A large number of Iraqi demonstrators
reported from Iraq that as the U.S. forces are about to withdraw from Iraq, the pro-Americans in Iraq have begun a full-scale restlessness: in the southern hotspot of Nasiriyah, Iraqi pro-American activists accused Shiites. Shoot them. Iraqi Shi’ite armed leader Sadr called on his followers to take to the streets in an armed demonstration last week, prompting thousands of people to participate in demonstrations.
Iraqi military police clash with demonstrators
The Iraqi side claimed that anti-government demonstrators ignored the blockade and threats of violence and carried out large-scale demonstrations in several cities in Iraq. During the protests, new conflicts between the demonstrators and the Iraqi security forces took them away. Took the life of a demonstrator. Tensions in several cities in Iraq have increased. Sadr, one of the leaders of Iraq’s Shiite armed forces, called on his followers to take to the streets in an armed demonstration, prompting thousands of people to march in the capital Baghdad and other cities.
In Nasiriyah and other central hotspots, Iraqi government officials accused the Iraqi rebels, and Shiite fighters shot at them and burned their tents at the main meeting place in Habububi Square on the evening of December 6. . The conflict between the two sides in Iraq continued into the night. Medical staff reported that as of the morning of December 7, a total of 7 people had died, of which 5 had died from gunshot wounds and at least 60 were injured.
A large number of Iraqi military police outside the U.S. Embassy in Iraq
Nasiriyah is the main distribution center of the protest movement, and it is believed that neighboring Iran supports the Iraqi Shiite demonstrations. Violence also broke out in the southern city of Kut on the night of December 6. An Iraqi police officer who asked not to be named stated that a protester was killed in a skirmish with security forces. The Iraqi Kurt authorities imposed new restrictions and fired tear gas at anti-government demonstrators to clear the camp. The new violence of
coincides with the anniversary of one of the bloodiest events of the anti-government uprising in 2019. On November 28 last year, more than 32 people were killed in a violent incident related to the protests in Nasiriyah. The death aroused anger across Iraq and prompted the resignation of then Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi.
At the beginning of the year, the US Embassy in Iraq was attacked by demonstrators.
His successor Mustafa Al Kadimi sought contact with the demonstrators. Although a curfew has been imposed in the city since the evening of last week, angry protesters have gathered on Habubi Square since December 5, and their numbers have been growing throughout the day. No police are visible around Habubi Square, but an Iraqi security source said that Iraqi government forces have deployed units to the edge of the city to block the passage of anyone except residents into Nasiriyah. The
authorities have fired the city’s police chief, investigated the incident, and imposed a curfew in Nasiriyah. On the evening of December 6, a large group of people in Iraq left Habubi Square to commemorate the people who lost their lives a year ago. They took symbolic coffins to the demonstration site.
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