Iranian-backed Shiite factions have exhorted Iraqis to turn out for a 'million-strong' march on Friday.
Iranian-backed Shiite factions have exhorted Iraqis to turn out for a “million-strong” march on Friday aimed at whipping up anti-American sentiment as the United States’ struggle with Iran plays out on the streets of Baghdad.
But it has also raised the spectre of more civil strife in a country torn by years of sectarian conflict, lawmakers, protesters and analysts say. Protesters who have separately camped out for months in Baghdad and southern cities demonstrating against the corrupt, Iran-allied government, fear the worst.
The biggest loser is Iraq, where both powers vie for influence. More than 5,000 US troops remain in the country 17 years after the invasion that overthrew Saddam Hussein. More than 450 people have been killed as security forces have fired live ammunition, rubber bullets and tear-gas canisters directly at protesters, with battles raging on three bridges over the River Tigris leading to Baghdad’s Green Zone.
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