As Protests Explode, Iraq Must Get Serious about Reform

By Bilal Wahab, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News.

As Protests Explode, Iraq Must Get Serious About Reform

While Washington focuses on getting Baghdad to rein in militias and end its dependency on Iranian energy, Iraqi citizens have been seething about other matters.

Fueled by anger at the government’s rampant corruption and failure to deliver services or jobs, a series of spontaneous, leaderless protests erupted in Baghdad on October 1 and spread to a number of towns in central and southern Iraq.

Initially nonviolent, the demonstrations quickly drew lethal fire from security forces, which only enraged the protestors and increased their numbers.

Full report here.

(Source: Washington Institute for Near East Policy)

One Response to As Protests Explode, Iraq Must Get Serious about Reform

  1. Ibn Al Iraq 8th October 2019 at 08:19 #

    Sirs,

    The GOI should wake up, listen and take actions now, improve procedures and speed it up at all ministries, prosecute bad public servants to be examples to others. we need to see an end to corruptions.

    Actions are needed NOW!!

    Save Iraq