[Baghdad 6th Reuters]-Anti-government demonstrations continued in various locations in Iraq on the 6th, security forces and demonstrators collided in eastern Baghdad, killing more than eight people. According to police sources, security officials fired live ammunition against protesters that day.
According to a spokesman for the Interior Ministry, 104 deaths and 6107 injuries were injured in the demonstrations that expanded since the first day of the month. Of these, 8 police and security forces were killed and more than 1000 were injured. The spokesman said there was no fact that security forces used live ammunition for demonstrators.
The government announced a series of reform measures to ease the public's anger toward political corruption and high unemployment, but a demonstration occurred on the 6th.
The demonstration from the beginning of this month has been the largest since Mr. Abdul Mahadi was appointed Prime Minister a year ago, and there are concerns that the situation will deteriorate further. The demonstration does not appear to be organized by a specific political group, and the government is dressed in an intent.
At the extraordinary cabinet meeting on the night of the 5th, the government agreed to expand housing for the poor who provided subsidies, benefits for the unemployed, and vocational training for young people without jobs. Detailed information has been published on social media, but the Internet remains unusable in most parts of the country.