IRAQ – The United Nations (UN) has called for an end to the “senseless loss of life” here as the death toll from anti-government protests nears 100.
Demonstrators said they were taking a stand against unemployment, poor public services and corruption in the country.
Security forces on Saturday broke up a mass rally in the east of Baghdad.
Five people were allegedly killed in the latest clashes in the capital.
The country’s human rights commission said at least 99 people were killed and nearly 4,000 were wounded since protests began in the capital on Tuesday before spreading to the south of Iraq.
It was the deadliest unrest since the so-called Islamic State group was declared defeated in the country in 2017.(BBC)
