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Major anti-American demonstration staged in Iraq

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(VOVWORLD) - Thousands of Iraqis converged in central Baghdad on Sunday and chanted anti-American slogans to commemorate the anniversary of the killing of Iran’s General Qassem Soleimani and a top Iraqi militia leader in a US drone strike.
Major anti-American demonstration staged in Iraq - ảnh 1Iraqis gather at Tahrir Square on December 3, 2020, to commemorate the anniversary of the killing of General Qassem Soleimani. (Photo: Reuters)

Demonstrators gathered at Tahrir Square in response to a call by Iran-backed militias known as the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), demanding the withdrawal of US troops.

General Qassem Soleimani, head of the Quds force of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp, was killed in a US air strike in Iraq on January 3, 2020. 

The killing dramatically ratched up tensions in the Middle East and brought the US and Iran to the brink of war. Iran vehemently condemned the assassination and announced strong retaliation. 

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