Over 500 people killed since protests erupted in Iraq
At least 536 people have been killed since the
protests erupted in Iraq on October 30, according to the Iraqi Commission for
Human Rights on Monday. At least 17 of those who died were members of security
forces, according to Ali al-Bayati, a member of the commission on Twitter.
At least 23,545 people have also been injured, of
which 3,519 were security forces, according to the Commission for Human Rights.
There were also 49 assassination attempts in which
22 people were killed, 13 injured and 14 failed attempts, said al-Bayati.
A number of high-profile Iraqi activists have been
assassinated, including activist Hassan Hadi Mahal and journalist Ahmed Abdul
Samad.
Protests and violence have been ongoing since
demonstrators first took to the streets demanding the removal of the Iraqi
government. A new prime minister was appointed by President Barham Salih on Saturday
but failed to win the support of the Iraqi protesters.
