An Iraqi demonstrator carries empty cartridges of tear gas fired by security forces the night before in the southern Iraqi Shiite holy city of Najaf on December 1, 2019. - Protesters have hit the streets since early October in the largest grassroots movement Iraq has seen in decades, sparked by fury at poor public services, lack of jobs and widespread government graft. Security forces and armed groups responded with violence to demonstrations, killing more than 420 people and wounding 15,000, according to an AFP tally compiled from medics and an Iraqi rights commission. (HAIDAR HAMDANI/AFP via Getty Images)