Mass protests erupt in Iraq opposing US-Israel actions in regional conflict

Tens of thousands poured into the streets of Baghdad and several Iraqi cities on Saturday, answering Shia leader Muqtada Sadr’s call for protests against U.S. and Israeli actions in the region. Demonstrators, many waving Iraqi flags, chanted slogans rejecting what they see as unwarranted aggression, condemning attacks that have drawn Iraq into escalating regional tensions. Crowds gathered under Baghdad's Freedom Monument, a symbol of sovereignty, accusing foreign powers of undermining the rights