Baghdad prepares for Tishreen protest amid political deadlock

AL-MONITOR Staff

Iraq protest — Iraqi municipality workers clean Tahir Square near Baghdad's high-security Green Zone on Sept. 29, 2022 following a day of protests and clashes. Three rockets were fired yesterday at Baghdad's Green Zone, wounding seven security force personnel, as parliament was holding its first session in two months, Iraq's security forces said. — SABAH ARAR/AFP via Getty Images

Iraqi security forces are spread heavily around Baghdad's Green Zone, bracing for a new wave of protests tomorrow on the anniversary of Tishreen.

The movement started on Oct. 1, 2019, demanding political reform, the prime minister's resignation, and an end to foreign interference in Iraqi matters. The broad protests in most southern cities, resulting in over 600 dead and thousands wounded, did lead to the resignation of former Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi.

Iraqi activists have been calling for nationwide protests tomorrow, in order to re-raise Tishreen Movement demands for political system reform.

Followers of Shiite popular cleric Muqtada Sadr are also calling for joining Tishreen protests tomorrow. Sadr’s Saraya al-Salam faction has been preparing to protect the protesters in several Baghdad areas against the Popular Mobilization Units.

Baghdad prepares for Tishreen protest amid political deadlock

Tishreen movement, supported by Sadrists, plan to march tomorrow in Baghdad on the anniversary of the sweeping protests of 2019.

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