The Iraqis are called tomorrow to a large march called by the influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al Sadr to protest against the presence of the United States in the country and to support the mobilizations that demand the departure of corrupt institutions.
Three weeks after the US attack in which Iranian General Qasem Soleimaní and several Iraqi Shiite militia leaders died, the Sadr Current expects Iraqis to attend the march in the Jadriyah area of Baghdad.
“Men, women and young people of the country! It’s time for independence and sovereignty, do you love the country? (…) stand up for victory … wait for an independent Iraq, ruled by the good, without corruption no conquerors, “said Al Sadr today, who has published a tweet today that encourages people to march tomorrow.
This is how Efe told a source from that organization that he identified himself as Abu Haidar, explaining that Al Sadr has given orders to the Saraya Al Salam group (considered the military arm of his movement) to be deployed on the roads through which the protesters to ensure safety and attend emergencies.
Abu Haidar explained that Saraya Al Salam “coordinate with the security forces” so that there is no attack against the protesters and “the right atmosphere is created to express their opinion.”
The rallies will also claim “political reform and the punishment of the corrupt” as well as the claims of protesters in Tahrir Square in Baghdad and other parts of the country that have been repeated since October 1.
Al Sadr’s spokesman, Salah al Obeidi, said yesterday in an interview issued by state channel Al Iraquiya that the cleric wants to support “legal decisions and popular pressure to support Parliament after his decision to withdraw foreign forces “.
The Iraqi Parliament approved on January 5 “work to end the presence of any foreign force in the country.”
The spokesman said Al Sadr, who led the insurgency after the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, but is not aligned with Iran, said the march was not caused by Iranian pressure and recalled that the cleric did not meet Iran’s demands when He decided to side with the demonstrations that broke out in early October.
After the death of General Soleimaní, Al Sadr, who supports an alliance of political parties with broad parliamentary representation, called on the combatants to “be prepared” to face the Americans again.
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