Blog #6
In anti-government protest in Iraq, 11 people died and many buildings caught fire. Violence had escalated between demonstrators and security forces. Iraqis marched outside official buildings and in town centers calling for less corruption, more jobs and better public services as part of a "day of rage." In Baghdad, the security forces fired bullets and tear gas into crowds. Many people were beaten and chased through the streets. Over 5,000 people gathered in Baghdad's Tahrir Square in the late morning. Hundreds of riot police officers marched over the bridge to block their path. The officers came under a hail of stones as angry demonstrators chanted that Prime Minister Nouri Maliki was a liar and that they would not leave. Iraqi police sources said two journalists were arrested. The day of protests had been planned and discussed on social networking sites and by civil society organizations. Some buildings were set on fire in Anbar province in western Iraq, and three people were killed in demonstrations in Hawija. Two deaths were reported in Tikrit and one in Kalar. In Basra the governor, Sheltagh Abboud, resigned. There were results, so that was good. But every time people have to go out in mass protest and get shot, it is not good. So many countries have had to go through this whole ordeal and it is always messy. Maybe it will all work out for Iraq, mass protest and the rebellion of a people seems to be the only way any major change happens.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq-protest-20110226,0,2300792.story
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