Anti-government protesters in Iraq set fires and closed streets near Baghdad’s Tahrir Square during a demonstration against the Iranian missile strike that targeted two military bases in Iraq housing US troops.

The Iranian attack was in retaliation for a US drone strike that killed top Revolutionary Guard commander Qassem Soleimani last week near the Baghdad airport.

About 100 protesters took part in the morning’s demonstration near Tahrir, the epicenter of Iraq’s protest movement.

The protesters carrying Iraqi flags shouted “Iran out, out!” before they were dispersed by security forces.

The protesters who rose up against their country’s ruling elite in October, accusing them of corruption, have also been revolting against neighboring Iran’s military and political involvement.

Source: Asharq Al Awsat