Lawk Ghafuri
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Government Relations at @Talabat | Former @Kurdistan Foreign Media Affairs Director | MSc at @Covcampus | Alumni shaper @WEF | @Arsenal fan | Tweets = Opinion
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Footage recorded secretly by a protester in Tahrir Square in
#Baghdad
yesterday shows that Saraya al-Salam militiamen & supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr holding sticks while standing inside the Turkish restaurant preventing protesters to enter the building.
#IraqProtest
#العراق
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Good Morning
#Baghdad
!
Protesters in Tahrir Square continue to draw revolutionary paintings on the wall of Tahrir Square tunnel preparing the square for the 1st anniversary of
#IraqProtests
that started back in October 1, 2019.
Video via Telegram taken yesterday.
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Tonight’s multiple attacks in Erbil was conducted by missiles, and none of the missiles hit the new US consulate which is still under construction in Erbil, but areas around the compound was hit by the missiles.
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Today early morning protesters once again went back to Habubi Square & started to rebuild their tents, but this time they made sure to be solid, as they are using breeze blocks this time to make sure it is unbeatable.
I gotta say, I love their insistency.
#IraqProtests
#العراق
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First in
#Lebanon
protests, now in
#Basra
protesters are dancing on the “Baby Shark” song.
I feel the Baby Shark song is becoming the new song of revolution Middle East.
#IraqProtests
#العراق_ينتفض
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Again the song “revolution of Middle East” the baby shark song (but with an Iraqi beat) is being played in Tahrir Square in
#Baghdad
and protests are dancing while protesting. Remarkable atmosphere now in Baghdad.
Video via Telegram
#IraqProtests
#العراق_ينتفض
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Today the marching of students in
#Baghdad
were led by women. As it is shown in the footage by Saif karim, the women are loudly chanting anti-Islamic political parties slogans. We all need to admit that Iraqi women broke many barriers during these protests.
#IraqProtests
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Security forces are using live ammunition tonight agaisnt Iraqi protesters in Tayaran Square near Tahrir Square in
#Baghdad
after they blocked a main road demanding electricity and basic services.
#IraqProtests
#العراق
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A militant asking his fellow fighters of Turkish backed Jaish al-Watani militia in Ras al-Ain (Sare Kani) to stop looting civilians properties, he says you can loot political parties and governmental buildings but stop looting civilians shops and houses.
#Syria
#سوريا
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The famous “Mosul girl” who smiled while she was crying after she ran away from
#ISIS
in
#Mosul
war back in 2017. Today she lives in peace and only the smile remained on her beautiful face.
(Photo by
@alfahdawiali
for Reuters)
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#Erbil
tonight is celebrating the victory of
#Iraq
over
#Iran
in a football match. I believe the anti-Iran is from
#Basra
to Erbil today.
I would say that this win was more precious than winning the World Cup itself.
#IraqProtests
#العراق
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In both
#Baghdad
and
#Sulaimanyah
the bakery stores to use only paper bags and no more plastic bags.
Hope soon
#Erbil
will implement the same initiative for the sake of our environment.
#ClimateChangeIsReal
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Believe it or not, this is
#Iran
, a Kurdish girl without scarf in a mosque and sitting on the Mullah chairs.
#iranprotests
#IranianProtests
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Tonight is exactly a month since Iraqi protesters started a nationwide
#IraqProtests
against the government and corruption. After 30 days, 330 dead & 15,000+ wounded, Tahrir Square in
#Baghdad
is still packed demanding reforms.
Video via Telegram
#Iraq
#العراق
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Exclusive
My protester friend from
#Baghdad
in Tahrir Square sent me this video and told me to join them to have a shisha in Tahrir Square. Those people are having fun while protesting.
#IraqProtests
#العراق_ينتفض
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Tahrir Square in
#Baghdad
today is packed with Iraqi women marching for the sake of the
#IraqProtests
“Revolt, resist and smile because you are the nation, the revolution will be completed by you,” a poster says holding by an Iraqi woman.
Photos via Ayman al-Mawsawi.
#العراق
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Another wedding photo session was ruined by
#BeirutBlast
on Tuesday in
#Beirut
.
#بيروت_عم_تبكي #لبنان_ينتفض
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My latest: Saddam Hussein killed 148 people in the Dujail massacre & he was executed for it. Today Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi killed more than 150 protesters and he is still in power, Saeed, a protester from Babil told me.
#IraqProtests
#العراق
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Students who marched toward Tahrir Square in
#Baghdad
beaten by unknown armed men in the Square. Footage shows how the armed men are beating up the peaceful students with sticks.
#IraqProtests
#العراق
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Never seen Iraqis that united before, today morning two protestors in
#Baghdad
were protesting while one of them was holding a Christ cross, and the other a Quran.
#IraqProtests
#العراق
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“This is how
#Freedom
is earned”
#Catalonia
today showed the world how is to fight for
#Freedom
.
#CatalanRederendum
#KurdistanReferendum
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Tonight Tahrir Square is packed with protesters waving Iraqi flags celebrating today’s raid by Iraqi counter terrorism forces against the headquarters of Kataib Hezbollah in southern
#Baghdad
in
#Iraq
.
