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As Khamenie Demands that Iraq Expel US Forces Out, US Continues to Pay Salaries of Kurdish Fighters, Allocates $745 Million for its Iraqi Operations

April 7, 2019

Editor's Note:

The following are just examples of news stories about the continuous Iraq war. Daily news stories can be accessed from the news sources listed below and others in the internet. Most likely, the available news stories are biased, as these do not include the two sides.

 

Khamenie and Abdul Mahdi, April 2019 Iraqi government soldiers arresting civilians in Falloujah, part of the subjugation of the northern northern provinces, file, Apriil 6, 2019

 

The following are news stories from the independent Iraqi Arabic news agency, Yaqein ( http://yaqein.net/ ):

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US Continue to Pay $126 Million Annually as Salaries to the Kurdish-Iraqi Peshmerga Fighters

In the US 2020 military budget, the Pentagon asked for $745 million for military operations in Iraq, includin g $126 million to pay for the salaries of the US-supported Kurdish fighters, known as Peshmerga. The budget also includes $300 for the US military operations in Syria, to fight ISIS (which was declared non-existent several times)!

دعم أمريكي للبيشمركة بـ 126 مليون دولار

07 أبريل 2019  ، يقين

طالبت وزارة الدفاع الأمريكية “البنتاغون”، بتوفير مبلغ 745 مليون دولار للعراق و300 مليون دولار لسوريا في موازنة عام 2020، مع تخصيص 126 مليون دولار لدفع رواتب البيشمركة ضمن المساعدات المخصصة للعراق. ونشرت الدفاع الأمريكية تقريرها بشأن برنامج المساعدات المالية للتدريب العسكري وتوفير مستلزمات القوات التي تحارب تنظيم الدولة “داعش” في العراق وسوريا.

وأشار التقرير إلى أن هذه المساعدات جزء مهم من عملية دحرتنظيم الدولة “داعش” نهائياً في المنطقة والضغط للحيلولة دون عودة ظهور التنظيم مجدداً، وتشكيله تهديداً على أمن المنطقة والعالم. ودعا البنتاغون إلى توفير 745 مليون دولار للعراق و300 مليون دولار لسوريا، وتخصيص 126 مليون دولار لرواتب البيشمركة في إطار مساعدات العراق لعام 2020.

وبحسب التقرير فإن المساعدات المخصصة للعراق خلال العام المقبل قلت مقارنة بعام 2019 الحالي حيث بلغت 850 مليون دولار، فيما ارتفعت المساعدات المخصصة لسوريا بنحو 50 مليون دولار. وورد في التقرير أنه ضمن إصلاحات وزارة البيشمركة فإن الولايات المتحدة تعمل على إعادة تنظيم 12 وحدة في قوات البيشمركة تحت مسمى “حرس الإقليم”، وبعد إكمال العمل مع وحدتين العمل جارٍ مع بقية الوحدات، حيث ستتكفل واشنطن بتوفير الرواتب وكل المستلزمات لها.

https://yaqein.net/politics/188253

Iraqi government forces launch an arrest campaign against civilians in Falloujah, for suspecion (part of the subjugation of the northern provinces).  

حملات دهم وإعتقال واسعة تشهدها بعض أحياء الفلوجة

06 أبريل 2019 ، يقين

ذكر مصدر محلي في محافظة الأنبار، أنه منذ صباح اليوم السبت، إنتشرت قطعات عسكرية وقوات أمنية مشتركة ببعض الأحياء السكنية في مدينة الفلوجة، لتغلقها وتبدأ حملة دهم وتفتيش.

وقال المصدر في تصريح لوكالة “يقين” أنه إنطلقت عمليات تفتيش وتدقيق أمني لأحياء الجمهورية والمعتصم والجولان والوحدة، بإشتراك كافة القطعات والوكالات الأمنية العاملة في مدينة الفلوجة بمحافظة الأنبار. وأضاف، أن القوات الأمنية إعتقلت بعض الأشخاص، بدواعي التدقيق والاشتباه. وتقوم القوات الأمنية بين فترة وأخرى بعمليات دهم وتفتيش للعديد من المناطق، للبحث عن متهمين، مما تتسبب تلك العمليات بإعتقال العديد من الأشخاص، فضلاً عن المضايقات للأهالي.

https://yaqein.net/politics/188232

Khamenie demands Baghdad to expel US forces immediately

The Iranian supreme leader, Ali Khamenie, demanded from the visiting Iraqi prime minister, Adil Abdul Mahdi, to expel the US forces from Iraq immediately because they pose a danger to Iraq, including its political system, (the executive branch of) governemnt, and its parliament.

