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发帖数: 16484 | 1 6 killed as Iraqis protest in 'Day of Rage'
BAGHDAD – Thousands marched on government buildings and clashed with
security forces in cities across Iraq on Friday, in the largest and most
violent anti-government protests here since political unrest began spreading
in the Arab world several weeks ago.
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.
The protests, billed as a "Day of Rage, were fueled by anger over corruption
, chronic unemployment and shoddy public services.
"We want a good life like human beings, not like animals," said Khalil
Ibrahim, 44, one of about 3,000 protesters in the capital Baghdad.
Like many Iraqis, he railed against a government that locks itself in the
highly fortified Green Zone, home to the parliament and the U.S. Embassy,
and is viewed by most of its citizens as more interested in personal gain
than public service.
The center of Baghdad was virtually locked down Friday, with soldiers
searching protesters entering Liberation Square and closing off the plaza
and side streets with razor wire. The heavy security presence reflected the
concern of Iraqi officials that demonstrations here could gain traction as
they did in Egypt and Tunisia, then spiral out of control.
Iraqi army helicopters buzzed overhead, while Humvees and trucks took up
posts throughout the square, where flag-waving demonstrators shouted "No to
unemployment," and "No to the liar al-Maliki," referring to Iraqi Prime
Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
Demonstrators trying to get across a bridge going from the square to the
Green Zone clashed with security forces. The demonstrators knocked down some
of the concrete blast walls that were put up Thursday night and threw rocks
at troops who beat them back with batons. Six riot police and 12
demonstrators were wounded in the melee, said police and hospital officials.
Click image to see photos of protests in Iraq
AP/Hadi Mizban
The protests stretched from the northern city of Mosul to the southern city
of Basra, reflecting the widespread anger many Iraqis feel at the government
's seeming inability to improve their lives.
A crowd of angry marchers in the northern city of Hawija, 150 miles (240
kilometers) north of Baghdad, tried to break into the city's municipal
building, said the head of the local city council, Ali Hussein Salih.
Security forces trying to block the crow opened fire, killing three
demonstrators and wounding 15, local officials said. The Iraqi Army was
eventually called in to restore order.
In Mosul, also in northern Iraq, hundreds of protesters gathered in front of
the provincial council building, demanding jobs and better services, when
guards opened fire, according to a police official. A police and hospital
official said three protesters were killed and 15 people wounded. The
officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to
brief the media.
Black smoke could later be seen billowing from the building.
In the south, about 4,000 people demonstrated in front of the office of Gov.
Sheltagh Aboud al-Mayahi in the port city of Basra, Iraq's second-largest
city, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad. They knocked over one
of the concrete barriers and demanded his resignation, saying he'd done
nothing to improve city services.
They appeared to get their wish when the commander of Basra military
operations, Maj. Gen. Mohammad Jawad Hawaidi, told the crowd that the
governor had resigned in response to the demonstrations. Iraqi state TV
announced that the prime minister had asked the governor to step down but
did not mention the protests.
Around 1,000 demonstrators also clashed with police in the western city of
Fallujah 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad clashed with authorities,
witnesses said. And in the southern city of Karbala, about 1,000 protesters
rallied for better services.
In recent weeks, there had been scattered anti-government protests in Iraq.
While most have been peaceful, a few have turned violent and seven people
have been killed. The biggest rallies have been in the northern Kurdish city
of Sulaimaniyah, 160 miles (260 kilometers) northeast of Baghdad, against
the government of the self-ruled region.
On the even of the marches, al-Maliki urged people to skip the rally, which
he alleged was organized by Saddamists and al-Qaida — two of his favorite
targets of blame for an array of Iraq's ills. He offered no evidence to
support his claim. | xt
发帖数: 17532 | 2 你们光片面地看死了多少人，不想想人家享受着游行示威
的民主权利，而且即使他们死了，他们在子弹到达前的一
微秒，仍然有投票选举国家领导人的权利。这是多么令人
羡慕的事情啊.
【在 w*p 的大作中提到】
: 6 killed as Iraqis protest in 'Day of Rage'
: BAGHDAD – Thousands marched on government buildings and clashed with
: security forces in cities across Iraq on Friday, in the largest and most
: violent anti-government protests here since political unrest began spreading
: in the Arab world several weeks ago.
: 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.
: The protests, billed as a "Day of Rage, were fueled by anger over corruption
| a********6
发帖数: 14468 | 3 一切向群众开枪的行为都是野兽行为。
corruption
【在 w*p 的大作中提到】
: 6 killed as Iraqis protest in 'Day of Rage'
: BAGHDAD – Thousands marched on government buildings and clashed with
: security forces in cities across Iraq on Friday, in the largest and most
: violent anti-government protests here since political unrest began spreading
: in the Arab world several weeks ago.
: 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.
: The protests, billed as a "Day of Rage, were fueled by anger over corruption
| xt
发帖数: 17532 | 4 胡说！
在民主国家，是人民选择了开枪。
【在 a********6 的大作中提到】
: 一切向群众开枪的行为都是野兽行为。
:
: corruption
| a********6
发帖数: 14468 | 5 既然你这么说，中国不是民主国家，是谁选择了开枪？
【在 xt 的大作中提到】
: 胡说！
: 在民主国家，是人民选择了开枪。
| J*****U
发帖数: 852 | 6 既然你这么羡慕，为何不去加入他们呢？ 赶紧去伊拉克成为他们中的一分子吧，否这
躲在键盘后YY只会让人觉得你是胆小鬼，没长卵子的家伙
【在 xt 的大作中提到】
: 你们光片面地看死了多少人，不想想人家享受着游行示威
: 的民主权利，而且即使他们死了，他们在子弹到达前的一
: 微秒，仍然有投票选举国家领导人的权利。这是多么令人
: 羡慕的事情啊.
| l******e
发帖数: 12192 | 7 你这是反民主呀
伊拉克现在已经是民主国家了
【在 a********6 的大作中提到】
: 一切向群众开枪的行为都是野兽行为。
:
: corruption
| e********d
发帖数: 2073 | 8 这个版上 多少羡慕民主成疯的人士， 尤其是用茉莉花做头像作版标的那些人士，块去
伊拉克享受吧
【在 J*****U 的大作中提到】
: 既然你这么羡慕，为何不去加入他们呢？ 赶紧去伊拉克成为他们中的一分子吧，否这
: 躲在键盘后YY只会让人觉得你是胆小鬼，没长卵子的家伙
| h*******u
发帖数: 15326 | 9 被民主的子弹打死，死的重于泰山
吃独裁的米饭活着，活的轻于鸿毛 | g*****c
发帖数: 4378 | 10 I'll choose to live
【在 h*******u 的大作中提到】
: 被民主的子弹打死，死的重于泰山
: 吃独裁的米饭活着，活的轻于鸿毛
| m**********n
发帖数: 27535 | | w***t
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