Abadi's coalition compares the decision to end UNAMI's mission with the exit of the Americans: negotiations will last for two years - urgent, 9 JUNE

 Abadi's coalition compares the decision to end UNAMI's mission with the exit of the Americans: negotiations will last for two years - urgent

Baghdad Today - Baghdad 

Aqeel al-Rudaini, a leader of the Victory Coalition led by former Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, said on Saturday (June 8, 2024) that the Iraqi government is serious about removing US forces from Iraq, while noting that negotiations in this regard will extend for two full years.

Al-Rudaini said in an interview with "Baghdad Today", that "the negotiations of Baghdad and Washington on the removal of US forces from Iraq are continuing according to the data and assurances of the Prime Minister's Office, and we do not believe that they will end within a year if we know that the closure of the headquarters of the United Nations mission will take two years, let alone with large forces on the ground and have communication with joint operations."

He added that "the removal of US forces will take two years or more, but in any case the government is serious in this regard and is continuing its negotiations by a higher committee for coordination, pointing out that what strengthens Baghdad's position in the negotiations is the ability of its forces to hold the reins of the border and internal security file and succeed in confronting terrorism and dismantling its cells."

Al-Rudaini pointed out that "the removal of US forces cannot be overnight, and negotiations will determine the time limit, but it is certain that Baghdad's decision in this direction is past and it is serious at the same time."

Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani stressed on Tuesday (June 4, 2024) that the UN Security Council's decision to end the work of the UNAMI mission in Iraq does not mean a break with the United Nations.

A statement by the Prime Minister's Information Office said that the recent Security Council decision to end the work of the UNAMI mission in Iraq came at the request of Iraq, indicating that it represents international recognition of the progress made in the Iraqi arena.

He added that the termination of UNAMI's work does not mean a break with the United Nations and specialized international agencies, noting that international organizations have reached a positive performance evaluation for Iraq that supports stability.

The UN Security Council unanimously decided, on Friday (May 31, 2024), to terminate the United Nations Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) at the request of Baghdad, and to have the date of withdrawal by the end of 2025, after its presence in Baghdad for more than 20 years.

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Parliamentary Services: The government has completed 65% of its program, and the next stage will include new projects, 9 JUNE

 Parliamentary Services: The government has completed 65% of its program, and the next stage will include new projects

 The Parliamentary Services Committee confirmed today, Saturday, that the current government has completed 65% of its service program, pointing out that the next stage will include the entry into force of new projects. 

Baqir Al-Saadi, a member of the Parliamentary Services Committee, told Al-Furat News Agency, “The current government has completed 65% of its service program, as service and housing projects have been started, the completion rate of which has reached approximately 20%.” 

He added, "The next stage will include the entry into force of new projects from the 2004 and 2025 plans, and reconstruction will begin as soon as possible, in addition to allocating financial sums in the budget, which amounted to 2 trillion dinars, in addition to the amounts allocated from the Food Security Law, which reached the share of projects in the southern governorates." 27 trillion dinars. 

He stressed, "The current budget is large and specializes in the service aspect." link

"IRAQ BOOTS ON THE GROUND REPORT" BY FIREFLY, 9 JUNE

  Frank26   

 [Iraq boots-on-the-ground report]  

  FIREFLY:  He [Alaq? Saleh?] told us he's going to announce the third strategic phase of the banking system that will improve our monetary reforms... 

 FRANK:  Put your seat belt on.  Phase three will introduce to you the new categories of notes, the new lower notes, which obviously needs a new exchange rate.

FIREFLY:  Television is showing Sudani is asking questions about 57 trillion that was left over from the '23 budget and nobody seems to know where this money is...There is no end to the corruption.  Obviously, our leader Sudani is protecting the monetary reform by not exposing the new exchange rate to these bad people. 

 FRANK:  57 trillion dinars is missing from the budget of '23?  ...Let's pray that he can find that money because if I was Sudani I'm not going to release any exchange rate.  I'm not going to do anything with the contracts.

[Iraq boots-on-the-ground report]    

FIREFLY:   TV says the budget didn't go to the president for signature but to the publishing in gazette...When the budget is in the Gazette it will go live .  So that means a new exchange rate will come soon to correct that new budget because it can't handle all of these projects at a program rate, correct?  

FRANK:  That is correct.  It is also the monetary reform plan of Dr. Shabibi.

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 FIREFLY:   Television is showing a report on paper from IBBC on the de-dollarization inside of Iraq.  They're telling us they've been doing it all this time...They even talk about that part from the World Bank discussion on changing the dinar exchange rate.  It's powerful.  This is all on the news.  

FRANK:  The monetary reform education to you citizens will get very loud...

FIREFLY:  Sudani didn't say anything about the rate inside of the budget.  They didn't say a word.  COM didn't say anything.  COM saw the budget with Sudani.  We see them sitting there and they're looking it over but nothing is announced except the approval and that it's going to the House of Parliament now.  

FRANK:  You know very well what' going on.  He will protect the budget until the very last nano second.

  FIREFLY:  The news has that specialist...talking about the best way to fill in the gap for the dinar and the dollar (illegal market).  He's telling us the best thing for it to do this is to float...Saleh now talking saying the CBI is the only one that can control this needed float. 

