ISHM: February 11 - February 25, 2021
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Militia Leaders Lash Out At Turkey, Oppose NATO Mission Expansion; New Rocket Attacks Challenge Kadhimi And Biden; Two Killed, Dozens Injured Amid New Protests On February 14, Fatah Coalition leader Hadi al-Amiri claimed he had seen confirmed intelligence about Turkish plans to attack Sinjar, and Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba threatened to attack Turkish occupation forces. On February 21, Saeroun Alliance and Fatah Coalition members criticized NATO s plan to expand its Iraq training mission as a front for U.S. occupation, insisting that the expansion requires Parliament s approval. On February 14, PM Kadhimi announced the arrest of four people accused of assassinating activists and journalists in Basra. On February 15 16, Iraqi courts sentenced two former governors to time in prison for corruption. On February 16, Kadhimi denounced a deadly February 15 rocket attack in Erbil as a terrorist act meant to halt his
It may be recalled that in January 2021, Iraq’s Cabinet Members voted unanimously to postpone this year’s general elections from June 6 until October 10, 2021 A rocket attack in northern Iraq on February 16, 2021, killed a contractor for the U.S.-led coalition and injured at least nine other people, drawing international condemnation. Coalition Spokesman…