00:59Iraq: Thousands march against alleged corruption in Baghdad protest
Thousands marched through central Baghdad on Friday, to protest against alleged government corruption and for the dissolution of parliament.
Despite the summer heat of over 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit), men, women and children waved Iraqi flags and carried anti-government banners through the streets, calling on Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to dismiss corrupt officials and to dissolve parliament.
Anti-government protests have broken out in recent weeks in the southern cities of Basra, Najaf, Babil and Nasiriya, with many expressing discontent at the government's response to recent high temperatures.
The unrest comes at a time when the Iraqi government is gearing up to battle Islamic State forces (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) in a fresh offensive to retake the western Anbar province.
00:59Thousands marched through central Baghdad on Friday, to protest against alleged government corruption and for the dissolution of parliament.
Despite the summer heat of over 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit), men, women and children waved Iraqi flags and carried anti-government banners through the streets, calling on Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to dismiss corrupt officials and to dissolve parliament.
Anti-government protests have broken out in recent weeks in the southern cities of Basra, Najaf, Babil and Nasiriya, with many expressing discontent at the government's response to recent high temperatures.
The unrest comes at a time when the Iraqi government is gearing up to battle Islamic State forces (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) in a fresh offensive to retake the western Anbar province.