Iraqis have kept up angry anti-government protests in Baghdad and the south to demand a broad overhaul of the government
Iraqis have kept up angry anti-government protests in Baghdad and the south to demand a broad overhaul of a system seen as corrupt and under the sway of foreign powers, a day after the premier vowed to quit.
The toll spiked dramatically this week as a crackdown killed dozens in Baghdad, the Shiite shrine city of Najaf - where another protester was killed Saturday - and the southern hotspot of Nasiriyah. "We'll keep up this movement," said one protester in the southern city of Diwaniyah, where thousands turned out on Saturday."Abdel Mahdi's resignation is only the first step, and now all corrupt figures must be removed and judged."
"We won't leave our barricades until the regime falls, until we get jobs, water, electricity," one protester said. Iraq's second holy city Karbala was rocked by overnight clashes between young protesters and security forces exchanging firebombs.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
PM offers condolences to London attack victims | Sky News AustraliaPrime Minister Scott Morrison has expressed his condolences to the victims of the London terror attack, and to those of the stabbing in the Netherlands.\n\n“Just terrible news out of London and The Hague,” he said via Twitter.\n\n“Whether it has been the despicable acts of terrorists in the UK or as yet not determined in the Netherlands, Australians' deepest sympathies are with the victims and their families.\n\n“They were innocent people going about their lives.”\n\nTwo people were killed and three were injured when a man attacked members of the public with a knife on London Bridge on Friday afternoon local time.\n\nMeanwhile, three people were hurt in a stabbing in The Hague, but it is not yet clear if the attack was terror-related.\n\nImage: Getty
Read more »
Iraq PM to resign after weeks of deadly clashes between protesters, security forcesIraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has announced his resignation after the country's senior Shi'ite Muslim cleric urged politicians to reconsider their support for a government rocked by weeks of deadly anti-establishment unrest
Read more »
Iraq's anti-regime protests roll on despite PM's vow to stand downIraqis kept up their anti-government protests in Baghdad and across the south on Saturday, unsatisfied with the prime minister's planned resignation and insisting 'all corrupted people' must step down.
Read more »
Our fear of China is not loathingPerspective: Australia's leaders are right to keep their cool on China, but they must respond to the regime's intrusions into our democratic and other institutions, writes Peter Hartcher
Read more »
Iraq PM to resign after weeks of deadly clashes between protesters, security forcesIraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has announced his resignation after the country's senior Shi'ite Muslim cleric urged politicians to reconsider their support for a government rocked by weeks of deadly anti-establishment unrest
Read more »
'I wanted a sneaky celebration of autism'Is Hannah Gadsby nervous about stepping into the spotlight again? “After doing a show like Nanette, nerves don’t come into it,” she says.
Read more »