“The Situation In Iraq Has Become Very Dangerous”- Iraq PM Orders Arrests As Mass Protests Continue

Following yesterday’s dramatic escalation in Iraq’s suddenly very unstable political situation, when Beghdad was put under a state of emergency after supporters of popular Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr breached the heavily fortified Green Zone and stormed both the parliament and government offices – an event which we dubbed the collapse of the US-created political system in Iraq – the situation has continued to deteriorate.
Protesters reached the cabinet headquarters inside the Green Zone, storming the general secretariat of the cabinet building, al-Sumaria reported, citing security officials. Security has been boosted around the central bank, the Interior Ministry said in an e-mailed statement. The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq said it’s ‘gravely concerned’ by Saturday’s developments and urged political leaders to work together to restore security in the country.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on 05/01/2016.