Iraq to form official committee to address protesters' demands
Thursday 03/October/2019 - 04:03 PM
The three Iraqi presidencies decided to form an official
committee to tackle protesters demands and launch an all-out national dialogue
on reforms and jobs.
According to the National Iraqi News Agency, Parliament
Speaker Mohamed al Halbousi called on demonstrations' organizers to attend the
parliamentary session on Saturday.
Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi declared a full
curfew in Baghdad as of 5:00 a.m. Thursday and until further notice.
The announcement was prompted by spreading violent
anti-government street protests that have left a number of people killed and
injured in the capital and southern provinces of Iraq since Tuesday
