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Photos: Iraqi security open fire, killing five
Tens of thousands of Iraqis have demonstrated in central Baghdad and across mostly Shiite southern Iraq in recent days, calling for the overthrow of the political system. The protests are fueled by anger at widespread corruption, high unemployment and poor public services. Political leaders have expressed sympathy for the protesters' demands while condemning acts of violence on all sides and calling on the protesters to stop disrupting daily life.
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Anti-government protesters gather on the Joumhouriya closed bridge leading to the Green Zone government areas during ongoing protests in Baghdad. Anti-government protesters crossed a major bridge in central Baghdad on Monday, approaching the headquarters of state-run TV and coming to within 500 meters (yards) of the prime minister’s office, as security forces fired live ammunition and tear gas, killing at least five protesters and wounding dozens. (AP Photo)
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Protesters set fire while security forces fired live ammunition and tear gas near the state-run TV in Baghdad. Security forces have fired tear gas and rubber bullets to keep them away from barricades on the nearby Al-Joumhouriyah and Al-Sanak Bridges, but they appear to have broken through on the Al-Ahrar Bridge further north on the Tigris River. (AP Photo)
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Iraqi army forces guards at the entrance of Umm Qasr Port as protesters block the road. Tens of thousands of Iraqis have demonstrated in central Baghdad and across mostly Shiite southern Iraq in recent days, calling for the overthrow of the political system. The protests are fueled by anger at widespread corruption, high unemployment and poor public services. (Essam al-Sudani / REUTERS)
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Iraqi protesters march during ongoing anti-government demonstrations in the southern city of Basra. The protesters have increasingly directed their anger at Iran, which has close ties to the government, Shiite political factions and paramilitary groups. (Hussein FALEH / AFP)
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Iraqi demonstrators are seen inside the high-rise building, which is called by Iraqi the Turkish Restaurant Building, during anti-government protests. Iraq’s Foreign Ministry condemned the attack on the consulate, saying the security of diplomatic missions was a “red line that should not be crossed.” (Ahmed Jadallah / REUTERS)
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Mourners offer prayers next to the coffin of a demonstrator who was killed at anti-government protests, during a funeral in a mosque in Najaf. (Alaa al-Marjani / REUTERS)
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An aerial view shows Iraqi protesters gathering at Baghdad's Tahrir square. Over the last two days, protesters have blocked roads around the main protest site in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square to raise pressure on the government. They appeared to be borrowing a tactic from Lebanon, where similar anti-government demonstrations have been underway since Oct. 17, and where protesters have repeatedly blocked major roads in order to ramp up pressure on authorities. (AFP)
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