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More than 300 people died during protests in Iraq. And even though the violence has decreased in the last 48 hours, the number of victims continues to increase.
With our special envoys in Baghdad , Sami Boukhelifa and Boris Vichith
Iraqis bury the dead caused by the bloody repression of demonstrations by the authorities. More than 300 people died during the mobilization against power in Iraq. Reached a shot ten days ago, a young Iraqi finally succumbed to his injuries.
In the funeral procession, the family of the young deceased punch their chest and chanted a " Radoud Husseini ", a traditional song sign of mourning in Shiite Islam. Sarmad Abdelwahab was 21 years old.
For his uncle, he fell on the field of honor by wanting to defend his country. " My nephew is a hero. He was hit in the head by a tear gas canister. He suffered from head trauma. He remained 12 days in a coma. Unfortunately, the doctors could do nothing to save him, "he says.
Tahrir Square, epicenter of the protest
Coffin on the shoulders, the members of the tribe of the deceased make the tour of Tahrir Square . It is here, the epicenter of popular protest in Baghdad, that the young Sarmad was fatally wounded by the police.
" I hope the blood will not have been poured in vain. All who have sacrificed their lives for their country are martyrs. They fought to oust these corrupt leaders. The Iraqi youth continues the fight and we will change things, "said his uncle, for whom it was essential that the funeral convoy passes through this place.
According to the demonstrators, in Tahrir Square, instead of firing tear gas cartridges into the air, the riot police deliberately target the crowd and each time make dozens of victims.