Iraqi Crisis

That the Parliament notes with sadness that, since 1 October 2019, over 200 young Iraqis have been killed and over 6,000 injured across Iraq, it considers as a result of violent retaliation from the Army towards peaceful protesters; further considers that the protests have been aimed at exposing corruption, poor public services and high levels of unemployment; acknowledges that the authorities have imposed a curfew in several cities and cut internet access across much of the country to quell unrest; conveys its support to the Iraqi community in Scotland and sends a message of solidarity to the Iraqi people who are demonstrating peacefully for a better, safer Iraq; calls on the UK Government to put pressure on the Iraqi Government to respond to the protests peacefully, to tackle corruption and improve public services that the Iraqi people rely on, and considers that the UK has a responsibility to the Iraqi people following years of conflict and unrest.