Three protesters dead during violent unrest in Iraq’s Basra

The protesters died during attacks on local government and political party buildings, the sources said, bringing the total number of dead protesters since widespread demonstrations kicked off on Monday to 10.

Ten members of the security forces were also wounded, the sources claimed.

On Tuesday, The Iraqi Regime’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered an investigation into the death of a protester who died in clashes with security forces a day before in the southern city of Basra.

The protester, Yasser Makki, died in hospital after attending demonstrations over the regime’s services and corruption.

Protesters are angry over electricity outages during the hot Iraqi summer, a lack of jobs and proper government services and entrenched corruption.