Iraqi Policemen stand guard the Tahrir Square as protesters demonstrate in central Baghdad on September 7, 2018, against corruption and lack of services. - Three mortar shells hit late September 7 the green zone in Baghdad, which houses Iraqi authorities and the US Embassy, "without any victims or causing damage," the head of security for the capital said. The rare assault by unidentified attackers comes as the country struggles with an outbreak of violent protests in southern Basra city. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)