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The Parliamentary Services and Reconstruction Committee is set to submit its detailed report on the "Al-Bu'aitha" incident to the Council of Representatives before the end of the current week. This initiative aims to uncover the case's circumstances and address its root causes, amid confirmations of widespread collusion behind the violations witnessed in the area. In this context, MP Ahmed Al-Saadi, a member of the Parliamentary Services and Reconstruction Committee, explained that the committee held intensive meetings to discuss all data and information gathered during a direct field visit to the Dora Municipality. Al-Saadi noted that the anticipated report is part of the parliamentary follow-up to evaluate the mechanisms for implementing encroachment removal campaigns and to assess coordination between municipal agencies and security forces, aiming to prevent recurrence of such incidents during official duties. For his part, MP Taqi Al-Wa'ili, also a member of the parliamentary committee, revealed details regarding the nature of the lands where the incident occurred. He confirmed that the field inspection proved these lands originally belonged to the Ministry of Finance before transfer to Baghdad Municipality, then distributed to the Special Division. Al-Wa'ili stated that encroachments on these lands reached approximately 60 percent. He emphasized the existence of shared responsibility and collusion from several parties that allowed these violations to emerge and escalate, pointing to the suffering of ordinary citizens who seek housing and become victims of a reality constrained by administrative complexities. Al-Wa'ili called for the necessity of addressing this issue radically, not limited to merely removing encroachments, but extending to tackling their deep-rooted causes. He reported that the committee would finalize its data through an upcoming visit to the Mayor of Baghdad, with the aim of formulating clear final recommendations to be submitted to Parliament for necessary action. The roots of the incident trace back to August 27, 2026, when a joint security force and service detachments came under direct fire while carrying out an official duty to remove encroachments in the Al-Bu'aitha area in south Baghdad's Dora district. This aggression resulted in the martyrdom of a brigadier general and one member, alongside injuries to four other force personnel. This event prompted the legislative institution to launch a broad parliamentary investigation to uncover the circumstances of the operation and address the accompanying organizational and security loopholes.
