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Iraqi protests resume as new government builds support for reform

Demonstrators across Iraq acknowledge the steps taken by the new government to meet their demands, but the massive street protests have resumed with new energy.

Hassan Al-Saeed
Hassan Al-Saeed
May 20, 2020
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - MAY 10: Iraqi security forces intervene Iraqi demonstrators with tear gas canisters and water cannons during a protest as the protests have started again after a break due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) measures, at Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq on May 10, 2020. (Photo by Murtadha Al-Sudani/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Iraqi security forces use tear gas and water cannons against protesters during a demonstration after a break due to novel coronavirus measures, at Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq, May 10, 2020. — Murtadha Al-Sudani/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

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