Iranian-backed militias stage armed protest at Baghdad's Green Zone after commander's arrest
Iranian-backed militias stage armed protest at Baghdad's Green Zone after commander's arrest PMF forces setting up checkpoints around Baghdad’s Green Zone, May 26, 2021. (Photo: Social Media) ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Wednesday described Iranian-backed militias' demonstration surrounding, and armed entry into, Baghdad's fortified Green Zone that day as a "serious violation of the Iraqi constitution," hours after one of the group's leaders was arrested by government forces in connection with rocket attacks on bases housing US troops. "A special Iraqi...