Iraq: 'We Have No Freedom or Justice'

'Thousands of protesters took to the streets across Iraq on March 4, defying a curfew and repression to demand democracy and economic justice, the March 5 Los Angeles Times said.

The protests followed the February 25 "Day of Rage", in which demonstrations occurred in at least 17 separate cities and towns. At least nine protestors were killed by security forces, the February 26 Sydney Morning Herald said.

During the "Day of Rage", soldiers guarding the bridge to Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone were pelted with shoes. The Green Zone is home to Iraq’s official government and the real source of power in the country: the US embassy and the main US military base.'

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