According to reports, clashes have broken out in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, and even triggered gun battles. During the conflict, the U.S. Embassy in Iraq was directly attacked by rockets. The riots in Baghdad resulted in 20 deaths and 350 injuries.
(Riots in Baghdad, Iraqi capital)
A rocket directly attacked the US Embassy in Iraq
According to the Global Network, on the evening of the 29th, the US Embassy in Iraq was recently bombarded by rockets, and smoke billowed from the scene. It is not yet possible to determine whether there was any casualty or loss.
The conflict in Baghdad, the iraqi capital, has been going on for some time. John Kirby, coordinator of the US White House National Security Committee, said recently that the United States is currently very worried about the violence in Iraq, but the US Embassy in Iraq has not yet been evacuated, and there is no sign that it should be evacuated. At about the same time, the US Embassy in Iraq was bombed...
In 2003, the United States insisted on waging the Iraq War, which it also called the "Iraq Liberation War". This means that the United States fought Against Saddam Hussein to liberate the Iraqi people. But then the United States occupied Iraq and did not go away, and the violent incidents in Iraq continued on a daily basis, and the people's lives did not improve at all.
Taking advantage of the riots in Baghdad this time, perhaps the Iraqi people fired a shot at the US embassy... Many netizens shouted: Only the Iraqi people can liberate Iraq!
(People break into government buildings to protest)
Political stalemate triggers riots in the capital And people storm government buildings
The cause of the rocket attack on the US embassy is actually related to the conflict caused by the political stalemate. There have been successive conflicts in Baghdad.
On August 29, local time, The leader of the Iraqi Sadr movement and Shiite religious leader Muqtada Al-Sadr announced that he would permanently withdraw from Iraqi politics, and his supporters directly broke into the Prime Minister's Office in Baghdad, the Iraqi capital, to protest.
In late July, Sadr's supporters staged demonstrations in many parts of Iraq to prevent Sadr's rivals from assuming the new presidency and prime minister, and also called for the dissolution of parliament and re-elections.
But at the end of August, Sadr announced directly that he was stepping out of politics because no other Shiite leader took his call for reform seriously. Sadr's supporters, unhappy with his ouster, went up the streets of Baghdad's green district, knocked down barricades and stormed government buildings. Others jumped into the swimming pool, much like Sri Lanka's bankruptcy and the president's escape.
(Sadr supporters display bullets picked up at the scene of the riots)
A shootout broke out in the capital of Baghdad, killing 20 and wounding 350
That night, Iraqi security forces attempted to drive away the marchers, clashing with some militants and even provoking gun battles and exchanges of fire. The attempt by the security forces to disperse the crowd with tear gas was a direct trigger for the shootout, which was directly opened by protesters.
According to Al Jazeera news on the 30th, the clashes that broke out in Baghdad caused at least 20 people to die in the violence and more than 350 people to be injured. According to Xinhua, the victims were not only protesters, but also personnel of the security forces.
Al Jazeera said the situation remains tense, at least for now, with no signs of easing or downgrading. Until now, sporadic gunfire can still be heard in the green area of Baghdad, even not far away.
In the aftermath of the riots, the Iraqi Joint Operations Command issued a statement that from that day onwards a curfew would be imposed throughout the country to avoid escalation of the riots or further casualties.
Sadr is currently on a hunger strike in solidarity with his supporters, and he will go on a hunger strike until the security forces no longer threaten his supporters and no longer use force.
(Iraqi "anti-American fighter" Al-Sadr)
Sadr is one of Iraq's former anti-American triumvirates, the other two have been killed by the United States one after another, Sadr is currently the only surviving "anti-American fighter", perhaps because of this, but also attracted a part of the original did not follow him.
The reason why the people support Sadr even if they instigate riots may also have an important relationship with this...
(Text: Runhui Review: Gollum)