Iraqis Mass To Urge US Troop Ouster, Youth Rallies Vie For Spotlight
January 24, 2020
Thousands of supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr amassed in Baghdad on Friday demanding the ouster of US troops, prompting rival protests seeking to keep the spotlight on months-long calls for reform.
Sadr’s march rattled the separate protest movement that has gripped the capital and Shiite-majority south since October, urging a government overhaul, early elections and more accountability.
Thousands of men, women and children massed under grey skies in east Baghdad’s Jadiriyah district, chanting “Get out, get out, occupier!”