Protest in Iraq

Apr 09, 2009, 17:36 PM IST
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Supporters of anti-U.S. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr gather in central Baghdad, Iraq, for a rally marking the sixth anniversary of the fall of the Iraqi capital to American troops

Supporters of anti-U.S. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr gather in central Baghdad, Iraq, for a rally marking the sixth anniversary of the fall of the Iraqi capital to American troops

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Iraqi Army soldiers stand guard as supporters of anti-U.S. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr march in central Baghdad, Iraq, marking the sixth anniversary of the fall of the Iraqi capital to American troops.

Iraqi Army soldiers stand guard as supporters of anti-U.S. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr march in central Baghdad, Iraq, marking the sixth anniversary of the fall of the Iraqi capital to American troops.

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Supporters of anti-U.S. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, seen in poster, gather in central Baghdad, Iraq, for a rally marking the sixth anniversary of the fall of the Iraqi capital to American troops.

Supporters of anti-U.S. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, seen in poster, gather in central Baghdad, Iraq, for a rally marking the sixth anniversary of the fall of the Iraqi capital to American troops.

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Supporters of anti-U.S. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, seen in a poster at left, burn an effigy representing former U.S. President George W. Bush in central Baghdad.

Supporters of anti-U.S. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, seen in a poster at left, burn an effigy representing former U.S. President George W. Bush in central Baghdad.

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Supporters of anti-U.S. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr destroy a likeness of Iraq`s former leader, Saddam Hussein, in central Baghdad

Supporters of anti-U.S. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr destroy a likeness of Iraq`s former leader, Saddam Hussein, in central Baghdad

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Protesters re-enact the mistreatment of detainees at the U.S.-run prison at Abu Ghraib, an incident that sparked worldwide outrage, during a rally marking the sixth anniversary of the fall of the Iraqi capital to American troops in Baghdad, Iraq

Protesters re-enact the mistreatment of detainees at the U.S.-run prison at Abu Ghraib, an incident that sparked worldwide outrage, during a rally marking the sixth anniversary of the fall of the Iraqi capital to American troops in Baghdad, Iraq

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Protesters symbolically re-enact the mistreatment of detainees at the U.S.-run prison at Abu Ghraib, an incident that sparked worldwide outrage, during a rally marking the sixth anniversary of the fall of the Iraqi capital to American troops in Baghdad.

Protesters symbolically re-enact the mistreatment of detainees at the U.S.-run prison at Abu Ghraib, an incident that sparked worldwide outrage, during a rally marking the sixth anniversary of the fall of the Iraqi capital to American troops in Baghdad.

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An Iraqi soldier is seen near an Iraqi Army tank, which was destroyed in the U.S.-led invasion, in Basra, Iraq`s second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad

An Iraqi soldier is seen near an Iraqi Army tank, which was destroyed in the U.S.-led invasion, in Basra, Iraq`s second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad

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Supporters of anti-U.S. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr gather in central Baghdad, Iraq, for a rally marking the sixth anniversary of the fall of the Iraqi capital to American troops

Supporters of anti-U.S. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr gather in central Baghdad, Iraq, for a rally marking the sixth anniversary of the fall of the Iraqi capital to American troops

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Supporters of anti-U.S. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr gather in central Baghdad.

Supporters of anti-U.S. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr gather in central Baghdad.