Anti-government demonstrations in Iraq have been held since 1 October in the cities of Najaf, Karbala, Basra, Zikkar, Mussena, Missan, Nasiriye, Divaniye, as well as in the capital Baghdad and continue despite the resignation of President Adil Abdulmehdi, which was one of the protesters demands.

Unidentified people and some of the groups connected to Hashd al-Shabi opened fire on demonstrators causing a high number of casualties.

25 people were killed and 120 were wounded when the demonstrators opened fire in Baghdad's Al-Hillani Square in Baghdad. It turned out that the attack was carried out by a group affiliated to Hashdi Shabi.

Sadr Movement supporters tried to protect the demonstrators but the leader of the Hashdi Shabi component Esayib Ehl, Hak Kays Xezali, with the help of Hezbollah and armed people attached to Sadr among the demonstrators in the square ordered the people to evacuate the square: 25 people were killed and 125 injured in the attack.

After the attack, groups of Muqtada al-Sadr reportedly went to Tahrir Square to defend the people. A day later, Muqtada al-Sadr's house in Najaf was attacked. With these attacks, Iraq gradually began to move towards civil war, while Iraqi National Security Adviser and Hashdi Shabi responsible Falih Feyyaz instructed Hashdi Shabi members not to approach the demonstrations.

After the attack in Baghdad the night before, protests continued in Zikkar, Mussena and many other cities.

In Karbala, where demonstrations continued and the Iranian Consulate General was burned down in previous days, one person was assassinated by two masked people.

It has been observed that the assassination of activists who have been active in the demonstrations in Iraq has increased recently. Recently, photojournalist Ahmed al-Muhenne lost his life in a knife attack the other day.