Iraqis gather in Baghdad to mark anniversary of 2019 anti-government protest

Thousands of Iraqis mark third anniversary of nationwide protests

Baghdad, Iraq: Scuffles broke out between protesters and security forces injuring dozens as thousands gathered Saturday (Sunday in Manila) in Iraqi cities to mark three years since nationwide demonstrations erupted against endemic corruption.The latest protests come as Iraq has been mired in political paralysis since elections in October last year that have failed to bring in a new president, prime minister or government.Protesters were heard ch…

Iraq dispatch: protesters and police clash in Baghdad on third anniversary of ‘October Revolution’

Gaithe Alwahab is a JURIST staff correspondent in Iraq and a law graduate of Al Iraqia University. Here he reports from Baghdad on the mass anti-government protest that took place in the city Saturday that was violently dispersed by security forces, leading to dozens of injuries to both protesters and police. Yesterday was October 1, a day in Iraq that marked three years since the “October Revolution” first started in 2019, in which people from …

Iraqis mark third anniversary of nationwide protests

The latest protests come as Iraq has been mired in political paralysis since elections in October last year.

28 people injured in protests in central Baghdad

In a statement, the Iraqi security authorities affirmed that nine civilians and 19 officers and security service members who were assigned to protecting the demonstrators were injured in Saturday’s protests.

Tear Gas Fired, Scores Wounded in Baghdad Protest Marking 2019 Unrest

Iraqi security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades on Saturday to disperse stone-throwing protesters in clashes that wounded scores off Baghdad's Tahrir Square, where hundreds marked the anniversary of anti-government unrest in 2019.   At least 86 people were wounded, about half of them members of the security forces, medical and security sources said, adding that 38 protesters were hit by rubber bullets.  "Infiltrated elements" were attacki…

Scores of Iraqis injured in anti-government protests in Baghdad

Teargas and stun grenades used by security forces as unrest over poverty and corruption flares up in the capital and other cities