A Iraqi Protester Waves National Flag During Demonstration In Ramadi Near Baghdad

Sunni clerics address the protesters during a demonstration in Ramadi, 70 miles (115 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Iraqi authorities have closed the country’s only border crossing with Jordan over security concerns, cutting a key route through a part of the country that has seen anti-government protests. An official in the Anbar province, center of the demonstrations, says the region plans to file a lawsuit over the closure.

Iraqis pray during a demonstration in Ramadi, 70 miles (115 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013.

A protester waves a national flag during a demonstration in Ramadi, 70 miles (115 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. <AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed>