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forestnr4 says():Iraq signs an agreement to keep US troops on its territory after the defeat Daesh
The security landscape Wednesday 17 May 2017 at 15:08 the evening of (4713 Views)
Follow-up / Sky Press Newspaper, The Washington Times, Wednesday, for the start of a serious beginning of the month of May the current secret negotiations between the US President, Donald Trump and the Iraqi government administration to keep US troops in the country,
noting that Washington faces a new challenge to deal with Iraq, Obama failed to get an agreement concerning about US troops stay in Iraq after the defeat of “Daesh”.
The newspaper quoted her in her report, senior US officials as saying that “the negotiations between Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and American officials on the new status of forces agreement began in earnest and the secret of this month.”
The newspaper added that “the Convention will determine the legal and diplomatic factors that will be the long-term US military presence in the country and avoid a power vacuum that developed after the withdrawal of US troops end of 2011 to occur.”
She explained that the “sensitive issue in Iraq, while insisting Abadi this month as combat troops in the country will not be after the defeat of Daesh though the Iraqi and US sides talked about the continuation of a long-term military role in the country,”
noting that “for the approval of the security adviser Barzani of the Kurdistan region, where pleased noted during his visit to Washington that he and his father, Massoud Barzani would support an agreement allowing US troops to stay in Kurdistan after the liberation of Mosul. ”
The report said that “Despite the continuing fears of internal unrest in Iraq and in the region, the road to a new agreement on the status of US troops remains a political danger as analysts pointed out that al-Abadi’s comments reflect the political tension and that he would go with some factions in the Iraqi government to complete the forces agreement with Washington rather than the death knell for any agreement on the status of those forces. ”
The paper quoted a senior US analyst at Hritad Foundation for Middle East Affairs Jim Phillips was quoted as saying that “the political situation is volatile and that the public discourse presented by Abadi may give him space with Massoud Barzani and other intermediaries to start secret negotiations with the Trump administration.”
Phillips added that “among the characters that will have a significant impact on the talks, former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and former President Jalal Talabani and Mr. Muqtada al-Sadr also among the figures, which also will have a significant impact Interior Minister Qasim al-Araji, and Defense Minister Irfan Hayali.”
Doug_W says():that is a good thing 4
forestnr4 says to Doug_W():It sure is for continued stability
Doug_W says():indeed
forestnr4 says to Doug_W():Flotation bank solution to the crisis of Iraqi funds
Written by Economic news editor Date: May 17, 2017
Reports issued by some of the financial and monetary institutions locally and internationally discreet signals that the hard currency reserves in Iraq fell to $ 40 billion only !! In the first quarter of 2017 after it was at the beginning of 2014 more than $ 88 billion.
This indicator needs to pause a serious and deep research to diagnose the defect and find quick solutions before entering the Iraqi economy in the arena of a new monetary crisis , knowing that the government ‘s secretive on this economic news.
In this regard I suggest money experts and economists to form a crisis cell to discuss solutions and there are a number of solutions for the depletion of hard currency , including: –
1 floating currency which is a very difficult choice to apply in Iraq now.
2. cancel the auction currency (major disaster).
3. The re – activation of control over the financial transfer circuit.
4. border control and prevent the smuggling organization through the activation of the customs tariff law.
5. Adoption of documentary credits in import operations instead of selling the currency traders.
6. The restructuring of loss – making companies in the industrial sector and privatization. And take advantage of the hard currency resulting from the privatization.
7. attempt to decode the progressive link between the Iraqi dinar and the dollar and linked to the national currency to a basket of currencies , and this procedure needs to be a political decision and the will of the national and other solutions and plans but you need to correct a serious and work through the formation of a crisis cell to discuss the matter diagnosis.
The appearance of Mohammed Saleh Financial Advisor to the Prime Minister has proposed the establishment of a bank to finance the private sector trade contribution of all commercial banks (government and private) and specializes in the function of opening letters of credit syndicated bank to finance the foreign trade of the private sector along the lines of the Iraqi Trade Bank , which is financed by government imports through the opening credits documentary.
