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Iraqis Demand Fall of the System!

Published July 23rd, 2018 - 07:57 GMT

Written by Ewelina Lepionko

 

Widespread protests over miserable living conditions in southern Iraq continue.

Iraqis taking to the streets protest against rising unemployment, corruption, poor governance and perceived Iranian interference. Iraq protesters demonstrators blame bad government, bad roads, bad weather, bad people.

The scale and ferocity of the protests have seen security forces use live ammunition, tear gas, and water cannon on the crowds.

Dozens of demonstrators were wounded as the ongoing protests hit several Iraqi provinces including Basra, despite the announcement of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi of fresh funds and pledges of investment for the oil-rich but neglected region.

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Iraqi security forces fire tear gas toward protesters during a demonstration against unemployment and a lack of basic services in the capital Baghdad's Tahrir Square on July 20, 2018. (AFP/ Ahmad Al Rubaye)

Iraqi security forces fire tear gas toward protesters during a demonstration against unemployment and a lack of basic services in the capital Baghdad's Tahrir Square on July 20, 2018. (AFP/ Ahmad Al Rubaye)

Protest in Iraq (Twitter)

Protest in Iraq (Twitter)

Iraqi protester (Twitter)

Iraqi protester (Twitter)

Members of the Iraqi security forces are deployed in the capital Baghdad's Tahrir Square during demonstrations against unemployment on July 16, 2018. (AFP/ Ahmad Al Rubaye)

Members of the Iraqi security forces are deployed in the capital Baghdad's Tahrir Square during demonstrations against unemployment on July 16, 2018. (AFP/ Ahmad Al Rubaye)

A protester grabs the shields of Iraqi security forces forming a human barrier, during a demonstration against unemployment and a lack of basic services, in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on July 15, 2018. (AFP/Haidar Mohammad Ali)

A protester grabs the shields of Iraqi security forces forming a human barrier, during a demonstration against unemployment and a lack of basic services, in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on July 15, 2018. (AFP/Haidar Mohammad Ali)

Iraqi protesters waving national flags are being sprayed with water cannon by security forces during a demonstration against unemployment and a lack of basic services in the capital Baghdad's Tahrir Square on July 20, 2018. (AFP/ Ahmad Al Rubaye)

Iraqi protesters waving national flags are being sprayed with water cannon by security forces during a demonstration against unemployment and a lack of basic services in the capital Baghdad's Tahrir Square on July 20, 2018. (AFP/ Ahmad Al Rubaye)

An Iraqi protester gestures near a burning tyre during a demonstration in Basra on July 15, 2018. (AFP/Haidar Mohammad Ali)

An Iraqi protester gestures near a burning tyre during a demonstration in Basra on July 15, 2018. (AFP/Haidar Mohammad Ali)

Demonstrators use a scooter to drive through burning tyres during an ongoing protest against unemployment and high cost of living in the southern Iraqi city of Basra during the night of July 12, 2018. (AFP/Haidar Mohammad Ali)

Demonstrators use a scooter to drive through burning tyres during an ongoing protest against unemployment and high cost of living in the southern Iraqi city of Basra during the night of July 12, 2018. (AFP/Haidar Mohammad Ali)

Iraqi security forces fire tear gas toward protesters during a demonstration against unemployment and a lack of basic services in the capital Baghdad's Tahrir Square on July 20, 2018. (AFP/ Ahmad Al Rubaye)
Protest in Iraq (Twitter)
Iraqi protester (Twitter)
Members of the Iraqi security forces are deployed in the capital Baghdad's Tahrir Square during demonstrations against unemployment on July 16, 2018. (AFP/ Ahmad Al Rubaye)
A protester grabs the shields of Iraqi security forces forming a human barrier, during a demonstration against unemployment and a lack of basic services, in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on July 15, 2018. (AFP/Haidar Mohammad Ali)
Iraqi protesters waving national flags are being sprayed with water cannon by security forces during a demonstration against unemployment and a lack of basic services in the capital Baghdad's Tahrir Square on July 20, 2018. (AFP/ Ahmad Al Rubaye)
An Iraqi protester gestures near a burning tyre during a demonstration in Basra on July 15, 2018. (AFP/Haidar Mohammad Ali)
Demonstrators use a scooter to drive through burning tyres during an ongoing protest against unemployment and high cost of living in the southern Iraqi city of Basra during the night of July 12, 2018. (AFP/Haidar Mohammad Ali)
Iraqi security forces fire tear gas toward protesters during a demonstration against unemployment and a lack of basic services in the capital Baghdad's Tahrir Square on July 20, 2018. (AFP/ Ahmad Al Rubaye)
Iraqi security forces fire tear gas toward protesters during a demonstration against unemployment and a lack of basic services in the capital Baghdad's Tahrir Square on July 20, 2018. (AFP/ Ahmad Al Rubaye)
Protest in Iraq (Twitter)
Protest in Iraq (Twitter)
Iraqi protester (Twitter)
Iraqi protester (Twitter)
Members of the Iraqi security forces are deployed in the capital Baghdad's Tahrir Square during demonstrations against unemployment on July 16, 2018. (AFP/ Ahmad Al Rubaye)
Members of the Iraqi security forces are deployed in the capital Baghdad's Tahrir Square during demonstrations against unemployment on July 16, 2018. (AFP/ Ahmad Al Rubaye)
A protester grabs the shields of Iraqi security forces forming a human barrier, during a demonstration against unemployment and a lack of basic services, in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on July 15, 2018. (AFP/Haidar Mohammad Ali)
A protester grabs the shields of Iraqi security forces forming a human barrier, during a demonstration against unemployment and a lack of basic services, in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on July 15, 2018. (AFP/Haidar Mohammad Ali)
Iraqi protesters waving national flags are being sprayed with water cannon by security forces during a demonstration against unemployment and a lack of basic services in the capital Baghdad's Tahrir Square on July 20, 2018. (AFP/ Ahmad Al Rubaye)
Iraqi protesters waving national flags are being sprayed with water cannon by security forces during a demonstration against unemployment and a lack of basic services in the capital Baghdad's Tahrir Square on July 20, 2018. (AFP/ Ahmad Al Rubaye)
An Iraqi protester gestures near a burning tyre during a demonstration in Basra on July 15, 2018. (AFP/Haidar Mohammad Ali)
An Iraqi protester gestures near a burning tyre during a demonstration in Basra on July 15, 2018. (AFP/Haidar Mohammad Ali)
Demonstrators use a scooter to drive through burning tyres during an ongoing protest against unemployment and high cost of living in the southern Iraqi city of Basra during the night of July 12, 2018. (AFP/Haidar Mohammad Ali)
Demonstrators use a scooter to drive through burning tyres during an ongoing protest against unemployment and high cost of living in the southern Iraqi city of Basra during the night of July 12, 2018. (AFP/Haidar Mohammad Ali)
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