Thursday, February 24, 2011

2-24-11 Iraq expects wave of demos Friday

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1. A wave of public demonstrations is expected to sweep across Iraq on Friday
2. Protesters will be calling for better living conditions, employment opportunities, and social justice
3. Campaigners have called for the demonstrations on social network sites and have set the 25th for a day of protests
4. Iraqi officials warned that insurgents may exploit the occasion to attack the rallies of demonstrators
5. Maliki said earlier this week that the demonstrations are politicized by "evil-intentioned people" and that through the demonstrations militants can regain their sway over the country
6. Baghdad operations command has intelligence information that suicide bombers are preparing to target demonstrators
7. Some see this intelligence as an excuse to head off the demonstrations because security forces were able to provide security for more than 2 million pilgrims during the Shia ceremonies in southern Iraq in recent months
8. The remainder of the article is largely in reference to news already printed

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