Security forces arrest electricity protesters in Wasit

Shafaq News- Wasit

Iraqi security forces raided the homes of residents and activists who took part in protests over deteriorating electricity supplies in eastern Iraq's Wasit province, arresting several people, a security source told Shafaq News on Friday.

A security source previously said demonstrators gathered in Kut, the provincial capital of Wasit, and later moved to block the entrance to the Provincial Council building before security forces responded with tear gas.

A local activist, who declined to be identified, told Shafaq News earlier this week that “more than 10 demonstrators had been arrested during the crackdown.”