Protesters chant anti-Iraqi government slogans during a protest at Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi security forces trying to disperse crowds of demonstrators in northern Iraq killed a few people Friday as thousands rallied in cities across the country during what has been billed as the "Day of Rage." Photo: AP
Protesters chant anti-Iraqi government slogans during a protest at Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi security forces trying to disperse crowds of demonstrators in northern Iraq killed a few people Friday as thousands rallied in cities across the country during what has been billed as the "Day of Rage." Photo: AP
Iraqi anti-government protesters throw stones at riot police during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq. Thousands marched on government buildings and clashed with security forces in cities across Iraq, in the largest and most violent anti-government protests here since political unrest began spreading in the Arab world several weeks ago. Photo: AP
Iraqi anti-government protesters throw stones at riot police during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq. Thousands marched on government buildings and clashed with security forces in cities across Iraq, in the largest and most violent anti-government protests here since political unrest began spreading in the Arab world several weeks ago. Photo: AP
Riot policemen carry their colleague who was wounded in a demonstration in central Baghdad. Thousands of Iraqis took to the streets on Friday to protest against corruption and a lack of basic services in an organised nationwide "Day of Rage" inspired by uprisings around the Arab world. Photo: Reuters
Iraqi anti-government protesters throw stones at riot police during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq. Thousands marched on government buildings and clashed with security forces in cities across Iraq, in the largest and most violent anti-government protests here since political unrest began spreading in the Arab world several weeks ago. Photo: AP
Two people were killed when security forces in Oman fired at protesters calling for political reforms.
Iraqi anti-government protesters throw stones and trash at riot police during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq. Thousands marched on government buildings and clashed with security forces in cities across Iraq, in the largest and most violent anti-government protests here since political unrest began spreading in the Arab world several weeks ago. Photo: AP
Iraqi anti-government protesters carry a wounded man during clashes with police in Baghdad, Iraq. Thousands marched on government buildings and clashed with security forces in cities across Iraq, in the largest and most violent anti-government protests here since political unrest began spreading in the Arab world several weeks ago. Photo: AP
Riot policemen shield themselves from rocks thrown by protesters during a demonstration in central Baghdad. Thousands of Iraqis took to the streets to protest against corruption and a lack of basic services in an organised nationwide "Day of Rage" inspired by uprisings around the Arab world. Photo: Reuters
Iraqi anti-government protesters throw stones at riot police during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq. Thousands marched on government buildings and clashed with security forces in cities across Iraq, in the largest and most violent anti-government protests here since political unrest began spreading in the Arab world several weeks ago. Photo: AP
Protesters pull down concrete blast walls during a demonstration in central Baghdad. Thousands of Iraqis took to the streets to protest against corruption and a lack of basic services in an organised nationwide "Day of Rage" inspired by uprisings around the Arab world. Photo: Reuters
Iraqi anti-government protesters climb and push concrete blast walls leading to the heavily guarded Green Zone during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq. Thousands marched on government buildings and clashed with security forces in cities across Iraq, in the largest and most violent anti-government protests here since political unrest began spreading in the Arab world several weeks ago. Photo: AP
A protester chants slogans as he demonstrates at Tahrir square in central Baghdad. Thousands of Iraqis took to the streets to protest against corruption and a lack of basic services in an organised nationwide "Day of Rage" inspired by uprisings around the Arab world. The protester wrote "Enough injustice" on his body. Photo: Reuters
Riot policemen run towards protesters during a demonstration in central Baghdad. Thousands of Iraqis took to the streets to protest against corruption and a lack of basic services in an organised nationwide "Day of Rage" inspired by uprisings around the Arab world. Photo: Reuters
Riot policemen shield themselves from rocks thrown by protesters during a demonstration in central Baghdad. Thousands of Iraqis took to the streets to protest against corruption and a lack of basic services in an organised nationwide "Day of Rage" inspired by uprisings around the Arab world. Photo: Reuters
Published Feb 25, 2011
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Around 200 people were on Friday arrested in the Iraqi city of Karbala, where protesters were calling for more employment opportunities and better public services. Journalists and photographers were among those detained, after security confiscated their cameras. Clashes had erupted earlier in the city, 90 kilometres south of the capital Baghdad, when security tried to disperse protesters who were trying to break into a government building and throwing rocks at it.
In two northern Iraqi cities, security forces trying to push back crowds opened fire, killing six demonstrators. In the capital of Baghdad, demonstrators knocked down blast walls, threw rocks and scuffled with club-wielding troops.
