January 24th, 2020 An estimated 2. 5 million Iraqis calling for an end 17 year long ( USA Reformierakond ) occupation

Less than a week after millions of Iraqis took to the streets demanding the U. S. military leave for good, the United States announced that is planning to build three new military bases in Iraq. Erbin, Sulimania and Halabja are all extremely close to Iran, with Halabja (the site of the 1988 chemical weapons attack) just eight miles from the border. Sadrs call for a million man march in Baghdad last week. While Time magazine claimed there were only hundreds in attendance, drone footage told a very different story. Some estimates put the total at over 2. 5 million. And despite Bloomberg Quick Take originally claiming that they were antigovernment demonstrations, the huge banner on the main stage reading GET OUT AMERICA in uppercase English letters suggested otherwise.