An undeclared war and mutual assassinations are taking place between the "Peace" Brigades of the leader of the Sadrist bloc Muqtada al-Sadr, and "Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq" led by Qais Khazali, in Maysan Governorate, southern Iraq, against the background of the political conflict between Shiite forces affiliated with what is known as the coordination framework and al-Sadr regarding the formation of the government. new.

Al-Sadr sent a delegation to Maysan Governorate, after an angry night that his followers lived through because of the assassination of the leader of the “Peace of Peace” Brigades, Karrar Abu Ragheef, after he was shot while he was in his car with his wife.

Prior to that, Al-Sadr called in a statement for calm and not to allow the political conflict to turn into Shiite Shiite fighting.

On the other hand, Khazali considered in a tweet that the mutual assassinations between his followers and those of Al-Sadr are "sedition" and called on the tribes to declare their innocence of the perpetrators of these crimes.

In another tweet, he called for cooperation with Al-Sadr's delegation to investigate the assassinations and to apply to the Iraqi judiciary exclusively.

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— Qais Khazali (@Qais_alkhazali) February 10, 2022

In turn, Hadi al-Amiri, head of the "Al-Fateh" coalition, sent a message regarding the Maysan events, and warned against being drawn into sedition and succumbing to feelings of anger.

Al-Amiri said in a statement, "The bloody incidents that Maysan is witnessing is a matter of sorrow and anxiety, and leads to robbing a sense of security and stability," noting that he had previously warned of cases of escalation, with which the circle of mutual violence might expand to take dangerous levels, "which is difficult to put an end to."

He added that the local fighting for which the "enemies" spent billions and did not succeed, may be presented to them in this way for free and on a silver platter, and warned against "being drawn into strife and succumbing to feelings of anger."

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The armed conflict between these two factions sparked wide interactions on the communication sites in Iraq, where citizens warned of the impact of the armed conflict on the security and safety of the residents of Maysan Governorate and the people of southern Iraq in general.

The spokesman for the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Masoud Haider, said in a letter he addressed to "the decision-makers and arms holders in the center and the south," asking them to "take lessons and lessons from the Kurdish internal fighting during the nineties" and from "fighting and destruction in the Sunni-majority areas," pointing out that “A spark that turns into a flame will burn everyone without exception.”

Decision makers and weapons in the center and the south

We hope that you will take lessons from the internal fighting in Kurdistan during the 1990s.

We hope that you will take lessons from the fighting and destruction in the western and Sunni-majority regions.

A spark that turns into flames will burn everyone without exception.

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— Massoud Hayder / Massoud Hayder (@Massoud_Hayder) February 10, 2022

Former MP Muhammad Iqbal al-Saydali said, via his Twitter account, "The escalation of indicators of transformation from political conflict to violence, and destructive forms, is an inevitable result of a structural defect in the nature of the political system, which has reached its final stages."

He added, "There is no ready alternative in Iraq, and this deepens the crisis and expands its effects," noting that "the last scene began to be prepared for a while, and the curtain will fall on more skulls and blood."

The escalation of indicators of transformation from political conflict to violence and destructive forms


is an inevitable result of a structural defect in the nature of the political system, which has reached its final stages.


There is no ready alternative in Iraq, and this is what deepens the crisis and broadens its effects.


The last scene has been in preparation for a while, and the curtain will fall on more skulls and blood.

— Dr.

M.Iqbal Alsaidaly (@MIAlsaidaly) February 9, 2022

Researcher Firas Elias commented, via his Twitter account, saying, "Although it is a caretaker government, it is constitutionally obligated to maintain public order."

He added, "It is unfortunate that the prime minister turned from a practitioner of the role of the commander in chief of the armed forces to a practitioner of the role of the clan's sheikh, and instead of putting an end to the deteriorating security situation in Maysan, we see him moving between mourning councils, offering condolences here and there."

Although it is a caretaker government, it is constitutionally obligated to maintain public order. It is unfortunate that the Prime Minister turned from a practitioner of the role of commander in chief of the armed forces to a practitioner of the role of the sheikh of the clan, and instead of putting an end to the deteriorating security situation in Maysan, we see him moving between the funeral councils, offering condolences Here and there.

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Firas Elias (@FirasEliasM) February 9, 2022

According to journalists, activists and bloggers, the escalation between the two sides returned to the scene after the assassination of "Hossam Al-Olaywi," the police officer and brother of Wissam, the leader of the "Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq" group, who was killed along with one of his brothers during the October 2019 demonstrations, and accused followers of the Sadrist movement of being responsible for his killing.