Iraqis Celebrate Near Baghdad’s Tahrir After PM Says He Will Quit
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▶️Iraqi anti-government protesters celebrate near Tahrir Square, Friday, November 29, after Iraq’s embattled premier announced he will resign in keeping with the wishes of the country’s top Shiite cleric, after nearly two months of anti-government protests that have cost more than 400 lives.
👉The statement did not say when he would resign. Parliament is to convene an emergency session on Sunday to discuss the crisis.
Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani earlier urged parliament to considering withdrawing its support for Abdul Mahdi’s government to stem spiraling violence.
Security forces meanwhile shot dead at least three people in the southern city of Nassiriya as clashes continued.
Iraqi forces have killed nearly 400 mostly young, unarmed demonstrators people since mass anti-government protests broke out on Oct. 1. More than a dozen members of the security forces have also died in clashes. (VOA)
https://www.voanews.com/middle-east/iraqi-prime-minister-says-he-will-resign
