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Thousands rally in Iraq against US-Israeli regional aggression
Followers of Iraq's Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr wave Iraqi flags during a protest against US-Israeli attacks on Iran, in Tahrir Square, Baghdad, Iraq. [Hadi Mizban/AP Photo]
Thousands rally in Iraq against US-Israeli regional aggression
Iraq has been unwillingly drawn into the regional tension, suffering attacks targeting US interests and pro-Iranian factions within its territory. [Hadi Mizban/AP Photo]
Thousands rally in Iraq against US-Israeli regional aggression
In Baghdad's Tahrir Square, enormous crowds filled the streets, brandishing Iraqi flags and shouting slogans against Israel and the United States. [Hadi Mizban/AP Photo]
Thousands rally in Iraq against US-Israeli regional aggression
The ongoing war has resulted in thousands of casualties throughout the region. [Hadi Mizban/AP Photo]
Thousands rally in Iraq against US-Israeli regional aggression
Shia leader Muqtada Sadr had issued calls for peaceful demonstrations “to condemn the Zionist-American aggression and to establish peace in the region”. [Hadi Mizban/AP Photo]
Thousands rally in Iraq against US-Israeli regional aggression
Beneath Baghdad's Freedom Monument, which honours Iraq's independence declaration, protesters denounced what they characterised as US and Israeli meddling in regional matters. [Mohammed Aty/Reuters]
Thousands rally in Iraq against US-Israeli regional aggression
Sadr commands a loyal following of millions within Iraq's Shia majority and has consistently demonstrated his ability to mobilise large crowds. [Hadi Mizban/AP Photo]
Thousands rally in Iraq against US-Israeli regional aggression
Though Sadr has opposed various governments over the years, his influence extends into Iraqi ministries and official institutions through his representatives. [Hadi Mizban/AP Photo]
Thousands rally in Iraq against US-Israeli regional aggression
“What America and Israel are doing in their aggression against the countries of the region is not a war of a military nature, but a senseless war,” said Dhirgham Samir, a demonstrator in his 40s. [Ahmed Saad/Reuters
Thousands rally in Iraq against US-Israeli regional aggression
"They [US and Israel] violate the rights of all the peoples of the region first, and then the world," cleric Ali Al-Fartousi told AFP. [Hadi Mizban/AP Photo]
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