Members of Iraqi federal police are seen with military vehicles in a street in Baghdad, Iraq October 7, 2019. REUTERS/Wissm al-Okili
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's government issued a second package of proposed social reforms on Tuesday in an attempt to meet the demands of anti-government protesters who have demonstrated nationwide for eight days, with the loss of 110 lives and 6,000 wounded.
Protesters demanding the removal of the government and a political class they view as corrupt have clashed with Iraqi security forces, mainly in the capital of Baghdad and the south.
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