Iraq's Parliament accepts the resignation of the country's Prime Minister, as violent anti-government protests continue.
Iraq's Parliament has voted to accept the resignation of Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi as violent anti-Government protests continue to rock the country.However, the violence in Iraq has continued over the weekenddespite being welcomed by protestersHis opponents have called for an overhaul of a political system they accuse of being corrupt and keeping most of the population in poverty.
Protesters on Sunday torched the Iranian consulate in the holy Shiite city of Najaf for the second time in a week. On Wednesday, demonstrators set fire to the consulate, drawing a deadly response from security forces. Protests also continued in the capital, Baghdad, with security forces killing one protester and wounding nine others near a bridge.
In the southern city of Nassiriya, two protesters died from wounds sustained in previous clashes with security forces.
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