Sadr’s supporters open fire on protesters in Iraq

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Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s supporters, also known as blue hats, on Monday allegedly opened fire on people protesting against the appointment of Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi as the country’s prime minister.

This came after al-Sadr had asked his supporters to help security forces clear the blocked roads.

Eyewitnesses told Anadolu Agency that the blue hats opened fire on protesters in Al-Najaf province, southern Iraq. They said that blue hats forcibly dispersed the protesters and reopened the blocked roads.

In another southern province of Dhi Qar, according to local media, the blue hats dispersed the protesters from government buildings and schools in coordination with security forces.

Meanwhile, the blue hats clashed with protesters in the central Babil province as latter refused to end their sit-in.

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/sadr-s-supporters-open-fire-on-protesters-in-iraq/1722723
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I guess it was only a matter of time before the Al Sadr mafia would show it's true colours.

 

[BATMAN]

Iran and his puppies are going to suck all region in to civil war.

 

[dani92]

This scumbag need to be killed he crossed many red lines.

 

[BATMAN]

This scumbag need to be killed he crossed many red lines.

Without covert US support, no one can behave like this.
Feel sorry for Iraq, it was all known who will rule Iraq after collapse of it's civil and security structure.

 

[Timur]

Without covert US support, no one can behave like this.
Feel sorry for Iraq, it was all known who will rule Iraq after collapse of it's civil and security structure.

wasnt sadr the one who had meeting with al saud?

 

[BATMAN]

wasnt sadr the one who had meeting with al saud?

Yes he did, and this is why he's killing Iraqis, to support a PM who is Iranian puppy.

 

[Saddam Hussein]

If Kurds hate him then he's a good boy, the best Iraqi leader will be one that KRG hates deeply

Not that I know the above yet.

 

[mike2000 is back]

Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s supporters, also known as blue hats, on Monday allegedly opened fire on people protesting against the appointment of Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi as the country’s prime minister.

This came after al-Sadr had asked his supporters to help security forces clear the blocked roads.

Eyewitnesses told Anadolu Agency that the blue hats opened fire on protesters in Al-Najaf province, southern Iraq. They said that blue hats forcibly dispersed the protesters and reopened the blocked roads.

In another southern province of Dhi Qar, according to local media, the blue hats dispersed the protesters from government buildings and schools in coordination with security forces.

Meanwhile, the blue hats clashed with protesters in the central Babil province as latter refused to end their sit-in.

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/sadr-s-supporters-open-fire-on-protesters-in-iraq/1722723
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I guess it was only a matter of time before the Al Sadr mafia would show it's true colours.

Huh.....is this new?
I thought everybody knows that Iraq's government is so weak and fragmented with different loyalties and interest groups , coupled with powerful shia militias with varying interests/objectives. It has led to a Somalia type of country, where there are powerful militias/non state actors who can challenge the government and even influence them to change course in many fields. In short a state within a state. Lebanon has long been in a similar situation.

If Kurds hate him then he's a good boy, the best Iraqi leader will be one that KRG hates deeply

Not that I know the above yet.

Using your logic Saddam was the best leader your people could have asked for, since he slaughtered the Kurd's with total impunity (unfortunately he did same with many shia's as well) no questions asked.
However, many Iraqis were happy and even calling on others to help get rid of him. So will be interesting to look at it from this perspective.

 

[merzifonlu]

If Kurds hate him then he's a good boy, the best Iraqi leader will be one that KRG hates deeply

Not that I know the above yet.

That bullshit. Each case should be examined according to its conditions.

 

[dani92]

wasnt sadr the one who had meeting with al saud?

Because many do propaganda believed that this scumbag is Iraqi nationalist and patriot.
@camelguy @ArabianEmpires&Caliphates

Huh.....is this new?
I thought everybody knows that Iraq's government is so weak and fragmented with different loyalties and interest groups , coupled with powerful shia militias with varying interests/objectives. It has led to a Somalia type of country, where there are powerful militias/non state actors who can challenge the government and even influence them to change course in many fields. In short a state within a state. Lebanon has long been in a similar situation.


Using your logic Saddam was the best leader your people could have asked for, since he slaughtered the Kurd's with total impunity (unfortunately he did same with many shia's as well) no questions asked.
However, many Iraqis were happy and even calling on others to help get rid of him. So will be interesting to look at it from this perspective.

He was when he was a secular atheist in the beginning after he started to fucckking up after Kuwait war with his Jerusalem and Palestine liberation speeches and the Islamization of the Iraqi society because when he fought the Islamic Shia Iran he was as as Arab nationalist hero but after he invaded Kuwait he couldn’t use the Arabism card anymore so started to use the Islamic card and speech which is liked by many donkeys in the Middle East.

 

[BATMAN]

Because many do propaganda believed that this scumbag is Iraqi nationalist and patriot.
@camelguy @ArabianEmpires&Caliphates

grown up look at the ground reality, propaganda is for kids.

 

[dani92]

grown up look at the ground reality, propaganda is for kids.

Many of the middle Easterns don’t look at reality but they follow fantasies instead.

 

[Oublious]

Mutaween forces Arabizing Arabs...

 

[BATMAN]

Many of the middle Easterns don’t look at reality but they follow fantasies instead.

Can't say much about Iraqis, I had limited interaction with Iraqis, one was master microbiologist turned business man and other was Master in Engineering turned professor, beside some refugees in Europe. All this interaction was purely professional /leisure... work /dinner /beer etc. Non of them was eager to open political discussion.

I had far more interaction with Egyptians, and can say for certain that they really lived in fantasies... until the fall of Mubarik.

 

[dani92]

Mutaween forces Arabizing Arabs...

No they are Iran thugs.