Iraqis protest against US troops, condemn US Interference

Abdulmumeen Sulaiman

Thousands of Iraqis anti-government protesters have staged a rally expressing their dissatisfaction over the failure of the government to provide jobs, infrastructure.

While expressing their dissatisfaction, the citizens condemned what they termed as unsolicited interference by the US.

“The US has attempted to impose sanctions on Iraqis top officials on the ground that they have been involved in the abuse of Iraqis protesters,” an Iraqi protester lamented.

The sanction from the US on Iraqis leaders has triggered protests as thousands of Iraqis pro-government protesters, Hashd Sha’abi’s supporters have taken to the street of Baghdad at Tahrir Square to condemn what they call US meddling in the internal affairs of Iraq.

The US sanction targets leaders of Iraq’s Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq and Kata’ib Hezbollah groups among whom are Laith al-Khazali, and the security chief of the Hashd al-Sha’abi, Hussein Falih al-Lami.

“The move by the US to sanction the leaders of the Iraqis groups who have played immense roles in liberating a once terrorist-fraught area of Daesh must be resisted by all means,” another protester noted.

“For about three months, the rally which started early October has been violent with hundreds of protesters being reported dead and many others injured. Protests have gone even strong with the involvement of kids with their paintings,” he added.

To demonstrate further, the protesters have resorted to the use of Iraqi arts with varieties of painting featuring largely women who are now taking active roles in the protests to shape the future of their country expressing their displeasure on the high level of corruption and unemployment that has plagued the country.

Amidst what seems as unending protests against unsatisfactory government performance the Prime Minister, Adel Abdel Mahdi has tendered his resignation to the parliament on the 1 December.

Similarly, in response to the clamor of the protesters, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, the leader of Iraqi’s top Shia Muslim Cleric, has called on the parliament to consider giving their solid support to the government.