Hundreds gather in Baghdad in new round of anti-gov’t protests
Hundreds of Iraqis have gathered in central Baghdad for fresh anti-government protests demanding better living conditions and an overhaul of the country's political system, just days after the formation of a new government. The gathering in Tahrir Square on Sunday came after Mustafa al-Kadhimi, the country's new prime minister, promised to release demonstrators arrested during the mass protests that erupted in October last year. Following his first cabinet meeting, al-Kadhimi on Saturday also pledged justice and […]
