Iraq PM calls for calm after days of protests
The Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi has called for calm after three days of unrest in many parts of the country.聽
He accepted the "rightful demands" of protesters but warned there was no "magic solution" to Iraq's problems.聽
More than 20 people have been killed in days of clashes - and despite a curfew, there are still people out on the streets.
Dia al-Asadi, former chairman of the Shia Islamist Al-Ahrar block in the Iraqi parliament, believes that the protesters have a right to express their anger.
Photo: An Iraqi protester waves the national flag as smoke from burning tires rises during protests
Credit: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images
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