Iraq: Anti-government protesters denounce pro-Iran crowds
5 years ago

Iraq: Anti-government protesters denounce pro-Iran crowds

Al Jazeera  

Anti-gov’t protesters in Baghdad accuse authorities of double standard for not cracking down on pro-Iran demonstrators. Protesters have for months occupied Baghdad’s iconic Tahrir Square, just across the Tigris River from the Green Zone, home to government offices, the United Nations headquarters and foreign embassies. Al Jazeera’s Simona Foltyn said that the anti-government demonstrators, who have been protesting for nearly three months, have “renounced any link” with the crowds that marched on to the US embassy. “They want the government to do more to rein in the groups under the Popular Mobilisation Forces.” ‘We’re still here’ Protesters on Thursday occupied some streets in Baghdad, where most government offices and schools have shut down. “What happened in front of the US embassy was an attempt to draw people’s eyes away from the popular protests now in their fourth month,” Ahmed Mohammad Ali, a student protester in Nasiriya, told AFP.

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Angry Egyptians denounce staged pro-Palestine rallies amid Israel-Hamas war
1 year, 2 months ago

Angry Egyptians denounce staged pro-Palestine rallies amid Israel-Hamas war

Al Jazeera  

Cairo, Egypt – On a sunny Friday in Cairo, buses waving both the Palestinian and the Egyptian flags arrive at El-Nasr road in the district of Nasr City. “Proof of that is that we saw buses in the city centre saying they were ready to give you a ride to the gathering’s location for free.” Hossam el-Hamalawy, Egyptian journalist and …

Protesters try to storm Baghdad’s Green Zone over the burning of Quran, Iraqi flag in Denmark
1 year, 5 months ago

Protesters try to storm Baghdad’s Green Zone over the burning of Quran, Iraqi flag in Denmark

LA Times  

Protesters gather Saturday in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, some carrying Iraqi flags and images of Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada Sadr. Hundreds of protesters attempted to storm Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone that houses foreign embassies and the seat of Iraq’s government early Saturday, after reports that an ultranationalist group burned a copy of the Quran in front of …

Rare anti-government protest turns deadly in southern Syria
2 years, 1 month ago

Rare anti-government protest turns deadly in southern Syria

Al Jazeera  

Demonstrators are angry with the Assad government over rising prices, power cuts, food and fuel shortages. At least two people have been killed, including a policeman, when protesters in the southern Syrian city of Sweida stormed a provincial government building in a rare anti-government protest over rising prices and other economic hardships. The activist media collective Suwayda 24 and the …

Iran protests rage on streets as officials renew threats
2 years, 1 month ago

Iran protests rage on streets as officials renew threats

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Protests in Iran raged on streets into Thursday with demonstrators remembering a bloody crackdown in the country’s southeast, even as the nation’s intelligence minister and army chief renewed threats against local dissent and the broader world. Meanwhile, a top official in Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard claimed it had “managed to achieve” having so-called hypersonic missiles, …

Iran pledges ‘decisive action’ as Mahsa Amini protests continue
2 years, 3 months ago

Iran pledges ‘decisive action’ as Mahsa Amini protests continue

Al Jazeera  

Iranian president’s warning comes as social media videos showed protesters back on the streets despite a crackdown that killed at least 41 people. Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has pledged to deal “decisively” with the protests that have swept the country since the death of a woman who was detained by the Iranian morality police. The activist Twitter account 1500tasvir carried …

Iran’s pro-government counter-protesters try to change narrative
2 years, 3 months ago

Iran’s pro-government counter-protesters try to change narrative

Al Jazeera  

Government supporters have taken to the streets in recent days amid widespread protests following the death of Mahsa Amini. But with international attention on the protests that have rocked Iran following the death of a woman in the custody of the country’s “morality police”, the mass gatherings called for in the messages have been to show support, not opposition, to …

Thousands in Iraq demand regime change after Shia factions clash
2 years, 4 months ago

Thousands in Iraq demand regime change after Shia factions clash

Al Jazeera  

Protesters affiliated with the 2019 protest movement are demanding political change after deadly clashes between the main Shia factions. “Protesters say they took to the streets today to demand the removal of all the political elite, whom they accuse of corruption,” Al Jazeera’s Mahmoud Abdelwahed said from Baghdad. Friday’s mobilisation follows nearly 11 months of paralysis that has left the …

Furore, indifference, confusion: Voices beyond the Iraq protests
2 years, 5 months ago

