MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : SEVERE MASS-PROTESTS AGAINST IRAQI / IRAN GOVERNMENT IN BAGHDAD

Part of Iraqi Forces in Kirkuk Deployed to Southern Iraq Amid Angry Protests

Baghdad – AFP – 15 July 2018 –  The Iraqi Rapid Response Force, under the command of Hashd al Shaabi, and a big squad of the federal police were deployed on Sunday from Kirkuk province to other provinces in southern Iraq where protests against the lack of efficient public services have lately turned violent, said a Peshmerga commander.

Peshmerga commander, Kamal Karkuki, confirmed to BasNews that the Iraqi forces were sent to Baghdad, and local police have temporarily been stationed in their units. Protests, which first started in the oil-rich city of Basrah, were expanded to other provinces and turned violent. Demonstrators on Sunday burned the offices of some political parties in Muthanna province, while four civilians were killed and several were injured in Basra when clashed with the security forces. More via www.mesop.de