Anti-government protesters have repeatedly clashed with security forces, and more than 500 people have been killed, most of them young and unarmed men. The central Tahrir Square was filled with tents, and crowds smaller than before. We don’t,” said Abbas Ali, a 31-year-old grocer, in Tahrir Square the night before. “Iraqi security forces have resumed their lethal campaign of repression against protesters who are simply exercising their rights to freedom of expression and to peaceful assembly. Calling on Trump to not be “arrogant” when addressing Iraqi officials, the message demanded that all foreign forces leave Iraq, that Iraqi-American security agreements be canceled and that Iraqi airspace be closed to U.S. military aircraft.

Source: Washington Post January 24, 2020 12:02 UTC