 FRANK:  They're going to float your currency because with a float they can come out at a higher rate than 1 to 1...this is a reinstatement of your exchange rate...The fact that they're talking about floating all day long...is because this is the next step in the monetary reform.  Once they give you the new exchange rate and your new currency seconds later your currency will start to float...on international platforms

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https://dinarevaluation.blogspot.com/2024/05/iraq-boots-on-ground-report-by-firefly_0747223174.html

FIREFLY:  The news has that specialist...talking about the best way to fill in the gap for the dinar and the dollar (illegal market).  He's telling us the best thing for it to do this is to float...Saleh now talking saying the CBI is the only one that can control this needed float. 

 FRANK:  They're going to float your currency because with a float they can come out at a higher rate than 1 to 1...this is a reinstatement of your exchange rate...The fact that they're talking about floating all day long...is because this is the next step in the monetary reform.  Once they give you the new exchange rate and your new currency seconds later your currency will start to float...on international platforms

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FIREFLY: Ever since Sudani came back from Washington DC he has been talking to us about metal coins and paper fils.  He said the coins are both silver and gold...

 FRANK:  The monetary reform education is being presented to the Iraqi citizens...

FIREFLY:  International Development Bank opens in Erbil.  

FRANK:  Notice how they are preparing your banks in many ways to receive the new exchange rate when Sudani releases it.  They talked to you about the float...the basket... the lower notes...the old lower notes, your history...Now they're going to tell you Iraqi citizens about your banks...they are educating you on the many services that your banks will be offering you once this exchange rate is released.

 FIREFLY:  Television says Iraq is now producing 1 million liters of gasoline on a daily basis with the new refineries...They are saying we will have enough gasoline for our self sufficiency of our county and also for global trading on the market..

 FIREFLY: They said our success is from the visit to the United States of America because it lifted almost all sanctions on our banks and others are close to being lifted too.  

FRANK:  They also delivered the new exchange rate.

https://dinarevaluation.blogspot.com/2024/05/iraq-boots-on-ground-report-by-firefly_0858585158.html

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Iraqi Ministry of Finance dispatches April salaries for KRG security forces, 10 JUNE

Iraqi Ministry of Finance dispatches April salaries for KRG security forces

ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – The Iraqi Ministry of Finance has dispatched the April salaries for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)’s security forces.

On Sunday, June 9, a high-ranking source from the Iraqi Ministry of Finance informed Kurdistan24 that the full salaries for the Peshmerga and security forces of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRG) for the month of April have been sent.

The funds will be deposited into the KRG’s Ministry of Finance and Economy account at the Erbil Branch of the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI).

“The Iraqi Ministry of Finance will make every effort to pay the salaries of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) security forces before Eid al-Adha,” the source stated.

For more than two months, the Iraqi Ministry of Finance had not dispatched any funds to the Peshmerga Ministry and the KRG security forces.

This delay was due to the Federal Ministry of Finance requesting a complete list of names and information of the KRG security force members. The KRG rejected this request and insisted on providing a coded list instead.

The Federal Board of Supreme Audit was scheduled to visit Erbil on Saturday to audit the salaries of the security forces as well as the Kurdistan Region’s expenditures and revenues.

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Once the audit report is completed, the coded names will be sent to Baghdad to facilitate the payment of the security forces’ salaries. The report will be submitted to both the Iraqi and Kurdistan Regional governments.

During a ceremony to inaugurate “Eagle Post” center for post and delivery service, the Kurdistan Region’s Prime Minister Masrour Barzani reassured that the government has been actively working with the federal government to resolve budget and salary issues fundamentally.

“We hope that the full salary of the security forces for the month of April and the salaries of all our citizens for the month of May to be distributed soon before the holidays,” Prime Minister Barzani announced, expressing optimism that salary issues would no longer dominate media headlines.

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Israel Plans Imminent Strikes on Iraqi Militias, 9 June

Israel Plans Imminent Strikes on Iraqi Militias

ERBIL — Israel is planning to strike Iranian-backed Iraqi militia groups following increased attacks against Israel in recent weeks.

Israeli media has confirmed reports that the Israeli military is planning extensive attacks on Iranian-backed groups in the region, especially in Iraq.

Furthermore, Iraqi sources have informed local media that almost certain strikes will target Iraqi militia groups inside the country. However, the sources declined to specify who will carry out these attacks.

On Thursday, Yemen’s Houthi group claimed responsibility for drone attacks on Israeli Haifa port. Their leader, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, stated that these attacks will increase with help from other resistance groups in Iraq.

Two drones hit targets, and US and Israeli defenses had to intercept many others, according to American officials and the Israeli military.

Israeli media reported that new weapons like cruise missiles, used more frequently since May, are harder for air defenses to destroy.

This threat follows an increase in rocket attacks on Israel by Iraqi factions in recent weeks, raising concerns in US and EU countries about potential Israeli retaliation and regional escalation, according to Israeli reports.

Last week, Hussein al-Mousawi, spokesperson for al-Nujaba, a faction of the “Islamic Resistance in Iraq,” stated that the strikes are a natural progression of the group’s role and aim to increase the cost of the war in Gaza.

Al-Mousawi added that they intend to strike Israel from any location as long as it is necessary.

Last week, a senior official in the resistance axis told Reuters that while Iran is keen for Iraqi factions to participate in the regional battle against Israel, the tendency of these factions to miscalculate remains a constant concern.