BAGHDAD -- Several thousand Iraqis demonstrated in Baghdad on Saturday over the burning or damaging of the Koran during anti-Islam protests in Sweden and Denmark, in a gathering called by ruling Iraqi parties and armed groups, many close to Iran. Iran's supreme leader said those desecrating the Koran should face the "most severe punishment" and that by defending perpetrators Sweden was gearing for "war" against Muslims. Many Muslim states have protested at insults to the Koran this week in protests in Sweden and Denmark, which both allow the book's burning under legal protections for freedom of speech. Protesters gathered in Baghdad amid heavy security measures, wi...Keep on reading: Iraqis protest over Koran desecration; Iran condemns Sweden