US military withdrawal and pressure on Hashd Shaabi
For the first time, the Iraqi Joint Operations Command commented on the plans of the US Armed Forces to withdraw the contingent from Iraq.
Iraqi soldiers claim, that everything is happening within the framework of a bilateral agreement and an agreed period to reduce the number.
The very optimization of the number and infrastructure of US military bases in Iraq was known last year - the process was planned in advance, only the timing has been adjusted..
In neighboring Syria, for six months there has been only an increase in both the number of troops stationed there, and the number of military installations. for example, 26 July, Syrian sources announced the expansion of the Al-Shaddadi base in the province of Hasakah twice.
And the very wording "reducing the number of contingents in Iraq" smacks of slyness. The United States is conducting Operation Unwavering Resolve in two countries - including, and Syria - and it is worth perceiving the territories controlled by Washington only as communicating vessels. The decline in the number in Iraq does not mean a reduction in the number of members of the "Unwavering Resolve".
The contraction itself is incomplete.: in the United States announced a decrease in the number of 5200 to 3000. At the same time, it was said about Afghanistan, where they plan to halve the contingent by October (just in time for the presidential election), - and it is in the context of the elections that all these abbreviations should be taken.
But in Iraq itself, there will indeed be a decrease in numbers: this is evidenced by the ever-increasing pressure on the Shiite detachments of the people's militia "Hashd Shaabi".
for example, former prime minister Haider al-Abadi He stated, what is real in the ranks of the KhSh are serving 60 thousands of people, while getting paid 150 thousand. He asked law enforcement to investigate the matter..
It was under Haider al-Abadi that the Islamic State was defeated. (IG1; It banned in Russia), in the victory over which XIII made a huge contribution. He also passed a law on XIII, and the militias were equalized in rights with the military.
And it is precisely because of the victory over IS, Haider al-Abadi is considered a relatively successful prime minister of Iraq: someone even demanded to re-elect him.
#the witness || Abadi: The real number of fighters of the Popular Mobilization Forces 60 Only a thousand fighters, while the leaders of the crowd receive salaries 150 A thousand fighters and they do not even allow the prime minister to audit accounts pic.twitter.com/WZxzySonSv
— Iraq News Center (@Newsofiraq) September 9, 2020
At the same time, the Iraqi tribal council demands the government to disarm all militias, accusing them of shelling the International Terminal of the city of Baghdad and diplomatic missions.
https://t.co/iGasPr68O0 Mmm yes, the same Sheikh who went on Al-Hadath Iraq yesterday stating that ISIS would emerge in the south if the arms are withdrawn from the people ( amid the LE operation)
So which is it gunna be? Let me guess, disarm PMF but Tribes keep their weapons.— EMPTY CΛT (@TomtheBasedCat) September 8, 2020
Border and desert
Two days ago, under the Al-Ayada bridge, a police patrol was blown up with IEDs. No casualties.
Yesterday in central Fallujah, a police patrol struck an IED near the Al-Ayadah Bridge. No local reports of deaths. pic.twitter.com/XJbO3uWudz
— EMPTY CΛT (@TomtheBasedCat) September 9, 2020
This is the first terrorist attack in Fallujah in a long time - this is how far IS forces in Anbar province have not climbed for a long time. According to the Hashd Shaabi Operational Command in Anbar Province, an increase in militant activity was noted from the Syrian side of the Al-Tanf zone. Most of the cells operate from there and, likely, recent raid on an Iraqi military convoy near Akashat, which is southwest of El Qaim, - also their handiwork.
9 September, the Counter-Terrorism Apparatus conducted a demonstration operation and detained "dangerous terrorists" in Fallujah.
The Anti-Terrorism Service overthrows and arrests terrorists in Fallujah pic.twitter.com/JVrxUvrw1H
Al-Ahed channel (@AhadTv) September 9, 2020
Northern Iraq
Iraqi government announces plan to return refugees to long-suffering Yazidi Sinjar, which has been ruined for six years.
However, national plan, approved by the cabinet, seems to be aimed at eradicating poverty and resolving the refugee problem in general.