Furore, indifference, confusion: Voices beyond the Iraq protests

Al Jazeera  

Many Iraqis who joined anti-gov’t demonstrations in 2019 are either against or indifferent towards this bout of protests. “They are now trying to go into the Green Zone – looks familiar?” the 33-year-old texted his friends on July 27 as he saw huge crowds of protesters trying to pull down the concrete walls around the heavily fortified area in the …

Tensions soar as rival protests take place near Iraqi parliament
2 years, 5 months ago

Tensions soar as rival protests take place near Iraqi parliament

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of al-Sadr supporters resume their sit-in inside parliament in Baghdad’s Green Zone as counter-demonstrations take place nearby. The Iraqi parliament sits in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone – also home to government buildings and embassies – which al-Sadr supporters stormed with ease twice last week as security forces stood back. Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari, reporting from inside the Green Zone, …

Iraqi protesters storm parliament in Baghdad, set up sit-in
2 years, 5 months ago

Iraqi protesters storm parliament in Baghdad, set up sit-in

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — Thousands of followers of an influential Shiite cleric stormed into Iraq’s parliament on Saturday, for the second time this week, protesting government formation efforts led by his rivals, an alliance of Iran-backed groups. Al-Sadr’s rivals in the Coordination Framework — an alliance of Shiite parties backed by Iran and lead by former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki — showed …

Iraqi protesters breach parliament building in Baghdad
2 years, 5 months ago

Iraqi protesters breach parliament building in Baghdad

India Today  

Hundreds of followers of an influential Shiite cleric breached Iraq’s parliament on Saturday, the second time in a week, to protest the government formation efforts by Iran-backed groups. Thousands of demonstrators, the followers of influential cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, used ropes to pull down cement barricades leading to the gate of Iraq’s Green Zone, which houses official buildings and foreign embassies. …

Iraqi security forces clash with followers of cleric
2 years, 5 months ago

Iraqi security forces clash with followers of cleric

The Independent  

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Baghdad: More than 100 injured in clashes as demonstrators storm Iraq’s parliament
2 years, 5 months ago

Baghdad: More than 100 injured in clashes as demonstrators storm Iraq’s parliament

CNN  

Baghdad, Iraq CNN — More than 100 people have been injured in clashes in Baghdad on Saturday after protesters rallying against the nomination of a new prime minister managed to breach the Iraqi capital’s heavily fortified Green Zone for the second time this week. Outgoing Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi urged the protesters to be “calm, patient, and rational,” in a …

Iraq: Protesters storm Parliament building in Baghdad, chant anti-Iran curses
2 years, 5 months ago

Iraq: Protesters storm Parliament building in Baghdad, chant anti-Iran curses

India TV News  

Highlights The demonstrators were seen walking on tables of the parliament floor, leafing through folders Protesters were No lawmakers were present. Only security forces were inside the building Iraq Parliament Protest: Hundreds of Iraqi protesters breached Baghdad’s parliament Wednesday chanting anti-Iran curses in a demonstration against a nominee for prime minister by Iran-backed parties. Earlier in the day, demonstrators breached …

Protesters enter Iraqi parliament, chant curses against Iran
2 years, 5 months ago

Protesters enter Iraqi parliament, chant curses against Iran

India Today  

Hundreds of Iraqi protesters breached Baghdad’s parliament on Wednesday, chanting curses against Iran, in a protest against the selection of a nominee for prime minister by Iran-backed parties. Supporters of al-Sadr protest inside the parliament building in Baghdad The breach came amid the biggest protest since Iraqi elections were held in October. Earlier Wednesday, demonstrators, many among them the followers …

Iraqi protesters storm the parliament in Baghdad’s Green Zone
2 years, 5 months ago

Iraqi protesters storm the parliament in Baghdad’s Green Zone

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds of the demonstrators, mostly supporters of Iraqi Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr, break into the heavily fortified Green Zone in protest at a rival bloc’s nomination for prime minister. Hundreds of Iraqi demonstrators, most of them followers of the Iraqi Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr, have stormed the parliament building in Baghdad to protest against the nomination for prime minister by …

Iraqi protesters break into parliament denouncing the nomination of new premier
2 years, 5 months ago

Iraqi protesters break into parliament denouncing the nomination of new premier

CNN  

Baghdad, Iraq CNN — Hundreds of angry protesters loyal to the powerful cleric Muqtada al-Sadr broke into Baghdad’s heavily protected Green Zone on Wednesday, denouncing the nomination of a new prime minister. Iraq has struggled to form a new government since parliamentary elections in October; Sadr’s own attempts to form a government have previously foundered amid opposition from rival blocs. …

