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November 4, 2019       Share:    

Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-protests/iraqis-pour-into-streets-for-biggest-protest-day-since-saddam-idUSKBN1XB3X5

Iraqis Pour into Streets for Biggest Protest since Saddam

(Reuters) Ahmed Aboulenein - Tens of thousands of Iraqis thronged central Baghdad on Friday demanding the downfall of the political elite in the biggest day of mass anti-government demonstrations since the fall of Saddam Hussein. Protests have accelerated dramatically in recent days, drawing huge crowds from across Iraq's sectarian and ethnic divides to reject the political parties in power since 2003. There were protests across much of the southern Shi'ite heartland.

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