Bombing the "Green Zone" in Baghdad coinciding with a parliamentary session
Demonstrators throw stones at security forces as they try to enter the Green Zone in Baghdad.
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Seven members of the security forces were wounded yesterday in Baghdad, as a result of a missile attack that targeted the Green Zone in Baghdad, coinciding with the convening of the first parliamentary session in two months, according to an official statement, while Iraq is experiencing a stifling political crisis.
A statement issued by the official Security Media Cell stated: "The Green Zone in Baghdad was subjected to three shellings."
The Security Media Cell stated that the number of wounded from the security forces amounted to seven, with varying injuries, while it indicated earlier that "an officer and three of the ranks were wounded with various injuries."
The bombing also caused damage to a number of cars and a building.
The bombing coincided with the Iraqi parliament holding its first session since the violence that shook the country on August 29 and the sit-in of the Sadrist movement two months ago, during which parliamentarians voted against the resignation of Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi from his post.
And 222 deputies out of the 235 who were present (the total number of deputies is 329) voted against the resignation of Muhammad al-Halbousi, a prominent politician, from the presidency of the House of Representatives, as reported by the official Iraqi News Agency.
According to political observers, this vote is no more than a formality, and a re-establishment of confidence for al-Halbousi against the backdrop of political bargains behind the scenes.
Meanwhile, hundreds of supporters of the Sadrist movement demonstrated in Tahrir Square yesterday in Baghdad to express their rejection of the session.
Iraq has witnessed a comprehensive political impasse since the legislative elections in October 2021, with the inability of the major political currents to agree on the name of the next prime minister and the method of his appointment.
The dispute is escalating today in Iraq between two camps, the first led by Muqtada al-Sadr, who calls for an immediate dissolution of the House of Representatives and the holding of early legislative elections after withdrawing 73 deputies.
The second is the coordination framework, which is an alliance of pro-Iranian factions that seeks to form a government before any elections are held.
On the other hand, at least nine people were killed and 32 others wounded in an Iranian bombing in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, yesterday, targeting the sites of Iranian Kurdish opposition parties criticizing the suppression of demonstrations in Iran.
The Iraqi federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government condemned the Iranian bombing, which, according to Baghdad, carried out “20 drones carrying explosive materials,” and affected “four areas in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.”
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