'Fear factor is broken': protesters demand removal of Iraqi government

Crowds of dissenters in central Baghdad want Iranian influence banished from Iraqi politics The biggest protest movement in Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein has pressed its demand for the removal of the elected government, staring down an embattled political elite and the widespread influence of Iran. Friday's rallies of tens of thousands came a day after supporters of Iraq's embattled leader, Adil Abdul Mahdi, believed they had won the backing of one of two powerful figures that threatened...