The cutest anti-American protest ever
Iraqi supporters of radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr step on U.S. flags after Friday prayer services on Feb. 6 in the Sadr City district of Baghdad. At the time, preliminary results of Iraq’s Jan. 31 provincial elections showed that the Sadrists received only 9 percent of the vote in Baghdad. Related content: FP‘s photo essay, ...
Iraqi supporters of radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr step on U.S. flags after Friday prayer services on Feb. 6 in the Sadr City district of Baghdad. At the time, preliminary results of Iraq’s Jan. 31 provincial elections showed that the Sadrists received only 9 percent of the vote in Baghdad.
Related content: FP‘s photo essay, “Election Time in Iraq”
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Preeti Aroon was copy chief at Foreign Policy from 2009-2016 and was an assistant editor from 2007-2009. Twitter: @pjaroonFP
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