Baghdad – 964 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today, Saturday, that it will summon the US Chargé d’Affaires in Baghdad, David Pecker, due to the absence of the ambassador and his receipt of a protest note, in response to the US strikes on the Popular Mobilization Forces yesterday, Friday.
The Ministry stated in a statement, a copy of which was received by the 964 Network: In protest against the American aggression that targeted Iraqi military and civilian sites, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will summon the Charge d’Affairs of the United States Embassy in Baghdad, Mr. David Perker, due to the absence of the American Ambassador, to hand him an official note of protest regarding the American attack that targeted military and civilian sites in the Akashat and Al-Qaim regions last Friday evening. Corresponding to 02/02/2024.
I know a lot of information is swirling around that this is happening.
My sources are different than everyone else out there.
I will tell you what I have heard and it will go against what others are saying. I am not putting anyone down with the information they received nor is this meant to disrespect anyone. I will share what I have heard as my inbox is blowing up for confirmation:
D1 is funded but not released
D2 is funded but not released.
D3 is funded it is not released.
D1 when released, it releases D2 and D3
the Admiral is not released yet.
I know bond holders who got NDAs and they are not funded yet.
Things are moving in the right direction and we are definitely looking good for this event to happen. I will not give a date when.
Just sit tight and stay grounded till this happens.
The U.S. military forces conducted airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups, U.S. CENTCOM confirmed on Saturday.
Iraqi Shiite members of the Hashd al-Shaabi paramilitary group secure the border with Syria in al-Qaim, Anbar, Iraq, Nov. 12, 2018. (Photo: AFP))
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) on Saturday reported that 13 members of Iranian-backed groups were killed in airstrikes that are believed to be carried out by US forces in the countryside of Deir ez-Zor.
“The airstrikes destroyed 17 positions sheltering Iranian militias in Al-Mayadeen (the capital of Iranian militias in Syria) and Al-Bokamal near borders between Syria and Iraq, in addition to airstrikes targeting positions near Deir Ezzor City,” SOHR said.
The U.S. military forces conducted airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups, U.S. CENTCOM confirmed on Saturday.
The U.S. military said they struck more than 85 targets in both Iraq and Syria.
The strikes are a retaliation for the death of three U.S. Army Reserve soldiers at a remote US base in Jordan by a drone attack carried out by an Iranian-backed Iraqi militia group.
The Friday strikes are part of an anticipated air campaign that is set to be launched against the IRGC and its affiliated forces in the coming weeks, per US officials.
Following the retaliatory strikes, Biden issued a statement in which he affirmed, “Our response” to the attacks “began today,” and “it will continue at times and places of our choosing.”
That statement was repeatedly echoed by John Kirby, National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications, who briefed reporters, alongside Sims, later that day.
Kirby also provided the strongest expression of any Biden administration official in explaining the administration’s objective in the retaliatory strikes that had just occurred.
“We want the attacks to stop,” Kirby said. “We want them to stop right now.”
Everything can happen at anytime! New U.S. Notes announced and other things! Much more information in the audio! Remember that this is his rendition of what he believes will happen. We shall wait and see what occurs.
This is great news! Everything is ready for the reevaluation of the Iraqi Dinar!
Shafaq News / The World Gold Council revealed on Saturday that Iraq, Libya and Qatar came in the list of the top 10 most Arab central banks buying gold in 2023, amid the countries continuing to strengthen their reserves of the yellow metal as a safe haven, especially with the current economic and geopolitical crises.
According to that data, global central banks’ net gold purchases last year fell to 1037.4 tonnes, compared to 1081.9 tonnes in 2022, but remains the second highest level in more than 55 years.
The People’s Bank of China topped the list of the most central banks buying gold in 2023, with a volume of 224.88 tons, followed by Poland second with 130.3 tons, followed by Singapore a third with 76.51 tons, followed by Libya fourth by 30.1 tons, followed by Czech Republic fifth with 18.71 tons, followed by India sixth with 16.22 tons.
While Iraq came in the seventh with the most gold-buying bank in 2023, reaching 12.25 tons, followed by Qatar eighth with 7.44 tons, followed by the Philippines ninth with 7.10 tons, followed by Kyrgyzstan tenth with 6.95 tons.
According to the World Gold Council report, global demand for gold, excluding the over-the-counter market, fell to 4,448 tonnes in 2023, from 4,699 tons the year before.