#IraqProtests
#العراق
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My Latest: The assassination of
@hushamalhashimi
has created more fear within
#Iraq
’s elite and outspoken alike, as Iraqi anti-militia activists and journalists are receiving threatening messages and fear being next on the list.
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Security forces and protestors are all dancing together with music in Tahrir Square in
#Baghdad
.
#IraqProtests
#العراق_ينتفض
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Security forces are using live ammunition against the protesters near Sinak bridge, live ammunition is heard in this video as protesters are still in clashes with riot police around Tahrir Square to prevent the riot police from taking Tahrir Square.
#IraqProtests
#العراق
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Today anti-regime protest happened in
#Iran
’s second largest city calling Rouhani a dictator and ended up by burning photos of Khamenei and Khomanie.
#IranianSpring
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Heartbreaking scene here as a man who lost his brother in
#BeirutBlasts
says w/ a quavering voice “I lost my brother, I buried him by my hand, what shall I tell his 9 years old twin daughters, I’m chocking, I’m tired, I want to know who killed my brother”.
#لبنان_منكوب
#Beirut
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Footage shows how masked gunmen are shooting at the protesters on the rooftop of Asaib Ahl al-Haq office in Misan province on Friday.
#IraqProtests
#العراق
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Hours ago protesters in Wasit province in southern
#Iraq
are stepping on Qassim Sulaimani photo.
#IraqProtests
#العراق
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Good morning from Kurdistan ☀️
Next year, Erbil International Airport will launch the Self Check-In system for passengers leaving/entering Kurdistan Region.
No more long queues…
#StrongerKurdistan
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Women are leading protests in Nasiriyah city today in southern
#Iraq
. The anti-government protests have been around in Iraqi cities for more than 110 days since October 1. The women have been an essential part of
#IraqProtests
since the beginning.
Video via Telegram
#العراق
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After Midya Masti, a Peshmerga fighter graduates from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in UK with the flag of
#Kurdistan
on his arm and uniform. Lieutenant Amir Mahdi graduated from the Sandhurst Military Academy this month.
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A general message to all people who writes about the
#Kurdistan
Region using “Northern Iraq”
Article 117 of
#Iraq
’s Constitution
“This Constitution, upon coming into force, shall recognize the region of Kurdistan, along with its existing authorities, as a federal region.”
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Disgusting to see Palestinians sharing photos of Saddam Hussein on their social media platforms or holding it in their rallies and calling him “Leader”, while he was a dictator who killed hundreds of thousands of Kurds, and committed genocide against the Iraqi people.
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The Kurds are the one who liberated most of the lands in
#Iraq
&
#Syria
from
#ISIS
terrorists, the
#Peshmerga
forces in
#Kurdistan
region of Iraq lost more than 1600 Peshmerga fighting against terrorism on behalf of the world.
@theresa_may
should apologize for using this phrase
UK PM Theresa May said her country was a “true friend” of Turkey’s and used the phrase “Kurdish terrorism,” in reference to the Kurds’ decades-long armed campaign against Ankara to secure linguistic, political rights and self-rule.
#TwitterKurds
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A little Kurdish girl in
#Kermashan
saved her guitar after an
#Earthquake
destroyed her house in
#Kurdistan
#Rojhelat
. She is not saving just an musical instrument, she has saved her
#Freedom
.
Photo via Julie Adnan
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As US military commanders have been ordered by the Pentagon to prepare for an operation against pro-Iran Kataib Hezbollah in
#Iraq
to destroy the group. Iranian-backed Al-Nujaba’a movement shares this photo of burning the
#WhiteHouse
with a note “The defining moment”.
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Secretary General of Asaib Ahl al-Haq, Qais al-Khazaali, joins Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr & calls on Sunnis, Shia & Kurds to storm the streets on Friday against the “invaders” US troops. This message was recorded after President
@BarhamSalih
met w/
@realDonaldTrump
at
#WEF20
.
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Protesters are on Al-Jmhuria bridge in
#Baghdad
aiming to reach the green zone, while massive gun fires are heard being shot by the security forces toward the sky.
#العراق
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Masters of Science has successfully achieved. Now it’s time to work for better and an independent
#Kurdistan
.
Proud to be a
#CovUniAlumni
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Protesters in
#Karbala
have stormed the Iranian consulate in the town and downed the Iranian flag and raised the Iraqi flag.
#IraqProtests
#العراق
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Workers in
#Beirut
’s port are fleeing due to a huge fire broke out in the port. This is disturbing to see as people in Beirut are yet to recover from the terrible
#BeirutExplosion
.
#Lebanon
#لبنان
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Tonight Erbil was attacked by 12 missiles at 1:00 am. The attacks were resulted in no casualties, and the missiles were launched from outside of Iraq.
Statement from Kurdistan Counter Terrorism Forces
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#Khanaqin
Kurdish people forced
#PMU
to leave the city.
#Peshmerga
is in control now.
#Kirkuk
soon...
