Iraq: Security personnel deployed in response to protest inside Iraqi Parliament in Baghdad May 31

Event

Increased security and lingering ground transport disruptions are likely in the vicinity of the Iraqi parliament through late May 31 after security personnel deployed in response to university professors' protesting in the building. Unconfirmed social media reports suggest several injuries have occurred.

Officials will almost certainly maintain increased security in the area over the coming hours. Clashes are possible if demonstrators ignore police orders to disperse. Lingering localized road travel disruptions in the area cannot be ruled out.

Advice

Avoid the protest as a standard precaution and to mitigate likely ground travel delays. Plan for road travel delays in and near the protest area. Heed instructions from the security forces. If any violence erupts nearby, immediately depart the area and seek shelter at a non-government building.