Large-scale anti-government protests continue in Iraq.
In large cities, protesters clash with security forces. Fierce clashes between protesters and police continue in the city of Karbala south of Baghdad, as well as in the province of Muthanna.
In addition, in the city of Al-Hilla in the province of Babil, protesters blocked most of the streets in the city center, as well as the motorways leading to the port cities of Umm Qasr and Khor al-Zubeir in the province of Basra. The situation in Iraq remains extremely tense.