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After more than 100 days of protests & strikes in
#Iraq
against the government and political parties, tonight
#Nasiriyah
city is packed with protesters to send a message to the government and politicians that they are still awake & keen on their demands.
#IraqProtests
#العراق
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The people who crashed the
#ISIS
caliphate, and the people who sacrificed their lives for the people of
#Kurdistan
Region, and the wider region, planted 50,000 plants and seeds in the frontlines this week to make Kurdistan region greener and tackle the
#ClimateCrisis
.
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Tahrir Square in
#Baghdad
tonight is witnessing huge crowd as protesters resumed their marches and protests in the capital city. Protesters are chanting “The nation want to overthrow the regime”.
PS:- The regime is 2 days old...
#IraqProtests
#العراق
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Today our Brave People in
#Kirkuk
raised a large
#Kurdistan
flag on the Citadel of Kirkuk.
#KurdistanReferendum
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Every year Kurds celebrate
#Newroz
in Akre town in a very special way by climbing the mountain & set fire on top of the mountain as a sign of freedom. This year the celebration in
#Akre
town was special as usual.
May our
#Kurdistan
stays peaceful and stable forever.
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Protesters on the Iranian consulate building in Karbala province raised the Iraqi flag and removed the Iranian flag.
Video via Telegram
#IraqProtests
#العراق
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Here is a footage from Wasit on Tuesday that shows a masked man shooting directly at protesters. This is the “unidentified” armed groups who the government fails to identify, while government’s riot police unit are standing side by side with him.
#IraqProtests
#العراق
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While Iraqis are mourning during Ashoura near Kadhim shrine in
#Baghdad
tonight, they chant out loud “Hadi al-Ameri is null, Nouri al-Maliki is null, Saeed Muqtada (Sadr) is null,”. Quite strong message by Iraqis during Ashoura.
#IraqProtests
#العراق
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Good morning from Kurdistan ☀️
Today, 20% of electricity production in Kurdistan Region is through clean and renewable energy.
The percentage is expected to reach more than 50% by 2028.
#StrongerKurdistan
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Countries so far shown recognizes
#Kurdistan
’s self-Determination right:-
-Canada
-
#Israel
- Finland
-
#UAE
- Jordan
-
#France
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Iraqi women of
#Basra
city in southern
#Iraq
marched today in solidarity with the anti-government protests in Iraq which started on October 25, and still ongoing demanding real change.
Video via Telegram
#IraqProtests
#العراق
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With a heavy heart, I announce my resignation as Head of Foreign Media Affairs of the KRG. It has been an immense honor & privilege to serve Kurdistan for the past 3 years & contribute to Prime Minister
@masrourbarzani
's bold vision of building a
#StrongerKurdistan
.
Thank you
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Protesters in both provinces of Misan and Basra in southern
#Iraq
rejecting the appointment of Muhammad Tawfiq Alawi to become next Iraqi PM.
#IraqProtests
#العراق
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A protester in
#Baghdad
today says “We won’t retreat, even if you tear gas us, shoot us, or use sniper against us”.
#IraqProtests
#العراق
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Heartbreaking footage coming out from one of the neighborhoods in
#Baghdad
as children and adults running after a vehicle which carries aids and food for them as
#Iraq
is witnessing
#coronavirus
lockdown.
Note:
#Iraq
is one of the top 5 producers of oil worldwide.
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Brave Kurds in
#Istanbul
Turkish city protesting against the Turkish Operation to invade
#Afrin
Kurdish city of Rojava
#Kurdistan
.
#Turkey
should know that the consequences of this operation will appear inside Turkish cities.
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I would say
#Iraq
is going through one of the worst situations (if not the the worst) since 2003, as oil price is collapsing, Iran-US tensions intensifying,
#coronavirus
kicking in hard, more than 5 months of protests, and finally no actual government.
#IraqProtests
#العراق
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Tahrir Square in
#Baghdad
about 2 hours ago was packed with protesters playing the Iraqi national anthem and keep on protesting against the government. Tonight was the 29th night protesting continues in many parts of
#Iraq
.
#IraqProtests
#العراق
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Huge crowd of Iraqi protesters in
#Basra
city are marching toward Basra police department demanding to reveal the killers of slain activists Riham Yaqoob and Tahseen Osamah who were killed this week by unknown individuals.
#IraqProtests
#العراق
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This is
#Peshmerga
victories achievement, when you see all this Consuls in
#KRG
with Kurdish clothes.
@FalahMustafa
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For the past two days, everyone in
#Iraq
has been asking what if what happened in
#Afganistan
happens in Iraq, and the US withdraws all its troops from the country and armed groups takes over or
#ISIS
rises again. The point here is that Iraqis are afraid of the future already.
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People in Sadr city in
#Baghdad
which is full of Sadrists are not abiding by the rules & violating the
#Covid_19
lockdown, therefore Iraqi army stationed in the area to force people to stop coming out. While Sadr blames gay marriage legalization for the spread of
#coronavirus
.
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Investigating are still ongoing regarding tonight’s incident, and there is no human casualties until this moment. More updates will be available shortly.
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