Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Iraqis defy checkpoints, vehicle bans to protest (AP)
• Thousands of Iraqis defy curbs to protest (AFP)
• Iraqi forces use water cannon to disperse protests (Reuters)
• Iraq's Baiji refinery 'back to normal' (AFP)

Iraqis defy checkpoints, vehicle bans to protest (AP) Posted: 04 Mar 2011 09:00 AM PST AP - Thousands rallied across Baghdad and elsewhere in Iraq on Friday in anti-government demonstrations that defied security checkpoints and a vehicle ban that forced many to walk for hours to the heart of the capital.

Thousands of Iraqis defy curbs to protest (AFP) Posted: 04 Mar 2011 08:06 AM PST AFP - Thousands of protesters massed in cities and towns across Iraq after streaming in on foot on Friday in defiance of vehicle bans for rallies over corruption, unemployment and poor public services.

Iraqi forces use water cannon to disperse protests (Reuters) Posted: 04 Mar 2011 07:51 AM PST Reuters - BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) -Iraqi security forces used water cannon and batons to disperse protesters in the southern oil hub of Basra on Friday as thousands of Iraqis rallied around the nation against corrupt officials and poor basic services.

Iraq's Baiji refinery 'back to normal' (AFP) Posted: 04 Mar 2011 06:22 AM PST AFP - Production levels at the Baiji oil refinery, Iraq's largest, returned to normal on Friday, six days after an attack damaged its main unit, Iraq's oil ministry said.

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