Young Iraqi protesters have been taking to the streets in
Baghdad since
October. They've been demanding employment opportunities,
an end to widespread economic disparity, adequate services and
infrastructure, but further, a general overhaul of a corrupt
governing system.
The brutal crackdown on the non-violent protesters has only
served to strengthen their determination and broaden their numbers.
Over
400 demonstrators have died at the hands of armed forces in the
nation's capital and across the country's predominantly
Shiite south.
The Iraqi PM resigned
last Sunday in response to the bloodiest day of protests on 29
November, which saw 40 mobilisers killed. Having come to power on a
reform platform, Adel Abdul Mahdi had already lost the support of
Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani: the nation's most powerful
figure.
