Pro-Iran militia supporters converge on Baghdad protests
Clashes feared between groups for and against Iranian influence in Iraq
Supporters of an Iranian-backed militia have flooded the Baghdad square where anti-government protesters critical of Iran are preparing for new demonstrations, raising fears of further violence on the streets of Iraq’s capital.
Thousands of men waving sticks, Iraqi flags and the insignia of the Hashd al-Shaabi armed group arrived in Tahrir Square on Thursday in apparently coordinated marches from across the capital to the site that protesters have been occupying for several weeks.