Thousands rally in Baghdad to mark 2020 killing of Iran general
3 years ago

Thousands rally in Baghdad to mark 2020 killing of Iran general

Al Jazeera  

Marchers call for expulsion of remaining US forces in Iraq as they commemorate General Qassem Soleimani’s assassination. “US terrorism has to end”, read one sign at the rally by backers of the pro-Iranian Hashed, also known as the Popular Mobilisation Forces, a former paramilitary alliance that has been integrated into Iraq’s state security apparatus. “Thousands of protesters, members of Iraq’s …

Iraq PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi unhurt after drone attack on his residence, calls for 'calm and restraint'
3 years, 2 months ago

Iraq PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi unhurt after drone attack on his residence, calls for 'calm and restraint'

Firstpost  

“I’m doing fine, praise be to God, and I call for calm and restraint on the part of everyone for the good of Iraq,” Kadhemi wrote on Twitter, after what his office called a “failed assassination attempt”. Baghdad: Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi said he was unhurt and appealed for “calm and restraint” after a drone attack on his residence …

Protests against Iraq election results turn violent
3 years, 2 months ago

Protests against Iraq election results turn violent

Al Jazeera  

Supporters of political parties that suffered losses in last month’s polls clash with security forces outside Baghdad’s Green Zone. Protests against the results of Iraq’s recent parliamentary election have turned violent in Baghdad, with demonstrators denouncing “fraud” clashing with security forces outside the capital’s high-security Green Zone. The results of the October 10 parliamentary vote showed that a bloc led …

Iraqis march in Baghdad to mark protests anniversary
3 years, 3 months ago

Iraqis march in Baghdad to mark protests anniversary

Al Jazeera  

Iraqis commemorate the victims of a crackdown against protesters demanding an overhaul of Iraq’s ruling class, days before a new parliamentary vote. Hundreds of Iraqis have taken to the streets in Baghdad to mark two years since fierce protests roiled the Iraqi capital, fuelled by anger over corruption and unemployment. About 1,000 protesters marched to Tahrir Square on Friday, carrying …

Iraq protesters demand accountability after killings of activists
3 years, 5 months ago

Iraq protesters demand accountability after killings of activists

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds protest in Baghdad demanding the end of impunity after the killings of dozens of pro-democracy activists. Hundreds of Iraqis have protested in central Baghdad to demand that authorities hold accountable the killers of dozens of activists associated with a long-running protest movement. “We’re here to say that we want to end impunity in Iraq,” Hussein Al-Faili, an 18-year old …

Iraq rally marks 1st anniversary of Soleimani’s killing
4 years ago

Iraq rally marks 1st anniversary of Soleimani’s killing

The Hindu  

Chanting anti-American slogans, thousands of Iraqis converged on a landmark square in central Baghdad on Sunday to commemorate the anniversary of the killing of a powerful Iranian general and a top Iraqi militia leader in a U.S. drone strike. The killing of General Qassim Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis at Baghdad’s airport pushed Tehran and Washington perilously close to all-out …

Iraqis chanting anti-US slogans mark year since Soleimani killing
4 years ago

Iraqis chanting anti-US slogans mark year since Soleimani killing

Hindustan Times  

Tens of thousands of Iraqis chanting anti-American slogans streamed to Baghdad’s central square on Sunday to mark the anniversary of the US killing of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. Soleimani, leader of an elite overseas unit of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, was killed on Jan. 3, 2020, in a US drone strike on his …

Fallujah residents in Iraq: ‘We have had our share of protests’
4 years, 11 months ago

Fallujah residents in Iraq: ‘We have had our share of protests’

Al Jazeera  

Residents in Sunni-majority city prefer having stability over any change in status quo due to past experiences. “The protests haven’t spread here because we have not forgotten what happened last time we had mass demonstrations,” said Ibrahim Abushahd, owner of a food store in Fallujah, a city some 60km from Baghdad. “We saw horrors no one has ever seen before.” …

Dozens of Iraqi protesters wounded in clashes with security forces as anti-government unrest resumes in Baghdad
4 years, 11 months ago

Dozens of Iraqi protesters wounded in clashes with security forces as anti-government unrest resumes in Baghdad

Firstpost  

Baghdad: Dozens of Iraqi protesters were wounded in Baghdad and other cities on Monday in clashes with security forces who were trying to clear blocked roads, security and medical sources said, as anti-government unrest resumed after a lull of several weeks. In Baghdad’s Tayaran Square overnight, protesters threw petrol bombs and stones at police who responded with tear gas and …

