Prime Minister's Office was hit, demonstrators jumped into the swimming pool in the government building; demonstrators had armed conflicts with security forces; militias and government forces entered Baghdad , exchanging fires in the city; curfews were imposed nationwide...
The large-scale conflict occurred in Sri Lanka , and the similar scene was staged on the 29th.
But this conflict in Iraq has made the outside world even more nervous.
United Nations mission to Iraq said that Iraq is "in danger of survival"; the Chinese embassy in Iraq also issued a security reminder, calling for avoiding going to crowded or sensitive places; Kuwait requires citizens to evacuate from Iraq; Iran closed the border passage with Iraq and parked flights; there are rumors that U.S. embassy personnel have evacuated from the "green zone" by helicopter, and the embassy was attacked by rocket . Although the US embassy insisted that "has not evacuated", it said that it would "follow closely the situation in Iraq"...
Iraq has been uneasy. Why is the Baghdad conflict so eye-catching?
First of all, the conflict lasted for a long time, was large in scale and had a strong firepower. CNN said this is the worst battle in the Iraqi capital in recent years.
reported that the two sides of the conflict used heavy weapons such as rockets, mortars, , etc. The result is naturally very tragic. As of now, at least 20 people have died and 350 people have been injured. In addition to Baghdad, government buildings in other Iraqi provinces were once occupied by Sadr supporters.
" Washington Post " commented that at present, the long-term political debate has been replaced by heavy weapons and mortar shells .
Iraq's political debate is a long story, and this time it mainly focuses on the "Sadr movement".
As a former anti-US armed leader, Sadr's populist advocates that there is a market for the poor and young people in Iraq. As Iraq's Shiite religious leader, Sadr criticized the corruption of the current government and pro-Iranian forces, and also resisted Iran's influence on Iraq. He claimed to form a secular political alliance to overcome the sectarianism that has plagued Iraq's politics for a long time.
In October last year, Iraq held a new National Assembly election. Among the 329 seats in total, the "Sadr Movement" won 73 seats, becoming the largest party in the parliament, but it is far from the ability to form a separate cabinet. On June 12 this year, due to the failure to form a majority government as expected, the members of the "Sadr Movement" resigned collectively. Since then, the "Coordination Framework" of the political group led by Sadr's opponent in the Shiite camp has become the largest party in the parliament, and the new prime minister's candidate that the party is interested in electing is opposed by Sadr. Starting from the end of July, Sadr's supporters held Viagra activities in several provinces to protest the nomination of new prime minister candidates. For example, Sadr also ordered his supporters to continue to sit in the National Assembly in early August. One month after protesting, on the 29th, Sadr suddenly issued a statement of "withdrawing from politics". He posted on social media: "I decided not to interfere in political affairs and announce my retirement", and the agencies related to the "Sader Movement" he led will also be closed.
However, Sadr's "retirement statement" turned into a charge horn. Supporters believe that Sadr was "persecuted", so a large number of demonstrators knocked down roadblocks in the "Green Zone" of Baghdad, forcibly breaking into government buildings, including the Palace of the Republic, and clashed with Iraqi security forces. The scene of
is also very familiar, and can be called the "low-end version" of the Capitol Hill incident in the United States. However, Sadr announced that the evening that he would go on a hunger strike until the violent activities in Iraq ended.
Judging from the current situation, this conflict should not escalate into a large-scale civil war (after all, it is not good for Sadr), but it helped the falling international oil prices to surge by hundreds of yuan per barrel again, up more than 4%.
Judging from the capacity data, Iraq's daily production capacity is more than 4 million barrels. The sudden intensification of this situation has caused concerns across the market, and it is reasonable that oil prices will take advantage of the trend to strengthen.
Source | Yangcheng Evening News·Yangchengpai
Pictures | Pengpai News
Editor | Lin Liai
