Massive demonstration in Fallujah protesting the occupation
The Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) in Fallujah city of Anbar province organized on Wednesday a peaceful demonstration that condemned the 5th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
"50 demonstrators participated in the demonstration," Mohammed Hussein al-Zobaee, a senior leader of the IIP and member of Anbar provincial council told Aswat al-Iraq Voices of Iraq (VOI).
"We consider April 9 a day of invasion, occupation, and robbery of the treasuries of Iraq and its people," he added.
The demonstration lasted for around one hour, at al-Jumhoriya street, center of Fallujah, and near the IIP's head office in the city.
Fallujah lies 45 km to the west of Baghdad.
Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2008-04-10 |