Protesters threw stones at Iraqi security forces during an antigovernment demonstration in Falluja, Iraq, on Friday. Mohanned Faisal/Reuters
At Least 9 Killed As Iraqi Protesters Confront Army -- New York Times
BAGHDAD — At least seven protesters and two soldiers were killed on Friday in clashes that started after Iraqi Army forces opened fire on demonstrators who had pelted them with rocks on the outskirts of Falluja, west of Baghdad. It was the first deadly confrontation in more than a month of antigovernment protests by mostly Sunni opponents of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki.
As a result, a curfew was imposed on Falluja in the evening of Friday.
A security official said one clash started when protesters began throwing rocks at government forces at a checkpoint near a main highway. The forces opened fire, and demonstrators responded by burning army vehicles and two cars, one belonging to a lawmaker from the mainly Sunni Iraqiya bloc and the other to a local politician from the province, Anbar. Seven civilians were killed and 44 people were wounded, according to medical sources.
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More News On Today's Violence Between Sunni Demonstrators And Iraqi Soldiers Today
Army kills six as Iraq demos call for PM to quit -- AFP
Several killed in clashes in Iraq's Fallujah -- Al Jazeera
Violence Erupts at Iraq Rally; 5 Protesters Killed -- ABC News/AP
Officials: Iraqi soldiers fire on anti-government protesters -- CNN
Iraqi army pulls out from Falluja after deadly clashes with protesters -- Al Arabiya
United In Hate -- Strategy Page In Iraq, ‘No Retreat’ Protests Turn Deadly (Videos) -- New York Times
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