html)" class="external" target="_blank">http://www.forbes.com/2009/11/08/fort-hood-nidal-malik-hasan-muslims-opinions-columnists-tunku-varadarajan.html)</a> published in November 2009, Varadarajan argued that what precipitated the tragedy at Food Hood–when Major Nidal Hasan turned a gun against his co-workers and killed 13–was not the racist harassment that Hasan faced in the Army or the emotionally debilitating nature of being an overworked Army psychiatrist, but rather a condition that he sees as inherent to all Muslims: the tendency towards violence. </p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/04/17-6" class="external" target="_blank">Read in full</a>:</p> </blockquote> </div> </div> <hr/> <div class="post clearfix" 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126031654/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>The beginning of 2010 was marred by acts of violence that claimed the lives of hundreds of civilians, mainly in Baghdad, the central governorates and Najaf. In Mosul, families fled violence and sought refuge in safer areas. Although recent violence-related displacement has been sporadic, there remain some 2.8 million internally displaced people (IDPs) in Iraq who had to leave their homes over recent years in search of safety. </p> <p>Many Iraqis, especially those worst affected by the effects of the conflict and the ongoing violence, such as displaced, elderly and disabled people and women heading households, continued to struggle to feed their families. Their inability to buy enough of the essential goods they require remains a major concern. </p> <p>Agriculture, formerly an important part of the economy, has been declining for the past decade. Individuals who have lost agricultural machinery to damage, age or disrepair often cannot replace it owing to a lack of financial wherewithal. In addition, the water supply has been hard hit by a failure to properly maintain pumping stations and irrigation and distribution canals, by the unreliable electricity supply and by higher fuel costs. The massive increase in the price of seed and fertilizer, and cheap imports from neighbouring countries, also play a role in making farming difficult, if not impossible, in many parts of Iraq. Many farmers try to survive by cultivating smaller patches of land, but as they are forced to use low-quality supplies the result is often poor harvests. Others have migrated to cities in search of other ways of earning a living. </p> <p>The situation was exacerbated by the 2008 drought – the worst in the past 10 years – which had an especially severe impact on rain-fed agriculture in central, west-central and some northern parts of the country. In some areas, agricultural production was wiped out. After years of poor rainfalls, pastures were reduced and prices of fodder soared. According to an ICRC survey, breeders were forced to cut down their herds by more than 60 per cent in some parts of the country, which had a drastic effect on their livelihoods. "Before, we used to move to neighbouring districts. Now, everywhere is dry and we lost our crops and animals. How can we go on?," said one local farmer in Ninawa governorate. </p> <p>For households that have lost their main wage earner, the economic situation is especially hard to endure. Most people who went missing in connection with recent wars or the ongoing violence, and most people behind bars, are adult males – usually breadwinners. The women and children they left behind often became isolated and therefore extremely vulnerable, despite the strong cultural solidarity among Iraqis. </p> <p>The ICRC is helping the Iraqis who are worst off to cope with their hardships, and Iraqi communities to support themselves unaided. It is distributing seed and fertilizer, and fodder for livestock. In addition, it is vaccinating cattle and cleaning and improving irrigation canals. In 2009 alone, some 195,000 people benefited. </p> <p>In January and February 2010, according to the ICRC’s own independent assessment carried out by the organization’s staff all over Iraq, more than 20,000 people benefited from its humanitarian assistance:</p> <ul> <li>almost 15,500 displaced people (families headed by women) in Baghdad, Diyala, Salah Al-Din and Ninawa governorates were given monthly food parcels and hygiene items; </li> <li>around 5,400 people recently displaced from Mosul to Hamdanya and Tilkaif received emergency food parcels, rice and ready-to-eat meals; </li> <li>over 1,900 farmers in Diyala governorate received 491.5 metric tonnes of urea fertilizer to help them improve their harvest and make their farming sustainable; </li> <li>43 disabled people in Erbil, Dohuk, Sulaimaniya and Ninewa governorates benefited from micro-economic aid enabling them to start small businesses and regain economic self-sufficiency. </li> </ul> <p>The ICRC also endeavoured to respond to other needs of the Iraqi population in January and February. </p> <h3>Providing clean water and sanitation</h3> <p>Access to clean water remains inadequate in several parts of the country. Only 45 per cent of the population, on