Sun 19 January 2020:
Protesters on Saturday burned the Hezbollah headquarters in Iraq which is located near the housing bridge in the Najaf province.
The movement, seeking sweeping political reforms, and better jobs and services, had confirmed the resumption of protests in Iraq from Friday.
The #IraqProtests keep challenging the Iranian dominance in Iraq: Iraqi protesters set on fire the office of Kata’ib Hezbollah in Najaf pic.twitter.com/B4pRLkKv8K
— Yossi Mansharof (@Yossi_Mansharof) January 18, 2020
The popular movement has also called for an escalation on January 20, with the expiry of the deadlines granted to the authorities to agree on the demands of the citizens, especially in the southern provinces.
A large number of protesters flocked to the demonstration squares in the southern governorates, including university students and clansmen. The demonstrators also renewed their threat to the ruling class of a peaceful escalation during the next two days in the event of failure to respond to the demands of the movement.
Civil activists pointed out that the demonstrations engulfed the main roads and surrounding streets, amid chants against foreign interference and singing of national anthem.
The protesters chanted slogans against the continuation of Adil Abdul Mahdi as prime minister, and the failure to prosecute the killers of demonstrators.
The protesters also condemned the campaign of intimidation, abductions and assassinations carried out by pro-Iranian militias.
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