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STORY: UN / IRAQ
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LANGUAGE: ARABIC / ENGLISH
DATELINE: 15 JULY 2016, NEW YORK CITY
FILE – NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, UNHQ exterior
15 JULY 2016, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council members in moment of silence
3. Med shot, French ambassador standing in moment of silence
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Ján Kubiš, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, United Nations:
“Together with planning the military aspects, the government and the local actors need to accelerate political planning for ‘the day after’ the liberation, addressing the issues of governance, law and order and political management of Mosul and the rest of Ninewah.”
5. Med shot, delegates
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Ján Kubiš, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, United Nations:
“UNAMI (United Nations Assistace Mission in Iraq) has received credible reports of human rights violations and crimes, including torture and killings, disappearances and other allegations of mistreatment of those detained, committed by elements of the popular mobilization forces and the Iraqi security forces operating in the Fallujah area, notably during the initial phases of the operation.”
7. Med shot, delegates
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Ján Kubiš, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq, United Nations:
“While the Daesh’s governance project in Iraq is collapsing, it has increasingly resorted to brutal insurgency tactics using suicide bombers. The pattern of reinvigorated urban terrorism with sectarian focus, notably attacks against civilian targets and infrastructure in Baghdad, is indicative of this trend. Luckily, so far they have failed in their efforts to re-ignite sectarian confrontation.”
9. Med shot, delegates
10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohamed Ali Alhakim, Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations:
“The liberation of Falluja from the terrorist grip of Da’esh is a victory for all Iraqis, of all sects, and helps immensely in unifying and cohering the national stance. Falluja is an Iraqi city and the people of Iraq are protective of it then the takfiris and the countries that support them, who have brought the residents (of the city) death, hunger, and killing.”
11. Wide shot, Iraqi ambassador
12. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohamed Ali Alhakim, Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations:
“We remind the Member States in the Council of the importance to call on Turkey to withdraw its forces which have violated Iraqi sovereignty and the principle of good neighbourly relations stated in the United Nations Charter; and that it respects Iraq’s independence, sovereignty, and the unity of its lands, and not interfere in its internal affairs and not violate the sanctity of its land.”
13. Zoom out, Security Council chamber
The Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Iraq told the Security Council the need for cooperation and mutual support for the country “has never been more apparent” as hundreds of civilians had been killed in attacks attributed to ISIL (Da’esh) in in Iraq, Turkey, Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia.
Speaking to the Council today (15 Jul), Jan Kubis said progress against Da’esh after the government retook Falluja has put the “liberation of Mosul strongly on the agenda.” He said the government now needed to plan for the “day after” the liberation.
Kubis said political and community leaders in Iraq needed to prioritise reconciliation based on a single vision and coordinated approach to ensure that “the post Daesh phase in Iraq’s history be more stable, secure and prosperous than in the past.” He said sustainable peace in the country could only be achieved with “a historic compromise that will put an end to the divisive policies of intolerance, inequality and of political and social injustice.”
He said the Iraqi government gave “unprecedented priority” to the protection of lives and the dignity of civilians in the Fallujah operation and as a result some 90,000 civilians were able to leave the city. Kubis said this was “also a political statement.” However, he said the United Nations mission in Iraq (UNAMI) also received “credible reports of human rights violations and crimes, including torture and killings, disappearances and other allegations of mistreatment of those detained, committed by elements of the popular mobilization forces and the Iraqi security forces operating in the Fallujah area, notably during the initial phases of the operation.”
The Special Representative warned that the retaking of Fallujah “should not cast doubt” on the ability of Da’esh to conduct devasting attack.
Iraqi Ambassador Mohamed Ali Alhakim said his government’s forces have been able to retake 60 percent of the land that was under Da’esh’s control with the help of the international coalition. He said some 730,000 people have been able to return to their homes after the government drove Da’esh out.
Alhakim condemned “some Arab and non-Arab media outlets which are misleading and sectarian which have become known to support Da’esh’s terrorist gangs” by depicting the battle between the government and the group as a “battle waged on a part of Iraqi society.” He said, “The liberation of Falluja from the terrorist grip of Da’esh is a victory for all Iraqis, of all sects, and helps immensely in unifying and cohering the national stance.”
Alhakim called on the Security Council to demand that Turkey withdraw its troops immediately from Iraq. He said Turkish forces “violated Iraqi sovereignty and the principle of good neighbourly relations stated in the United Nations Charter.”
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