‘Keep your war away’: Iraqis revive protests amid US-Iran tension
4 years, 11 months ago

‘Keep your war away’: Iraqis revive protests amid US-Iran tension

Al Jazeera  

Demonstrators take aim at foreign interference in Iraq, after tensions between US and Iran played out on Iraqi soil. Baghdad, Iraq – Thousands of protesters demanding an overhaul of Iraq’s political system turned out in cities across the country on Friday, in the first mass demonstrations since the US assassination last week of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia …

Iraq braces for ‘difficult days’ after Soleimani’s killing
5 years ago

Iraq braces for ‘difficult days’ after Soleimani’s killing

Al Jazeera  

Protesters and observers say uncertainty awaits Iraq as Iran vows to retaliate against US air strike. Iraq’s prominent Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr called on his militias and “other national and disciplined” armed groups to be prepared to protect Iraq, adding that the killing of Soleimani will not weaken Iraq’s resolve. Qays al-Khazali, head of Asaib Ahl al-Haq armed faction, which …

Pro-Iran protesters leave US embassy compound in Baghdad
5 years ago

Pro-Iran protesters leave US embassy compound in Baghdad

Al Jazeera  

After being hit with tear gas, demonstrators who rallied against deadly US air raids heed calls to retreat. Reporting from Baghdad, Al Jazeera’s Simona Foltyn said: “The crowds have now fully withdrawn from the US embassy. “But we’ve set up camp on the banks of the Tigris opposite the US embassy and the Green Zone so that we can continue …

Pro-Iran protesters at US embassy in Baghdad gear up for sit-in
5 years ago

Pro-Iran protesters at US embassy in Baghdad gear up for sit-in

Al Jazeera  

PMF supporters demand end to US ‘intervention’, as other Iraqi demonstrators distance themselves from embassy tensions. Hundreds of pro-Iran protesters surrounded the United States embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday to demand an end to US “intervention” in the country. “We are here because we are against US presence in Iraq and its targeting of the Hashd al-Shaabi and we won’t …

Gunmen open fire at anti-govt demonstrators in Baghdad's Khilani Square; 15 including two policemen killed, 60 wounded
5 years, 1 month ago

Gunmen open fire at anti-govt demonstrators in Baghdad's Khilani Square; 15 including two policemen killed, 60 wounded

Firstpost  

The attack came a day after a string of suspicious stabbing incidents targeting demonstrators left at least 13 wounded in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square Baghdad: Gunmen in cars opened fire on Friday in Baghdad’s Khilani Square leaving at least 15 people dead and 60 wounded, Iraqi security and medical officials said. The attack came a day after a string of suspicious …

Fears rise as at least 13 stabbed in Baghdad square
5 years, 1 month ago

Fears rise as at least 13 stabbed in Baghdad square

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — At least 13 people were stabbed Thursday in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, the epicenter of Iraq’s protest movement, security and medical officials said, stoking fears of infiltration by unknown groups among anti-government demonstrators. Over a dozen protesters were attacked with knives by late afternoon, just as demonstrators supportive of political parties and Iran-backed militias withdrew from Tahrir, three anti-government …

Iraqi protesters seize key square in Baghdad
5 years, 1 month ago

Iraqi protesters seize key square in Baghdad

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — Anti-government protesters seized control of a strategic square in central Baghdad on Saturday, as they inched closer toward their goal of reaching the heavily fortified Green Zone, the seat of government, after days of violent clashes with security forces. Iraqi security forces withdrew from Khilani Square and part of Sinak Bridge on Saturday, after firing live rounds and …

Protests in Iraq reveal a long-simmering anger at Iran
5 years, 2 months ago

Protests in Iraq reveal a long-simmering anger at Iran

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — The shoes are coming off again in Iraq. But they have also exposed long-simmering resentment at Iran’s influence in the country, with protesters targeting Shiite political parties and militias with close ties to Tehran. “After these demonstrations, Iran may lose Iraq by losing the Shiite street.” In Tahrir Square, protesters have brandished crossed-out pictures of Khamenei and Gen. …

Iraq’s Shiite clerics condemn attacks on protesters
5 years, 2 months ago

Iraq’s Shiite clerics condemn attacks on protesters

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s Shiite religious establishment on Friday condemned attacks on peaceful protesters after a month of massive anti-government demonstrations in which security forces have killed at least 250 people. Thousands of protesters continued to clash with security forces on two bridges leading from Baghdad’s Tahrir Square to the heavily fortified Green Zone where the government is headquartered. Ahmed al-Safi, …

