![]() ![]() ![]() He also decreed that those killed in the protests, whether demonstrators or security, would be considered “martyrs” eligible for state benefits. He announced a list of executive decisions focusing on providing housing for those on low incomes, unemployment benefits and vocational training. ![]() “I will go and meet them without weapons and sit with them for hours to listen to their demands.” “I am ready to go wherever our brotherly protesters are and meet them or send them envoys to other locations without any armed forces,” Abdul-Mahdi said. “We hear of snipers, firebombs, burning a policeman, a citizen.” He added that “not a political party office” or government office has been spared attacks. “We can’t accept the continuation of the situation like this,” Abdul-Mahdi told his cabinet on Saturday. Abdul-Mahdi said the violence has been “reciprocated” and promised an investigation to determine who had been firing live ammunition. Security forces are “trying to carry out their duties” and have also incurred casualties. He said there were orders for the security forces not to use live ammunition except in strict cases of self-defence. Iraq’s prime minister, Adel Abdul-Mahdi, called on Saturday for an end to the protests, saying he was ready to meet protesters to hear their demands. Troops blocked the main road preventing them from advancing and fired above their heads. The demonstrators, mostly young men, were scattered in side streets near Sadr City. Iraqi security forces fire tear gas at protesters. ![]()
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