Anti-government protesters breach Iraq green zone, storm Parliament

Posted by | April 30, 2016 16:40 | Filed under: Politics War & Peace

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Yup, that Iraq war was a great idea, because 13 years later it’s all good.

Anti-government protesters tore down walls and poured into the Iraqi capital’s heavily fortified Green Zone on Saturday, where they stormed parliament in a major escalation of a political crisis that has simmered for months.

Supporters of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr have been holding demonstrations and sit-ins for months to demand an overhaul of Iraq’s corrupt and ineffective political system, but Saturday was the first time they broke into the Green Zone, home to most government ministries and foreign embassies.

Iraqi security forces fired tear gas at one entrance of the zone but appeared to be largely standing down as protesters marched through the area, chanting and waving Iraqi flags. Hundreds were still pouring into the Green Zone as night fell.

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4 responses to Anti-government protesters breach Iraq green zone, storm Parliament

  1. Mensa Member April 30th, 2016 at 20:38

    Oh, not Muqtada al-Sadr again.

    If you remember, Bush paid Muqtada al-Sadr millions of dollars to stop killing our soldiers. Bush called it “The Surge” but it was straight-up bribery.

  2. dewired4u April 30th, 2016 at 23:23

    maybe we need to do that in Washington

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    well planned out from the start

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