Iraq forces 'killed at least two protesters' in Baghdad

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Source: AFP

Iraqi forces killed at least two people while trying to disperse protesters who broke into the high-security Green Zone area of Baghdad, officials said Saturday.

Security and medical officials also said at least 57 people were wounded in Friday's unrest, in which forces used tear gas, water cannons and sound bombs against protesters, some of whom threw rocks and other debris.

Security forces also fired live rounds during the demonstration, mostly into the air, but officials said two protesters died of bullet wounds.

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[Eugene]

1. Baghdad unrest: at least four anti-government protesters killed

Source: Reuters

Baghdad unrest: at least four anti-government protesters killed

Reuters in Baghdad
Saturday 21 May 2016 15.10 BST

At least four anti-government protesters have been killed and 90 injured as security forces ejected them from Baghdad’s heavily fortified green zone, according to medical sources.

Iraqi security forces had used live ammunition, rubber bullets, water cannon and tear gas on Friday to dislodge the demonstrators from the central district, which houses government buildings and many foreign embassies.

The toll, compiled from four hospitals where casualties were taken and Baghdad’s central morgue, accounts only for gunshot wounds and does not include potential cases of suffocation caused by tear gas.

Civilians have breached the Green Zone twice in three weeks, raising questions about the government’s ability to secure the capital, which has also seen a spike in bombings this month with responsibility claimed by Islamic State.

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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/21/baghdad-unrest-anti-government-protesters-killed-iraq-green-zone

[Akicita]

2. Does Saddam Hussein have any living relatives left? If so, can we just put him in power,

say sorry, and get the hell out of there?