Monthly Archives: April 2016
April 29, 2016
April 29, 2016 Today’s Major Developments New opposition political bloc reported forming in CoR. Military clashes in Qarma continue in multiple locations. Daesh documents discovered in a Muqdadiya orchard may help identify sleeper cell members. Barzani’s proposed Kurdish independence referendum … Continue reading
April 28, 2016
April 28, 2016 Today’s Major Developments Biden makes a surprise visit to Baghdad. CoR majority and sit-in minority are still battling. Counter Terrorism troops arrive in Falluja area as Iraqi forces continue expanded campaign in Qarma. Peshmerga, Shia PMF units … Continue reading
April 27, 2016
April 27, 2016 Today’s Major Developments Sit-in MPs appeal Monday’s CoR decisions to high court. US general confirms huge Daesh financial losses from Coalition airstrikes. Daesh fighters reported leaving Rawa, Anah, Al-Qa’im for Mosul; MoI head says … Continue reading
April 26, 2016
April 26, 2016 Today’s Major Developments Raucous CoR session reaffirms Al-Jubouri as Speaker. CoR approves five technocrat cabinet nominees; opposes two others. Thousands of Sadrist demonstrators demand technocratic cabinet, more reform. Military action around Falluja increases noticeably. Government forces … Continue reading
April 25, 2016
April 25, 2016 Today’s Major Developments Baghdad braces for showdown Tuesday CoR session, Sadrist demonstrations. Daesh perpetrates another massacre in East Baghdad . . . and throws people trying to escape Falluja into the river. Iraqi forces move north … Continue reading
April 22, 2016
April 22, 2016 Today’s Major Developments Friday demonstrations draw hundreds in Baghdad, and other governorates, to support reforms. Suicide bomber kills 8, wounds 33 in Shia mosque in western Baghdad. Heavy Coalition bombing hits Falluja, Baghdadi, Mosul, other cities … Continue reading
April 21, 2016
April 21, 2016 Today’s Major Developments President Obama talks about Iraq; praises Al-Abadi. Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dunford meets with Al-Abadi in Baghdad, pledges continued US support. Al-Abadi and head of EU delegation to Iraq focus on Iraq’s economic … Continue reading
April 20, 2016
April 20, 2016 Today’s Major Developments Al-Abadi calls leaders of seven nearby states. Al-Sadr orders his MPs out of sit-in; orders his demonstrators to stay out of ministry buildings. Baghdadi residents want military help to stop Daesh shelling. UN … Continue reading
April 19, 2016
April 19, 2016 Today’s Major Developments Plotting against Al-Abadi, Al-Jubouri continues in Baghdad. Sadrists invade another ministry; cause a second one to close. Al-Abadi deploys security forces to ministries, orders arrests for similar future incidents. PMFs reported gathering in … Continue reading
April 18, 2016
April 18, 2016 Today’s Major Developments Secretary of Defense Carter in Baghdad; meets with Al-Abadi, promises more ground support and Apache helicopters. President, Prime Minister trying to bring CoR members together. Major Sadrist power play stops work at Green … Continue reading