Summary of Events of the Iraqi Popular Revolution. Hundreds of thousands of protesters were on the streets again. Maliki has to go !
Samarra, 19 April 2024. No vehicles were allowed on Samarra Streets today by order of the Maliki Forces
Bulletin 14 of the Protest Povement - Iraqi Spring Media Center - The Iraqi Thawra is Alive - Summary of Events:
- Government security forces prevent a number of journalists and T.V. Channel journalists entering the Field of Pride and Dignity in Ramadi, demanding official permissions.
- Government forces impose curfew in Sammarra’a, while the citizens of Sammarra’a break this curfew in many areas and proceed in their thousands to the Field of Rights.
- After yesterday’s bombings in Al Amiriya, protestors accuse the government perpetrating the bombings that target innocent people, and state that these bombings are messages that were promised by the government.
- Government forces prohibit vehicle movement in the streets of Sammarra’a and fire at any moving vehicle.
- Government forces block all roads leading to the protest square in Hawija and provoke demonstrators.
- Police forces in Beiji demand that demonstrators do not attend Unified Friday Prayers, alleging the presence of suicide bombers intending to target worshippers.
- Government forces block off roads leading from the “Karma” to Falluja, preventing citizens getting to Falluja, arresting some of them.
- The Falluja Friday Orator (Khateeb), calls for the announcement of civil disobedience next Monday, protesting the government’s ignoring protestors’ demands, as well as for a day of fast in obeisance to God.
- Government forces arrest numerous Karma citizens heading to Unified Friday Prayers in Falluja.
- The Ramadi Friday Orator (Khateeb):”Working with the ‘new Awakenings (Sahwa)’ is prohibited because they have been formed for the killing of the demonstrators”.
- Coordinating committees agree on the announcement of a general strike on Monday in all the rebellious provinces.
- Mortar shells land on the Muthanna Mosque in the village of Abu Tammir in Khalis District Khalis in Diyala Province, killing five martyrs and a large number of wounded.
- Protestors in the Field of Rights vote for the exchange of Martin Koebler because of his obvious bias towards the current government and his lack of professionalism, calling for the United Nations to intervene and stop human rights violations and executions.
- Association of Imams and Preachers cancel Unified Friday Prayers in Doura, Baghdad, as s result of streets being blocked off by government troops.
- Government forces in Al Ta’ameem, fire at protestors in Hawija near the Silo Checkpoint, killing one protestor and injuring four (4).
- Government forces surround and blockade the protest field in Hawija preventing transportation of injured. Government forces intensify security measures in areas carrying out Unified Friday Prayers in the capital, Baghdad, imposing curfew in Al Amiriya and its surrounding districts.
- Families of the Al Amiriya victims suffer difficulties in burying their martyrs, with difficulties being imposed for their relatives to enter Al Amiriya, and the permission for only one car to accompany the coffin convoy.
- A state of rage and anger with slogans denouncing the Special Amnesty Law; female prisoners in Site Four (4), begin a hunger strike protesting about ill treatment.
- Al Amiriya Unified Friday Prayers Orator (Khateeb), directs harsh criticism to the present government, and describes its present statements as being against the Iraqi People, who have come out to protest the oppression and injustice inflicted upon them, accusing government forces and holding them responsible for the bombings that hit Al Amariya, yesterday.
- Government forces arrest 4 citizens leaving the Field of Pride and Dignity in Ramadi.
Today’s Statistics:
Numerous Unified Friday Prayers were held in Baghdad and several Iraqi Provinces while the Iraqi Spring Media Center documented most of these Prayers through a network of correspondents throughout Iraq and were as follows:
PROVINCE MOSQUE
1-Baghdad-Al A’adhamiya Al Imam Al A’adham
2-Baghdad – Al Amiriya Al Hassanain Mosque
3-Baghdad – Al Khadhra’a Al Rahman Mosque
4-Baghdad – Al Jamia’a Bir Al Walidain Mosque
5-Baghdad – Al Mansour Dellal Al Kubaissy Mosque
6-Baghdad – Al Yarmouk Al Shawaff Mosque
7-Baghdad – Al Ghazaliya Al Siddeeq Mosque
8-Baghdad – Al Saydiyya Shakir Al Abboud Mosque
9-Baghdad – Al Sulaikh Najeeb Mosque
10-Baghdad - Zayouna
11-Baghdad-Hay Al Qahira Al Nida’a Mosque
12- Ninevah Al Ahrar Square
13-Ninevah The Prophet Sheet Mosque
14-Ninevah – Hay Al Baladiyat Al Saigh Mosque
15-Ninevah – Hay Al Sukkar Al Rahman Mosque
16-Ninevah – Hay Al Quds Al Huda Mosque
17-Ninevah – Hay Al Qadissiya Al Niaimi Mosque
18-Ninevah – Nimrod District The Great Mosque
19-Ninevah – Al Mansour Al Rahman Mosque
20-Ninevah – Al Ba’ajj District Al Ba’ajj Great Mosque
21-Ninevah – Baddoush District
22-Al Anbar – Ramadi The Pride and Dignity Field
23-Al Anbar – Falluja
24-Al Anbar – Heet Othman bin Affan Mosque
25-Al Anbar – A’anna Square next to A’anna Sports
Ground
26-Al Anbar – Rawa Rawa Sports Ground
27-Al Anbar – Al Qaim The Great Mosque
28-Al Anbar – Al Obaidi Al Mostafa Mosque
29-Al Anbar – Al Karabla The Great Mosque
30-Al Anbar-Al Rummana Al Ghumur and Al Kabassna
Mosques
31-Sallahudeen - Sammara’a
32-Sallahudeen – Tikreet
33-Sallahudeen – Beiji
34-Sallahudeen – Al Dhuluiya
35-Sallahudeen – Al Shirqatt
36-Sallahudeen – Al Dour Omar bin Abdul Azeez Mosque