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Al-Amiri Remarks Reignite Anger Over Iraq’s 2019 Tishreen Crackdown

From Asharq Al-Awsat · () English

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  • Badr Organization leader Hadi al-Amiri said armed factions had helped suppress the 2019 Tishreen protests, calling the movement a “sedition.”
  • His comments angered families of protesters killed or wounded during the uprising and prompted reports that they may pursue legal action.
  • The remarks have renewed scrutiny of the factions’ role and of the still-unidentified “third party” blamed for attacks on protesters.

Hadi al-Amiri’s attempt to defend Iraq’s armed factions has reopened one of the most sensitive questions surrounding the 2019 Tishreen uprising: who suppressed the protesters, and who authorized it?

The Badr Organization leader said the factions had stood against what he called the “Tishreen sedition” and had preserved the state and political system. He also defended their broader role, citing their fight against Islamic State and their opposition to efforts that he said sought to undermine the system’s foundations.

It was the resistance that courageously stood against the Tishreen sedition and preserved the state and the political system.

· Hadi al-AmiriAl-Amiri defended the role of armed factions in confronting the 2019 protest movement.

The comments angered families of protesters who were killed or wounded during the mass demonstrations. Thousands were victims of violence attributed at the time to an unidentified “third party,” whose identity has never been publicly established. The protesters’ central slogan was “We want a homeland.”

The Tishreen movement was supported by regional and international parties and was indeed the most serious movement against the political class at the

· Unnamed Shiite politician close to the Coordination FrameworkThe politician offered the framework's interpretation of al-Amiri's remarks; the supplied text ends before the statement is completed.

Al-Amiri’s words were widely described as a slip of the tongue, but some victims’ families interpreted them as an indication that the armed factions knew more about the party blamed for the killings. They have begun pursuing possible legal action, according to the report. Al-Amiri has not personally responded to those interpretations.

The remarks came as al-Amiri, a leading figure in the Shiite Coordination Framework, serves on a committee with former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani. The committee is mediating between the government and armed factions that refuse to surrender their weapons. A politician close to the framework told Asharq Al-Awsat that al-Amiri intended to defend the factions at a pivotal moment, arguing that the Tishreen movement had received regional and international support and posed the most serious threat to the political class at the time.

We want a homeland.

· Tishreen protestersThe slogan identified with the 2019 uprising.
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Originally published by Asharq Al-Awsat in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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