Baghdad-Sana
Tens of thousands of Iraqis from all Iraqi provinces flocked to the capital, Baghdad, in response to an invitation to demonstrate against the American military presence in Iraq, while Iraqi parliamentary and political blocs affirmed that the demonstration that Baghdad will witness tomorrow, Friday, will be a popular referendum to evacuate those forces from all Iraqi lands.
Jadriya, Karrada, and Unity adjacent to the government green zone in which the Washington embassy is located in central Baghdad are covered with hundreds of tents that are expected to turn into an open sit-in against the American disregard for the sovereignty of Iraq at a time when the Youth Committee in the Iraqi Parliament called on all citizens to participate in the millions of demonstrations to condemn With the American presence.
In a statement to SANA correspondent in Baghdad, the committee's chairman, Abbas Alewi, said that the demonstrations on Friday represented a battle to preserve sovereignty from the American violations and Al-Faisal expelled the American combat forces from the country, pointing to America's attempt to thwart the demonstrations to ensure the continued stay in Iraq by all means, including the practice of media misinformation and incitement of some groups That was instigated in the popular protests against violence and banditry.
In another statement, the deputy of the Alliance of Saeron Salam al-Shammari emphasized that the million-dollar demonstration is a true expression of the inclusive national stance in support of the parliament’s decision and the unity of the people against the American presence and said that the popular steps come in parallel with the parliamentary procedures for the removal of foreign forces.
In the context, the Iraqi Islamic Dawa Party called on all Iraqi people to actively participate in the million-dollar demonstration to get American forces out of the country.
The political bureau of the party led by former Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said in a statement that a correspondent received in Sana in Baghdad received a copy of it, "We invite the sons of the Islamic and national forces and the general public of our honorable Iraqi people to participate in the millionaire demonstration", noting that the demonstration is a popular Iraqi message announcing the desire of Iraqis By preserving the sovereignty of Iraq from any presence of military bases for American and other forces that have no legal justification on Iraqi soil after the government’s request and the House of Representatives vote to leave it.
The statement considered that the conscious participation of Iraqis in all their components and affiliations is clear and clear evidence of the unity of the Iraqi position, the unity of goals and the unity of the homeland.
