protest leaders in Iraq have announced a
pause in organized demonstrations to
give the government more time to come up
with solutions to their demands the
prime minister Adel Abdul Mukti has
refused to resign but he has promised to
reshuffle his cabinet at least 40 people
were killed and 2,000 injured in
protests across the country on Friday
security forces used live rounds and
tear gas against demonstrators the
protests began three weeks ago against
corruption lack of jobs and economic
hardship despite the country's massive
oil revenues Alima bull sent this report
from northern Iraq anti-government
demonstrators took to the streets of
Baghdad in their thousands surging
towards its Green Zone was they did they
were met by tear gas and clashes with
the police the violence marked exactly
one year of the current government
another year filled with economic
hardship for Iraqis spiraling
unemployment and poor provision of basic
services already this month nearly two
hundred protesters have been killed
across the country in a brutal response
by the state to the demonstrations he
was standing next to me when he was
attacked by the security forces says
this man and they attacked him
these are the most violent days in Iraq
since the country declared victory over
the Islamic state group two years ago
but the frustration has built up through
years of broken promises of a better
future many were killed and vast numbers
injured in these latest clashes they've
vowed to keep taking to the streets
until they see change Lima BBC news in
northern Iraq