More than 30 people killed in clashes with security forces on October 4 9:53
In Iraq in the Middle East, protests against the government continued due to dissatisfaction with high unemployment rates, etc., and more than 30 people were killed and over 1,000 people were injured in a three-day collision with security forces.
In Iraq, protests against the government began in the capital Baghdad on the 1st due to high unemployment and dissatisfaction with weak public services, and spread to many cities such as Basra and Najaf in the south.
In Baghdad, a ban on going out was issued early in the morning on the 3rd, but many young people went out into the city and burned car tires, made barricades and continued protests, and security forces sent tears and guns. Fired and started to eliminate.
In southern cities, demonstrators and security forces collide, and local media reports that more than 30 people have died in the last three days and more than 1,000 people have been injured.
Iraq has been the largest demonstration since Prime Minister Abdul Mahadi took office approximately a year ago, and the confusion is spreading, with the Internet being blocked in a wide range.
The expansion of the demonstration may lead to the destabilization of the Abdul Mahadi administration, which has a weak political base, and there is concern that the reconstruction of the region that was heavily damaged by the radical organization IS = Islamic State will be delayed.