The Iraq protests explained in 100 and 500 words
These are external links and will open in a new window/ Anti-government protests have erupted on a regular basis in Iraq in recent years. But these are the largest and bloodiest since the US-led invasion in 2003 that overthrew Saddam Hussein. Here's all the background you need to know in 100 or 500 words - you can read each individually or in turn./ The unrest started on 1 October, when people took to the streets of Baghdad and in the south to express their anger at endemic corruption, high unemployment, dire public services and foreign ...
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