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Al Jazeera (20 November 2019)

by Sofia Barbarani

Baghdad, Iraq

Tahrir Square was jubilant as anti-government protesters poured into the occupied roundabout for the daily show of support for the country's continuing uprising.

Since early October, Iraqis have taken to the streets to demand basic services, economic opportunities, and an end to corruption among the country's political elite. More than 300 people have been killed and at least 15,000 wounded as a result.

But morale remained high in Tahrir Square on Monday evening as music boomed in the streets, young men danced in groups, and families kept warm with cups of sweet tea and biscuits. They were undeterred by the day's news: hundreds of leaked Iranian intelligence documents detailing operations inside Iraq.

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