RUDAW: Shiite cleric Sadr leads 1 million man anti-gov’t demonstration
BAGHDAD, Iraq—Nearly one million Iraqis took to the streets of Baghdad Friday morning to protest against corruption and the government’s backtracking on reform plans, as called by Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
Gathering in Baghdad’s central Tahrir square the protestors shouted and waved posters of ‘no to corruption and corrupts,”
Sadr who gave Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi an ultimatum last month to carry out his reform plans or face mass demonstrations, delivered a speech to the protesters in which he blamed the government for the current financial crisis
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More News On Today's Massive Demonstration In Baghdad Protesting Against Corruption And The Government's Reform Plans
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Over 100,000 gather in Baghdad to urge government to carry out reforms -- Euronews
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2 comments:
That's what we need in Washington.
I saw this article as hopeful until I saw the name of that cur Sadr.
He is just not getting a big enough share, so he is upset.
I much prefer Sistani to Sadr.
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