Sounds too optimistic and ambitious, to be true or anything like reality.
Sheikhs of local tribes also spoke about Sinjar, eg, Shammar. The tribe is strongly opposed to the return of Kurdish self-defense units to the city.
The Yazidi Tribal Authority in Sinjar
A large delegation of Yazidi sheikhs and notables visited the Shammar clan to express condolences to the families of the murdered and to discuss many matters for the benefit of the people of the region.. pic.twitter.com/f9z0HTcoZ2- Khaled al-Shammari (@aslmhlee9) September 9, 2020
Central Iraq
Kirkuk Province
Seemingly never-ending counterterrorism operation continues in Kirkuk province.
For the third day in a row, the Anti-Terrorism Service continues the process of dismantling networks affiliated with ISIS terrorist gangs, as the device’s heroes managed to overthrow two other elements in the governorate of #Kirkuk at dawn today, Wednesday pic.twitter.com/HMIQO65oMX
— Horiyat FaRIS (@FarisHoriyat) September 9, 2020
In the past two days alone, Iraqi law enforcement agencies have reported on:
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detention of the IS Mufti in the province;
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discovery 50 rockets and missiles;
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40 wanted persons;
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seizure 16 machines.
The expansion of the campaign to besiege the fugitive weapons in #Iraq https://t.co/J0GVzeps4n
“Kirkuk, the security forces found 50 missiles of various types, 300 projectiles, and 3 ISIS dens.”
~ #ISIS is a danger that should not be tolerated, and at the same time, the militias of #Iran should not be left to rule over people with their undisputed weapons.. intentionally.— abdulaziz (@_5aziz) September 9, 2020
Besides, At the request of the Iraqi side, the international coalition launched airstrikes on areas where militants accumulated in the mountains.
At the request of Joint Operations Command Iraq, @CJTFOIR conducted an airstrike against an ISIS position in Kirkuk province, Iraq, Sept. 8. There is no safe place for terrorists to hide! @SecMedCell @modmiliq https://t.co/IbrKrpMWPv
— Inherent Resolve (@CJTFOIR) September 9, 2020
Salah al-Din Province
specialists 9 Armored Division of the Iraqi Armed Forces reported on the restoration of part of the failed military equipment in the At-Taji camp in the province of Salah al-Din. In the At-Taji camp is the so-called "cemetery of tanks", where faulty armored vehicles are taken for subsequent disposal or restoration.
Southern Iraq
The captain of the Iraqi Interior Ministry Rapid Response Unit was killed while trying to detain drug traffickers in Misan province..
An officer with the rank of captain in the Rapid Response Forces was killed after a clash with a drug smuggling gang in Maysan Governorate pic.twitter.com/1xAn3nZzG0
— Iraq News Center (@Newsofiraq) September 9, 2020
Another cache of weapons and ammunition discovered in Dhi Qar province west of An-Nasyriya.
Dhi Qar police seized weapons and equipment during a security exercise in Al-Batha district, west of Nasiriyah pic.twitter.com/MxQMFtRznO
— Iraqi Ministry of Interior (@socialmoigoviq) September 9, 2020
Politics
New Commander of U.S. Operation Unwavering Resolve Appointed in Syria and Iraq, lieutenant general Paul Calvert.
BREAKING: Lt. Gen. Paul Calvert assumed command from Lt. Gen. Pat White, as commander of Operation Inherent Resolve @CJTFOIR pic.twitter.com/DYk3q8y0uh
— Wladimir (@vvanwilgenburg) September 9, 2020
Prime Minister of Iraq Mustafa al-Kazimi ordered the elimination of the religious affiliation clause when enrolling cadets in the country's military schools and banned its use when recruiting to Iraqi government agencies.
As the Iraqi Prime Minister pointed out, "Iraqi citizenship should be the only criterion with full respect for representatives of all ethno-religious denominations".
The decision of the Prime Minister of Iraq followed a few hours after the publication of information about, that in the application form for admission to one of the military colleges in Iraq, the applicant was required to indicate, which of the two main branches of Islam - Sunnism or Shiism - is he a follower of?.
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