Clashes erupted for a third straight day in Baghdad's Tayaran Square. FMTNews
BAGHDAD: Two protesters died in Iraq on Tuesday as police fought running street battles with anti-government demonstrators, firing tear gas and rubber bullets to try to disperse stone-throwing youths demanding reform of what they see as a corrupt political system.
Clashes erupted for a third straight day in Baghdad’s Tayaran Square, in southern cities including Basra, and in the Shi’ite holy cities of Kerbala and Najaf. Mostly young protesters hurled stones and petrol bombs at police, who responded with tear gas and rubber bullets. Iraq has been beset by unrest since Oct 1. The protesters are demanding an end to what they say is deeply-rooted corruption among an elite that has run Iraq since the US-led invasion in 2003. More than 450 people have been killed.
Six Iraqis including two police officers died in clashes across the country on Monday, and scores were wounded.
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