Sunday: 3 Iraqis Wounded

by | Feb 7, 2011 | 0 Comments

Sunday was fairly peaceful as only three people were reported injured in light violence. Clashes also took place during a demonstration in Basra, but no casualties were reported in them.

About 1,000 demonstrators gathered in front of a Basra provincial government building and clashed with police. No casualties were reported.

In Baghdad, a sticky bomb blast wounded two civilians in the Doura neighborhood. About 3,000 gathered in Bab al-Sham to demand jobs, water and electricity. Security personnel from the Ministry of Electricity also demonstrated and asked for payment of their salaries.

A roadside bomb wounded a soldier in Mosul.

A demonstration in Anbar province not only protested unemployment of living conditions but also called for the resignation of the governor.

Three wanted suspects surrendered to police in Diyala province.

Margaret Griffis is a journalist from Miami Beach, Florida and has been covering Iraqi casualties for Antiwar.com since 2006.

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