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Behind Iraq’s Protests

Friday, 15 November 2019 10:41 AM [ Last Update: Friday, 15 November 2019 10:41 AM ]

Since early October Iraq has been rocked by protests, which the international media has consistently portrayed as the worst cycle of violence since the defeat of Daesh. On the other hand, the Western media have tried to frame the Iraqi protests as a local uprising against corruption. But the Western media seem to forget that the nation is angry about foreign influence as well. The USA still remains a lingering occupying power in Iraq and it continues to deploy 5,000 troops in Iraq under the pretext of countering Daesh and promoting stability in the country. As for the meddling of the USs all-weather allies, namely Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, more and more documents are coming to light. Yet, the very Western media, in tandem with much of the Arab worlds major broadcasters, is clearly reluctant to identify the real malign foreign influence behind the latest unrest in Iraq. This has placed additional burden on the non-mainstream media to expose the activities and intentions of regional powers like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in Iraq.

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