On Sunday, thousands gathered in Baghdad’s Tahrir square, where the main protest camp in the capital is located, to reject the move. They banged drums and chanted against Allawi and Sadr, saying “Allawi is rejected and so are his parties”. Some of his followers appeared to have helped already to clear out protest areas in Tahrir Square overnight, a Reuters reporter said. Hours before Allawi’s appointment, the blue hats, armed with batons, attacked a skeleton building in Tahrir Square, known as the Turkish Restaurant, that demonstrators have occupied since October. Sadr supporters watched the protesters from in and around the Turkish Restaurant.

Source: Pakistan Today February 02, 2020 13:18 UTC