

Against al-Aïdani
Protesters gather in Basra, blocking accesses to ports to denounce local efforts to nominate Assaad al-Aïdani as a prime minister candidate. Al-Aïdani supports pro-Iranian agenda in Iraq. Protesters block several roads in Nassiriya, Diwaniya, Al-Hilla, Kout, and Najaf, as well as accesses to public buildings and schools.