Hundreds of anti-government protesters flooded the streets of Iraq’s capital and southern provinces on Sunday, defying a powerful Iraqi religious leader who recently withdrew his support from the popular movement.
Jan 26 – Baghdad, #Iraq
Protesters are chanting:
“Bye, bye Muqtada!” voicing their utter disappointment with Muqtada Sadr & his close relations with #Iran‘s regime.#IraqProtestspic.twitter.com/ZR1KIfmRVh— Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) January 26, 2020
Iraq also has been roiled by US-Iran tensions that threatened a regional war after an American drone strike this month killed top Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani near Baghdad.