The protesters gathered for a variety of reasons, at least one of which was the recent dismissal of a popular counter-terrorism commander named Abdul Wahab al-Saadi.
Demonstrators disperse as Iraqi Security forces use tear gas during a protest against government corruption amid dissatisfaction at lack of jobs and services at Tahrir square in Baghdad, Iraq October 1, 2019(photo credit: REUTERS/THAIER AL-SUDANI)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
