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The War
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Iraq: Mass Demonstration in Najaf against U.S.
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“Wrapped in the Iraqi flag and chanting anti-American slogans, hundreds
of thousands of Iraqi Shia snaked into the holy city of Najaf yesterday for a
protest rally to mark the fourth anniversary of the toppling of Saddam
Hussein and to demand the ejection from Iraq of US and British troops. The
huge procession of mainly men and young boys had braved the roads from
Baghdad - and towns across southern Iraq - to march from the holy city of
Kufa to Najaf, one of Shia Islam's most sacred sites. […] The march was a
show of strength by the powerful Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, who had called
for a peaceful mass protest to express opposition to ‘Iraq’s occupiers’. […]” Excerpt of a Guardian
news article from April
10th, 2007. |
Thousands of Iraqis protest against the occupation |
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The Video |
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External view: link file format: .avi |
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Scenes from the Demonstration |
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Video & Photo Credits The Video The video are excerpts of raw footage from a mass demonstration
against U.S. forces from April 9th, 2007 in Najaf. The
demonstration was called by Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. The footage was
aired by “Sky News” on the same day. Background 1) Iraqi supporters of Moqtada al-Sadr wave flags. - April 9th,
2007 - Ahmad Al-Rubaye/Agence France Presse; Scenes from the Demonstration 1) Demonstrators step
on the U.S. flag. - April 9th, 2007 - Ceerwan Aziz/Reuters; 2) Demonstrators wave
Iraqi flags during the protest. - April 9th, 2007 - Ceerwan
Aziz/Reuters; 3) Demonstrators burn
a U.S. flag - April 9th, 2007 - Ceerwan Aziz/Reuters; |
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