Protesters in Iraq Reject Appoint of new Prime Minister

Iraqi President Barham Salih named Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi as new Iraqi Prime Minister on Saturday, however, protesters expressed their dissatisfaction and continued with their  protests.

If we recall, former Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi resigned in November 2018 due to mass anti-government unrest where hundreds of thousands of Iraqis took to the streets demanding the removal of Iraq's political elite due to corruption and mass killings of opponents. Human rights organizations have reported over 600 protesters and affiliated to opposition have been killed in a deadly crackdown by security forces. However, the number of killings could not be confirmed through independent sources.

Meanwhile, Shiite leadership in Baghdad, backed by the western nations deployed in  Iraq, have been challenged.  However, politicians have generated anti-American rallies and demanded withdrawal of US troops.

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