Seven killed in Basra protests and six people in clashes with security forces in Baghdad, pushing Iraq's protest death toll closer to 300
Anti-government protesters dodge teargas fired by Iraqi security forces during a clash in Baghdad, Iraq. November 8, 2019.
Despite the violence, thousands again flocked to the capital's main protest camp in Tahrir square on Friday, including members of Iraq's influential tribes. To keep them back, security forces have built up barricades, fired volleys of tear gas and stun grenades and resumed using live ammunition in recent days.
A first wave of rallies from October 1 to 6 had killed 157 people, according to an official probe, most of them protesters shot dead in Baghdad.Public anger erupted last month over widespread corruption and lack of jobs, then escalated into calls for the entire ruling system to be up-ended. Parliament was demanding he appear for questioning, President Barham Saleh vowed early elections and the prime minister even prepared a resignation speech to deliver live on television, according to government sources.
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