Security forces respond to anti-government protesters’ demands for reforms with force
Much of Iraq remained offline on Thursday night and several cities, including Baghdad, locked down as security forces battled to control crowds of demonstrators who took to the streets for a third day of anti-government protests.
The death toll from rallies that have paralysed the country rose to 19, with at least several hundred more wounded, medical authorities said. Protesters accused government forces of using disproportionate violence in Baghdad and the southern cities of Nassiriya, Amara and Basra where demands for services and reforms have been met with sustained force.
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