average, have clean drinking water and 20 per cent proper sewage disposal. ICRC water engineers continue to repair and upgrade water, electrical and sanitation facilities all over Iraq, especially in areas where violence remains a concern, to enhance access for civilians to clean water and to improve the quality of services provided in communities and health-care facilities. </p> <ul> <li>Baghdad governorate: Samadiya water compact unit for about 20,000 people, Al Mahmodiya General Hospital serving some 400,000 people living in the area, Ibn Al Khateeb Infectious Diseases Hospital, Medico Legal Institute, Tabat al Kurd water boosting station for over 3,500 people and Al Mada’in water treatment plant for 470,000 people (including displaced people) plus three hospitals and eight primary health-care centres. </li> <li>Anbar governorate: Heet water treatment plant for 45,000 residents and 250 displaced people, Habbaniya water treatment plant for 30,000 residents and 1,500 displaced people, and Al Qaim Hospital providing health care for around 350,000 area inhabitants. </li> <li>Salah Al Din governorate: al Dor clinic and Dijail compact unit supplying water to almost 25,000 people. </li> </ul> <p>Other water-related works were carried out that will benefit nearly 100,000 people in Missan, Diwaniya and Diyala governorates, and in Ninawa governorate where 3,000 inmates held at Badoosh prison will be among those benefiting. </p> <p>Water was delivered by truck to: </p> <ul> <li>4,500 displaced people in Sadr City and 340 in Husseinia and Ma’amil, and in Baghdad Teaching Hospital, all in Baghdad governorate; </li> <li>Qalawa Quarter camp in Sulaimaniya, hosting around 360 displaced people. Two damaged tanks of 5,000 litres each have been replaced. </li> </ul> <h3>Assisting hospitals and physical rehabilitation centres</h3> <p>Health-care services are still inadequate. In some areas, it is difficult to reach health facilities because of the prevailing lack of security. Iraqi health facilities still benefit from ICRC support. Limb-fitting and physical rehabilitation services are provided by the ICRC to help disabled people reintegrate into the community. In January and February: </p> <ul> <li>12 hospitals and three primary health-care centres received medical supplies and equipment; </li> <li>34 doctors and nurses successfully took part in a training course on strengthening emergency services given in Sulaimaniya Emergency Hospital and in Al Sadr Teaching Hospital in Najaf; </li> <li>26 managers working in the field of primary health care in Ninawa, Kirkuk, Erbil and Diyala governorates participated in a forum, held in Erbil, on improving the quality of health care services in rural primary health-care centres; </li> <li>two physiotherapists from Najaf, two from Hilla, one from Sulaimaniya and one from Erbil attended a three-week training course in Erbil, where the ICRC runs a physical rehabilitation centre. </li> </ul> <h3>Visiting detainees</h3> <p>Visiting detainees remains a top priority for the ICRC in Iraq. In January and February, ICRC delegates visited detainees held: </p> <ul> <li>in Fort Suse Federal Prison, Sulaimaniya governorate; in Nasiriya Prison, Thi-Qar governorate; in Mina and Maaqal prisons, Basra governorate; </li> <li>in Tasfirat Kirkuk, Emergency Police Station and Juvenile Police Centre; in Assayesh KDP Station, Kirkuk governorate; </li> <li>in Brigade 54, 6th Division, Baghdad governorate; </li> <li>in six prisons and two police stations in Erbil, Dohuk and Sulaimaniya governorates; </li> <li>in Camp Taji (US custody), Baghdad governorate. This was the last visit to the detention facility prior to its handover to Iraqi authorities. </li> </ul> <p>Around 5,200 detainees held in Fort Suse, Chamchamal, Khademiya, Adhala and Amarah prisons received blankets, mattresses and clothes to help them cope with the cold winter season. In Chamchamal Federal Prison, 34 disabled detainees were given crutches as part of a follow-up carried out by ICRC health delegates of health care in the prison. </p> <p>More than 7,800 Red Cross messages were exchanged between detainees and their families in January and February. In addition, 626 detention certificates were issued to former detainees or internees to make them eligible for social welfare benefits. </p> <h3>Clarifying what happened to missing people</h3> <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 January and February: </p> <ul> <li>the mortal remains of nine Iranian soldiers were repatriated from Iraq under ICRC auspices; </li> <li>the Technical Sub-Committee of the Tripartite Commission, handling cases of persons missing in connection with the 1990-1991 Gulf War, held its 63rd 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); </li> <li>two days of training by an ICRC forensic specialist were provided for staff of Al Zubair centre to help them better manage the files of thousands of missing persons. </li> </ul> <h3>Promoting international humanitarian law</h3> <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 the civil society. 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