Governor of Iraq’s Najaf province resigns after mass protests

25 December, 2021 07:27

The governor of Iraq’s Najaf province has resigned, a day after another governor also quit following demonstrations against living conditions and corruption.

Louai al-Yasseri resigned from his leadership in Najaf, in central Iraq, on Friday after the governor of Nasiriya province in the south quit following the violent suppression of protesters.