Hundreds of protesters marched Wednesday, December 25, in a funeral procession for a militant victim of an attack, after a night during which the headquarters of two pro-Iran militias were burnt down in southern Iraq.
Thaer Al-Tayeb had joined Tahrir Square in Baghdad almost three months ago, the epicenter of the unprecedented revolt that is shaking the country. On December 15, while visiting his city 200 kilometers south of the capital with another activist, Ali Al-Madani, the two men were injured in the suspicious explosion of M.'s car Tayeb.
On Tuesday evening, immediately after the announcement of his death, clusters of protesters rushed to two buildings. They first set fire to the headquarters of the very powerful Badr organization, held by the head of the pro-Tehran paramilitaries in Parliament, Hadi Al-Ameri, then that of Assaib Ahl Al-Haq. Washington imposed sanctions on the head of the latter, Qais Al-Khazali, in early December, in particular for "Abductions, murders and tortures".
Silence the revolt
For almost three months, the intimidation and assassinations of demonstrators or activists have continued to escalate in Iraq. Dozens of them have been kidnapped, often outside their homes as they return from protests, sometimes even inside their homes. In addition, several activists were assassinated, almost always by gunshot and generally in the street.
This campaign, accuses the United Nations, is the result of "Militia" to try to silence an unprecedented because spontaneous revolt, which calls for the destruction of the entire political system in Iraq, its politicians with.
After weakening for a few weeks, the protest has resumed again since Sunday, the Iraqis denouncing in the street their leaders whom they judge "Corrupted" and "Incompetent", while the latter are paralyzed, unable to agree on the name of a new prime minister.