خامنئي يطالب بغداد بطرد القوات الأمريكية فوراً

07 أبريل 2019 ، يقين

طالب المرشد الإيراني “علي خامنئي” رئيس الوزراء العراقي “عادل عبد المهدي” بالعمل على طرد القوات الأمريكية من العراق “على وجه السرعة”، معتبراً الوجود الأمريكي في العراق “خطراً على المجموعة السياسية الحالية” بما فيها الحكومة والبرلمان في العراق.

ونقل موقع خامنئي الرسمي قوله لرئيس الوزراء العراقي “على الحكومة العراقية العمل على طرد القوات الأمريكية فورا “، مشيراً إلى أن تواجد الولايات المتحدة على الأراضي العراقية يعتبر “خطراً على الديمقراطية ومجموعة السياسيين النشطين حالياً في العراق”.

https://yaqein.net/politics/188245  

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Iran's Khamenei urges Iraq to force out U.S. troops 'as soon as possible'

April 7, 2019

DUBAI (Reuters) -

Iran’s top leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged Iraq on Saturday to demand U.S. troops leave “as soon as possible”, during a visit by Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi that showed off Tehran’s strong influence in Baghdad despite U.S. pressure.

FILE PHOTO: Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a speech on the first day of Persian New Year, also known as Nowruz in Mashhad, northeast of Tehran, Iran March 21, 2019. Khamenei.ir/Handout via REUTERS

Iran and the United States have been competing for clout in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003 that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein, an enemy of both countries.

Many of Iraq’s leaders, from its Shi’ite majority, have close ties with Iran, the main Shi’ite power in the Middle East. Over the past four years, both Iran and the United States helped Iraq defeat Islamic State fighters that captured a third of Iraq in 2014.

“You must make sure that the Americans withdraw their troops from Iraq as soon as possible because expelling them has become difficult whenever they have had a long military presence in a country,” Khamenei was quoted as saying by state media.

“The Iraqi government, parliament and current political activists in the country are undesirable for the Americans ... and they are plotting to remove them from Iraqi politics,” said Khamenei.

Iran and Iraq fought a devastating 1980-88 war but the 2003 U.S.-led invasion prompted a long Sunni Islamist insurgency during which Iran’s regional sway rose at Washington’s expense.

The long enmity between Iran and the United States worsened further following President Donald Trump’s decision last year to pull out of an international accord curbing Tehran’s nuclear program and to reimpose economic sanctions on Iran.

During Abdul Mahdi’s visit, President Hassan Rouhani called for Iran and Iraq to expand their gas and electricity dealings and boost bilateral trade to $20 billion.

“The plans to export electricity and gas and hopefully oil continue and we are ready to expand these contacts not only for the two countries but also for other countries in the region,” Rouhani said in remarks carried by state TV.

In March, the United States granted Iraq a 90-day waiver exempting it from sanctions to buy energy from Iran, the latest extension allowing Baghdad to keep purchasing electricity from its neighbor.

“We hope that our plans to expand trade volume to $20 billion will be realized within the news few months or years,” Rouhani said. Iranian media reports have put the current level of trade at about $12 billion.

Rouhani also expressed hope that work on building a railway linking the two countries would begin within the next few months. The railway project was part of deals reached during Rouhani’s March visit to Baghdad.

Iraq relies heavily on Iranian gas to feed its power stations, importing roughly 1.5 billion standard cubic feet per day via pipelines in the south and east.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-iraq/irans-khamenei-urges-iraq-to-force-out-u-s-troops-as-soon-as-possible-idUSKCN1RI0IM

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