Protesters burn headquarters of Iraqi Hezbollah militia in Najaf

[Valin]

Al Arabiya

Al Arabiya

Sunday, 19 January 2020

Protesters on Saturday burned the Hezbollah headquarters in Iraq which is located near the al-Iskan bridge in the Najaf province.

They had deliberately closed the government departments in Najaf as the Monday deadline set by the popular movement of protesters in Iraq approached.

The movement, seeking sweeping political reforms, and better jobs and services, had confirmed the resumption of protests in Iraq from Friday.

The popular movement has also called for an escalation on January 20, with the expiry of the deadlines granted to the authorities to agree on the demands of the citizens, especially in the southern provinces.

A large number of protesters flocked to the demonstration squares in the southern governorates, including university students and clansmen. The demonstrators also renewed their threat to the ruling class of a peaceful escalation during the next two days in the event of failure to respond to the demands of the movement.

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Protesters burned the Hezbollah headquarters in Iraq which is located near the housing bridge in the Najaf province on January 18, 2020. (Supplied)