国际英语资讯:Violent protests continue across Iraq as death toll rises
<p><span word="BAGHDAD">BAGHDAD</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 4-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="government">government</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 40 <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="days">days</span>.</p><p><span word="Hundreds">Hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="demonstrators">demonstrators</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="voiced">voiced</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="anger">anger</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="defeating">defeating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extremist">extremist</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="State">State</span> (<span word="IS">IS</span>) <span word="militants">militants</span>, <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="worsening">worsening</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>-<span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="demanding">demanding</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="living">living</span>, <span word="job">job</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="services">services</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deterioration">deterioration</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="incompetence">incompetence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span>, <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="demonstrators">demonstrators</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="neighborhoods">neighborhoods</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tahrir">Tahrir</span> <span word="Square">Square</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="Baghdad">Baghdad</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cross">cross</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Jumhuriya">Jumhuriya</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span>-<span word="fortified">fortified</span> <span word="Green">Green</span> <span word="Zone">Zone</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="offices">offices</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="embassies">embassies</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="witness">witness</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="clashed">clashed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demonstrators">demonstrators</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="disperse">disperse</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="firing">firing</span> <span word="tear">tear</span> <span word="gas">gas</span>, <span word="water">water</span> <span word="cannons">cannons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="ammunition">ammunition</span>, <span word="forcing">forcing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="withdraw">withdraw</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="streets">streets</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Sporadic">Sporadic</span> <span word="clashes">clashes</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="neighborhoods">neighborhoods</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="confronted">confronted</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="defied">defied</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="curfew">curfew</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rally">rally</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="neighborhoods">neighborhoods</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rally">rally</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="demonstration">demonstration</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="blocked">blocked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="neighborhoods">neighborhoods</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="burned">burned</span> <span word="tires">tires</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chanted">chanted</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="government">government</span> <span word="slogans">slogans</span>, <span word="prompting">prompting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="disperse">disperse</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="firing">firing</span> <span word="tear">tear</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bullets">bullets</span>.</p>
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