Green Zone
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| Initial release | USA |
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| Directors | Paul Greengrass |
| Box office | 94. 9 million USD |
| Screenplay | Brian Helgeland |
| Story by | Rajiv Chandrasekaran |
| Reviews | www.imdb.com |
| Theatrical country of origin release date | USA |
| Budget | 100 million USD |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| StudioCanal | |
| Adapted from | Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone |
| Box offic | $94.9 million |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 486141 |
About Green Zone
During the US-led occupation of Baghdad in the early days of the Iraqi war, officer Roy Miller leads a team of professionals to find weapons of mass destruction.
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Iraq protests: Capital Baghdad blocked as unrest escalates
Protesters have been erecting burning barricades across Baghdad
Protesters have blocked the main thoroughfares in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, as mass anti-government protests continue.
Demonstrators were seen parking cars across key junctions of The City as police looked on without intervening.
Since 1 October , tens of thousands of people have taken part in two waves of protests to demand more jobs, an end to corruption, and better services.
More Than 250 have been killed in clashes with security forces.
Last week, Iraqi President Barham Saleh said Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi would resign if Political Parties could agree on his replacement.
What's happening in Baghdad?On Sunday, protesters shut down the main roads of the capital. They continued to defy a curfew introduced in late October .
Protesters have been erecting barricades to block traffic in Baghdad The epicentre of the unrest has been Baghdad's central Tahrir SquareStudents staged sit-ins at their schools and government offices were closed on The First day of the Working Week in the Muslim nation.
"We decided to cut the roads as a message to the government that we will keep protesting until the corrupt people and thieves are kicked out and The Regime falls," Tahseen Nasser, a 25-year-old protester, was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency.
"We're not allowing government workers to reach their offices, just those in humanitarian fields," he said.
Alaa Wissam, a 25-year-old architect, said Young People were heading to The Square to volunteer their help. "This thing will help Young People to have a role in The Change that is happening," She Said .
Riot police deployed along the bridges fired tear gas at protesters. Amnesty International has criticised Iraqi forces for using two types of military-grade tear gas canisters that have pierced protesters' skulls and lungs.
The Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights said that Siba al-Mahdawi, an activist and Doctor Who provided medical care to protesters, was abducted on Saturday Night by an unknown group. The Commission called on the government to reveal her whereabouts.
Protesters want a change of governmentThe epicentre of the unrest has been Baghdad's central Tahrir Square. Protesters there have been attempting to cross a nearby bridge to the fortified Green Zone , which houses government buildings and foreign embassies.
Similar protests have taken place in The City of Kut, south-east of Baghdad. Many government offices and schools were shut on Sunday in A Number of cities and towns further south.
What's the background?Mr Abdul Mahdi, a veteran Shia Islamist politician with a background in economics, became Prime Minister just over a year ago, promising reforms that have not materialised.
On 1 October , young Iraqis angered by his failure to tackle high unemployment, endemic corruption and poor public services took to The Streets of Baghdad for the First Time .
The protests escalated and spread across the country after security personnel responded with Deadly Force .
After the First Wave of protests, which lasted six days and saw 149 civilians killed, Mr Abdul Mahdi promised to reshuffle his cabinet, cut the salaries of high-ranking officials, and announced schemes to reduce youth unemployment.
But the protesters said their demands had not been met and returned to The Streets in late October .
iraq, baghdad, iraq protests
Source of news: bbc.com
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