Sunday, February 6, 2011

Iraqis Demonstrate Over Lack of Basic Services

Iraqis Demonstrate Over Lack of Basic Services: "
by Aseel Kami

BAGHDAD - Hundreds of Iraqis took part in scattered demonstrations on Sunday, calling for an improvement in basic services and the resignation of local government officials as unrest sweeps much of the Arab world.

In Baghdad, around 250 people gathered in the impoverished district of Bab al-Sham to protest against a lack of services. "It is a tragedy. Even during the Middle Ages, people were not living in this situation," said engineer Furat al-Janabi.

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