In Iraq, thousands of protesters demanding an overhaul of political system turned out in cities across the country yesterday.<br />'' <br />'' It was the first mass demonstrations since the US killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. <br />'' <br />'' Organizers had called for a million-person march to Baghdad's Tahrir Squarea against foreign interference in Iraq's affairs. <br />''