Hundreds of Iraqis took to the streets of Baghdad on Saturday, trampling American flags and vowing to escalate military resistance if United States occupation forces fail to leave Iraq this year.
It was the second major demonstration in recent days after a popular Muslim cleric issued a warning on April 9 that he would unleash his Mehdi Army militia if occupation troops were not out of Iraq by December 31. More than 5,000 people marched in the streets of Basra, Iraq's southern oil hub, on Thursday.
It was the second major demonstration in recent days after a popular Muslim cleric issued a warning on April 9 that he would unleash his Mehdi Army militia if occupation troops were not out of Iraq by December 31. More than 5,000 people marched in the streets of Basra, Iraq's southern oil hub, on Thursday.