Baghdad's Green Zone protest - in pictures

  • Anti-government protesters throw stones towards security forces in Tahrir Square as they try to enter the Green Zone of Baghdad, Iraq. EPA
    Anti-government protesters throw stones towards security forces in Tahrir Square as they try to enter the Green Zone of Baghdad, Iraq. EPA
  • Riot police officers in Tahrir Square. EPA
    Riot police officers in Tahrir Square. EPA
  • Hundreds of Iraqis clashed with security forces as the Iraqi parliament was due to convene for the first time since deadly unrest in August and a sit-in protest by supporters of Shiite cleric and Sadrist movement leader Moqtada Al Sadr. EPA
    Hundreds of Iraqis clashed with security forces as the Iraqi parliament was due to convene for the first time since deadly unrest in August and a sit-in protest by supporters of Shiite cleric and Sadrist movement leader Moqtada Al Sadr. EPA
  • Iraqis clash with security forces. EPA
    Iraqis clash with security forces. EPA
  • Security forces block a road during protests in Tahrir Square. EPA
    Security forces block a road during protests in Tahrir Square. EPA
  • Security forces block a road as anti-government protesters try to enter the Green Zone of Baghdad. EPA
    Security forces block a road as anti-government protesters try to enter the Green Zone of Baghdad. EPA
  • Protesters face off with security forces. EPA
    Protesters face off with security forces. EPA
  • Security forces armed with riot shields. EPA
    Security forces armed with riot shields. EPA
  • Security forces close a bridge leading to the Green Zone government areas. AP Photo
    Security forces close a bridge leading to the Green Zone government areas. AP Photo
  • A supporter of Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr waves an Iraqi national flag. AFP
    A supporter of Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr waves an Iraqi national flag. AFP