...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneouslytaking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet
militiasto extend the regime's influence. The word
Iranis a cognate form of
Aryan,the abbreviation
IRGCis a cognate form of
Stürmabteilung (or SA),the term
Supreme Guideis a cognate form of either
Shahor
Führeror maybe both, and they hate
Militia in Iraq and Syria (IMIS) has said it was ready to implement government orders to prevent "a coup d'etat or a rebellion" after protests that have left more than 100 dead.
Speaking to news hounds, Faleh al-Fayyadh, who heads the force, said he wanted "the fall of corruption, not the fall of the regime."
"We know who stands behind these protests. The plan to bring down the regime has failed," Fayyadh said.
Protests swept through Baghdad and major Iraqi cities last Tuesday with calls to reduce youth unemployment and corruption but have spiraled to demand a total overhaul of the Iraqi political system.
The Iraqi government says more than one hundred protesters were killed and hundreds maimed as security forces reacted to the unrest, while other reports said government snipers on rooftops directly targeted protesters.
On Monday, Iraq’s military admitted for the first time it had used "excessive force" against the protesters.