Thousands of Iraqi protesters stood fast in Baghdad's central Tahrir Square...
BAGHDAD - Thousands of Iraqi protesters stood fast in Baghdad’s central Tahrir Square on Sunday, defying a bloody crackdown that killed scores over the weekend and an overnight raid by security forces seeking to disperse them.
Despite the OPEC member country’s vast oil wealth, many Iraqis live in poverty or have limited access to clean water, electricity, basic healthcare and education. Iraq is struggling to recover from years of conflict following the U.S.-led invasion in 2003 that overthrew dictator Saddam Hussein. Protesters were locked in a cycle on Sunday of advancing deeper into Tahrir Square and toward the Green Zone which houses government buildings, then retreating when the barrage of tear gas canisters became too much.
Young men cleaning up the square said they feared a repeat of Saturday night’s crackdown by security forces, when the demonstrations in Tahrir Square were broken up with tear gas and stun grenades. Some protesters have regrouped.Iraq’s elite Counter-Terrorism Service said on Sunday it had deployed in the streets of Baghdad to protect important state buildings “from undisciplined elements”.
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