Protesters demanding reform storm Green Zone
Political dysfunction reaches a breaking point, as protesters answering to Moqtada al-Sadr ransack Parliament after several parties again stonewalled Abadi's Cabinet reforms.
Protesters swarm the heavily guarded 14th of July Bridge checkpoint leading to the Green Zone in Baghdad on April 30, 2016. (STAFF/Iraq Oil Report)
BAGHDAD - Months of anti-corruption protests climaxed on Saturday as Iraqis forced their way into the Green Zone – the safe haven for Iraqi and foreign elites in the capital – and temporarily took over Parliament, demanding that Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi follow through on his attempt to put in place a technocratic government.
Most members of Parliament fled the area unharmed, and party leaders are holding emergency meetings overnight. Photographs posted on social media showed Abadi later touring the damaged Parliament building, where some furniture was stained with blood.
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