Iraq crisis: Protests say anger could boil over Friday after 44 deaths
The protests began on October 1 in the wake of Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi sidelining a popular Counter-Terrorism service commander.
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