He pointed out that the Central Bank of Iraq supports the proposal as well as the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Planning, to impose a state of Anzbat in the disposition of foreign operations / wholesale currency, with the availability of a strategic partner in the management and a global bank credit rating high level,
adding , “forming the bank leave from the Central Bank and the Ministry of Commerce as a contribution to international banking practice and in accordance with the high foundations of governance , the separation of management from ownership and management of an independent board.
Hoping that work on the formation of this international banking regulatory high – level entity. http://neniraq.com/econews-141/
forestnr4 says():Iraq new sig/date (2015) 10,000 & 25,000-dinar note (B355b) (B354b) confirmed
http://www.banknotenews.com/files/tag-iraq.php
jeffusa8106 says(): 5/18/2017 0:00 During his speech in Russia and the Islamic World Conference
Baghdad / morning Deputy Speaker of Parliament Sheikh Hamoudi, on Wednesday, that the end of the terrorist organization Daesh in Iraq is close, while pointed out that the country’s problem Internal Islamic.
He said Hammoudi, in a speech during Russia and the Islamic world conference, in theChechen capital of Grozny, according to a statement by the Information Office of theParliament, received «morning», that «enemies are seeking to create the failed countries in the region models», stressing that « the end of the organization Daesh criminal in Iraq is close will not return a copy of the other. »
The MP added that « the Islamic country ‘s internal problem and the solution in their hands if they want», pointing out that « the Iraqi people ‘s decision after the elimination of terrorist groups Daesh, is moving towards development, stability and prosperity»
Okie Dinar says():Summer heat: Yet another challenge to Iraqi IDPs
With temperatures already topping 37°C (99°F) and rising, hundreds of thousands of Iraqi Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who have survived ISIS now face new challenges to combat the looming summer heat.
As reported by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) says there are currently 52,000 displaced Iraqis living at the Qayara emergency site, formerly the Qayara airstrip south of Mosul. The soaring heat is already affecting health and living conditions of the individuals living there after fleeing war-torn Mosul and surrounding areas.
Residents at the site currently live in PVC tents which work well in winter months to retain heat but are intolerable in summer months as temperatures inside are at least 10°C (50°F) higher inside than outside.
“We are now sleeping outdoors to keep cool,” said Abu Omar, a displaced individual at the site. “It is literally impossible to bear the heat inside the tent.”
Temperatures will continue to rise starting from June and are expected to reach at least 50°C (122°F) and above throughout the summer months in Iraq’s Nineveh province.
IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) has reported that there are now over 3 million people displaced across Iraq.
The supplementary mini kits provided by IOM include summer bed linens, battery rechargeable fans which can run an extra 4 hours when power goes down as well as 40 liter capacity water coolers.
Since the end of March, over 5,400 such kits have already been distributed among IDP families coming in from west Mosul.
However, the use of water coolers is problematic, even with limited electricity. They require between 100 and 160 liters of water to operate daily. The recommended ration of water per person each day is only 15 liters for drinking, cooking and hygiene.
Health conditions are also causing concern within the camps.
Scabies is currently on the rise, mostly from neighboring camps and those residents are seeking treatment from primary health centers located in Qayara and Haj Ali camps.
The colds and flus from winter months have already been replaced by dehydration and diarrhea, especially among children. Health teams are now in need of different medications to treat such ailments.
“Children may become dehydrated as they play outdoors or forget to drink enough water,” explained IOM’s Dr. Ahmad al Shafei. “Sanitation issues also contribute to diarrhea amongst children.”
Okie Dinar says():“We are keeping the children indoors as much as we can during daytime to prevent them from playing in the sun and getting dehydrated,” resident of Qayara, Thear said. “But you cannot coop children indoors for too long either.
”Thear recently spent two days at the Médecins sans Frontières hospital with his six-month-old son who had acute dehydration. He and his family, as well as many other residents sleep outside at night to escape the suffocating heat inside the tent.
IOM has identified over 370,000 IDPs currently displaced due to ongoing military operations within west Mosul and the number is expected to rise.
http://www.dinarupdates.com/showthread.php?49218-Summer-heat-Yet-another-challenge-to-Iraqi-IDPs
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