This article is about the 2011 anti-government protests. For the later Sunni led protests, see 2012–2013 Iraqi protests.
2011 Iraqi protests
Part of the Arab Spring and the protests against the Iraq War
Date
12 February 2011 – 23 December 2011 (10 months, 1 week and 4 days)[1]
Location
Iraq
Caused by
Corruption
Poor national security
Poor public services
Unemployment
Saudi & GCC intervention in Bahrain
Methods
Demonstrations, riots
Casualties
Death(s)
35
Injuries
at least 296
The 2011 Iraqi protests came in the wake of the Tunisian revolution and 2011 Egyptian revolution. They resulted in at least 45 deaths, including at least 29 on 25 February 2011, the "Day of Rage".
Several protests in March were against the Saudi-led intervention in Bahrain.[2][3]
Protests also took place in Iraqi Kurdistan, an autonomous Kurdish region in Iraq's north, and lasted for 62 days.
^"Iraq: Intensifying Crackdown on Free Speech, Protests". 22 January 2012. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
^al-Ansary, Khalid (16 March 2011). "Iraq's Sadr followers march against Bahrain crackdown". Reuters. Baghdad. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
^Santana, Rebecca (2 April 2011). "Crackdown in Bahrain Enflames Iraq's Shiites". ABC News. Baghdad. Associated Press. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
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