Security source: Protesters control Al-Khulani Square
[Baghdad-Ain] A security source said, on Saturday, that demonstrators took control of al-Khilani Square in central Baghdad.
The source said in a press statement, “After the fall of the concrete blocks, the demonstrators took control of al-Khilani Square and advanced towards Al Wathba as security forces withdrew to Al Wathba.”
The source, who asked not to be named, added, “The protesters burned the tires in the yard,” pointing to “turning off the electrical current in Al-Khilani and the approaches to the liberation tunnel.”
A security source said, today, Saturday, that demonstrators tried to drop a number of concrete barriers near Al-Khilani.