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BAGHDAD — Tens of
thousands of Iraqis massed
in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square
on Friday in the biggest
demonstrations since anti-
government protests
erupted a month ago, defy-
ing security forces that have
killed scores of people and
harshly criticizing Iran’s in-
volvement in the country’s
affairs.
The square and the wide
boulevards leading to it were
packed with flag-waving
protesters while security
forces reinforced barricades
on two bridges leading to the
heavily fortified Green Zone,
the seat of government.
The protesters want
sweeping change to the po-
litical system established af-
ter the 2003 U.S.-led inva-
sion, which they blame for
widespread corruption, high
unemployment and poor
public services.
At least 255 people have
been killed in two major
waves of protests in the last
month, including five who
died Friday of wounds suf-
fered earlier, according to se-
curity and medical officials
who spoke on condition of
anonymity because they are
not authorized to speak
publicly. At least 350 people
were wounded Friday as se-
curity forces fired tear gas
grenades and rubber bullets
to drive people back from
the bridges.
Many protesters directed
their rage at Iran, which
emerged as a major power
broker after the overthrow of
Saddam Hussein and has
close ties to powerful politi-

cal parties and state-backed

militias that were mobilized

to battle Islamic State but

have now become an impos-

ing political faction.

Videos circulated online

of a group of protesters hold-

ing a poster showing Iran’s

Supreme Leader Ayatollah

Ali Khamenei and the leader

of its elite Quds Force, Gen.

Qassem Soleimani, with

their faces crossed out.

The videos, which

showed protesters beating

the poster with their shoes,

appeared to have been re-

corded Thursday in Tahrir

Square. On Friday, pro-

testers marched over an Ira-

nian flag painted on the

pavement with a swastika

added to it.

The last month’s protests

in Iraq and similar demon-

strations in Lebanon have

been fueled by local griev-

ances and mainly directed at

the political elite, but they

also pose a challenge to Iran,

which closely backs both

governments. An increas-

ingly violent crackdown in

Iraq has raised fears of a

backlash by Iran and its

heavily armed local allies.

On Friday, a group of

about 50 militia supporters

showed up at the Baghdad

protest, prompting other

demonstrators to chant,

“Iran, take your hands off,

the people don’t want you!”

The militias, known as

the Popular Mobilization

Forces, said in a statement

that they stood with the pro-

testers and were committed

to protecting them.

But the statement

warned of “foreign interests”

that it said wanted to sow

division in order to cause

“internal fighting, chaos and

destruction.”

The remarks echoed

those made by Khamenei

and the Iran-backed

Hezbollah militant group

in Lebanon, which has ac-

cused unidentified foreign

powers of manipulating the

protests.

Iraq’s influential Shiite

clerical establishment,

which is seen as politically

independent, condemned

“attacks on peaceful pro-

testers and all forms of un-

justified violence,” saying

those responsible should be

held accountable.

Shiite cleric Ahmed Safi,

who delivered a Friday ser-

mon on behalf of the clerical

leadership, said authorities

should not allow “any person

or group or biased entity, or

any regional or international

party” to impose its view on

the Iraqi people — an appar-

ent reference to Iran.

The sermon was deliv-

ered in the Shiite holy city of

Karbala, where masked men

suspected of being linked to

the security forces opened

fire on protesters this week,

killing at least 18 people.

Amnesty International

says security forces in Bagh-

dad have fired military-

grade tear gas grenades di-

rectly into the crowds, caus-

ing horrific wounds, occa-

sionally lodging the projec-

tiles in people’s skulls.

During an earlier wave of

demonstrations, snipers

shot protesters in the heads

and chests, with nearly 150

killed in less than a week.

One protester, Ahmad

Fadel, showed up dressed

head to toe in sniper camou-

flage that resembled

threshed hay.

“All of Iraq is out today

against the regime and the

corrupt government and

parties,” he said. “I’m wear-

ing this as a form of support

to the protesters and a mes-

sage to the sniper who tar-

gets protesters: You will not

scare us.”

The protesters have

called for the resignation of

the government and sweep-

ing changes to the political

system established after the

U.S. invasion, which appor-

tions power among the

Shiite majority and Sunnis

and Kurds.

Iraq has held regular

elections since then, but

they have been dominated

by sectarian political

parties, many of which are

close to Iran.

The protests have oc-

curred in Baghdad and

mostly Shiite southern Iraq,

and have been directed

against the Shiite-led gov-

ernment. In southern Iraq,

demonstrators have at-

tacked and set fire to politi-

cal party offices.

The protesters accuse

their rulers of squandering

the country’s oil wealth,

pointing to its poor infra-

structure and frequent

power outages more than 15

years after the overthrow of

Hussein and the lifting of in-

ternational sanctions.

“I was born to be re-

spected, among people who

should be respected,” said a

protester who identified

himself as Abu Sajad. “But

as far as we are concerned,

we have the worst passport

in the world and the worst

nationality. We are the No. 1

country when it comes to

corruption. We have the

second- or fourth-largest oil

reserves, but we are a poor

nation.”

President Barham Salih

said Thursday that he would

approve early elections once

a new electoral law is

drafted, expressing support

for the protesters but saying

reforms would have to be en-

acted through constitu-

tional means. He said Prime

Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi

is willing to resign once

political leaders agree on a

replacement.

But the process of form-

ing a new government could

take weeks or even months,

and a Cabinet reshuffle

seems unlikely to satisfy the

protesters.

Thousands also gathered

in the main square of Najaf,

another Shiite holy city, late

Thursday. Groups of men

danced and waved Iraqi

flags, while volunteers han-

ded out falafel sandwiches

cooked on site.

“This is a great revolu-

tion,” said Marwa Ahmed,

one of several women in the

rally. “We will not give up or

back down until our de-

mands are met.”

Biggest mass protests yet held in Iraq

AN INJUREDprotester is carried away Friday in Baghdad. Protesters focused

their anger on Iraq’s existing political system and also on the influence of Iran.

Hadi MizbanAssociated Press

At least 350 are hurt

in clashes with police

as tens of thousands

rally for sweeping

political reforms.

associated press

‘I was born to be

respected, among

people who

should be

respected. But ...

we are the No. 1

country when it

comes to

corruption.’

— Abu Sajad,

Iraqi protester