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Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 12:52 PM Jan 2020

Breaking: Sirens and rockets landing in Baghdad Green Zone



Habib Abdolhossein @HAbdolhossein

Several rockets have reportedly hit #Baghdad heavily fortified Green Zone, where the #usembassy is located. No report on any possible damage or casualties yet. #Iraq

Nafiseh Kohnavard ✔@nafisehkBBC

#Breaking

"Seek shelter"
We are still advised to take cover in Union III, just across the road from the #US embassy in Green Zone #Baghdad. A few rockets allegedly hit nearby.
I didn't hear any explosions as we were in hard cover.


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11:54 AM - Jan 26, 2020


Just want to emphasize this is a rocket attack (likely Katyushas) and not a missle attack. Probably PMF or Kata'ib Hezbollah reminding us they're still not over the Soleimani assassination.
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Breaking: Sirens and rockets landing in Baghdad Green Zone (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Jan 2020 OP
And Spanky's sunning himself down in Florida. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2020 #1
Is he there again? Kingofalldems Jan 2020 #6
Well, I thought he was. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2020 #7
He is at least busy threatening members of congress rurallib Jan 2020 #9
Apparently, some things are important to him. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2020 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author wcmagumba Jan 2020 #2
Boy, am I glad my niece is out of there! csziggy Jan 2020 #3
Thousands of people have been demonstrating in Baghdad for malaise Jan 2020 #4
Iraq wants us out. triron Jan 2020 #8
+1, and looks like a media black our on the issue uponit7771 Jan 2020 #11
MIxed. Igel Jan 2020 #12
Could also be part of the Iraqi civil conflict... haele Jan 2020 #5

greatauntoftriplets

(175,742 posts)
7. Well, I thought he was.
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 01:47 PM
Jan 2020

On Friday, this showed him as leaving for Florida. But it's gone now. So did he change his mind or is it a stealth visit. Strange.

https://factba.se/topic/calendar

rurallib

(62,423 posts)
9. He is at least busy threatening members of congress
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 02:20 PM
Jan 2020

so he can't be disturbed about stuff that causes headaches.

Response to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

csziggy

(34,136 posts)
3. Boy, am I glad my niece is out of there!
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 01:25 PM
Jan 2020

She spent a couple of years in Baghdad, helping refugees.

She doesn't like the safe positions - before Baghdad, she spent time in Afghanistan, after she was in Turkey working with Syrian refugees. Then she went to Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh, helping refugees from Myanmar, on to Ukraine. Now, she is a MUCH safer place, working out of Prague, Czech Republic.

malaise

(269,054 posts)
4. Thousands of people have been demonstrating in Baghdad for
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 01:28 PM
Jan 2020

days and days. Don't expect Hong Kong type coverage

Igel

(35,320 posts)
12. MIxed.
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 03:49 PM
Jan 2020

When Sadr pulled out it gave the government a greenlight to crack down on the Shi'ites. They weren't protesting us so much as government corruption and Iranian influence.

In other words, however hard it might be to accept, "not us."

Some want us out. Some don't. After you get past that, it depends where you are and whether you count heads or decibels.

haele

(12,660 posts)
5. Could also be part of the Iraqi civil conflict...
Sun Jan 26, 2020, 01:39 PM
Jan 2020

Quite a few Iraqis want to get rid of the US thumb supporting just one group of tribes over others.
After all, tribalism is pretty much the primary issue behind the instability in the middle East.

Haele

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