New wave of protests hits Baghdad, other Iraqi cities
Iraqis resumed protests against shortages of jobs and basic services in Baghdad, Najaf and Nasiriyah on Friday, July 27.
According to NRT protesters gathered in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square.
According to the reporter protesters in the cities called for the annulment of the provincial council, the dismissal of the governor and the formation of a government which is not sectarian and political.
Hundreds of people have taken to the streets in Iraq’s southern cities over the last three weeks in protest of shortages of jobs, water, electricity, and basic services.
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