Death toll from mass protests across Iraq rises to at least 73 as unrest enters fifth day – Iraq Human Rights Commission
The death toll from mass protests in Baghdad and cities across southern Iraq rose to at least 73 on Saturday as the unrest entered its fifth day, parliament's human rights commission said.
Authorities have shut the internet and imposed an around-the-clock curfew in the capital in a desperate attempt to curb the rallies. The unrest, fuelled by popular rage over poor living standards and corruption, is the first major challenge for Abdul Mahdi, who took office last year backed by Shia parties that have dominated Iraq since the 2003 fall of Saddam Hussein.
The endorsement from Sistani prompted celebratory gunfire from protesters and piled new pressure on Mahdi as he battles to quell the intensifying unrest.
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