The Iranians are seen cheering and celebrating as the billboard falls to the ground in the videos. The action was seen as protest against Iran's involvement in the Syrian civil war. IRNA, the Iranian news agency, reported that the protest was due to disagreements on the location of the billboard.#BREAKINGFeb 19 - Dezful, SW #IranAngry locals bring down & tear apart a large billboard containing images of Iranian forces killed in Syria fighting alongside the Assad regime.The dead are dubbed by Iran's regime as "Protectors of the Shrine." pic.twitter.com/5P5JifuNii
— Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) February 19, 2019
More than 271 protests occurred in January, according to the Iran News Wire. Most of them were about economic issues.#BREAKINGFeb 19 - Dezful, SW #IranAs shown in the tweets of this thread, this was the poster torn down today by angry locals. It contained images of Iranian forces/proxies killed in Syria fighting alongside the Assad regime. pic.twitter.com/LzGI8ghyDq
— Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) February 19, 2019