Violent protests swept across parts of southern Iraq and Baghdad on Thursday in a growing display of public anger over Iran's interference in Iraqi affairs. This comes one day after demonstrators set fire to an Iranian consulate in the holy Shiite city of Najaf.
Across the country, more than two dozen protesters have been killed and 165 wounded since Wednesday, according to The Associated Press.
The worst violence has been in the south of Iraq, a predominantly Shiite area, as NPR's Jane Arraf reports. In the city of Nassiriya, at least 20 protesters were killed when security forces opened fire to try and drive them from a bridge.
In Najaf, security forces fired on protesters on Wednesday after they stormed the Iranian consulate, setting fire to the building. Arraf says the protesters prevented fire fighters from reaching the consulate. Iranian diplomats were believed to have left the building before the attack and there were no reports of Iranian casualties.
Why did we go to Iraq? Did we help the people of Iraq?
Do we have a deep desire to do something somewhere?
Do we have a deep desire to do something somewhere?
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