Security and medical sources said that four Iraqis, including two policemen, were killed yesterday, and dozens were wounded in the capital Baghdad and other cities during clashes between demonstrators and security forces, after renewed anti-government demonstrations in the wake of the lull that lasted for several weeks, after the protesters' deadline to implement Reforms they demand, while the Authority suffers from political paralysis.

In detail, security and medical sources said, that two protesters died in the hospital, as a result of the wounds they sustained, after the police fired live ammunition in Baghdad's Aviation Square. They pointed out that one of them had been shot in the head, while the other had hit a tear gas canister.

Witnesses from Reuters said that protesters threw Molotov cocktails and stones at the police, who responded with tear gas and sound grenades in Baghdad's Aviation Square during the night.

"They (the security forces) should stop shooting and aiming us," said a protester in Baghdad, who declined to give her name. Who are they and who are we? The two sides are Iraqis. So (I ask them) Why do you kill your brothers? ”

In the city of Basra, security sources said that a civilian car ran over and killed two policemen during the protests. They added that the driver was trying to avoid the location of clashes between protesters and security forces when two security personnel were shocked.

Elsewhere in southern Iraq, hundreds of protesters set tires in cars and blocked major roads in several cities, including Nasiriyah, Karbala, and Amara. The protesters say that resigned Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi has not fulfilled his promises, including the formation of a new government that Iraqis will accept.

Police in Baghdad said that its forces had succeeded in reopening all roads that were blocked by "violent groups".

Iraq has been experiencing political paralysis since the resignation of the Adel Abdul Mahdi government in early December. The political blocs are still unable to agree on an alternative figure for the Prime Minister, despite the expiration of the constitutional deadlines.

On the other hand, the Federal Supreme Court in Iraq announced yesterday that it had not issued any decision regarding the exit or stay of foreign forces.

The political blocs are still unable to agree on an alternative figure for prime minister.