Nasiriyah becomes the Iraqi protest capital
Nasiriyah has become the new capital of Iraq's protests after Sadrists in Baghdad cracked down on Tahrir Square, which was the center of protests since they began in October 2019.
Protesters in Iraq have changed the venue of their protests from Baghdad to Nasiriyah in Dhi Qar province, 360 kilometers (223 miles) south of the Iraqi capital. Decisions on the revolution will now be made in Nasiriyah.
Protests are held almost in all Iraqi southern cities, but Baghdad was the center of the protests movement, where all other protests follow its direction and guidance.
Following the decision to move the center from Baghdad to Nasiriyah, hundreds of protesters from the Shiite holy city of Najaf visited Nasiriyah on Feb. 22, joining the protesters there, in order to express support to Nasiriyah as the center of protests. Protesters from other cities are visiting Nasiriyah as well.
On Feb. 2, protesters in the famous Tahrir Square located in the middle of Baghdad called for the center of protests to be moved to Nasiriyah. Tahrir Square was the center of protests in Iraq, and all protesters in other cities would follow events there. Now, after Muqtada al-Sadr's Blue Hats overtook Tahrir forcibly, protesters are following the events in Al-Haboubi Square in Nasiriyah instead.
