Security forces set fire to anti-government protest tents in the southern Iraq early Saturday and re-opened key public squares in Baghdad that had been occupied by demonstrators for months. CBC | World News
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Anti-U.S. protest in Baghdad falls short of million-strong turnout called for by Shia cleric
Thousands of people heeded a prominent Shia cleric’s call for protests demanding that U.S. troops leave Iraq, while neighbouring demonstrators rallied against the Iraqi government. CBC | World News
Read More »More protesters killed in Iraq, cleric warns of deepening crisis
Iraqi security forces killed three protesters in Baghdad on Friday and forcibly dispersed protesters blocking the country’s main port near Basra, as the country’s top cleric warned nothing but speedy electoral reforms would resolve unrest. CBC | World News
Read More »Erdogan is using failed coup to set up DICTATORSHIP in Turkey, Muslim cleric claims
TURKISH president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is using the failed coup attempt as a cover for a dictatorship, a major opponent of the leader has claimed. Daily Express :: News Feed
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