A small group of demonstrators have stationed themselves for months at the main battle zone on Rasheed Street.

by Arwa Ibrahim

Baghdad, Iraq – For the past two months, Noor al-Araji’s days have revolved around battling the sting of tear gas in her eyes and sometimes dodging live bullets.

She stands guard behind concrete barriers erected by Iraqi security forces to repel protesters from advancing along key streets and bridges in the capital.

Since early October, thousands of Iraqis – men and women, old and young, rich and poor – have been gathering at Tahrir Square, the hub of mass anti-government protests, and its surrounding parks and buildings in the heart of Baghdad.

But a smaller group of mainly young male protesters station themselves at the frontline of the battle zone on Rasheed Street and three main bridges, where dozens of demonstrators have been killed or wounded since the uprising began.

Read more about it from the source: Aljazeera