Part of the pro-Iranian training courses advocates a dialogue with the populist leader whose supporters have occupied parliament since Saturday.
by
For several hours, the Bagdadis retained their breath, Monday 1 e e August, eyes riveted on the “green zone”, the institutions district, in the heart of the Iraqi capital. The organization of competing demonstrations in this perimeter by the Shiite rival factions, which oppose the formation of the government since the legislative elections of October 2021, could degenerate into open confrontation. The demonstration of force of the supporters of the populist leader Moqtada al-Sadr, from Parliament, and their opponents of the coordination framework, an alliance including in particular pro-Iranian militias parties, confined behind the walls of the “green zone “, remained contained.
At dusk, after having protested for several hours against the “coup d’etat” of Moqtada al-Sadr, whose supporters have occupied the parliament since Saturday to claim the holding of new elections and “a radical change of the political system “, the thousands of sympathizers of the coordination framework began to disperse. Qaïs al-Khazali, the chief of the virtuous league (“Asaïb Ahl al-haq”), one of the militia parties making up this alliance, had just called, in a press release, to lift the camp. Notwithstanding some scuffles with the security forces keeping access to the “green zone”, the discipline had been maintained within the movement to prevent an incursion in the institutions district.
The coordination framework has not mobilized as largely as Moqtada al-Sadr, whose supporters demonstrated in number in Baghdad as well as in the Shiite southern provinces. He failed to oppose a united front to him. Calls for restraint have multiplied within the Alliance, divided on the response to give the provocations of Mr. Al-Sadr. In messages relayed on social networks, certain factions have suggested that they would not take part in the demonstrations, like the brigades of Hezbollah, a militia close to Iran, and Hadi al-Améri, the chief of The Badr organization, which has stated the rival factions to solve their disputes through dialogue.
research of A compromise
Playing these divisions is at the heart of Moqtada al-Sadr’s strategy to impose a compromise that is favorable to it. On Monday, a executive of the Sadrist current responded to Mr. Al-Améri’s call by suggesting that he leave the alliance and support Mr. Al-Sadr’s appeal to a system reform. The message again pointed to an accusing finger against the former vice-president Nouri al-Maliki, black beast of Moqtada al-Sadr, who is accused of wanting to dictate his views in the formation of the government and of encouraging climbing against The populist leader, with the leader of the Virtuous League, Qaïs al-Khazali.
You have 45.13% of this article to read. The continuation is reserved for subscribers.