Protests in Iraq and Lebanon pose a challenge to Iran
5 years, 2 months ago

Protests in Iraq and Lebanon pose a challenge to Iran

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — The day after anti-government protests erupted in Iraq, Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani flew into Baghdad late at night and took a helicopter to the heavily fortified Green Zone, where he surprised a group of top security officials by chairing a meeting in place of the prime minister. “This happened in Iran and we got it under control.” But …

Iraq on edge after al-Sadr calls for removal of prime minister amid protests
5 years, 2 months ago

Iraq on edge after al-Sadr calls for removal of prime minister amid protests

CNN  

CNN — One of Iraq’s leading Shiite clerics and powerful politicians has called on other parties to back him in removing Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi after weeks of protests. Muqtada al-Sadr, who leads the largest political block in parliament, invited Iraq’s second largest party on Tuesday to cooperate with him in “immediately” holding a vote of no confidence in …

Anti-government protests rage in Iraq, 7 killed
5 years, 2 months ago

Anti-government protests rage in Iraq, 7 killed

India TV News  

At least seven more Iraqi protesters were killed Saturday in clashes with security forces in Baghdad and the southern town of Nasiriyah, as thousands took part in nationwide anti-government protests, officials said. Security forces fired tear gas as protesters tried to remove blast walls from the main bridge leading to the government district. Image Source : AP Anti-government protests rage …

Several killed in Iraq as anti-government protests continue
5 years, 2 months ago

Several killed in Iraq as anti-government protests continue

Al Jazeera  

At least six killed in Baghdad and Nasiriya, officials say, as protests continue across the country for a second day. At least six protesters have been killed in clashes with security forces in Iraq, officials said, pushing the overall death toll in this month’s anti-government protests to more than 190. Thousands took part in nationwide protests on Saturday, and security …

Iraqi protesters say they have videos of government atrocities. An internet blackout is stopping the world from seeing them
5 years, 3 months ago

Iraqi protesters say they have videos of government atrocities. An internet blackout is stopping the world from seeing them

CNN  

Baghdad, Iraq CNN — By night, Baghdad’s streets are eerily quiet, punctuated with smatterings of gunfire – be it a single shot or something more sustained and intense. Iraq’s army has admitted to the use of “excessive force” against protesters in al-Sadr district, according to a statement posted to the Iraqi state security Facebook page on Monday. “Accountability measures have …

‘The people are being robbed’: Voices from Baghdad
5 years, 3 months ago

‘The people are being robbed’: Voices from Baghdad

Al Jazeera  

Protesters in Iraqi capital promise not to retreat over demands for jobs, better services and an end to corruption. We’ve been demanding them for years and the government has never responded.” Ahmed Haidar, Baghdad “We are not Daesh, we are peaceful protesters calling for our simple rights – why they are firing at us? I’ve got nothing but 250 liras …

Iraq’s protests: All you need to know in 500 words
5 years, 3 months ago

Iraq’s protests: All you need to know in 500 words

Al Jazeera  

Iraq is in the midst of a major crisis sparked by what appears to be a spontaneous outburst of anger over unemployment, poor services and corruption. Thousands of mostly young men have headed waves of protests, which began in Baghdad on Tuesday before spreading to cities dotted throughout Iraq’s south. 191004085506824 Iraq has the world’s fourth-largest reserves of oil, according …

Violence escalates in Iraq even after top cleric urges calm; at least 17 protesters killed
5 years, 3 months ago

Violence escalates in Iraq even after top cleric urges calm; at least 17 protesters killed

LA Times  

Security forces opened fire directly at hundreds of anti-government demonstrators Friday in central Baghdad, killing at least 17 protesters and injuring dozens, hours after Iraq’s top Shiite cleric warned both sides to end four days of violence “before it’s too late.” The latest deaths raised to 59 the number of people killed in clashes during ongoing protests and marked a …

Iraq Prime Minister calls protesters’ demands ‘righteous,’ as 93 killed in demonstrations
5 years, 3 months ago

Iraq Prime Minister calls protesters’ demands ‘righteous,’ as 93 killed in demonstrations

CNN  

CNN — Iraq’s Prime Minister has said the government needs to do more to combat corruption as the death toll in four days of deadly protests rose to 93. In a conciliatory speech broadcast on state television early on Friday, Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi called the demonstrators’ demands for work opportunities and comprehensive reforms “righteous,” adding that the government needs …

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