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Anonymous ID: 474e54 Jan. 11, 2020, 3:13 p.m. No.7786496 🗄️.is 🔗kun >>6541

Iran-backed militias assassinate Iraqi journalist amid nationwide protests

Iraq, January 11, 2020—Paramilitary forces with ties to the Iranian regime murdered an Iraqi journalist and his camera operator for criticizing the destructive role of the Iranian regime in his country.

On Friday, Ahmad Abdul Samad, an Iraqi journalist working for Dijla TV in Basra, southern Iraq, posted a video on Facebook, protesting the role of Hashd al-Shaabi (PMF), an Iran-backed Shiite militia coalition, in attacking journalists and reporters who are giving coverage to nationwide protests in Iraq. Abdul Samad also criticized Iraqi security forces, which are widely influenced by Tehran, for attacking peaceful anti-government protests in Basra but taking no measures against protests by Iran-backed militias in front of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.

Three hours after posting the video, Abdul Samad was found dead in his car along with Safa Ghali, his camera operator. A video widely distributed on social media shows Abdul Samad slumped in the passenger seat of his car with a bullet wound to his head. Ghali, shot in the chest, died while he was being taken to the hospital.

The outraged people of Basra gathered around Abdul Samad’s home and protested the crimes of Hash al-Shaabi and the Iranian regime. Protesters in Basra also gathered in front of the police command headquarters and demanded the release of arrested protesters.

https://english.mojahedin.org/i/iran-hashd-al-shaabi-murder-iraqi-journalist-20200111

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‘Your courage is inspiring!’ Trump tweets in FARSI, backing Iranian protesters against Tehran government

US President Donald Trump has appealed directly to the protesters in the streets of Iran, wading into the grief and fueling anti-government discontent, after Tehran admitted to have accidentally shot down a Ukrainian jet.

“To the brave, long-suffering people of Iran: I've stood with you since the beginning of my Presidency, and my Administration will continue to stand with you. We are following your protests closely, and are inspired by your courage,” Trump wrote both in English and Farsi, addressing the protesters in Iran.

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— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 11, 2020

“The world is watching,” Trump said in a separate tweet, warning the government of Iran against “another massacre of peaceful protesters” and demanding it “allow human rights groups to monitor and report facts from the ground.”

State Secretary Mike Pompeo’s meddling in Iran’s affairs was even more blatant, stopping just short of an open call for a regime change. “The voice of the Iranian people is clear,” Pompeo stated, tweeting out footage of the protest in Iran.

The voice of the Iranian people is clear. They are fed up with the regime’s lies, corruption, ineptitude, and brutality of the IRGC under @khamenei_ir's kleptocracy. We stand with the Iranian people who deserve a better future. pic.twitter.com/tBOjv9XsIG

— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 11, 2020

Earlier on Saturday, British ambassador to Iran, Rob Macaire, was briefly detained outside of Amirkabir University in Tehran over his alleged role in ‘inciting and directing’ anti-government protesters. The UK Foreign Office called it a “flagrant violation of international law,” insisting that Macaire was detained without any "grounds or explanation.”

https://www.rt.com/usa/478043-trump-iran-tweet-protests/